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‘Chicago Fire’ role meaningful to Naperville actor

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Actor David Eigenberg, 48, of Naperville, co-stars in the new NBC drama series "Chicago Fire."

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Actor David Eigenberg, 48, of Naperville, co-stars in the new NBC drama series "Chicago Fire."

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Actor David Eigenberg, 48, of Naperville, co-stars in the new NBC drama series "Chicago Fire."

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David Eigenberg had a regular-guy role on "Sex And The City" when he spoke at alma mater Naperville Central in 2002. Now he sports a buff look but still plays a regular guy on TV.

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Actor David Eigenberg, posing in downtown Naperville in 2006, returns home frequently to visit his family and friends. He moved to the Chicago area from New York at age 4 and also lived in Aurora and Northbrook before the family settled in Naperville.

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Actor David Eigenberg, 48, of Naperville, co-stars in the new NBC drama series "Chicago Fire."

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He's not the kind of celebrity that TMZ follows around, or winds up on magazine covers. David Eigenberg says he's just a regular guy — something that might have helped the Naperville native land a co-starring role in the new series, "Chicago Fire." "We're renting an apartment in Bucktown, and when I'm at the park with my son, people will come up to me and say, You know, you look a lot like that guy from Sex and the City.'"