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John C. McGinley is an American actor, voice actor, film producer, and character actor. He began his work period in 1986. McGinley was born on August 3, 1959, in Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA. He is male and speaks, writes, and signs in English, which is also his native language.
He is educated at Syracuse University and the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. McGinley resides in Malibu and has three children.
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
John C. McGinley is an American actor, writer, and producer. He was born on August 3, 1959, in New York City, New York. McGinley is widely recognized for his versatile performances in both film and television, often portraying intense and memorable characters. One of McGinley's most notable roles is as Dr. Perry Cox in the television series "Scrubs," which aired from 2001 to 2010. His portrayal…
Known for
- Rooster — Walter Mann2026
- Scrubs — Dr. Perry Cox2026
- Oliver Stone: El outsider — Self - actor (Platoon)2025
- Holidazed — Chuck Manetti-Hanahan2024
- Dragons: Rescue Riders: Secrets of the Songwing — Grumblegard (voice)2020
- Benched — Don2018
- Brothers in Arms — Self2018
- The Belko Experiment — Wendell Dukes2017
- The Good Catholic — Ollie2017
- Battle of the Sexes — Herb2017
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Key facts
- Born
- John Christopher McGinley , ( 1959-08-03 ) August 3, 1959 (age 66) , New York City , U.S.
- Education
- Syracuse University ( BFA ), New York University ( MFA )
- Occupations
- Actor voice actor producer author activist spokesman writer
- Years active
- 1985 ( 1985 ) –present
- Spouses
- Lauren Lambert ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1997 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2001 ) Nichole Kessler ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. April 7, 2007</span>"}]]}'>2007 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Greenwich Village
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Germann with Sircar and McGinley 2022 (edited).png
- Number of children
- 3
- Residence
- Malibu
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- date of birth
- 1959-08-03
- Commons category
- John C. McGinley
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- social media followers
- 127446
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American actor. He plays Perry Cox in Scrubs, Bob Slydell in Office Space, Captain Hendrix in The Rock, Sergeant Red O'Neill in Oliver Stone's Platoon, Marv in Stone's Wall Street, FBI agent Ben Harp in Point Break, and the serial killer Edgler Foreman Vess in the TV miniseries of Intensity.
Early life
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