Neil Flynn
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| Neil Flynn | |
 Neil Flynn in the Scrubs episode: "My Hypocritical Oath" |
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| Birth name | Neil Richard Flynn |
| Born | November 13, 1960 (age 46) Waukegan, Illinois |
| Notable roles | the Janitor, Scrubs |
Neil Richard Flynn (b. 13 November 1960) is an American actor who is best known for his role as the Janitor in the show Scrubs.
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[edit] Early life
Flynn was born in Chicago and raised in the nearby suburb of Waukegan. In 1978, as a student at Waukegan East High School, he and partner Mike Shklair won an Illinois Individual Events championship for “Humorous Duet Acting.” After graduating from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, in 1982, Flynn returned to Chicago to pursue an acting career.
[edit] Acting career
During his time in Chicago, he acted with the renowned Goodman and Steppenwolf Theaters. Flynn was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award (Actor in a Principal Role, for The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, 1986). He also performed with ImprovOlympic and the Second City Comedy Troupe.
Although his role on Scrubs has been Flynn's most visible to date, he has had small roles in a variety of different TV shows and movies, including Seinfeld, That 70's Show, Baby's Day Out, CSI, My Boys, and Smallville. He also played a Chicago Transit Authority police officer in The Fugitive. This role was used in a subplot of the Scrubs episode ("My Friend the Doctor") when J.D. notices his Scrubs character "The Janitor" in the film. Flynn had a minor role in Mean Girls as Chip Heron, the father of Lindsay Lohan's character, Cady Heron. Next to that he played the part of an anonymous police officer in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, but this scene was cut out of the final version of the film, though it can be viewed in the straight to DVD spin-off film Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie. He also had a minor role in Major League as a construction worker. Neil also had a role on Phil Hendrie's animated pilot that wasn't picked up by FOX.
In a great twist of irony, Neil was in an episode of The Drew Carey Show where he played the fake husband/partner of Scrub's co-star Christa Miller while Christa's character, Kate, was housesitting.
In addition to his TV and movie credits, Neil Flynn has done voice acting for the animated series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and as the Plumber in the Ratchet & Clank video game series for the Playstation 2 .
[edit] Trivia
According to the Scrubs DVD special features many cast and crew members have said that Neil very rarely reads script lines. Most of his lines are improvised.
[edit] Selected filmography
- Rookie Of The Year (1993) Chicago Cubs first baseman, Stan Okie
- The Fugitive (1993) Transit cop
- The Drew Carey Show (1998) as Scott Honey in Kate's Family
- Major League (1989) as local Cleveland citizen
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) as XR (voice)
- Scrubs (2001— ) as the Janitor
- Clone High (2002–2003) as various characters (voice)
- Smallville as Mr. Dinsmore (2003–2004)
- Anchorman (2004) as Cop (only in a deleted scene)
- Mean Girls (2004) as Chip Heron
- Hoot (2006) as Mr. Eberhart
- Joey (2006) as Father O'Neil (Joey and The Holding Hands)
- Re-Animated (2006) as a board of director
- The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show (2007) as the 500th hitchhiker (T-Bones TV)
