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Johnny Kastl is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Doug Murphy on the medical dramedy Scrubs. He has since made cameo appearances in several Hollywood productions and played other parts on television including the role of Todd Jaracki on The Beast with Patrick Swayze.
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Born in Oklahoma and raised in Texas, he attended Washington University in St. Louis, where he double-majored in Biology and Drama. He acted in many plays and was a co-founder and active member of a student sketch comedy group called "The Kaktabulz."
He has made appearances in the blockbuster films Hulk and War of the Worlds.
He had a recurring role on Scrubs for 8 years as Dr. Doug Murphy, the incompetent ER doctor yet competent pathologist.
He had a recurring role on Patrick Swayze's The Beast as FBI agent Todd Jaracki, friend of Ellis Dove (Travis Fimmel) for the 1 year it was on television.
He is an avid golfer and won The Golf Channel's Big-Break All Star Challenge Scrubs competition, beating out Robert Maschio ("The Todd") in the final match.
He asked to be allowed to "sit out" the fourth season of Scrubs as he had broken both his heels in a ski jumping accident. This was written into the show to keep the character around and, as described on the DVD commentary by creator Bill Lawrence, "We felt that breaking both of his feet was a very "Doug" thing to do, so we decided to write it into the show."
He is currently a second year law student at The University of Iowa College of Law.