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John C. McGinley is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 3 august 1959 at New York City (USA)

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley
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Birth name John Christopher McGinley
Nationality USA
Birth 3 august 1959 (64 years) at New York City (USA)

John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American actor, author and former comedian. He is most notable for his roles as Perry Cox in Scrubs, Bob Slydell in Office Space, Captain Hendrix in The Rock, Sergeant Red O'Neill in Oliver Stone's Platoon and Marv in Stone's Wall Street. He has also written and produced for television and film. Apart from acting, McGinley is also an author, a board member and international spokesperson for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation, and a spokesperson for the National Down Syndrome Society.

Biography

In February 1997, McGinley married Lauren Lambert. Their son, Max, who has Down Syndrome, was born that year. In December 2001, Lambert and McGinley divorced. In October 2002, he was chosen as "Dad of the Month" at iParenting.com. In August 2006, McGinley became engaged to yoga instructor Nicole Kessler in Malibu, whom he had dated for two years. The couple married on April 7, 2007 in a private ceremony at their home. They have two daughters.

McGinley owns a stake in one of Billy Gilroy's New York SoHo bistros, along with fellow actor Willem Dafoe. He is a close friend of John Cusack, with whom he likes to play golf.

McGinley serves on the Board of The Global Down Syndrome Foundation (based in Denver). He is a celebrity Ambassador for the National Down Syndrome Society. In addition, he is a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics and was an integral part in crafting Special Olympics' "R-word: Spread The Word, To End The Word" campaign. McGinley is a vocal supporter for the special needs community, and commented in late 2011 on the experience of raising a teenager with Down syndrome along with two young daughters:


Half the gene pool that spawned Max also spawned Billie, my soon-to-be-four-year-old, so I'm hypersensitive to any challenges she may have. [Kate, at 17 months old, is too young for school.] We've discovered that Billie can completely disengage, which troubled Nicole and I, so we took her to an early-education interventionist. She tested our daughter primarily by giving her tactical puzzles. As long as Billie was left alone to do them, she was fine. But when the teacher tried to give Billie praise, she was not interested. What this revealed is that Billie is fine as long as she is engaged in an activity, but she doesn't care for the traditional approval or an A, B or C grade. Our takeaway is that Billie is fine and that we'll have to find ways, people, systems, etc., that challenge her, because she doesn't care about kudos.

Her biggest strength is language. She's extraordinarily verbal, and Max's biggest challenge is his lack of spoken language. He can read at a certain level and do arithmetic, but he doesn't form sentences. So parenting Max and parenting Billie represent two polar opposites on the spoken-word spectrum. How we parent them in the same household and find a happy middle has been really interesting and continues to be.

McGinley is also an avid fan of the NHL Detroit Red Wings, and shows this by wearing a Red Wings jersey (usually Chris Chelios') in several Scrubs episodes. He was the narrator of the Red Wings' 2008 Championship DVD. McGinley maintains a home in Malibu, California, and is well known as a member of the "Malibu Mob", a group of celebrity friends and neighbors including John Cusack, Tony Danza, former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios, big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton, beach volleyball pro Gabrielle Reece, and tennis player John McEnroe.

Best films

Platoon (1987)
(Actor)
42 (2013)
(Actor)
Point Break (1991)
(Actor)
On Deadly Ground (1994)
(Actor)
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
(Actor)

Usually with

Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
(7 films)
Rob Schneider
Rob Schneider
(1 films)
John Cusack
John Cusack
(3 films)
Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John C. McGinley (67 films)

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YearNameJobRoles
2017BenchedActorDon
2017Battle of the SexesActorHerb
2016Get a JobActorDiller
2016The Belko ExperimentActorWendell Dukes
2016Get a JobActorDiller
2014Kid CannabisActorJohn Grefard
2014The DiscoverersActorBill Birch
201342ActorRed Barber
2013Watercolor PostcardsActorMerlin
2012Alex CrossActorRichard Brookwell
2009Superman/Batman: Public EnemiesActorMetallo (voice)
2007Are We Done Yet?ActorChuck Mitchell, Jr.
2007Wild HogsActorHighway Patrolman
2006World Trade CenterActorFireman (uncredited)
2006A.W.O.L.Actor
2006Puff, Puff, PassActorJerry Dupree
2006Two Tickets to ParadiseActorMark
2005Lil' PimpActorMan Cub Master (voice)
2003IdentityActorGeorge York
2002Crazy As HellActorParker
2002HighwayActorJohnny the Fox
2002Stealing HarvardActorDetective Charles
2002It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas MovieActorDr. Perry Cox
2001The AnimalActor, ScriptwriterSgt. Sisk
2001Summer CatchActorHugh Alexander
2000Get CarterActorCon McCarty
2000Sole SurvivorActorVictor Yates
1999Office SpaceActorBob Slydell
1999Any Given SundayActorJack Rose
1999Three to TangoActorStrauss
1999The Jack BullActor, Executive ProducerWoody
1998FlypaperActorJoe
1998Truth or Consequences, N.M.ActorEddie Grillo
1998The Pentagon WarsActorColonel J.D. Bock
1998Target EarthActorFBI Agent Vincent Naples
1997MotherActorCarl
1997Nothing to LoseActorDavis "Rig" Lanlow
1997IntensityActorEdgler Foreman Vess
1997Colin FitzActorGroundskeeper
1996JohnsActorDanny Cohen
1996The RockActorMarine Captain Hendrix
1996Set It OffActorDetective Strode
1996Hollywood BoulevardActor
1995NixonActorEarl in Training Film
1995Se7enActorCalifornia
1995Born to Be WildActorMax Carr
1994Wagons East!ActorJulian
1994Surviving the GameActorJohn Griffin
1994On Deadly GroundActorMacGruder
1994Car 54, Where Are You?ActorOfficer Francis Muldoon
1994Mother's BoysActorMr. Fogel, Teacher
1993Hear No EvilActorMickey O'Malley
1992Little NoisesActorStu Slovack
1992Fathers and SonsActorGary (uncredited)
1992A Midnight ClearActorMajor Griffin
1992Article 99ActorDr. Rudy Bobrick
1991Highlander II: The QuickeningActorDavid Blake
1991Point BreakActorBen Harp
1989Lost AngelsActorDr. Farmer
1989Fat Man and Little BoyActorRichard Schoenfield
1989Born on the Fourth of JulyActorOfficial #1 - Democratic Convention, Pushing Wheelchair
1988Talk RadioActorStu
1988ShakedownActorSean Phillips
1988Clinton and NadineActorTurner
1987PlatoonActorSergeant O'Neill
1987Wall StreetActorMarvin
1986Sweet LibertyActorFloyd