John C. McGinley
One of a handful of character players whom audiences know by face and name, McGinley honed his acting skills on New York stages before segueing in to a busy film career in the mid-'80s. His everyman l...
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08/02/1959
New York, NY |
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| Understudied for John Turturro in an off-Broadway production of John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, which led to his first big break when he was spotted by a scout for director |
| Auditioned five times for the part of Dr. Perry Cox on Scrubs. |
| Part owner of Soho's Match restaurant with Platoon costar Willem Dafoe. |
| Told TV GUIDE in November 2001, "I auditioned for TV series before. But, you know, they're always looking for Ken and Barbie. I'm Ken's dirty uncle." |
| Has a mild form of dyslexia. |
