John Christopher McGinley

John Christopher McGinley

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John Christopher McGinley Wiki Biography

  • John Christopher McGinley was born on the 3rd August 1959, in New York City, the USA of Irish descent. 
  • He is an actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and author, who became known for playing Dr. Perry Cox from the television series “Scrubs” (2001 – 2010). 
  • Moreover, he is a spokesperson for the National Down Syndrome Society, and for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. 
  • McGinley has been involved in the film business since 1985. 
  • How much is the fortune of the actor? 
  • As authoritative sources estimate, the total value of John C. McGinley’s net worth is over $12 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. 
  • To begin with, McGinley was the son of teacher Patricia and stockbroker Gerald McGinley and grew up with his four siblings in Millburn, New Jersey, where he attended Millburn High School where he also played football. 
  • Subsequently, John studied drama at Syracuse University, and then at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. 
  • During his training, he worked in numerous fields, including in various off-Broadway and Broadway productions. 
  • Concerning his professional career, he debuted on the big screen creating a small role in the comedy film “Sweet Liberty” (1986) written and directed by Alan Alda. 
  • Afterward, he appeared in the main cast of several films, including “Talk Radio” (1988) and “Fat Man and Little Boy” (1989). 
  • John C. McGinley landed supporting roles in the science fiction action film “Highlander II: The Quickening” (1991) directed by Russell Mulcahy, the war drama film “A Midnight Clear” (1992) by Keith Gordon, and the thriller “Hear No Evil” (1993). 
  • He appeared in the dramedy film “Article 99” (1992) before in 1993 making the film “Watch It”. 
  • Furthermore, John McGinley has played many roles in television productions, the most notable being the role of Dr. Perry Cox in the television series “Scrubs” (2001–2010), for which role John was nominated for TCA and Satellite Awards. 
  • Currently, he has a recurring part in the comedy series “Ground Floor” (2013–present). 
  • Finally, in the personal life of the actor, he married Lauren Lambert in 1997 and they have a son who has Down Syndrome; the two divorced in 2001. 
  • In 2007, he married yoga teacher Nicole Kessler, and the family now has two daughters. 
  • Wikipedia IMDB ” Burn Notice” (2012) “Ground Floor” (2013-2015) “WordGirl” (2008-) $12 Million 1959 1959-8-3 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) Actor American August 3 Billie Grace McGinley Comedy or Musical (2003) John C. Mcginley Net Worth John Christopher McGinley Kate Aleena McGinley Keith Gordon Lauren Lambert (m. 
  • 1997–2001) Leo Max McGinley Millburn High School New York City New York University Tisch School of the Arts Nichole McGinley (m. 
  • 2007) Nicole Kessler Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Platoon (1986) producer Satellite Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Series Scrubs (2001) Se7en (1995) Soundtrack Sweet Liberty (1986) Syracuse University TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2002) Television Critics Association Awards for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2002) The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1996) The United States of America 

John Christopher McGinley Quick Info

Full Name John C. McGinley
Net Worth $12 Million
Date Of Birth August 3, 1959
Place Of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.
Height 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
Profession Actor, director, producer, screenwriter, author
Education Millburn High School, Syracuse University, New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Nationality American
Spouse Nichole McGinley (m. 2007), Lauren Lambert (m. 1997–2001)
Children Kate Aleena McGinley, Billie Grace McGinley, Max McGinley
Parents Patricia McGinley, Gerald McGinley
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/John-C-McGinley-12672433649/
Twitter https://twitter.com/johncmcginley
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001525
Awards Method Fest – Festival Directors Award (2006), Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2002)
Nominations TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2002), Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Television Critics Association Awards for Individual Achievement in Comedy (2002), Satellite Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Series, Comedy or …
Movies “Article 99” (1992), “Watch It”, “Intensity” (1997), “The Animal” (2001), “Stealing Harvard” (2002), “Kid Cannabis” (2014), “Get a Job” (2016), “The Belko Experiment”, “The Good Catholic”
TV Shows “Scrubs” (2001 – 2010), “Ground Floor” (2013–present), “WordGirl” (2008- ), “Burn Notice” (2012), “Ground Floor” (2013-2015)

John Christopher McGinley Trademarks

  1. Towering height
  2. Curly hair

John Christopher McGinley Quotes

  • (2013, on landing Office Space (1999)) When you came in, everybody auditioned for the role Gary Cole played. That was the audition piece, since the two Bobs weren’t really on the page. So before you came in, you were issued illustrations and sent a file on your computer of an animated version of the role that Gary played. Everybody came in and auditioned for that. Then Gary got that, and Mike said, “You want to play one of the Bobs?” And I’m like, “Dude, I just want to be in this movie. It’s the funniest thing I’ve ever read. But who are the Bobs?” And he goes, “We’ll invent them down in Austin.” Everybody says that to you, and it never happens. What we’re going to invent when you get there on the day is that the 10k light just went out, and that’s what we’re going to address, not the Bobs doing the interviews. But he was true to his word, and I was only down there for three days, which is fantastic because we just stayed in. I’m only in two or three different interiors, that interview room and out in the office and then at the stapler guy’s desk. That’s it. So for three days, we just immersed into that and shot tons and tons of stuff for those people coming in when we’re going to fire them or downsize. We just started to roll camera and do stuff.
  • I have mixed feelings about Car 54, Where Are You? (1994) Because we shot it as a musical and whoever the studio head was at Orion, or whoever the powers that be were, cut all but, like, two musical numbers out of it. That is the same as cutting the musical numbers out of The Wizard of Oz (1939); it wouldn’t be that interesting. So the film, to me, doesn’t make sense without the musical numbers in it. They kept in one of Buster [Poindexter’s] musical numbers. And then maybe there’s one other, but the film doesn’t make sense. I wouldn’t pretend to know what happened, what the decision-making process was, but we busted our humps on those numbers, and then the film came out and I didn’t understand what I was watching. Because Orion was also producing a film in Kansas City called Article 99 (1992), I was doing them simultaneously. I would do Car 54, Where Are You? (1994) Monday through Wednesday, and they’d fly me last flight out from Toronto to Kansas City to shoot Thursday and Friday in Kansas City. And that happened for about four weeks. I love grinding like that.
  • [on his road to stardom] I dug tungsten. I was a successful waiter in New York. I worked at a shrink-wrap factory. I wrote tickets on the New York Stock Exchange. I was an assistant to a broker. I caddied the U.S. Open, and I was a camp counselor.
  • I did Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), with Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert down in Buenos Aires, and I stunk. I was infatuated with Orson Welles’ filmography at the time, so I wanted to see if I could make my voice as low as his, and I succeeded. Nothing in the text supported that choice, though, so in the film, I look like a jackass. I don’t look like a tough guy, I look like an idiot actor trying to toy around with his vocal apparatus.
  • The [Scrubs (2001)] pilot script’s notes described the character as a John C. McGinley-type. Now, I don’t know what that type is, but I said, “Well, you’ve got him.” I still had to audition five times for the network.
  • [on talking to his Any Given Sunday (1999) costar, Al Pacino] When Johnny [John Cusack] and I were shooting The Jack Bull (1999) in Calgary, he told me just to go up and knock on Al’s trailer door. That’s the secret of talking to him. If no one knocks on his door, he stays closeted up by himself. It really worked. I spent a lot of time talking to Al.
  • [on why he feels he never landed a role as a TV series regular until Scrubs (2001)] With my dorky head, I guess I just wasn’t handsome enough. I’d do the audition but never hear back. TV tends to look for the living equivalents of squeaky-clean Kens and Barbies, but with my dial I’m more like Ken’s dirty old uncle.
  • [on how he memorizes his lines and prepares for his roles] I go downstairs and don’t come up from there until I get that stuff hammered in my skull, until I can do it water skiing or jumping out of a plane. It’s all about the text, flushing it out, to excavate, to really get in there and see what falls through your fingers.

John Christopher McGinley Important Facts

  • He is of Celtic ancestry.
  • His wife, Nichole Kessler, gave birth to their second child together, daughter Kate Aleena McGinley, on June 24, 2010.
  • Irish-American.
  • MFA in Acting – New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1984).
  • Daughter, Billie Grace McGinley, born 2 February 2008, weighing 8 lbs and 21 inches long.
  • Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2008 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was suggested in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his performances in the films Are We Done Yet? (2007) and Wild Hogs (2007), he failed to receive a nomination however.
  • Calls Oliver Stone his favorite director to work with, and has accordingly been cast in his films six times, more than any actor except Sean Stone, the director’s son.
  • Is a good friend of NHL defense-man Chris Chelios and can often be seen on Scrubs (2001) wearing a Chelios hockey jersey or T-shirt of Chelios’ chain of restaurants, “Cheli’s Chili”.
  • Became engaged to yoga teacher, Nichole Kessler, on August 19, 2006.
  • On Scrubs (2001), his character Dr. Cox’s habit of referring to J.D. ( Zach Braff) by girls’ names was put in the show after the writers noticed McGinley doing it to Braff. He claims to do this to all of his friends.
  • On the special edition DVD of Office Space (1999), writer/director Mike Judge and the cast reveal that McGinley improvised much of his character’s praise of Michael Bolton. Several outtakes are shown. They also said that McGinley was intimidating to work with, which contributed to the character he played.
  • Describes Dr. Cox, his character on Scrubs (2001), as “a hard-ass with a heart of gold” in the tradition of Danny DeVito’s Louie DiPalma on Taxi (1978) and Edward Asner’s Lou Grant on Mary Tyler Moore (1970). Many of his co-stars say the same of him, that while he may seem intimidating at first he is very talented and great to work with.
  • He is a good friend of John Cusack.
  • Lives in a four-bedroom beachside home in Malibu, California.
  • Had to audition five times for his role in Scrubs (2001).
  • He was on a celebrity version of American Gladiators (1989).
  • Co-owned a restaurant with fellow Platoon (1986) star, Willem Dafoe called “Match”, in New York City.
  • Raised in Millburn, NJ, and attended Millburn Senior High School, the alma mater of The Princess Diaries (2001) star Anne Hathaway. Millburn is also adjacent to the town of Maplewood, where Scrubs (2001) co-star Zach Braff was raised.
  • Understudied John Turturro in the off-Broadway play “Danny and The Deep Blue Sea” early in his career.
  • His son with ex-wife Lauren Lambert, Max McGinley (born August 5, 1997), has Down’s Syndrome. John took his TV role in Scrubs (2001) so he could stay close to home to be with him.
  • Was a Syracuse undergraduate before transferring to NYU, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Masters of Fine Arts degree in 1984.

John Christopher McGinley Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
Rounding Third 2016 post-production Actor
The Good Catholic 2016 completed Actor
Stan Against Evil 2016 TV Series Stanley Miller Actor
The Belko Experiment 2016 Wendell Dukes Actor
Get a Job 2016 Diller Actor
Ground Floor 2013-2015 TV Series Mr. Mansfield Actor
Kid Cannabis 2014 John Grefard Actor
Watercolor Postcards 2013 Merlin Actor
42 2013 Red Barber Actor
Burn Notice 2012 TV Series Tom Card Actor
Alex Cross 2012 Captain Richard Brookwell Actor
The Discoverers 2012 Bill Birch Actor
Dan Vs. 2011-2012 TV Series Fake Dan Actor
Yahoo! News/Funny or Die GOP Presidential Online Internet Cyber Debate 2012 Short Rick Santorum Actor
WordGirl 2008-2012 TV Series The Whammer / Robot on TV Actor
Smothered 2011 TV Movie Skip Actor
The Boondocks 2006-2010 TV Series The White Shadow Actor
Scrubs 2001-2010 TV Series Dr. Perry Cox Actor
Back 2009 TV Movie Tom Barnes Actor
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies 2009 Video Metallo (voice) Actor
Scrubs: Interns 2009 TV Series Dr. Perry Cox Actor
Robot Chicken 2008 TV Series Mahmoud Ahmadinejad / Double Dare Host Actor
American Crude 2008 Jim Actor
Dead Head Fred 2007 Video Game Fred Neuman (voice) Actor
Are We Done Yet? 2007 Chuck Mitchell, Jr. Actor
Wild Hogs 2007 Highway Patrolman Actor
A.W.O.L 2006 Short Garris Actor
World Trade Center 2006 Fireman (uncredited) Actor
Puff, Puff, Pass 2006 Jerry Dupree Actor
Two Tickets to Paradise 2006 Mark Actor
American Dragon: Jake Long 2005 TV Series Dr. Diente Actor
Lil’ Pimp 2005 Video Man Cub Master (voice) Actor
Kim Possible 2003 TV Series Rudolph Farnsworth / White Stripe Actor
Spider-Man 2003 TV Series Richard Damien Actor
Identity 2003 George York Actor
It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie 2002 TV Movie Dr. Perry Cox Actor
Clone High 2002 TV Series Creepy Trucker Actor
Stealing Harvard 2002 Detective Charles Actor
Highway 2002/I Johnny the Fox Actor
King of the Hill 2002 TV Series One-Armed Ronnie / Ranger Actor
Crazy as Hell 2002 Parker Actor
The Nightmare Room 2001 TV Series Dr. Young Actor
Summer Catch 2001 Hugh Alexander (uncredited) Actor
The Animal 2001 Sgt. Sisk Actor
Get Carter 2000 Con McCarty Actor
Sole Survivor 2000 TV Movie Victor Yates Actor
Any Given Sunday 1999 Jack Rose Actor
Three to Tango 1999 Strauss Actor
Flypaper 1999 Joe Actor
The Jack Bull 1999 TV Movie Woody Actor
Office Space 1999 Bob Slydell Actor
The Pentagon Wars 1998 TV Movie Colonel J.D. Bock Actor
Target Earth 1998 TV Movie Agent Vincent Naples, FBI Actor
Bad Cop, Bad Cop 1998 TV Movie Actor
Intensity 1997 TV Movie Edgler Foreman Vess Actor
Nothing to Lose 1997 Davis ‘Rig’ Lanlow Actor
Truth or Consequences, N.M. 1997 Eddie Grillo Actor
The Practice 1997 TV Series Atty. Leonard Goode Actor
Colin Fitz Lives! 1997 Groundskeeper Actor
Hollywood Boulevard 1996 Jackson Elliot Actor
Psalms from the Underground 1996 Short Actor
Set It Off 1996 Detective Strode Actor
Johns 1996 Danny Cohen Actor
Mother 1996/II Carl Actor
The Rock 1996 Marine Captain Hendrix (as John C. Mc Ginley) Actor
Long Island Fever 1995 TV Movie Jim McCarty Actor
Nixon 1995 Earl in Training Film Actor
Se7en 1995 California Actor
Born to Be Wild 1995 Uncle Max Carr Actor
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. 1995 TV Movie Det. Sgt. Harry McBride Actor
Frasier 1994 TV Series Danny Kriezel Actor
Wagons East 1994 Julian Actor
Surviving the Game 1994 John Griffin Actor
On Deadly Ground 1994 MacGruder Actor
Car 54, Where Are You? 1994 Officer Francis Muldoon Actor
The Last Outlaw 1993 TV Movie Wills Actor
Mother’s Boys 1993 Mr. Fogel, Teacher Actor
Hear No Evil 1993 Mickey O’Malley Actor
Watch It 1993 Rick Actor
Cruel Doubt 1992 TV Mini-Series Attorney Jim Vos Burgh Actor
A Midnight Clear 1992 Major Griffin Actor
Little Noises 1992 Stu Actor
Article 99 1992 Dr. Rudy Bobrick Actor
Fathers & Sons 1992 Gary (uncredited) Actor
Point Break 1991 Ben Harp (as John McGinley) Actor
Highlander II: The Quickening 1991 David Blake Actor
Born on the Fourth of July 1989 Official #1 – Democratic Convention, Pushing Wheelchair (as John McGinley) Actor
Suffering Bastards 1989 Buddy Johnson Actor
Fat Man and Little Boy 1989 Capt. Richard Schoenfield, MD Actor
Lost Angels 1989 Dr. Farmer Actor
Prisoners of Inertia 1989 Ogden Actor
Talk Radio 1988 Stu Actor
Clinton and Nadine 1988 TV Movie Turner Actor
Shakedown 1988 Sean Phillips (as John McGinley) Actor
Spenser: For Hire 1988 TV Series K.C. Actor
Wall Street 1987 Marvin Actor
Leg Work 1987 TV Series Actor
Platoon 1986 Sgt. O’Neill Actor
Sweet Liberty 1986 Floyd Actor
Another World 1964 TV Series Ned (1985-1986) Actor
Stan Against Evil 2016 TV Series producer – 1 episode Producer
The Jack Bull 1999 TV Movie executive producer Producer
Colin Fitz Lives! 1997 producer Producer
Sex & the Other Man 1995 producer Producer
Watch It 1993 producer Producer
Scrubs TV Series 1 episode, 2003 performer – 4 episodes, 2001 – 2007 Soundtrack
Suffering Bastards 1989 writer Writer
Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar 2009 TV Movie documentary special thanks Thanks
HBO First Look 1999 TV Series documentary special thanks – 1 episode Thanks
Platoon: 30 2017 Documentary filming Himself Self
Last Call with Carson Daly 2007-2016 TV Series Himself Self
Svengoolie 2016 TV Series Himself Self
Megan Clancy Interview with John C. McGinley 2015 Video short Himself Self
Speakeasy: With Paul F. Tompkins 2015 TV Series Himself Self
Conan 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Today 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Fashion News Live 2005-2014 TV Series Himself Self
Home & Family 2013-2014 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
Good Day L.A. 2013-2014 TV Series Himself Self
Quiet on the Set 2014 TV Series Himself Self
Big Morning Buzz Live 2012-2013 TV Series Himself Self
Marie 2013 TV Series documentary Self
The Hour 2013 TV Series Himself Self
Reagan Round 2012 Short Himself Self
The Bachmanns – You’ve Got Male 2012 Short Himself Self
Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Bonnie Hunt Show 2009 TV Series Himself Self
Xposé 2008 TV Series Himself Self
Greatest Ever 80s Movies 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Greatest Ever Disaster Movies 2007 TV Movie Himself Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2005-2007 TV Series Himself Self
Talkshow with Spike Feresten 2007 TV Series Himself Self
Point Break: Adrenaline Junkies 2006 Video short Himself Self
Point Break: Ride the Wave 2006 Video short Himself Self
The Tony Danza Show 2005 TV Series Himself Self
Alien Planet 2005 TV Movie documentary Narrator Self
Car Cruzin’ 2005 TV Series documentary Himself Self
TV Land’s Top Ten 2004 TV Series documentary Himself Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 2003-2004 TV Series Himself Self
McEnroe 2004 TV Series Himself Self
The Wayne Brady Show 2004 TV Series Himself Self
MADtv 2003 TV Series Himself – Special Guest / Paul a Postal Worker Self
The Bronx Bunny Show 2003 TV Series Himself Self
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 TV Series Himself Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase 2002 TV Movie Himself Self
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 2002 TV Series Himself Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2002 TV Series Himself Self
The 28th Annual People’s Choice Awards 2002 TV Special Himself Self
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting ‘Platoon’ 2001 Video documentary Himself / Sgt. O’Neill Self
HBO First Look 1999 TV Series documentary Himself Self
American Gladiators 1994 TV Series Himself Self
Showbiz Today 1990 TV Series Himself Self
The More You Know 1989 TV Series Himself Self

John Christopher McGinley Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2006 Festival Director’s Award Method Fest Two Tickets to Paradise (2006) Won
2004 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Scrubs (2001) Won
2003 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Scrubs (2001) Won
2002 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Scrubs (2001) Won
2002 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Actor in a New Comedy Series Scrubs (2001) Won
2006 Festival Director’s Award Method Fest Two Tickets to Paradise (2006) Nominated
2004 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Scrubs (2001) Nominated
2003 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Scrubs (2001) Nominated
2002 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Scrubs (2001) Nominated
2002 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Actor in a New Comedy Series Scrubs (2001) Nominated