Biography
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Neil Richard Flynn (b. 13 November 1960) is an American actor who is best known for his role as the Janitor in the sitcom Scrubs.
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.
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, and Smallville. He also played a Chicago Transit Authority police officer in The Fugitive; this role was mentioned in a subplot of a Scrubs episode ("My Dirty Secret"). Flynn had a minor role in Mean Girls as Chip Heron, the father of Lindsay Lohan's character, Cady Heron.
In addition to his TV and movie credits, Neil Flynn has done voice acting for the animated series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and the Playstation 2 video game series Ratchet & Clank.
Neil Flynn's role in The Fugitive was ironically used in Scrubs when J.D. notices his character "The Janitor" in the film.
Selected filmography
- Hoot (2006) as Mr. Eberhart
- Mean Girls (2004) as Chip Heron
- Smallville as Mr. Dinsmore (2003–2004)
- Clone High (2002–2003) as various characters (voice)
- Scrubs (2001— ) as the Janitor
- Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000) as XR (voice)
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