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John Christopher McGinley was born on the 3rd August 1959, in New York City, USA of Irish descent. He is an actor, director, producer, screenwriter and author, who became known portraying Dr. Perry Cox from the television series “Scrubs” (2001 – 2010). Moreover, he is a spokesman for the National Down Syndrome Society, and for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. McGinley has been active in the entertainment industry since 1985.

How much is the wealth of the actor? As authoritative sources estimate, the overall size of John C. McGinley’s net worth is over $12 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016.

John C. McGinley Net Worth $12 Million

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 later at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. During his training, he worked in various 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. Then he landed a role in the Academy Awards winning film “Platoon” (1986) directed by Oliver Stone, loved by cinema goers as the box office grossed $138.5 million. Afterwards, he appeared in the main cast of many films, including “Talk Radio” (1988) and “Fat Man and Little Boy” (1989). In 1989, the film “Suffering Bastards” was also released which was scripted by McGinley; moreover, he landed the role of Buddy Johnson in the same film.

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 starred in the dramedy film “Article 99” (1992), before in 1993 producing the film “Watch It”. To add more, McGinley has increased his net worth starring in the films “On Deadly Ground” (1994), “Car 54, Where Are You?” (1994), “Seven” (1995), “Colin Fitz Lives!” (1997), “Intensity” (1997), “The Animal” (2001), “Stealing Harvard” (2002) and others. His net worth improved steadily.

It is worth mentioning the fact the McGinley won the Festival Directors Award in the Method Fest 2006 for his work in “Two Tickets to Paradise”. Lately, John landed a supporting role in “Kid Cannabis” (2014), and appeared in the main cast of the comedy “Get a Job” (2016). Currently, he is working on the set of upcoming films “The Belko Experiment” and “The Good Catholic”.

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 regular role 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 instructor Nicole Kessler, and the family now has two daughters.



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)
Trademark
1 Towering height
2 Curly hair
Quote
1 (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.
2 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.
3 [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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 [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.
7 [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.
8 [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.
Fact
1 He is of Celtic ancestry.
2 His wife, Nichole Kessler, gave birth to their second child together, daughter Kate Aleena McGinley, on June 24, 2010.
3 Irish-American.
4 MFA in Acting – New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1984).
5 Daughter, Billie Grace McGinley, born 2 February 2008, weighing 8 lbs and 21 inches long.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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”.
9 Became engaged to yoga teacher, Nichole Kessler, on August 19, 2006.
10 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.
11 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.
12 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.
13 He is a good friend of John Cusack.
14 Lives in a four-bedroom beachside home in Malibu, California.
15 Had to audition five times for his role in Scrubs (2001).
16 He was on a celebrity version of American Gladiators (1989).
17 Co-owned a restaurant with fellow Platoon (1986) star, Willem Dafoe called “Match”, in New York City.
18 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.
19 Understudied John Turturro in the off-Broadway play “Danny and The Deep Blue Sea” early in his career.
20 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.
21 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.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Rounding Third 2016 post-production
The Good Catholic 2016 completed
Stan Against Evil 2016 TV Series Stanley Miller
The Belko Experiment 2016 Wendell Dukes
Get a Job 2016 Diller
Ground Floor 2013-2015 TV Series Mr. Mansfield
Kid Cannabis 2014 John Grefard
Watercolor Postcards 2013 Merlin
42 2013 Red Barber
Burn Notice 2012 TV Series Tom Card
Alex Cross 2012 Captain Richard Brookwell
The Discoverers 2012 Bill Birch
Dan Vs. 2011-2012 TV Series Fake Dan
Yahoo! News/Funny or Die GOP Presidential Online Internet Cyber Debate 2012 Short Rick Santorum
WordGirl 2008-2012 TV Series The Whammer / Robot on TV
Smothered 2011 TV Movie Skip
The Boondocks 2006-2010 TV Series The White Shadow
Scrubs 2001-2010 TV Series Dr. Perry Cox
Back 2009 TV Movie Tom Barnes
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies 2009 Video Metallo (voice)
Scrubs: Interns 2009 TV Series Dr. Perry Cox
Robot Chicken 2008 TV Series Mahmoud Ahmadinejad / Double Dare Host
American Crude 2008 Jim
Dead Head Fred 2007 Video Game Fred Neuman (voice)
Are We Done Yet? 2007 Chuck Mitchell, Jr.
Wild Hogs 2007 Highway Patrolman
A.W.O.L 2006 Short Garris
World Trade Center 2006 Fireman (uncredited)
Puff, Puff, Pass 2006 Jerry Dupree
Two Tickets to Paradise 2006 Mark
American Dragon: Jake Long 2005 TV Series Dr. Diente
Lil’ Pimp 2005 Video Man Cub Master (voice)
Kim Possible 2003 TV Series Rudolph Farnsworth / White Stripe
Spider-Man 2003 TV Series Richard Damien
Identity 2003 George York
It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie 2002 TV Movie Dr. Perry Cox
Clone High 2002 TV Series Creepy Trucker
Stealing Harvard 2002 Detective Charles
Highway 2002/I Johnny the Fox
King of the Hill 2002 TV Series One-Armed Ronnie / Ranger
Crazy as Hell 2002 Parker
The Nightmare Room 2001 TV Series Dr. Young
Summer Catch 2001 Hugh Alexander (uncredited)
The Animal 2001 Sgt. Sisk
Get Carter 2000 Con McCarty
Sole Survivor 2000 TV Movie Victor Yates
Any Given Sunday 1999 Jack Rose
Three to Tango 1999 Strauss
Flypaper 1999 Joe
The Jack Bull 1999 TV Movie Woody
Office Space 1999 Bob Slydell
The Pentagon Wars 1998 TV Movie Colonel J.D. Bock
Target Earth 1998 TV Movie Agent Vincent Naples, FBI
Bad Cop, Bad Cop 1998 TV Movie
Intensity 1997 TV Movie Edgler Foreman Vess
Nothing to Lose 1997 Davis ‘Rig’ Lanlow
Truth or Consequences, N.M. 1997 Eddie Grillo
The Practice 1997 TV Series Atty. Leonard Goode
Colin Fitz Lives! 1997 Groundskeeper
Hollywood Boulevard 1996 Jackson Elliot
Psalms from the Underground 1996 Short
Set It Off 1996 Detective Strode
Johns 1996 Danny Cohen
Mother 1996/II Carl
The Rock 1996 Marine Captain Hendrix (as John C. Mc Ginley)
Long Island Fever 1995 TV Movie Jim McCarty
Nixon 1995 Earl in Training Film
Se7en 1995 California
Born to Be Wild 1995 Uncle Max Carr
The Return of Hunter: Everyone Walks in L.A. 1995 TV Movie Det. Sgt. Harry McBride
Frasier 1994 TV Series Danny Kriezel
Wagons East 1994 Julian
Surviving the Game 1994 John Griffin
On Deadly Ground 1994 MacGruder
Car 54, Where Are You? 1994 Officer Francis Muldoon
The Last Outlaw 1993 TV Movie Wills
Mother’s Boys 1993 Mr. Fogel, Teacher
Hear No Evil 1993 Mickey O’Malley
Watch It 1993 Rick
Cruel Doubt 1992 TV Mini-Series Attorney Jim Vos Burgh
A Midnight Clear 1992 Major Griffin
Little Noises 1992 Stu
Article 99 1992 Dr. Rudy Bobrick
Fathers & Sons 1992 Gary (uncredited)
Point Break 1991 Ben Harp (as John McGinley)
Highlander II: The Quickening 1991 David Blake
Born on the Fourth of July 1989 Official #1 – Democratic Convention, Pushing Wheelchair (as John McGinley)
Suffering Bastards 1989 Buddy Johnson
Fat Man and Little Boy 1989 Capt. Richard Schoenfield, MD
Lost Angels 1989 Dr. Farmer
Prisoners of Inertia 1989 Ogden
Talk Radio 1988 Stu
Clinton and Nadine 1988 TV Movie Turner
Shakedown 1988 Sean Phillips (as John McGinley)
Spenser: For Hire 1988 TV Series K.C.
Wall Street 1987 Marvin
Leg Work 1987 TV Series
Platoon 1986 Sgt. O’Neill
Sweet Liberty 1986 Floyd
Another World 1964 TV Series Ned (1985-1986)

Producer

Title Year Status Character
Stan Against Evil 2016 TV Series producer – 1 episode
The Jack Bull 1999 TV Movie executive producer
Colin Fitz Lives! 1997 producer
Sex & the Other Man 1995 producer
Watch It 1993 producer

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Scrubs TV Series 1 episode, 2003 performer – 4 episodes, 2001 – 2007

Writer

Title Year Status Character
Suffering Bastards 1989 writer

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar 2009 TV Movie documentary special thanks
HBO First Look 1999 TV Series documentary special thanks – 1 episode

Self

Title Year Status Character
Platoon: 30 2017 Documentary filming Himself
Last Call with Carson Daly 2007-2016 TV Series Himself
Svengoolie 2016 TV Series Himself
Megan Clancy Interview with John C. McGinley 2015 Video short Himself
Speakeasy: With Paul F. Tompkins 2015 TV Series Himself
Conan 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
Today 2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
Fashion News Live 2005-2014 TV Series Himself
Home & Family 2013-2014 TV Series Himself – Guest
Good Day L.A. 2013-2014 TV Series Himself
Quiet on the Set 2014 TV Series Himself
Big Morning Buzz Live 2012-2013 TV Series Himself
Marie 2013 TV Series documentary
The Hour 2013 TV Series Himself
Reagan Round 2012 Short Himself
The Bachmanns – You’ve Got Male 2012 Short Himself
Starz Inside: The Face Is Familiar 2009 TV Movie documentary Himself
The Bonnie Hunt Show 2009 TV Series Himself
Xposé 2008 TV Series Himself
Greatest Ever 80s Movies 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself
Greatest Ever Disaster Movies 2007 TV Movie Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 2005-2007 TV Series Himself
Talkshow with Spike Feresten 2007 TV Series Himself
Point Break: Adrenaline Junkies 2006 Video short Himself
Point Break: Ride the Wave 2006 Video short Himself
The Tony Danza Show 2005 TV Series Himself
Alien Planet 2005 TV Movie documentary Narrator
Car Cruzin’ 2005 TV Series documentary Himself
TV Land’s Top Ten 2004 TV Series documentary Himself
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn 2003-2004 TV Series Himself
McEnroe 2004 TV Series Himself
The Wayne Brady Show 2004 TV Series Himself
MADtv 2003 TV Series Himself – Special Guest / Paul a Postal Worker
The Bronx Bunny Show 2003 TV Series Himself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003 TV Series Himself
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase 2002 TV Movie Himself
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 2002 TV Series Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2002 TV Series Himself
The 28th Annual People’s Choice Awards 2002 TV Special Himself
A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting ‘Platoon’ 2001 Video documentary Himself / Sgt. O’Neill
HBO First Look 1999 TV Series documentary Himself
American Gladiators 1994 TV Series Himself
Showbiz Today 1990 TV Series Himself
The More You Know 1989 TV Series Himself

Won Awards

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

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
2007 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Scrubs (2001)
2006 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Comedy Supporting Actor Scrubs (2001)
2006 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Scrubs (2001)
2005 OFTA Television Award Online Film & Television Association Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Scrubs (2001)
2004 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Comedy Supporting Actor Scrubs (2001)
2003 Golden Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical Scrubs (2001)
2002 TCA Award Television Critics Association Awards Individual Achievement in Comedy Scrubs (2001)

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