John C. McGinley's path to stardom is a story that reads like a classic Hollywood script. While an understudy in New York in the Circle-In-The-Square production of John Patrick Shanley's "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea," he was spotted by director Oliver Stone and soon after was cast in "Platoon," the first of a long list of collaborations between Stone and McGinley which includes "Wall Street," "Talk Radio," "Born on the Fourth of July," "Nixon" and "Any Given Sunday." He stars as the title character in IFC's scripted comedy-horror series, "Stan Against Evil," on which he also serves as a producer. John C. stars as disgruntled former police sheriff 'Stanley Miller,' a sour, aging bulldog who has recently lost his position as head honcho due to an angry outburst at his wife's funeral. When the new sheriff opens his eyes to the plague of angry demons haunting their small New Hampshire town, 'Stan' begrudgingly joins an alliance with her to fight them off. John C.'s deep commitment to independent films has driven him to star in and complete production on three upcoming motion pictures in 2016 alone! James Gunn's "The Belko Experiment," Paul Shoulberg's "The Good Catholic" and Richard Dresser's "Rounding Third." He is an audience favorite for his hilarious portrayal of 'Dr. Perry Cox' in the Emmy-nominated medical comedy series, "Scrubs," which ended its successful nine season run in 2010. He starred for two seasons in TBS's workplace comedy series "Ground Floor," which reunited him with creator Bill Lawrence . John C. resides in Los Angeles and enjoys stand-up paddle surfing, weight lifting and golf. He married Nichole Kessler on April 7, 2007 at the couple's home in Malibu and they now have two young daughters Billie Grace and Kate Aleena, in addition to big brother Max.
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.
His son with ex-wife Lauren Lambert , Max McGinley (born August 5, 1997), has Downs Syndrome. John took his TV role in "Scrubs" so he could stay close to home to be with him.
Understudied John Turturro in the off-Broadway play "Danny and The Deep Blue Sea" early in his career.
Raised in Millburn, NJ, and attended Millburn Senior High School, the alma mater of The Princess Diaries star Anne Hathaway. Millburn is also adjacent to the town of Maplewood, where "Scrubs" co-star Zach Braff was raised.
Co-owned a restaurant with fellow Platoon star, Willem Dafoe called "Match", in New York City.
He was on a celebrity version of "American Gladiators" .
Had to audition five times for his role in "Scrubs" .
Lives in a four-bedroom beachside home in Malibu, California.
He is a good friend of John Cusack.
Describes Dr. Cox, his character on "Scrubs" , as "a hard-ass with a heart of gold" in the tradition of Danny DeVito s Louie DiPalma on "Taxi" and Edward Asner s Lou Grant on "Mary Tyler Moore" . 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.
On the special edition DVD of Office Space , writer/director Mike Judge and the cast reveal that McGinley improvised much of his characters 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.
On "Scrubs" , his character Dr. Coxs 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.
Became engaged to yoga teacher, Nichole Kessler, on August 19, 2006.
Is a good friend of NHL defense-man Chris Chelios and can often be seen on "Scrubs" wearing a Chelios hockey jersey or T-shirt of Chelios chain of restaurants, "Chelis Chili".
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 directors son.
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? and Wild Hogs , he failed to receive a nomination however.
Daughter, Billie Grace McGinley, born 2 February 2008, weighing 8 lbs and 21 inches long.
MFA in Acting - New York University, Tisch School of the Arts.
Irish-American.
His wife, Nichole Kessler, gave birth to their second child together, daughter Kate Aleena McGinley, on June 24, 2010.
He is of Celtic ancestry.
It really worked. I spent a lot of time talking to Al.
[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.
