I found this video online, but the embedded video claims it is Ted McGinley. A little research would be nice KTLA!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Scrubs starts again this Tuesday
The new season and incarnation of Scrubs starts this Tuesday at 9 on ABC. There are 2 new episodes.
As you may know, most of the cast is gone, with the exception of John C McGinley, Donald Faison and Ken Jenkins. Others will have smaller roles for a few episodes, namely Zach Braff.
Word on the street is this new incarnation is as funny as the original series, so the outlook looks good.
As you may know, most of the cast is gone, with the exception of John C McGinley, Donald Faison and Ken Jenkins. Others will have smaller roles for a few episodes, namely Zach Braff.
Word on the street is this new incarnation is as funny as the original series, so the outlook looks good.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Monday, November 02, 2009
Scrubs is back December 1st
The new season (and incarnation) of Scrubs will premiere on ABC on December 1st, along with the other midseason premier of Better Off Ted.
Set your TiVos and DVR's!
Set your TiVos and DVR's!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Blue Angels repost
I had previously posted this video, but it seems to have been removed by youtube. Here is another version of it for you to watch. John is flying with the Blue Angels.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Intensity on Youtube
Someone has split apart the Intensity made for tv movie and posted it up on youtube.com. If you haven't seen it yet, now the perfect opportunity. It is split up into 20 parts. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9qxiM9piZw
Click the uploaders name to see the other parts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9qxiM9piZw
Click the uploaders name to see the other parts.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
John interviews about the Buddy Walk
SOURCE
Actor and role model John C. McGinley, spokesperson for the 2009 National Buddy Walk for the National Down Syndrome Society, has a lot to say about the charity event.
‘I’m proud to be part of the National Down Syndrome Society’s Buddy Walk program because it’s meant so much to me and my son, Max. Max is fun, smart and silly. He loves to play with his friends, draw pictures, and go to school. And he also happens to have Down syndrome… I hope you’ll consider joining a Buddy Walk in your local area. It’s an incredible day of celebration with family, friends and people who, like you, want to raise awareness, raise funds, and raise the hope of a better world for all people with Down syndrome.’
Register to be part of a National Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk in your area today.
Actor and role model John C. McGinley, spokesperson for the 2009 National Buddy Walk for the National Down Syndrome Society, has a lot to say about the charity event.
‘I’m proud to be part of the National Down Syndrome Society’s Buddy Walk program because it’s meant so much to me and my son, Max. Max is fun, smart and silly. He loves to play with his friends, draw pictures, and go to school. And he also happens to have Down syndrome… I hope you’ll consider joining a Buddy Walk in your local area. It’s an incredible day of celebration with family, friends and people who, like you, want to raise awareness, raise funds, and raise the hope of a better world for all people with Down syndrome.’
Register to be part of a National Down Syndrome Society Buddy Walk in your area today.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
John to voice Metallo in new DC animated movie
From the trauma of war in Oliver Stone films to hospital humor on Scrubs, John C. McGinley has covered the acting gamut. But in his
latest role - as the voice of Metallo in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies - McGinley finally gets to delve into a characterization he
has rarely been offered: pure villainy.
McGinley voices one of the featured villains in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, a blockbuster blast of super heroes and villains alike
that includes the voices of Kevin Conroy (Batman), Tim Daly (Superman), Clancy Brown (Lex Luthor), Allison Mack (Power Girl),
Xander Berkeley (Captain Atom), Ricardo Chavira (Major Force), LeVar Burton (Black Lightning), CCH Pounder (Amanda Waller) and a host of others.
Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are set to release the all-new Superman/Batman: Public Enemies on September 29, 2009 in a Blu-RayTM Hi-Def edition, a special edition 2-disc DVD, and a single disc DVD. Warner Home Video will distribute the action-packed movie, which will also be available OnDemand and Pay-Per-View as well as available for download that same day.
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is based on the popular Jeph Loeb/Ed McGuinness comic series/graphic novel. Animation legend Bruce Timm (Superman Doomsday, Green Lantern) is executive producer. Michael Goguen (Justice League: The New Frontier) is supervising producer. Sam Liu (The Batman) is directing a script written by Stan Berkowitz (Justice League: The New Frontier).
In the film, United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite asteroid to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads of the Man of Steel and his "partner in crime," Batman. Heroes and villains alike launch a relentless pursuit
of Superman and Batman, who must unite - and recruit help - to stave off the action-packed onslaught, stop the asteroid, and uncover
Luthor's devious plot to take command of far more than North America.
McGinley has crafted a well-rounded career in film and television, forcing audiences to instantly take note with his performances in
Oliver Stone films like Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July. McGinley has garnered top-notch reviews for his turns in Any Given
Sunday, Office Space, Wall Street, The Rock, Nixon and Point Break, and he is instantly recognizable to television audiences for his
portrayal of the sarcastic, abusive, hilarious Dr. Cox in 169 episodes of Scrubs. Mc Ginley is also no stranger to animation, having spent
significant hours in the sound booth recording for The Boondocks, Justice League (as The Atom), WordGirl (as The Whammer) and in guest spots on King of the Hill, Kim Possible, Robot Chicken and Spider-Man.
McGinley took a few minutes after his recording session as Metallo to discuss the pleasures of preparation, the similarities of Andrea
Romano and Oliver Stone, his personal commitment the National Down Syndrome Society's Buddy Walk, and the definition around Hollywood casting departments of the "John C. McGinley type." But enough of our words, here are his - a Q&A with John C. McGinley, the voice of Metallo in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
QUESTION: What were the joys and challenges of getting behind a microphone for a character like Metallo?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: It's a real treat to collaborate with the creative folks once you get in the booth. Ten out of ten times the people on the other side of the glass know the character better than you are ever going to - they have been working on this for months or years. All you can do is try to return serve because you are given all this wonderful, precise direction. I've found over the years it is really, really helpful to just integrate and go. It's also a treat that the people on the other side of the glass are pretty much the top one percent of their
industry, and I get to have this kind of creative input. You get on a lot of film sets and everybody is rolling the dice. Everybody is
guessing their best. The people in that booth are not guessing, they know this stuff backwards. That to me is a huge asset.
QUESTION: What were your impressions of the script for Superman/Batman: Public Enemies?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: The fun part for me showing up on any set is the preparation. A lot of times when you are doing a play or a film, things are going to go wrong. You're going to lose the light or the sound is going to stop working. Even in a controlled environment like that booth, which lends itself to things going right and to things flourishing, there are sometimes things that can go wrong and, thus, compromises will need to be made. So it behooves the actor to come loaded for bear. If you are 100 percent ready and we have to make 40 percent compromises, then unless you have that other 60 percent ready it is going to kind of just go flat instead of elevating it. My favorite thing, which may sound a little presumptuous, is to try to elevate the material.
QUESTION: Did you enter the world of super heroes through comic books or otherwise?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: My earliest memories of Batman are watching the live-action series with Batman and Robin. That was the coolest Batmobile and you had Frank Gorshin as the Riddler and Caesar Romero being the Joker. As far as Superman goes, it was more about the Christopher Reeve films. I was not a comic book reader. When we played as kids, we were always acting out stuff we saw Batman doing , or the Green Hornet or Aquaman. But that inspiration came from Saturday morning cartoons and not proper comic books.
QUESTION: As a non-comics reader, does voicing a comic character still lend itself to some child-like thrill for you?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: Well, of course, it is big fat privilege to work with these characters - and it is really fun now with Hi-Def. It just kind of jumps off the screen, and the transfers (to Hi-Def) are so beautiful now and perfect. It's completely thrilling because the state of the art has exceeded anybody's wildest expectations. It is astonishing. It is not as fun to see my voice come out of a character as it is really rewarding. To be a tiny component in the evolution of animation as the voice of a character is thrilling.
My son is old enough to hear and recognize my voice coming out of the characters, but it doesn't resonate with him yet. My daughter will,
and that is pretty cool. Not necessarily to be a killer robot, but we will see how things evolve.
QUESTION: Actors tend to be very self-critical. Is it easier to watch an animated film with your voice coming out of a character than it is to watch yourself on-screen in live-action productions?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: If I have a script early enough, I have a room set aside in our house as a rehearsal space. I set up a camera and I rehearse in front of the camera, especially for Dr. Cox on Scrubs, who has these long two-page, single-space rants. So it is almost like somebody practicing foul shots. It sounds simple - go to the free throw line and shoot a foul shot. But Larry Bird shot a million foul shots in French Lick before he ever tried for Indiana State or the Boston Celtics. So I feel like if you have text early enough, it really is in the actor's best interests to go just hash about in front of a lens.
One thing the lens does is it exposes bad habits. Like an X-ray machine taking a picture of a fracture. We all have nervous ticks, things we do when you can't remember a line. But if you watch yourself, you can see for yourself - the camera exposes those liabilities like an X-ray machine. So yes, I watch myself on film as much as possible because the learning curve just objectively is through the roof.
QUESTION: You've worked with some impressive live-action directors. What's it like working with Andrea Romano in the animated realm?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: Andrea Romano is not dissimilar to Oliver Stone in a lot of ways, in as much as they're both like a thoroughbred at The Kentucky Derby. They both put on creative blinders like a thoroughbred. Oliver and Andrea both put on blinders and invite you into that narrow creative vision which is the perfect division for the piece. So that you don't have to do anything, you don't have to guess. Come right inside here and it is going to be good. When you come in there with Oliver Stone or with Andrea, it is Nirvana. You will now shine.
QUESTION: We've heard the expression, but can you define a John C. McGinley "type"?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: The John C. McGinley type usually is one of about seven different things. It is a niche that I fell into, not of my own doing, but it became the part in the films where either you are the best friend, the co-worker, the bad guy, the brother who dies and compels the hero into action in the third act, the boss, now the father of the kids, the head of the hospital usually in a position of authority. For a long time there was a group of us - Ving Rhames, me and about a half a dozen other guys - who would be the component in the story. Who would reiterate the who, what, where, when and how a couple times throughout the movie. You need somebody who can speak the speech without getting in the way of the speech. The hero is not going to do that. So every once in a while throughout the progression of a story, we need to be reminded where the bomb is, when it is going to go off and who the bad guys are. So that the hero can do his job. That "type" has paid the bills for a long time.
QUESTION: You're a bit of a super hero yourself as the national spokesperson for the National Down Syndrome Society's Buddy Walk. What's the essence of this endeavor?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: The Buddy Walk is our national day of empowerment, encouragement and elevation. There are nearly 300 walks that happen in September and October throughout the United States - and these are great, great days. When you have a child born with special needs, a lot of parents think they did something wrong. They beat themselves up and they don't realize that there is a much larger community out there who also have kids with special needs. This is a day of inclusion, where we want people to know that you have a chance now to be a great parent, which is what it is going to take. The day is as much about including and loving the caregivers as it is about the kids. We attempt to raise money, but that is not really my mantra. It is about coming out and just getting the love. It is all about introducing people to nutritional intervention and further education. It's a short walk - not a marathon, just a mile. And it is a lovely day where we include, elevate and celebrate the similarities that the children and the parents have instead of their differences. It's a very important cause.
For more information, images and updates, please visit the film's official website at www.SupermanBatmanDVD.com.
SOURCE
latest role - as the voice of Metallo in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies - McGinley finally gets to delve into a characterization he
has rarely been offered: pure villainy.
McGinley voices one of the featured villains in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, a blockbuster blast of super heroes and villains alike
that includes the voices of Kevin Conroy (Batman), Tim Daly (Superman), Clancy Brown (Lex Luthor), Allison Mack (Power Girl),
Xander Berkeley (Captain Atom), Ricardo Chavira (Major Force), LeVar Burton (Black Lightning), CCH Pounder (Amanda Waller) and a host of others.
Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation are set to release the all-new Superman/Batman: Public Enemies on September 29, 2009 in a Blu-RayTM Hi-Def edition, a special edition 2-disc DVD, and a single disc DVD. Warner Home Video will distribute the action-packed movie, which will also be available OnDemand and Pay-Per-View as well as available for download that same day.
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is based on the popular Jeph Loeb/Ed McGuinness comic series/graphic novel. Animation legend Bruce Timm (Superman Doomsday, Green Lantern) is executive producer. Michael Goguen (Justice League: The New Frontier) is supervising producer. Sam Liu (The Batman) is directing a script written by Stan Berkowitz (Justice League: The New Frontier).
In the film, United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite asteroid to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads of the Man of Steel and his "partner in crime," Batman. Heroes and villains alike launch a relentless pursuit
of Superman and Batman, who must unite - and recruit help - to stave off the action-packed onslaught, stop the asteroid, and uncover
Luthor's devious plot to take command of far more than North America.
McGinley has crafted a well-rounded career in film and television, forcing audiences to instantly take note with his performances in
Oliver Stone films like Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July. McGinley has garnered top-notch reviews for his turns in Any Given
Sunday, Office Space, Wall Street, The Rock, Nixon and Point Break, and he is instantly recognizable to television audiences for his
portrayal of the sarcastic, abusive, hilarious Dr. Cox in 169 episodes of Scrubs. Mc Ginley is also no stranger to animation, having spent
significant hours in the sound booth recording for The Boondocks, Justice League (as The Atom), WordGirl (as The Whammer) and in guest spots on King of the Hill, Kim Possible, Robot Chicken and Spider-Man.
McGinley took a few minutes after his recording session as Metallo to discuss the pleasures of preparation, the similarities of Andrea
Romano and Oliver Stone, his personal commitment the National Down Syndrome Society's Buddy Walk, and the definition around Hollywood casting departments of the "John C. McGinley type." But enough of our words, here are his - a Q&A with John C. McGinley, the voice of Metallo in Superman/Batman: Public Enemies.
QUESTION: What were the joys and challenges of getting behind a microphone for a character like Metallo?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: It's a real treat to collaborate with the creative folks once you get in the booth. Ten out of ten times the people on the other side of the glass know the character better than you are ever going to - they have been working on this for months or years. All you can do is try to return serve because you are given all this wonderful, precise direction. I've found over the years it is really, really helpful to just integrate and go. It's also a treat that the people on the other side of the glass are pretty much the top one percent of their
industry, and I get to have this kind of creative input. You get on a lot of film sets and everybody is rolling the dice. Everybody is
guessing their best. The people in that booth are not guessing, they know this stuff backwards. That to me is a huge asset.
QUESTION: What were your impressions of the script for Superman/Batman: Public Enemies?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: The fun part for me showing up on any set is the preparation. A lot of times when you are doing a play or a film, things are going to go wrong. You're going to lose the light or the sound is going to stop working. Even in a controlled environment like that booth, which lends itself to things going right and to things flourishing, there are sometimes things that can go wrong and, thus, compromises will need to be made. So it behooves the actor to come loaded for bear. If you are 100 percent ready and we have to make 40 percent compromises, then unless you have that other 60 percent ready it is going to kind of just go flat instead of elevating it. My favorite thing, which may sound a little presumptuous, is to try to elevate the material.
QUESTION: Did you enter the world of super heroes through comic books or otherwise?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: My earliest memories of Batman are watching the live-action series with Batman and Robin. That was the coolest Batmobile and you had Frank Gorshin as the Riddler and Caesar Romero being the Joker. As far as Superman goes, it was more about the Christopher Reeve films. I was not a comic book reader. When we played as kids, we were always acting out stuff we saw Batman doing , or the Green Hornet or Aquaman. But that inspiration came from Saturday morning cartoons and not proper comic books.
QUESTION: As a non-comics reader, does voicing a comic character still lend itself to some child-like thrill for you?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: Well, of course, it is big fat privilege to work with these characters - and it is really fun now with Hi-Def. It just kind of jumps off the screen, and the transfers (to Hi-Def) are so beautiful now and perfect. It's completely thrilling because the state of the art has exceeded anybody's wildest expectations. It is astonishing. It is not as fun to see my voice come out of a character as it is really rewarding. To be a tiny component in the evolution of animation as the voice of a character is thrilling.
My son is old enough to hear and recognize my voice coming out of the characters, but it doesn't resonate with him yet. My daughter will,
and that is pretty cool. Not necessarily to be a killer robot, but we will see how things evolve.
QUESTION: Actors tend to be very self-critical. Is it easier to watch an animated film with your voice coming out of a character than it is to watch yourself on-screen in live-action productions?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: If I have a script early enough, I have a room set aside in our house as a rehearsal space. I set up a camera and I rehearse in front of the camera, especially for Dr. Cox on Scrubs, who has these long two-page, single-space rants. So it is almost like somebody practicing foul shots. It sounds simple - go to the free throw line and shoot a foul shot. But Larry Bird shot a million foul shots in French Lick before he ever tried for Indiana State or the Boston Celtics. So I feel like if you have text early enough, it really is in the actor's best interests to go just hash about in front of a lens.
One thing the lens does is it exposes bad habits. Like an X-ray machine taking a picture of a fracture. We all have nervous ticks, things we do when you can't remember a line. But if you watch yourself, you can see for yourself - the camera exposes those liabilities like an X-ray machine. So yes, I watch myself on film as much as possible because the learning curve just objectively is through the roof.
QUESTION: You've worked with some impressive live-action directors. What's it like working with Andrea Romano in the animated realm?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: Andrea Romano is not dissimilar to Oliver Stone in a lot of ways, in as much as they're both like a thoroughbred at The Kentucky Derby. They both put on creative blinders like a thoroughbred. Oliver and Andrea both put on blinders and invite you into that narrow creative vision which is the perfect division for the piece. So that you don't have to do anything, you don't have to guess. Come right inside here and it is going to be good. When you come in there with Oliver Stone or with Andrea, it is Nirvana. You will now shine.
QUESTION: We've heard the expression, but can you define a John C. McGinley "type"?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: The John C. McGinley type usually is one of about seven different things. It is a niche that I fell into, not of my own doing, but it became the part in the films where either you are the best friend, the co-worker, the bad guy, the brother who dies and compels the hero into action in the third act, the boss, now the father of the kids, the head of the hospital usually in a position of authority. For a long time there was a group of us - Ving Rhames, me and about a half a dozen other guys - who would be the component in the story. Who would reiterate the who, what, where, when and how a couple times throughout the movie. You need somebody who can speak the speech without getting in the way of the speech. The hero is not going to do that. So every once in a while throughout the progression of a story, we need to be reminded where the bomb is, when it is going to go off and who the bad guys are. So that the hero can do his job. That "type" has paid the bills for a long time.
QUESTION: You're a bit of a super hero yourself as the national spokesperson for the National Down Syndrome Society's Buddy Walk. What's the essence of this endeavor?
JOHN C. MCGINLEY: The Buddy Walk is our national day of empowerment, encouragement and elevation. There are nearly 300 walks that happen in September and October throughout the United States - and these are great, great days. When you have a child born with special needs, a lot of parents think they did something wrong. They beat themselves up and they don't realize that there is a much larger community out there who also have kids with special needs. This is a day of inclusion, where we want people to know that you have a chance now to be a great parent, which is what it is going to take. The day is as much about including and loving the caregivers as it is about the kids. We attempt to raise money, but that is not really my mantra. It is about coming out and just getting the love. It is all about introducing people to nutritional intervention and further education. It's a short walk - not a marathon, just a mile. And it is a lovely day where we include, elevate and celebrate the similarities that the children and the parents have instead of their differences. It's a very important cause.
For more information, images and updates, please visit the film's official website at www.SupermanBatmanDVD.com.
SOURCE
Monday, August 10, 2009
Scrubs 2.0? How will the new Scrubs be different than the old Scrubs?
SOURCE
"Scrubs is over. I wrote the finale." That's what Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence told me Saturday night at ABC's party at the TCA press tour. It might seem like an odd thing to say, considering that the show is very much alive and well on ABC's schedule — so Lawrence explained a little more.
"I'm writing the first Scrubs like it's a new pilot," he said, moving the setting to medical school and introducing a new cast to surround a few of our Sacred Heart regulars. He even wanted to change the name of the show (to Scrubs Med), but that didn't fly with the network, which wanted to keep the Scrubs brand.
Viewers will see plenty of familiar characters, though: John C. McGinley, Donald Faison, and Eliza Coupe are all regulars, and Zach Braff will be around for at least the show's first six episodes. Lawrence and the show's production team built a new set, shooting medical school scenes in a building across from a slightly renovated version of Sacred Heart. And when the characters head out of the classroom and into the hospital, they'll see other familiar faces (including Judy Reyes, Sarah Chalke, Ken Jenkins, and Neil Flynn — who apparently wrote his own exit from the show) whom Lawrence can hire for an episode or two at a time.
Three new major characters will also be introduced; the "new, young actors" are testing with the network this coming week for their roles. And while the tone will be similar to Scrubs (actually, Lawrence described it as Paper Chase with a hospital set), the show's focus truly will be "21-year-old students in med school starting their first day of hospital care."
Lawrence promises Scrubs 2.0 won't be "a lame, pale imitation" of what we've already seen, and that certainly makes me more curious to tune in when the show returns next season after Dancing with the Stars finishes its next run. What about you?
"Scrubs is over. I wrote the finale." That's what Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence told me Saturday night at ABC's party at the TCA press tour. It might seem like an odd thing to say, considering that the show is very much alive and well on ABC's schedule — so Lawrence explained a little more.
"I'm writing the first Scrubs like it's a new pilot," he said, moving the setting to medical school and introducing a new cast to surround a few of our Sacred Heart regulars. He even wanted to change the name of the show (to Scrubs Med), but that didn't fly with the network, which wanted to keep the Scrubs brand.
Viewers will see plenty of familiar characters, though: John C. McGinley, Donald Faison, and Eliza Coupe are all regulars, and Zach Braff will be around for at least the show's first six episodes. Lawrence and the show's production team built a new set, shooting medical school scenes in a building across from a slightly renovated version of Sacred Heart. And when the characters head out of the classroom and into the hospital, they'll see other familiar faces (including Judy Reyes, Sarah Chalke, Ken Jenkins, and Neil Flynn — who apparently wrote his own exit from the show) whom Lawrence can hire for an episode or two at a time.
Three new major characters will also be introduced; the "new, young actors" are testing with the network this coming week for their roles. And while the tone will be similar to Scrubs (actually, Lawrence described it as Paper Chase with a hospital set), the show's focus truly will be "21-year-old students in med school starting their first day of hospital care."
Lawrence promises Scrubs 2.0 won't be "a lame, pale imitation" of what we've already seen, and that certainly makes me more curious to tune in when the show returns next season after Dancing with the Stars finishes its next run. What about you?
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Happy 50th birthday John!
Tomorrow, August 3rd is John's milestone 50th birthday. I just wanted to wish him a great birthday. Thanks for the decades of entertainment, and here's to many more.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Interview with John on Hulu.
I'm not sure how old these are, but I just came across it this morning.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Scrubs Season 9, a reboot of sorts? Will it work?
SOURCE
According to Entertainment Weekly's Ausiello Report, the new season of Scrubs will be a bit of a reinvention. Creator Bill Lawrence said that the ninth season will be an "extreme makeover" with the action shifting from the hospital to the classroom, making series regulars John C. McGinley (Dr. Perry Cox) and Donald Faison (Dr. Turk) med-school professors.
According to Lawrence, "It'll be a lot like Paper Chase as a comedy. It's going to be a different show."
And although Sacred Heart will no longer be the show's "base of operations, the students will occasionally rotate through its halls -- and bump into many of its familiar faces."
Scrubs vets Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes and Ken Jenkins have agreed to make guest appearances. (Neil Flynn has a costarring role as Patricia Heaton's husband in the new ABC sitcom The Middle, so his name-challenged Janitor will be MIA.)
"Med students in their first three years have to spend anywhere from 10 to 50 percent of their time at a hospital," Lawrence explains. "And that's when you'll see some of the [original cast members]. Continuity-wise, Sacred Heart will still exist with those people still working there."
But Lawrence insists "half the cast, if not 60 percent of it," will be comprised of freshmen, one of which will be more recognizable than the rest. "[ABC] is really after us to hire a big name," he reveals. "So one of them will be fairly famous."
According to Entertainment Weekly's Ausiello Report, the new season of Scrubs will be a bit of a reinvention. Creator Bill Lawrence said that the ninth season will be an "extreme makeover" with the action shifting from the hospital to the classroom, making series regulars John C. McGinley (Dr. Perry Cox) and Donald Faison (Dr. Turk) med-school professors.
According to Lawrence, "It'll be a lot like Paper Chase as a comedy. It's going to be a different show."
And although Sacred Heart will no longer be the show's "base of operations, the students will occasionally rotate through its halls -- and bump into many of its familiar faces."
Scrubs vets Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes and Ken Jenkins have agreed to make guest appearances. (Neil Flynn has a costarring role as Patricia Heaton's husband in the new ABC sitcom The Middle, so his name-challenged Janitor will be MIA.)
"Med students in their first three years have to spend anywhere from 10 to 50 percent of their time at a hospital," Lawrence explains. "And that's when you'll see some of the [original cast members]. Continuity-wise, Sacred Heart will still exist with those people still working there."
But Lawrence insists "half the cast, if not 60 percent of it," will be comprised of freshmen, one of which will be more recognizable than the rest. "[ABC] is really after us to hire a big name," he reveals. "So one of them will be fairly famous."
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Why Dr. Cox hates Hugh Jackman
I've been asked by several readers why the character Dr. Cox dislikes High Jackman, making several jokes about him on the show. Here's as good an answer as I think we'll ever get.
SOURCE
Q: I was watching Scrubs the other day and I got thinking. Why is it that Dr. Cox hates Hugh Jackman? I'm sure someone's already asked this but it's something i've been wondering about for a while now.
-Flagg
A: Why would he not hate Hugh Jackman? From a character standpoint I can see where Cox would just be totally annoyed by Jackman for being a singing and dancing nancy boy masquerading as an action star that women drool over.
This is what John C. McGinley had to say on the matter from a 2006 interview with TV Squad: "I think it's because the creator of the show just can't stand how talented he is. Hugh Jackman is just too talented. For him to have won a Tony, he's Wolverine
, and he's deadly good-looking. He's a great athlete, he can sing and he can dance. That's too much for Billy (Lawrence) to process."
SOURCE
Q: I was watching Scrubs the other day and I got thinking. Why is it that Dr. Cox hates Hugh Jackman? I'm sure someone's already asked this but it's something i've been wondering about for a while now.
-Flagg
A: Why would he not hate Hugh Jackman? From a character standpoint I can see where Cox would just be totally annoyed by Jackman for being a singing and dancing nancy boy masquerading as an action star that women drool over.
This is what John C. McGinley had to say on the matter from a 2006 interview with TV Squad: "I think it's because the creator of the show just can't stand how talented he is. Hugh Jackman is just too talented. For him to have won a Tony, he's Wolverine
, and he's deadly good-looking. He's a great athlete, he can sing and he can dance. That's too much for Billy (Lawrence) to process."
Friday, May 15, 2009
Malibu Mob info
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Old man Chelios and his Malibu Mob
When the Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup two years ago, the team attracted some familiar Hollywood faces who, in true celebrity bandwagon fashion, traded in their old silver and black Los Angeles Kings jerseys for more current Ducks gear. This year, despite being one win away from the Western Conference Finals, the Ducks haven't attracted as many celebrities to support them -- just yet.
The same can't be said for veteran Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios, who had a pretty strong contingent of celebrities cheering for him in Anaheim.
Then again, Chelios isn't you're average 47-year-old NHL defenseman. He's the ringleader of the "Malibu Mob," an exclusive gang of athletes and celebrities that live in Malibu and hang out together during the summer. The Mob currently includes John Cusack, John McEnroe, Tony Danza, John C. McGinley, D.B. Sweeney, Laird Hamilton and Gabrielle Reece.
"I'm going to take credit for the name," said Chelios. "Tony Danza and myself were the original two guys that came up with that and, slowly but surely, we built a little clan with most being Irish. It's a cool thing. We are like a mob. We travel in a pack whether it's for sports or dinners or family outings we're all together for two months out of the years."
The name actually arose because Chellios would constantly point to the fact that most everyone in the group was Irish and that it was like hanging with the "Irish Mob" even though they would usually meet at Taverna Tony, a famous Greek restaurant in Malibu.
"Chris was the first to say it. It was just one of those jokes that was funny like four times and stopped being funny the next 14 times and then Chris kept saying it so many times that it got funny again," said Sweeney, who played "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in the baseball movie Eight Men Out. "It started with a joke about the Irish Mob with McGinley, Cusack and McEnroe, and Cheli was the only Greek. Somehow the Irish Mob got to be run by the Greek guy. He's the godfather."
He's not only the godfather of the Malibu Mob, the other members don't let him forget that the he's also enough to be its grandfather.
"Chris Chelios is the oldest man in the world," said Cusack. "He's actually 792 years old. He's Methuselah Chelios. When the Blackhawks traded him away (in 1999), I just followed him to Detroit and I think he's going to play here forever."
Part of the reason that Chelios is still able to play in the NHL after 25 seasons is the strict training regimen he follows in the offseason while he's in Malibu. He goes surfing with Hamilton, plays tennis with McEnroe, and goes for bike rides up mountains with McGinley and Sweeney.
"He's great but we give him grief about everything," said Sweeney, who met Chelios on the set of Cutting Edge, a romantic comedy where Sweeney played a hockey player. "Have you seen his nose? I mean if there is something where grief can be given, we'll give it. When you're 47 years old and playing at a world-class level in the fastest sport and you have zero percent body fat, you need to be brought down a peg as often as possible."
During the offseason, Chelios occasionally stops by the sets of some of the mob members to support them the same way they do when they come out to his games. While Chelios isn't able to bring his friends onto the ice, some of his friends have put him (or his jersey) in front of the camera.
"Chelios has a cameo in Two Tickets to Paradise, the movie McGinley and I did," said Sweeney. "We had to make his character hard of hearing because he's not very directable so his character actually has a hearing aid. John wore his jersey on Scrubs a couple times and I stuck him in couple other movies, so we try to embarrass him every chance we get."
While the mob normally meets in Malibu, Chelios had a gathering in Detroit over the summer after winning the Stanley Cup last June. He took them to Comerica Park, where they took in batting practice and went across the street to Cheli's Chili Bar, where they drank from the Cup and watched Kid Rock play a set as he sat on top of it.
"The Malibu Mob is amazing," said Christopher Ilitch, President and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc. which owns the Red Wings and Tigers. "Chris Chellios wanted to take them and the Cup to the ballpark and take a picture on the field, and I said that would be cool but wouldn't it be cooler to turn on the lights and get a bucket of balls and some bats and let these guys take a few strokes. It wasn't planned out. It just sort of happened."
After Chelios brought to the Stanley Cup to Malibu (and nearly left it behind at the beach) last year, the mob began to literally get mobbed by fellow residents who wanted to join the exclusive club. The response to their queries is always the same.
"You can't," said McGinley whose character on Scrubs, Dr. Perry Cox, has worn Chelios' jersey. "Kid Rock was the last guy to break in. The one criteria is you have to be able to eat with anybody in the mob independent of everybody else. Cheli gets starstruck every once and awhile and tries to bring in celebrities and he was penalized a couple summers ago. Everybody knows who the Malibu Mob is, but there are no application forms."
Old man Chelios and his Malibu Mob
When the Anaheim Ducks won the Stanley Cup two years ago, the team attracted some familiar Hollywood faces who, in true celebrity bandwagon fashion, traded in their old silver and black Los Angeles Kings jerseys for more current Ducks gear. This year, despite being one win away from the Western Conference Finals, the Ducks haven't attracted as many celebrities to support them -- just yet.
The same can't be said for veteran Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios, who had a pretty strong contingent of celebrities cheering for him in Anaheim.
Then again, Chelios isn't you're average 47-year-old NHL defenseman. He's the ringleader of the "Malibu Mob," an exclusive gang of athletes and celebrities that live in Malibu and hang out together during the summer. The Mob currently includes John Cusack, John McEnroe, Tony Danza, John C. McGinley, D.B. Sweeney, Laird Hamilton and Gabrielle Reece.
"I'm going to take credit for the name," said Chelios. "Tony Danza and myself were the original two guys that came up with that and, slowly but surely, we built a little clan with most being Irish. It's a cool thing. We are like a mob. We travel in a pack whether it's for sports or dinners or family outings we're all together for two months out of the years."
The name actually arose because Chellios would constantly point to the fact that most everyone in the group was Irish and that it was like hanging with the "Irish Mob" even though they would usually meet at Taverna Tony, a famous Greek restaurant in Malibu.
"Chris was the first to say it. It was just one of those jokes that was funny like four times and stopped being funny the next 14 times and then Chris kept saying it so many times that it got funny again," said Sweeney, who played "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in the baseball movie Eight Men Out. "It started with a joke about the Irish Mob with McGinley, Cusack and McEnroe, and Cheli was the only Greek. Somehow the Irish Mob got to be run by the Greek guy. He's the godfather."
He's not only the godfather of the Malibu Mob, the other members don't let him forget that the he's also enough to be its grandfather.
"Chris Chelios is the oldest man in the world," said Cusack. "He's actually 792 years old. He's Methuselah Chelios. When the Blackhawks traded him away (in 1999), I just followed him to Detroit and I think he's going to play here forever."
Part of the reason that Chelios is still able to play in the NHL after 25 seasons is the strict training regimen he follows in the offseason while he's in Malibu. He goes surfing with Hamilton, plays tennis with McEnroe, and goes for bike rides up mountains with McGinley and Sweeney.
"He's great but we give him grief about everything," said Sweeney, who met Chelios on the set of Cutting Edge, a romantic comedy where Sweeney played a hockey player. "Have you seen his nose? I mean if there is something where grief can be given, we'll give it. When you're 47 years old and playing at a world-class level in the fastest sport and you have zero percent body fat, you need to be brought down a peg as often as possible."
During the offseason, Chelios occasionally stops by the sets of some of the mob members to support them the same way they do when they come out to his games. While Chelios isn't able to bring his friends onto the ice, some of his friends have put him (or his jersey) in front of the camera.
"Chelios has a cameo in Two Tickets to Paradise, the movie McGinley and I did," said Sweeney. "We had to make his character hard of hearing because he's not very directable so his character actually has a hearing aid. John wore his jersey on Scrubs a couple times and I stuck him in couple other movies, so we try to embarrass him every chance we get."
While the mob normally meets in Malibu, Chelios had a gathering in Detroit over the summer after winning the Stanley Cup last June. He took them to Comerica Park, where they took in batting practice and went across the street to Cheli's Chili Bar, where they drank from the Cup and watched Kid Rock play a set as he sat on top of it.
"The Malibu Mob is amazing," said Christopher Ilitch, President and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc. which owns the Red Wings and Tigers. "Chris Chellios wanted to take them and the Cup to the ballpark and take a picture on the field, and I said that would be cool but wouldn't it be cooler to turn on the lights and get a bucket of balls and some bats and let these guys take a few strokes. It wasn't planned out. It just sort of happened."
After Chelios brought to the Stanley Cup to Malibu (and nearly left it behind at the beach) last year, the mob began to literally get mobbed by fellow residents who wanted to join the exclusive club. The response to their queries is always the same.
"You can't," said McGinley whose character on Scrubs, Dr. Perry Cox, has worn Chelios' jersey. "Kid Rock was the last guy to break in. The one criteria is you have to be able to eat with anybody in the mob independent of everybody else. Cheli gets starstruck every once and awhile and tries to bring in celebrities and he was penalized a couple summers ago. Everybody knows who the Malibu Mob is, but there are no application forms."
Scrubs season 9 a done deal?
We'll see when ABC officially announces it, but right now some online sites are saying its a done deal. I believe ABC is announcing its fall lineup any day now.
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End of Show is hearing exclusively that ABC have renewed veteran sitcom Scrubs for a ninth season. When the show returns we can expect many familiar faces. John C. McGinley, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Sarah Chalke and star Zach Braff have all signed on for six episodes to help the show transition into its new format. Despite this McGinley, Faison and Flynn’s participation depends on whether or not their new pilots are picked up next week.
What remains unknown at this point is whether or not the show will continue as a single camera sitcom or if it will adopt the traditional multi-camera approach. Stay tuned as more details
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End of Show is hearing exclusively that ABC have renewed veteran sitcom Scrubs for a ninth season. When the show returns we can expect many familiar faces. John C. McGinley, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Sarah Chalke and star Zach Braff have all signed on for six episodes to help the show transition into its new format. Despite this McGinley, Faison and Flynn’s participation depends on whether or not their new pilots are picked up next week.
What remains unknown at this point is whether or not the show will continue as a single camera sitcom or if it will adopt the traditional multi-camera approach. Stay tuned as more details
John and others possibly back for season 9 of Scrubs
John and several other cast members may be back for a full season, granted Scrubs gets picked up by ABC for a 9th season and their new pilots don't get picked up for a season. Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke are also signed for a 6 episode stint. That would be cool if it happens, but it still wont be the same show.
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Is ABC prepping for more Scrubs? That seems to be the case amid word that Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke have each signed six-episode deals.
If Scrubs is in fact renewed for a ninth season, Braff's John Dorian and Chalke's Elliot Reid would return for limited engagements to set up new storylines centering on the younger doctors, according to the Hollywood Reporter. (Of note: Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence has posted favorable comments online about a certain growly, unsentimental young doctor, saying, "I did respond to Eliza Coupe's portrayal of Denise.")
ABC isn't commenting yet, but if Scrubs does in fact get a new season, three other original characters, John C. McGinley's Cox, Donald Faison's Turk and Neil Flynn's Janitor, are locked in to return full-time, assuming their various pilots don't go to series on other networks.
If Scrubs does come back in some form, will you still be watching?
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Is ABC prepping for more Scrubs? That seems to be the case amid word that Zach Braff and Sarah Chalke have each signed six-episode deals.
If Scrubs is in fact renewed for a ninth season, Braff's John Dorian and Chalke's Elliot Reid would return for limited engagements to set up new storylines centering on the younger doctors, according to the Hollywood Reporter. (Of note: Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence has posted favorable comments online about a certain growly, unsentimental young doctor, saying, "I did respond to Eliza Coupe's portrayal of Denise.")
ABC isn't commenting yet, but if Scrubs does in fact get a new season, three other original characters, John C. McGinley's Cox, Donald Faison's Turk and Neil Flynn's Janitor, are locked in to return full-time, assuming their various pilots don't go to series on other networks.
If Scrubs does come back in some form, will you still be watching?
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Final Scrubs tonight, or is it?
It hasn't been confirmed or not if Scrubs will be picked up next season by ABC.
Personally I hope it doesn't. I love the current cast and if it were to come back next year, almost all the main cast will be gone doing other shows. It wouldn't feel the same to me without them. They made the show. Plus I cant deal with the show without John C. McGinley.
There is supposed to be a huge number of guest stars tonight from all previous seasons, so be sure to watch this hour-long finale or Scrubs, where we can learn the janitors name and see our favorite doctors one last time.
Thank you to NBC, ABC, the creators, writers and of course cast for giving me 8 wonderful seasons of Scrubs, and putting my favorite actor, John C, on the small screen in front of me each week. I couldn't have asked for more in a show.
Personally I hope it doesn't. I love the current cast and if it were to come back next year, almost all the main cast will be gone doing other shows. It wouldn't feel the same to me without them. They made the show. Plus I cant deal with the show without John C. McGinley.
There is supposed to be a huge number of guest stars tonight from all previous seasons, so be sure to watch this hour-long finale or Scrubs, where we can learn the janitors name and see our favorite doctors one last time.
Thank you to NBC, ABC, the creators, writers and of course cast for giving me 8 wonderful seasons of Scrubs, and putting my favorite actor, John C, on the small screen in front of me each week. I couldn't have asked for more in a show.
Monday, May 04, 2009
Scrubs may be back for a 9th season
http://wastingyourtime.net/scrubs-and-privileged-may-have-another-year/
We’re not going to sugarcoat anything–things look grim for most shows not considered locks to be returning next fall. The proliferation of cable, the anti-proliferation of the economy, and the relocation of Jay Leno are making things difficult for all programs “on the bubble.”
So when positive vibes about renewal come around, it’s certainly a breath of fresh air. Today, word came out that ABC is in talks to keep a toe-tag off Scrubs for another year, and that the CW is giving freshman dramedy Privileged a glimmer of hope.
Scrubs was thought to be a goner at the conclusion of this season, but Variety is reporting that ABC is talking about keeping the show on board for a ninth season by lowering the comedy’s budget. Star Zach Braff has also reportedly expressed interest in returning for more episodes, likely in a recurring role.
The rest of the cast, however, is a slightly different story. John C. McGinley–who plays Dr. Cox–has been cast in CBS’ Back, Donald Faison–who plays Turk–has joined ABC’s The Law with Cedric the Entertainer, and Neil Flynn–a.k.a. The Janitor–is signed on for ABC’s The Middle. Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence is also working on another project, Cougar Town. If Scrubs does pull off a miracle return, expect these names to be involved in recurring roles.
We’re not going to sugarcoat anything–things look grim for most shows not considered locks to be returning next fall. The proliferation of cable, the anti-proliferation of the economy, and the relocation of Jay Leno are making things difficult for all programs “on the bubble.”
So when positive vibes about renewal come around, it’s certainly a breath of fresh air. Today, word came out that ABC is in talks to keep a toe-tag off Scrubs for another year, and that the CW is giving freshman dramedy Privileged a glimmer of hope.
Scrubs was thought to be a goner at the conclusion of this season, but Variety is reporting that ABC is talking about keeping the show on board for a ninth season by lowering the comedy’s budget. Star Zach Braff has also reportedly expressed interest in returning for more episodes, likely in a recurring role.
The rest of the cast, however, is a slightly different story. John C. McGinley–who plays Dr. Cox–has been cast in CBS’ Back, Donald Faison–who plays Turk–has joined ABC’s The Law with Cedric the Entertainer, and Neil Flynn–a.k.a. The Janitor–is signed on for ABC’s The Middle. Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence is also working on another project, Cougar Town. If Scrubs does pull off a miracle return, expect these names to be involved in recurring roles.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Spread the Word to END the Word!
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Hi, I’m John C. McGinley. I’m an ambassador for the National Down Syndrome Society, and today I’m teaming up with Special Olympics to bring you a message that’s important to me. So many times in life you are asked to change… Change your clothes. Change lanes. Change jobs. Change the sheets. Change flights. Change your tune. Change horses midstream. Change your latitudes and your attitudes! Change, and the ability to adapt, is to the human condition as air is to the lungs. We change, and in the doing, we thrive! In fact, we just elected a president who promised, above all else, to “change.” What if, on March 31, you elected to change the way you use the words “retard” and “retarded”? Hardly seems like the largest of sacrifices. Not when you consider the changes in language that you have, so willingly, already elected to integrate into your vernacular. You no longer use the words nigger, or kike, or faggot, or jap, or kraut, or mick, or wop. Why would you? Why on earth would you? Those are all words that hurt. Those are all racial and ethnic slurs and epithets that perpetuate negative stigmas. They are painful! And that is not okay. It is wrong to pain people with your language. Especially, when you have already been made aware of your oral transgression’s impact. Make no mistake about it: WORDS DO HURT! And when you pepper your speak with “retard” and “retarded,” you are spreading hurt. So stop it. Stop saying “retard” and “retarded.” Those words suck! You are better than that and you definitely do not need to be “that guy.” There is no longer any acceptable occasion to lace your dialogue with the words “retard” and “retarded.” Without fail, those words are the stuff of hurt. They, straight up, are. So, stop it! Stop using the “R-word.” The 7 million people with intellectual disabilities (around the planet) who are on the receiving end of this hate speak are genetically designed to love unconditionally. These “retards” are NEVER going to return your vitriol. Ever! So what could possibly be the up-side of continuing to use the “R-word” in your daily discourse? We love you. We do! And, just in case you missed it and you need an extra hug? We love you! You do not need to love us in any kind of reciprocal fashion. You don’t. (It’s not that kind of bargain.) But, how about on March 31, you elect to change? A word? Two stinkin’ syllables? On March 31, join us and “Spread the Word to End the Word.” And the word is “retard!” It HURTS! So help us to cut it out. Thank you! We do love you! John C. McGinley
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
John is going "BACK" to TV
"Scrubs' " John C. McGinley is switching genres with a co-starring role on CBS' drama pilot "Back."
The project, from CBS Paramount, centers on Richard (Skeet Ulrich), who returns home to discover he was reported missing eight years earlier, after Sept. 11.
McGinley will play Tom, a firefighter who is now married to Richard's former wife (Sherry Stringfield) and is actively involved in raising her two troubled teenagers.
The part is a big departure from the gruff, sarcastic Dr. Cox, which McGinley played on "Scrubs" for eight seasons.
WMA-repped McGinley is the second "Scrubs" co-star to book a pilot this season.
Donald Faison booked ABC's comedy "The Law," co-starring opposite Cedric the Entertainer.
The project, from CBS Paramount, centers on Richard (Skeet Ulrich), who returns home to discover he was reported missing eight years earlier, after Sept. 11.
McGinley will play Tom, a firefighter who is now married to Richard's former wife (Sherry Stringfield) and is actively involved in raising her two troubled teenagers.
The part is a big departure from the gruff, sarcastic Dr. Cox, which McGinley played on "Scrubs" for eight seasons.
WMA-repped McGinley is the second "Scrubs" co-star to book a pilot this season.
Donald Faison booked ABC's comedy "The Law," co-starring opposite Cedric the Entertainer.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
John to be on Bonnie Hunt show, March 2nd
Thanks to reader Nicole for sending this in:
Tune in!!! Actor John C. McGinley stops by on “The Bonnie Hunt Show” to discuss his hit show, “Scrubs.” Watch the exclusive interview this Monday, March 2nd!
Check your local listings or visit www.bonniehunt.com for more information.
Tune in!!! Actor John C. McGinley stops by on “The Bonnie Hunt Show” to discuss his hit show, “Scrubs.” Watch the exclusive interview this Monday, March 2nd!
Check your local listings or visit www.bonniehunt.com for more information.
Monday, February 23, 2009
First ever "End the R Word Day"
Please take a second to read about the Global "End the R Word Day" and do your part to end the use of such a horrible word. March 31st, 2009
PLEASE GO HERE
John is spearheading this cause.
Thank you.
PLEASE GO HERE
John is spearheading this cause.
Thank you.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Article I forgot to post
http://www.trinitynews.ie/index.php/entertainment/film/289-a-minor-cox-up
After somehow managing to call actor John C. McGinley the wrong name, Hugh McCafferty succeeds in turning things around and pulls off a spectacular interview
Five minutes into my interview with John C. McGinley and things have settled down nicely. Initial stock questions have been dealt with unproblematically and he’s started to expand in an interesting manner upon some of the more probing queries I’m throwing his way. Then, suddenly and without any warning, everything goes tits up.
“So, do you ever think that you, John C. Reilly, will be overshadowed by your most well-known character, Dr. Cox?” I ask, with a wide-eyed, enquiring look on my face. Suddenly, his expression changes from amiable interest to confusion.
“John C. Reilly? I’m not John C. Reilly, I’m John C. McGinley,” he replies, a little note of bewilderment in his voice. My jaw drops ever so slightly as I’m struck by the realisation that I’ve gone and made a bit of a blunder. Step Brothers star John C. Reilly came to Trinity during the summer and appeared in issue one of the paper, hence my similar name slip-up. But that’s not really much of an excuse, is it? In short, then, it’s game over. I’ve broken the most basic rule of interviewing: don’t call your subject the wrong name.
I desperately attempt to think of other people I can blame for this little faux pas of mine. The Phil council, yes, they’ll do. Barry really should have given me more notice for the interview. Of course, that’s right. And who books two guests called “John C.” within two months of eachother? Confounded, reckless scoundrels is who.
Luckily, John C. Reilly, oops, I mean McGinley is actually a pretty nice chap and wasn’t that perturbed at all by my astonishing display of ineptitude. The Scrubs star (he plays the wise-cracking, wisdom-imparting Dr. Perry Cox, in case you’ve somehow managed to avoid watching the show or, indeed, television for the last eight years or so) visited the Phil a few weeks ago and addressed a huge crowd in the Edmund Burke Theatre.
The last time he visited a college in Ireland – UCD, three years ago – over a thousand students (including myself) were turned away as the demand to see him speak was simply too high. “I’ve never felt anything like the energy I felt in that room,” he recalls. “It was like my impression of what the Roman senate would have been like – the lecture theatre itself is shaped like an amphitheatre and people were hitting tables and making noise. Standing there, it felt like there was a wall of energy coming at me, it was astonishing.”
Perhaps more astonishing is the success that Scrubs has enjoyed on this side of the Atlantic as opposed to the States. “At home, it’s chugged along for eight seasons now. It’s been the darling of the critics, but as far as popularity goes, it’s no Friends. At the same time, never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d be going this long.”
Despite his satisfaction with the show and the innings it’s had so far, McGinley remains uncertain with regards to its future. After its seventh season, Scrubs was dropped by its original network, NBC, and picked up by ABC. Having just wrapped up season number eight, the first to be produced for ABC, McGinley explains what may lie ahead. “There are two possible directions, two business models that the show is going to follow now. Either the network will take a band-aid approach, fix it up a little and see how long it lasts, or it’ll treat it like an old antique – polish it up and make it run further; reinvigorate it in a way. I don’t know which one it’s going to be but obviously I’m hoping for the latter.”
This talk of “reinvigoration” points towards indications by Zach Braff during the summer that season eight may be his last in the lead role of JD and ABC president Steve McPherson’s suggestions that the show may continue with new characters. Regardless of its future, McGinley is more than happy to talk at length about Scrubs, something I wasn’t really expecting, especially in light of the considerable number of high-profile projects in which he has been involved throughout his career. Since his first movie role in 1986, he has appeared in almost fifty films, including Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Se7en (1995) and Office Space (1999) – as well as the less notable likes of Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), On Deadly Ground (1994) and (shudder) Rob Schneider-vehicle The Animal (2001).
Does he ever fear that his popularity as Dr. Cox will lead to him being typecast? “Not in the states, certainly. It’s been a hit over here, but not so much back home. I mean, a lot of people aren’t even aware it exists.”
With his extensive television and film experience, it’s easy to forget that McGinley’s acting career bagan on stage. When asked whether he would consider a return to theatre, he replies, “Right now, with an eight month old baby and a new house to fix up, I’ve got a lot on my hands. In the long term though? A thousand times yes. Especially if the Abbey called me up.”
With a name like McGinley, it’s no surprise that the New Yorker has strong ties to Ireland. “Every few years, I come over for ten days or thereabouts with my father and my two brothers, which makes a perfect group for golf, of course. I’ve travelled all over the country. A few years back I made my way from Galway to Dublin, driving along the southern coast. When I did that, I had two rules: if I saw something fun or engaging, I stopped. If I didn’t, I kept driving.” He must have made it to Dublin in a jiffy, so.
And where is his favourite spot in the country? “Donegal. It’s one of the most stunning places I’ve ever been in my life.” With my “token questions about Ireland” box firmly ticked, I ask McGinley about how he approaches his roles. “As I see it there are two schools of acting. There’s the kind of DeNiro approach where the actor dives in to the role, immerses themselves entirely in it, like someone like Daniel Day-Lewis. On the other hand, there’s the John Malkovich approach where, instead of the actor becoming the character, the character becomes him. Someone like John is a lot more comfortable letting the character into his world. I go for the second approach. I like to add some of my own flavour to a character, to bring my own bag of tricks to the text. I don’t pretend to be as talented as these guys, though. Daniel’s performance in There Will Be Blood blew me away – it’s the greatest performance by any actor in the last 25 years.”
And what’s own personal proudest moment? “I’d have to say either Platoon or the eight years of playing Dr. Cox, I really would. Of course, you’re dealing with two different tasks there. With film, you’ve got two hours to flourish and very often you can be confined by a finite function with those kinds of time restrictions. TV is more of a grind, y’know? You’ve got persevere, keep things fresh. It’s more difficult because you’ve got to be constantly digging, but at the same time you’ve got to stay true to what you established eight years ago.”
Beyond acting, McGinley has played an active role in the National Down’s Syndrome Society since his son Max was born with the condition in 1997. It’s a topic he’s extremely passionate about. “You’ve got to put the emphasis on inclusion and on empowerment; you’ve got to celebrate the similarities, not the differences, y’know? You’ve got to just dive in there and get the similarities all over you,” he explains as he rubs his arms enthusiastically, miming the metaphorical plunge.
“It’s important to really embrace a family who’ve just discovered that their child has Down’s Syndrome and help them to see that this is a chance to be great. Y’know, maybe most parents don’t have to take their kid to aquatic therapy several times a week, or to that extra class or to go that little bit extra for them. As I see it, you’ve been blessed with the chance to be a great parent and you should embrace that.”
Parenting is something that will be preoccupying McGinley for the time being, it seems. Second wife Nicole Kessler, whom he married last year and who accompanied him on his visit to the college, gave birth to daughter Billie Grace in February. When I ask what the future holds, he tells me, “Right now, I’m papa bear. As I said, I’ve got an eight month old daughter and an eleven year old son to take care of and a new house to work on, so I’m busy with that. At the same time, if Oliver [Stone – McGinley has appeared in six of his movies] calls or if the Abbey calls, Nicole might have to paint the house herself,” he finishes with a laugh.
As he leaves to have dinner with several members of the Phil council, I bid McGinley farewell with a casual “thank you.” No names. Just in case.
After somehow managing to call actor John C. McGinley the wrong name, Hugh McCafferty succeeds in turning things around and pulls off a spectacular interview
Five minutes into my interview with John C. McGinley and things have settled down nicely. Initial stock questions have been dealt with unproblematically and he’s started to expand in an interesting manner upon some of the more probing queries I’m throwing his way. Then, suddenly and without any warning, everything goes tits up.
“So, do you ever think that you, John C. Reilly, will be overshadowed by your most well-known character, Dr. Cox?” I ask, with a wide-eyed, enquiring look on my face. Suddenly, his expression changes from amiable interest to confusion.
“John C. Reilly? I’m not John C. Reilly, I’m John C. McGinley,” he replies, a little note of bewilderment in his voice. My jaw drops ever so slightly as I’m struck by the realisation that I’ve gone and made a bit of a blunder. Step Brothers star John C. Reilly came to Trinity during the summer and appeared in issue one of the paper, hence my similar name slip-up. But that’s not really much of an excuse, is it? In short, then, it’s game over. I’ve broken the most basic rule of interviewing: don’t call your subject the wrong name.
I desperately attempt to think of other people I can blame for this little faux pas of mine. The Phil council, yes, they’ll do. Barry really should have given me more notice for the interview. Of course, that’s right. And who books two guests called “John C.” within two months of eachother? Confounded, reckless scoundrels is who.
Luckily, John C. Reilly, oops, I mean McGinley is actually a pretty nice chap and wasn’t that perturbed at all by my astonishing display of ineptitude. The Scrubs star (he plays the wise-cracking, wisdom-imparting Dr. Perry Cox, in case you’ve somehow managed to avoid watching the show or, indeed, television for the last eight years or so) visited the Phil a few weeks ago and addressed a huge crowd in the Edmund Burke Theatre.
The last time he visited a college in Ireland – UCD, three years ago – over a thousand students (including myself) were turned away as the demand to see him speak was simply too high. “I’ve never felt anything like the energy I felt in that room,” he recalls. “It was like my impression of what the Roman senate would have been like – the lecture theatre itself is shaped like an amphitheatre and people were hitting tables and making noise. Standing there, it felt like there was a wall of energy coming at me, it was astonishing.”
Perhaps more astonishing is the success that Scrubs has enjoyed on this side of the Atlantic as opposed to the States. “At home, it’s chugged along for eight seasons now. It’s been the darling of the critics, but as far as popularity goes, it’s no Friends. At the same time, never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d be going this long.”
Despite his satisfaction with the show and the innings it’s had so far, McGinley remains uncertain with regards to its future. After its seventh season, Scrubs was dropped by its original network, NBC, and picked up by ABC. Having just wrapped up season number eight, the first to be produced for ABC, McGinley explains what may lie ahead. “There are two possible directions, two business models that the show is going to follow now. Either the network will take a band-aid approach, fix it up a little and see how long it lasts, or it’ll treat it like an old antique – polish it up and make it run further; reinvigorate it in a way. I don’t know which one it’s going to be but obviously I’m hoping for the latter.”
This talk of “reinvigoration” points towards indications by Zach Braff during the summer that season eight may be his last in the lead role of JD and ABC president Steve McPherson’s suggestions that the show may continue with new characters. Regardless of its future, McGinley is more than happy to talk at length about Scrubs, something I wasn’t really expecting, especially in light of the considerable number of high-profile projects in which he has been involved throughout his career. Since his first movie role in 1986, he has appeared in almost fifty films, including Platoon (1986), Wall Street (1987), Se7en (1995) and Office Space (1999) – as well as the less notable likes of Highlander II: The Quickening (1991), On Deadly Ground (1994) and (shudder) Rob Schneider-vehicle The Animal (2001).
Does he ever fear that his popularity as Dr. Cox will lead to him being typecast? “Not in the states, certainly. It’s been a hit over here, but not so much back home. I mean, a lot of people aren’t even aware it exists.”
With his extensive television and film experience, it’s easy to forget that McGinley’s acting career bagan on stage. When asked whether he would consider a return to theatre, he replies, “Right now, with an eight month old baby and a new house to fix up, I’ve got a lot on my hands. In the long term though? A thousand times yes. Especially if the Abbey called me up.”
With a name like McGinley, it’s no surprise that the New Yorker has strong ties to Ireland. “Every few years, I come over for ten days or thereabouts with my father and my two brothers, which makes a perfect group for golf, of course. I’ve travelled all over the country. A few years back I made my way from Galway to Dublin, driving along the southern coast. When I did that, I had two rules: if I saw something fun or engaging, I stopped. If I didn’t, I kept driving.” He must have made it to Dublin in a jiffy, so.
And where is his favourite spot in the country? “Donegal. It’s one of the most stunning places I’ve ever been in my life.” With my “token questions about Ireland” box firmly ticked, I ask McGinley about how he approaches his roles. “As I see it there are two schools of acting. There’s the kind of DeNiro approach where the actor dives in to the role, immerses themselves entirely in it, like someone like Daniel Day-Lewis. On the other hand, there’s the John Malkovich approach where, instead of the actor becoming the character, the character becomes him. Someone like John is a lot more comfortable letting the character into his world. I go for the second approach. I like to add some of my own flavour to a character, to bring my own bag of tricks to the text. I don’t pretend to be as talented as these guys, though. Daniel’s performance in There Will Be Blood blew me away – it’s the greatest performance by any actor in the last 25 years.”
And what’s own personal proudest moment? “I’d have to say either Platoon or the eight years of playing Dr. Cox, I really would. Of course, you’re dealing with two different tasks there. With film, you’ve got two hours to flourish and very often you can be confined by a finite function with those kinds of time restrictions. TV is more of a grind, y’know? You’ve got persevere, keep things fresh. It’s more difficult because you’ve got to be constantly digging, but at the same time you’ve got to stay true to what you established eight years ago.”
Beyond acting, McGinley has played an active role in the National Down’s Syndrome Society since his son Max was born with the condition in 1997. It’s a topic he’s extremely passionate about. “You’ve got to put the emphasis on inclusion and on empowerment; you’ve got to celebrate the similarities, not the differences, y’know? You’ve got to just dive in there and get the similarities all over you,” he explains as he rubs his arms enthusiastically, miming the metaphorical plunge.
“It’s important to really embrace a family who’ve just discovered that their child has Down’s Syndrome and help them to see that this is a chance to be great. Y’know, maybe most parents don’t have to take their kid to aquatic therapy several times a week, or to that extra class or to go that little bit extra for them. As I see it, you’ve been blessed with the chance to be a great parent and you should embrace that.”
Parenting is something that will be preoccupying McGinley for the time being, it seems. Second wife Nicole Kessler, whom he married last year and who accompanied him on his visit to the college, gave birth to daughter Billie Grace in February. When I ask what the future holds, he tells me, “Right now, I’m papa bear. As I said, I’ve got an eight month old daughter and an eleven year old son to take care of and a new house to work on, so I’m busy with that. At the same time, if Oliver [Stone – McGinley has appeared in six of his movies] calls or if the Abbey calls, Nicole might have to paint the house herself,” he finishes with a laugh.
As he leaves to have dinner with several members of the Phil council, I bid McGinley farewell with a casual “thank you.” No names. Just in case.
Monday, February 02, 2009
5 Questions with John C Mcginley.
http://television.aol.com/insidetv/2009/01/30/5-questions-with-john-c-mcginley/
It's official: The cast of 'Scrubs' will hang up its stethoscopes and bid farewell to Sacred Heart Hospital at the end of this, the eighth and now final, season.
After a move from NBC to ABC this year -- and much speculation about doing a spin-off or focusing the show around the new batch of interns for a few more seasons -- creator Bill Lawrence has put the rumors to rest. But with 12 episodes still left to air, star John C. McGinley, who plays the nickname-spouting recently appointed Chief of Staff Dr. Perry Cox, shares his thoughts on the end of the show.
McGinley gave AOL TV the exclusive about the decision to end the show, the "genius" policy that made working there such a blast, his favorite episodes and what's still to come. -- By Maggie Furlong
1. Bill Lawrence just officially announced that this will be the final season of 'Scrubs' -- did you know that this was coming?
Yes, I mean Billy is so smart in the TV landscape and he peppered the cast with these new interns, kind of taking care of the "just in case" scenario. If all of a sudden instead of six or seven million people a week watching 'Scrubs' ... if for some reason, all of a sudden 10 million people a week started watching 'Scrubs,' then ABC would bring it back, but that's not that realistic. The same six to seven million people have watched 'Scrubs' for eight years. The demographic is young men -- that's the only reason we've been on -- but those numbers don't really make anybody stand up and dance. It's just that young men from 18 to 35 watch the show and, for some reason for advertisers, that's the most desired demographic. That's the only reason we've been on for eight years.
2. It always seemed like you all were having so much fun with the show -- would you be up for working with Bill again?
Oh, I would do anything with Billy. I know he's doing one with Courteney Cox now, called 'Cougartown,' so he's on to the next one. He's the hardest-working person in my generation I've ever met, and the trickle-down is everybody else tries to work as hard as Bill. So, that set was a place people came to really grind, which was fantastic. And also Billy instituted a no a**hole policy about four weeks in to the first year. Somebody said something offensive to Judy [Reyes] and then somebody else did something to Sarah [Chalke], and Billy just laid it down: if you come here and you're disrespectful, they'll fire you. It's genius! The net effect wasn't that people came to work and walked on eggshells. The net effect was come to work and do your thing. It was very liberating. That place became a fascinating experiment. You saw [people's] kids being born and then going into the first and second grade -- you know, eight years is a long time!
3. Looking back, do you have a favorite episode?
I have two: When Brendan [Fraser's character] dies and then 'My Lunch,' the one where Cox loses three patients and then he decides he's not gonna practice medicine anymore and he just stays home. I like when the show is presumptuous enough to try to make people laugh and cry in the same 27 minutes. Like, when 'M*A*S*H' was really clicking, and it had you laughing one second and you had a lump in your throat the next. To be able to do that in half-hour primetime television is really ambitious, and sometimes it falls flat, and other times it just explodes. We had a few of those over the eight years and those are the ones that really crank for me. I thought the musical was fantastic ... Billy just nails these episodes.
4. And you must have a favorite nickname for JD ...
Whatever the first one was, because I invented it, and Billy just ran with it. We used to call [John] Cusack [who McGinley's worked with on three projects] girls' names all the time, because he was just the Queen Bee out in Malibu [laughs], and it was a way of just taking the piss out of him, and I kind of brought that to the hospital and called Zach [Braff] girls' names and Billy kept it in. I guess "Susan" or something was the first one I called him.
5. What other shenanigans do we have to look forward to in this last half of the final season?
Ted, the lawyer, getting a girlfriend is fantastic. The woman they cast is astonishing -- she's a ukulele player, and her sense of musicality is what appeals to Ted, and they decide they can only communicate musically. [Laughs] It's hilarious. I think Sammy Lloyd [who plays Ted] is the most underrated actor on the show.
It's official: The cast of 'Scrubs' will hang up its stethoscopes and bid farewell to Sacred Heart Hospital at the end of this, the eighth and now final, season.
After a move from NBC to ABC this year -- and much speculation about doing a spin-off or focusing the show around the new batch of interns for a few more seasons -- creator Bill Lawrence has put the rumors to rest. But with 12 episodes still left to air, star John C. McGinley, who plays the nickname-spouting recently appointed Chief of Staff Dr. Perry Cox, shares his thoughts on the end of the show.
McGinley gave AOL TV the exclusive about the decision to end the show, the "genius" policy that made working there such a blast, his favorite episodes and what's still to come. -- By Maggie Furlong
1. Bill Lawrence just officially announced that this will be the final season of 'Scrubs' -- did you know that this was coming?
Yes, I mean Billy is so smart in the TV landscape and he peppered the cast with these new interns, kind of taking care of the "just in case" scenario. If all of a sudden instead of six or seven million people a week watching 'Scrubs' ... if for some reason, all of a sudden 10 million people a week started watching 'Scrubs,' then ABC would bring it back, but that's not that realistic. The same six to seven million people have watched 'Scrubs' for eight years. The demographic is young men -- that's the only reason we've been on -- but those numbers don't really make anybody stand up and dance. It's just that young men from 18 to 35 watch the show and, for some reason for advertisers, that's the most desired demographic. That's the only reason we've been on for eight years.
2. It always seemed like you all were having so much fun with the show -- would you be up for working with Bill again?
Oh, I would do anything with Billy. I know he's doing one with Courteney Cox now, called 'Cougartown,' so he's on to the next one. He's the hardest-working person in my generation I've ever met, and the trickle-down is everybody else tries to work as hard as Bill. So, that set was a place people came to really grind, which was fantastic. And also Billy instituted a no a**hole policy about four weeks in to the first year. Somebody said something offensive to Judy [Reyes] and then somebody else did something to Sarah [Chalke], and Billy just laid it down: if you come here and you're disrespectful, they'll fire you. It's genius! The net effect wasn't that people came to work and walked on eggshells. The net effect was come to work and do your thing. It was very liberating. That place became a fascinating experiment. You saw [people's] kids being born and then going into the first and second grade -- you know, eight years is a long time!
3. Looking back, do you have a favorite episode?
I have two: When Brendan [Fraser's character] dies and then 'My Lunch,' the one where Cox loses three patients and then he decides he's not gonna practice medicine anymore and he just stays home. I like when the show is presumptuous enough to try to make people laugh and cry in the same 27 minutes. Like, when 'M*A*S*H' was really clicking, and it had you laughing one second and you had a lump in your throat the next. To be able to do that in half-hour primetime television is really ambitious, and sometimes it falls flat, and other times it just explodes. We had a few of those over the eight years and those are the ones that really crank for me. I thought the musical was fantastic ... Billy just nails these episodes.
4. And you must have a favorite nickname for JD ...
Whatever the first one was, because I invented it, and Billy just ran with it. We used to call [John] Cusack [who McGinley's worked with on three projects] girls' names all the time, because he was just the Queen Bee out in Malibu [laughs], and it was a way of just taking the piss out of him, and I kind of brought that to the hospital and called Zach [Braff] girls' names and Billy kept it in. I guess "Susan" or something was the first one I called him.
5. What other shenanigans do we have to look forward to in this last half of the final season?
Ted, the lawyer, getting a girlfriend is fantastic. The woman they cast is astonishing -- she's a ukulele player, and her sense of musicality is what appeals to Ted, and they decide they can only communicate musically. [Laughs] It's hilarious. I think Sammy Lloyd [who plays Ted] is the most underrated actor on the show.
This will be Scrubs final season, sadly.
We all knew it would come to this eventually. Scrubs has been canceled. I guess ABC has decided it wasn't working out with the new home on their channel. I honestly thought this season was as good or better than any previous season. You can only go so far with a show, since the main star of the show, Zach Braff has confirmed this is his last year. I am sad to see it go, but happy that it will go out on a high note and not dwindle into obscurity with only half the original cast members and writing staff.
Here's to you Scrubs, you have made me laugh for 8 solid years and made me oh so happy to see my favorite actor on a show every week.
Full article HERE
Here's to you Scrubs, you have made me laugh for 8 solid years and made me oh so happy to see my favorite actor on a show every week.
Full article HERE
Monday, January 26, 2009
John C on The Morning VIP
One of our readers, Ross, sent in this audio clip of John on the Morning V.I.P radio show on Fox Sports Radio. It aired last week. The clip is John talking about sports, which he is a big fan of.
Please check out the audio HERE
Special thanks once again goes to Ross!
Please check out the audio HERE
Special thanks once again goes to Ross!
Monday, January 12, 2009
McGInley says possible life past season 8 for Scrubs
LINK
John McGinley Says 'Scrubs' Might Not Be Scrubbed After This Season
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Jan 12, 2009
"Scrubs" co-star John C. McGinley reports that when the stock of 18 episodes comprising the eighth season of the show were shot last year, "It was assumed that would be the end. But with the numbers we pulled this week, well, don't count us out."
He adds, "You'd better believe that the show's creator, Bill Lawrence, is too smart to shut the door on different possibilities for the show." He points out that even if Zach Braff leaves the series as planned, "There could be a change of hospital settings that wouldn't preclude his coming around once in a while.
He adds, "Or we could go ahead without him. Zach is a genius, but there have been precedents dealing with the replacement of an indispensable part of a show, like when George Clooney left 'E.R.'"
McGinley tips his hat to ABC "for doing a tremendous job of publicizing our debut on the network." As he puts it, "You know this town -- success is like wildfire. If it happens, everything is golden, and everyone is patting you on the back. But if a movie has a weak opening weekend or a series pulls poor ratings, well, it's like over." He is convinced that "Scrubs" is "far, far from over."
John McGinley Says 'Scrubs' Might Not Be Scrubbed After This Season
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Jan 12, 2009
"Scrubs" co-star John C. McGinley reports that when the stock of 18 episodes comprising the eighth season of the show were shot last year, "It was assumed that would be the end. But with the numbers we pulled this week, well, don't count us out."
He adds, "You'd better believe that the show's creator, Bill Lawrence, is too smart to shut the door on different possibilities for the show." He points out that even if Zach Braff leaves the series as planned, "There could be a change of hospital settings that wouldn't preclude his coming around once in a while.
He adds, "Or we could go ahead without him. Zach is a genius, but there have been precedents dealing with the replacement of an indispensable part of a show, like when George Clooney left 'E.R.'"
McGinley tips his hat to ABC "for doing a tremendous job of publicizing our debut on the network." As he puts it, "You know this town -- success is like wildfire. If it happens, everything is golden, and everyone is patting you on the back. But if a movie has a weak opening weekend or a series pulls poor ratings, well, it's like over." He is convinced that "Scrubs" is "far, far from over."
Thursday, January 08, 2009
John would work with stone if his career had never taken off.
According to this article:
If acting hadn’t panned out, what would some actors have done? Here are their answers: John C. McGinley, Scrubs “I’ve always worked with stone, so I would apprentice with some artists and then I would be a stone mason. [I’ve built] walks, mantelpieces and walls... in Ireland, I would build walls 20 miles long.”
If acting hadn’t panned out, what would some actors have done? Here are their answers: John C. McGinley, Scrubs “I’ve always worked with stone, so I would apprentice with some artists and then I would be a stone mason. [I’ve built] walks, mantelpieces and walls... in Ireland, I would build walls 20 miles long.”
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
TWO new episodes of Scrubs tonight
Hey guys, don't forget to watch the season premiere as well as an additional new episode of Scrubs tonight on its new home channel ABC. 9-10pm all new episodes!
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