Kid Cannibis trailer

There is a teaser trailer for the upcoming movie Kid Cannibis online now.

John C. has a part in it that seems like he is a marijuana grower.  You can briefly see him in a few frame sin the trailer.

The trailer is definitely NSFW, due to nudity.

Kid Cannabis Teaser from Tunnel Post on Vimeo.

First look at "Ground Floor"

Ground Floor is the new comedy by Bill Lawrence of Scrubs and Cougar Town fame.

It's starring John C. McGinley as the boss of a bunch of younger people working for a corporation on the ground floor.

There's a 1 minute teaser that just came online yesterday that shows the cast goofing around.  If there is any indication of the success of Lawrence's past two shows, this one should be as entertaining as the previous two.

http://www.cinemablend.com/television/Bill-Lawrence-Comedy-Ground-Floor-Teaser-Finds-Love-An-Elevator-59161.html

Happy belated birthday, John!

I just wanted to wish John a happy birthday!  It was this past weekend on the 3rd.  Keep up the good work, Johnny!

John C on John C.

http://www.mandatory.com/2013/07/16/john-c-mcginley-on-the-career-of-john-c-mcginley/1

He talks about some of his most important roles.

John C. on Good Day L.A. talking about 42.

http://www.myfoxla.com/story/22811180/john-c-mcginley-getting-red-barbers-sound-was-a-real-challenge

John C throws out first pitch at Dodgers game

http://wap.mlb.com/lad/play/?content_id=28503679&topic_id=8010468

John was on "Marie" on the Hallmark Channel today

You can watch a clip of that over on the official site:

http://www.hallmarkchannel.com/marie/videogallery/Video/JohnC.McGinley

John has a part in Tenacious D's unofficial Teen Wolf Sequel "Adult Wolf"

Not really a full length movie, but a spoof made for Jimmy Kimmel's show.

John coming back to cable TV.

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2013/05/10/tbs-greenlights-ground-floor-new-sitcom-from-emmy-mominees-bill-lawrence-and-greg-malins-116510/20130510tbs02/


TBS Greenlights "Ground Floor," New Sitcom from Emmy(R) Mominees Bill Lawrence and Greg Malins
Skylar Astin, Briga Heelan and John C. McGinley Star in Workplace Comedy with a Romantic Twist
TBS has greenlit Ground Floor, a new workplace comedy with a romantic twist written by Emmy(R) nominees Bill Lawrence (Cougar Town, Scrubs, Clone High) and Greg Malins (2 Broke Girls, How I Met Your Mother). The series stars Skylar Astin (Pitch Perfect), Briga Heelan (Cougar Town) and John C. McGinley (Scrubs). Ground Floor is being produced by Lawrence's Doozer, in association with Warner Horizon Television, with Lawrence and Jeff Ingold (Like Father) serving as executive producers. TBS has ordered 10 episodes of the series, which will premiere on the network in 2014.
Ground Floor is set in the modern world of corporate America. The show centers on Brody (Astin), a young hot-shot banker at Whitestone Trust who thought he was just having a one-night stand with Jennifer (Heelan), a beautiful woman he met at a bar. But when he discovers that she works in maintenance for the building where he works, their worlds begin to collide in the most unexpected way. Facing Brody's critical boss, Mr. Mansfield (McGinley), as well as annoyed colleagues, the pair must find a way to deal with their growing feelings for each other in this modern take on Romeo & Juliet.
Starring as Jennifer's co-workers in the building's maintenance office are Rory Scovel (Zach Stone is Going to be Famous) as Harvard, a know-it-all who's secretly enamored with her; James Earl (Glee) as Derrick, who brings a laid-back quality to the office; and Alexis Knapp (Pitch Perfect) as Tori, a sexy young woman who loves to hit the clubs every night. In addition, Rene Gube (Upright Citizens Brigade) stars as Brody's colleague Threepeat, a money manager in love with his hair gel.
"Ground Floor is a smart and extremely funny comedy that blends workplace humor with relatable romantic entanglements," said Michael Wright, president, head of programming for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). "It's all brought together by a wonderful ensemble. With Ground Floor, we're thrilled to be extending our creative partnership with Cougar Town's Bill Lawrence.

Interview with John about Platoon, behind the scenes.

Great article with a lot of stuff I hadn't previously known.

http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1676

42 this weekend and some interview goodness.

42 opens nationwide this weekend, make sure you go check it out.  John stars as the legendary sportscaster Red Barber in the movie.

Also, there has been a lot of publicity stops for John, at many major news outlets promoting the movie.

There's a 10 minute interview/bio here that's worth checking out:
http://www.cbc.ca/strombo/mobile-video/guest-interview/john-c-mcginley-1.html

John on his 5 favorite television shows

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John C. McGinley is widely known for his work on Scrubs as the ever-cantankerous Dr. Perry Cox, but starting tonight the self-proclaimed TV junkie is taking on a new role: that of Tom Card, former CIA training officer and mentor to Michael Westen on Burn Notice. In honor of McGinley's new gig—he'll appear in at least five episodes of the USA spy show—we called up the actor to chat about why he loves TV and what he's watching on it. Here's what he had to say...

On people who don't watch television:
McGinley said he hates it when people say they don't watch any television, a sentiment he shares with Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence.

"Billy Lawrence, who was the executive producer on Scrubs, would say it was an arrogant, back-east thing, and it's always a lie when celebrities would tell him they didn't watch any television," McGinley said. "When someone would tell Billy they didn't watch TV, he would always go, 'Yes, you do!' And I've seen him do it, and after a few seconds, they'll say, 'I guess I watched 60 Minutes, and Game of Thrones' ... 'Oh, so you doooooo watch TV!'"

On his TV influences:
"One of my biggest influences is Carroll O'Conner from All In The Family, but just to scramble your eggs," he said to me while laughing maniacally, "I'm going to throw in Phyllis Diller, she was a daffy, female comedian who used to destroy Johnny Carson. When I was a kid she destroyed me. I can't remember why, but she did. And then there's Redd Foxx of Sanford and Son, and he's also one of the dirtiest stand-up comedians in the history of stand-up. And Flip Wilson, he was a cross-dressing comedian and played a woman name Gerald Dean."

On loving his DVR:
"That box is the greatest thing ever invented." 

Read on to find out which TV shows made McGinley's top five, starting with his absolute favorite.

Homeland:

"I would put this show up there with The Sopranos. It has a great layered complex storytelling. I like the agreement that it seems to make with the audience that we're going to start this story out really slowly and meticulously and YOU ARE GOING TO WATCH. That leap is unbelievable. It's just so ballsy. It's the best show on TV, by far!"

Game of Thrones:

"The A B C D storylines in each episode are shot on different continents. It's as good visually as most films to me. The actors are completely superior, the direction is flawless, and it's as good as any old-fashioned serialized storytelling. I just can't wait for the next episode."

Boardwalk Empire:

"I especially loved Season 2 because the writers learned from all the mistakes that were made in Season 1. The storytelling got so much more sophisticated and then of course I love when you kill a principle [character]. In the Season 2 finale, a principle [character] was murdered. Also, Steve Buscemi is one of my favorite characters on the show—he's sublime."

Dexter:

"Love the show, but the last season I felt they lost their way a little bit. The first three or four seasons were really good, and I'm not going to say negative things because I'm not going to. I just thought they lost their way a bit and that means this season will be spectacular. Also, to follow up Johnny Lithgow as a bad guy is almost impossible. He was so unbelievable and even before him Jimmy Smits was great."

Spartacus:

"This fifth one is my guilty pleasure. This is sooooo good. It's all T 'n' A, big sweaty men, the hot chicks, Roman extravagance—it's great. The technology used by the director of the film 300 during the swordplay and the scenes where they slow down a fight is used in Spartacus. It's great."

John spreads the word about "End the Word"

John C. McGinley to star in new pilot for Bill Lawrence called Ground Floor

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John C. McGinley may have found himself at the mercy of his company in Glengarry Glen Ross, but now the actor is about to start running things. McGinley will star as a corporate boss in the TBS comedy pilot Ground Floor, according to Deadline.com. The new work place comedy will mark a reunion between McGinley and Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence. 

Written by Lawrence and Greg Malins and directed by Gail Mancuso, Ground Floor follows a 29-year-old alpha male who has successfully risen through corporate America. He soon becomes forced to interact with his company’s support staff, a close group of care-free and fun-loving people. McGinley will play the group's boss Mr. Mansfield.

McGinley returned to Broadway after a 26 year absence earlier this season in the Al Pacino-led revival of Glengarry Glen Ross. He is known for his nine season turn as hot-tempered doctor Perry Cox onScrubs. His film credits include The Rock, Platoon and Seven. 

Watercolor Postcards trailer

John has a supporting role in this new movie.

Trailer is here:

Watercolor Postcards Trailer 1 from Rajeev Dassani on Vimeo.

My experience at Glengarry Glen Ross and meeting John C. McGinley

I went to go see Glengarry Glen Ross in late December on Broadway.  How could I pass up seeing John in one of the best written plays ever?

The performance started out a little bit shaky as Pacino's lines could barely be heard in the back where I was seated.  Then he ramped it up a bit.  I felt Pacino as Levene was a miscast in the beginning of the play, but he gave it a life of his own later on in the second act.  The second scene started and John C. McGinley stole the show with his rendition of Dave Moss, landing each line with precision you do not see too often.

While he was only in a few scenes and leaves the play towards the 2/3 mark, I strongly feel that John was a big anchor for the entire show.  A feat that was hard going against Pacino and Cannavale (who really took the Roma role to a new level).

I waited outside the theater afterward in hopes to get some signatures and meet John after the show got out. Unfortunately I was too late in getting to the right spot where the actors come out and missed him completely as he had exited first.  I didn't find this fact out until everyone else had left the stage doors and another person waiting had told me.

I was a little upset, but I didn't let that stop me.  My friends and I decided to come back two weeks later and get in line for the autograph seekers earlier on in the evening before the show let out.  I was hoping that the second time might be the charm.

I was right.  John came out right after Al Pacino did.  I was able to get his autograph, mention to him that I had been running this site, drop him a little note asking for an interview if he ever had the time and even got a picture with him.  He was extremely nice and made my wish of meeting him a reality that I will not forget.

His public relations manager contacted me the next day and arranged an email interview for the site, which I will post as soon as I hear back from her.

My dream of meeting my favorite actor finally came true and I could not be more happy about it.

Awesome!