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John Christopher McGinley (born August 3 , 1959 ) is an American Actor , Producer and Screenwriter , most notable for his roles as Perry Cox in NBC 's ''Scrubs'' and Sergeant Red O'Neil in Oliver Stone 's '' Platoon ''. BIOGRAPHY Early life McGinley, one of five children, was born in the , and attended Millburn High School . He studied acting at Syracuse University , and later at New York University 's Tisch School Of The Arts . Upon completing his education, McGinley did a variety of different work, including Off Broadway and Broadway productions, and a two year stint on the soap opera '' Another World ''. Career McGinley (also known as Johnny C. and sometimes credited as John McGinley), has had a prolific career, primarily as a supporting character actor. While working as -winning '' Platoon '', although his first movie role was Alan Alda 's ''Sweet Liberty'' (1986). He also was featured in a 1980s Subaru commercial. In 1986, McGinley appeared in the promo video, '' Peace Sells '', for Megadeth . That was followed the next year with '' Wall Street '' (1987), and again the next with '' Talk Radio '' ( 1988 ). McGinley wrote the script for 1990s ''Suffering Bastards'', in which he also co-starred. He worked continually throughout the 1990s, appearing in films such as '' Point Break '' (1991), '' Se7en '' (1995), '' The Rock '' (1996), '' Nothing To Lose '' (1997) and '' Office Space '' (1999). In the latter film, McGinley improvised several takes about his character's affinity for Michael Bolton . Most recently, he had a role as Chuck in the film '' Are We Done Yet? .'' He has also had a small role as a homosexual highway patrolman in the Touchstone Pictures film '' Wild Hogs .'' In June of '07 McGinley had a guest appearance on Comedy Central show ''Mad TV''. McGinley has done some voiceover work on animated television series, including the superhero The Atom on several episodes of '' Justice League Unlimited '', a guest appearance as "The White Shadow," the secret government agent overseeing Huey Freeman on '' The Boondocks '', as well as the lead character in the upcoming video game '' Dead Head Fred '' for the Sony PSP . McGinley received critical acclaim for his performance as a Serial Killer in Dean Koontz 's suspense drama, '' Intensity '' (1997). It became Fox 's highest-rated miniseries. He worked with Koontz and Fox once more in '' Sole Survivor '' (2000). ''Scrubs'' In 2001, McGinley began work as a regular on the character in '' The Sting ''; he says the gesture means "It's gonna be OK." Scrubs DVD special features Personal life In February 1997, McGinley married Lauren Lambert and they had a child named Max, who was born that year, and has Down Syndrome . In December 2001, Lambert and McGinley divorced. In August 2006, McGinley became engaged to Yoga instructor Nicole Kessler in Malibu , whom he had dated for two years. The couple were married on April 7 , 2007 in a private ceremony at their home. Mary Jean Valente, of "A Ceremony of the Heart", performed the intimate personal ceremony. ''Scrubs'' Star John C. McGinley Gets Married retrieved April 9, 2007http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20034051,00.html He owns a stake in one of Billy Gilroy's New York SoHo bistros along with fellow actor Willem Dafoe . He is also a close friend of John Cusack . In 2006, McGinley served as the national spokesperson for the National Down Syndrome Society's annual Buddy Walk "A Message from the Buddy Walk Spokesman" Retrieved March 21, 2007. and wears a "Buddy Walk" bracelet on ''Scrubs''. He was later on "The Biz" along with guest star Marcus Kevorkyan. McGinley was chosen as "Dad of the Month" at iParenting.com in October 2002.iParenting.com's Dedicated Dads: John C. McGinley . Retrieved March 21, 2007. FILMOGRAPHY
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