Neil Flynn(I)

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Writer
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Music critic Bob is out of a job, addicted to Zoloft, and trying to wrangle the menagerie of animals that his wife Amy has accumulated. Will adopting a baby cure their existential angst? Or should they just rescue another duck?

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Unexpected (2023)

Neil Richard Flynn is an American actor and comedian, known for his role as "The Janitor", in the medical comedy-drama, Scrubs (2001). He currently portrays "Mike Heck" in the ABC sitcom, The Middle (2009). Neil was born in the south-side of Chicago. He is of Irish descent and was raised Catholic. He moved to Waukegan, Illinois at an early age. As a student at Waukegan East High School in 1978, he and partner Mike Shklair won an Illinois Individual Events state championship for "Humorous Duet Acting". After graduating from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, in 1982, Flynn returned to Chicago to pursue an acting career. Flynn participated on the nationally-renowned Bradley University Speech Team.

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Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total

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Known for

Mean Girls

7.1

Cady's Dad

2004

Scrubs

8.4

TV Series

Janitor
Wheelchair Guy

Magnolia

8.0

Stanley Berry

1999

The Fugitive

7.8

Transit Cop

1993

Credits

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Actor

Scrubs
8.2
TV Series
- The Janitor
- 2026
Shrinking
8.2
TV Series
- Raymond
- Ray
- 2023–2026
The Best Man's Ghostwriter
5.8
Podcast Series
- Nate's Father
- 2024
The Santa Clauses
6.4
TV Series
- Donner (voice)
- 2023
Clone High
6.2
TV Series
- (voice)
- 2023
Lopez vs. Lopez
6.3
TV Series
- Steve
- 2023
Unexpected
4.5
- Rupert
- 2023
PBC
8.1
TV Series
- General Wayne McGinty
- 2022
Girls5eva
7.3
TV Series
- Chris Dutkowsky
- 2022
Chicago Party Aunt
5.7
TV Series
- (voice)
- 2021
Carcerem
8.2
Podcast Series
- Vorlauf (voice)
- 2020–2021
Soundman
Short
- Dean Wilderman
- 2021
Superman: Man of Tomorrow
6.5
Video
- Jonathan Kent (voice)
- 2020
Solar Opposites
7.9
TV Series
- (voice)
- 2020
Abby's
5.4
TV Series
- Fred
- 2019

Writer

Soundtrack

The Middle
7.7
TV Series
- performer: "Happy Birthday to You"
- Soundtrack
- performer: "More Than a Feeling" (uncredited, "Deck the Halls", uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited, uncredited) ...
- 2009–2016
Scrubs
8.4
TV Series
- performer: "Welcome to Sacred Heart", "Gonna Miss You Carla", "The Rant Song"
- performer: "Welcome Back"
- performer: "Barbara Ann" (uncredited, uncredited, uncredited) ...
- 2003–2007
Nighty Night
8.1
TV Series
- performer: "More Than A Feeling" (uncredited)
- 2005

Videos25

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

The Resurrection of Gavin Stone

Personal details

Official site
- Facebook Fan Page
Alternative name
- Neal Flynn
Height
- 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
Born
- November 13, 1960
- Waukegan, Illinois, USA
Relatives
Other works
He acted in Carson McCuller's play "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe," at the Absolute Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois. Crew included Russ Borski (scenic designer) and Warner Crocker (lighting designer).
Publicity listings
- 1 Interview
- 1 Article

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Trivia
In Scrubs (2001), he originally tried out for the role of Dr. Perry Cox, which later went to co-star John C. McGinley. The role he did get was that of the Janitor, which was originally intended for only the pilot episode. He soon became a regular cast member.