- Born
- Birth nameNeil Richard Flynn
- Height6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Danny Fleet
- RelativesTim Flynn(Sibling)Lisa(Sibling)
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- Best known for his role as The Janitor on Scrubs (2001).
- 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.
- He was awarded the 1986 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe", at the Absolute Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.
- Often cast in small roles as a Police Officer.
- He was nominated for a 1988 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for "Whistle in the Dark", at the Body Politic Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
- Graduated from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.
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