Neil Richard Flynn is an American actor and comedian who is best known for his role as Janitor in the NBC medical comedy-drama called Scrubs. He is currently involved in the ABC’s The Middle as Mike Heck. Neil was born in the year 1960 November 13 at Chicago, Illinois, USA. He has the American nationality and belongs to Irish descent. He is a Christian by religion and was raised in Roman Catholic faith. As his family had moved to Waukegan, Illinois in the early age, he has attended the Waukegan East High School in the year 1978. During the high school, he and his partner Mike Shklair performed a comedy act in the competition for which they won the title of “Humorous Duet Acting” by Illinois Individual Events state championship. He has attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. After being graduated from the University, he returned to Chicago to pursue his acting career.
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Neil made his debut in the screen since 1982 and has dedicated his life in this field. He had acted in the renowned theaters like Goodman and Steppenwolf after returning to Chicago. He was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for the play The Ballad of the Sad Café in the year 1986 and also had performed at the Second City Comedy Troupe and the Improv Olympic. He made his debut in the television screen in the year 1982 in the small role in an episode of the show Brookside as Sozza. He is a regular face in the television screen even though in minor roles and also has performed in the major roles as well. He played in the episode of CBS Summer Playhouse and Sable in the year 1987. His several of the appearances in the television screen includes Tour of Duty, Doggie Howser, M.D, Early Edition, Seinfeld, The Drew Carey Show, Ellen, That 70s Show, Sliders, Chicago Hope, Then Came You, Family Law, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, The District, Norm, Scrubs, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Boston Public, NYPD Blue, Clone High USA, Smallville, King of the hill, Love,Inc. Joey, My Boys, The naked trucker and T-Bones show and Bob Burgers. His recent work in the television screen includes Surviving Jack in the role of Sport teacher in the episode “She Drives me crazy.”
Neil is a talented actor. His charm and his personality is very amusing. Thus, the filmmakers could not stay behind casting him on their movie. As for such, in 1989, he got the break to work in the movie from the movie Major League in the role of Longshoreman. His role in the movie is also not a major one but his performance is very catchy in any of the roles he has appeared in. Later onwards, he appeared in the movie Rookie of the year, The Fugitive, Baby’s Day Out, The fence, Chain reaction, To Sir, with Love II, Home Alone 3, Magnolia, The Right Temptation, The removers, It’s a very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie, Brainwarp, Mean Girls, Anchorman :The legend of Ron Burgundy, Hoot, Re-Animated, Sex and Death 101, Alive and Well, 5-25-77, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Monkey Talk and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.