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Neil Flynn
Neil Richard Flynn (born November 13, 1960) is an American actor and comedian. After performing with numerous comedy troupes in the Chicago area during the 1980s, he made his film debut in Major League (1989). During the 1990s, Flynn had supporting roles in the films Rookie of the Year (1993), The Fugitive (1993), and Magnolia (1999).
After a starring voice role as XR on the ABC and UPN animated series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–2001), Flynn had his breakout with a recurring, later main, role as the Janitor on the first eight seasons of the NBC and ABC medical sitcom Scrubs (2001–2009). Following his breakout, he had a starring role in the comedy film Hoot (2006) and supporting roles in the films Mean Girls (2004) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
Flynn received further mainstream recognition for his main role as Mike Heck on the ABC sitcom The Middle (2009–2018), which earned him a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016. In the late 2010s and 2020s, Flynn starred in the Christian comedy film The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017) and had a main role as Fred Herbert on the NBC sitcom Abby's (2019).
Flynn was born on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. He is of Irish descent and was raised in a devout Catholic household. He moved to Waukegan, Illinois, at an early age.[citation needed]
As a student at Waukegan East High School in 1978, he and Mike Shklair won an Illinois Individual Events championship for Humorous Duet Acting. He attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, acted in plays, and participated on the Bradley University Speech Team.
After graduating in 1982, Flynn returned to Chicago to pursue an acting career.[citation needed]
In Chicago, Flynn acted with the Goodman and Steppenwolf theaters. He was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award (Actor in a Principal Role, for The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, 1986). He also performed at the Improv Olympic and the Second City Comedy Troupe.[citation needed]
In 1998, he founded the improv team Beer Shark Mice with David Koechner, which was still active as of 2015.
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Neil Flynn
Neil Richard Flynn (born November 13, 1960) is an American actor and comedian. After performing with numerous comedy troupes in the Chicago area during the 1980s, he made his film debut in Major League (1989). During the 1990s, Flynn had supporting roles in the films Rookie of the Year (1993), The Fugitive (1993), and Magnolia (1999).
After a starring voice role as XR on the ABC and UPN animated series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (2000–2001), Flynn had his breakout with a recurring, later main, role as the Janitor on the first eight seasons of the NBC and ABC medical sitcom Scrubs (2001–2009). Following his breakout, he had a starring role in the comedy film Hoot (2006) and supporting roles in the films Mean Girls (2004) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).
Flynn received further mainstream recognition for his main role as Mike Heck on the ABC sitcom The Middle (2009–2018), which earned him a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2016. In the late 2010s and 2020s, Flynn starred in the Christian comedy film The Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017) and had a main role as Fred Herbert on the NBC sitcom Abby's (2019).
Flynn was born on the south side of Chicago, Illinois. He is of Irish descent and was raised in a devout Catholic household. He moved to Waukegan, Illinois, at an early age.[citation needed]
As a student at Waukegan East High School in 1978, he and Mike Shklair won an Illinois Individual Events championship for Humorous Duet Acting. He attended Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, where he was a member of Sigma Nu fraternity, acted in plays, and participated on the Bradley University Speech Team.
After graduating in 1982, Flynn returned to Chicago to pursue an acting career.[citation needed]
In Chicago, Flynn acted with the Goodman and Steppenwolf theaters. He was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award (Actor in a Principal Role, for The Ballad of the Sad Cafe, 1986). He also performed at the Improv Olympic and the Second City Comedy Troupe.[citation needed]
In 1998, he founded the improv team Beer Shark Mice with David Koechner, which was still active as of 2015.