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John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American actor, producer and screenwriter. He is known for his cynical, wacky, and sometimes sinister, character portrayals.
McGinley, also known as Johnny C. and sometimes credited as John McGinley, has had a prolific career, primarily as a supporting character actor. He came to fame in Oliver Stone’s Platoon in 1986, and went on to work on four other Stone productions. While working as John Turturro’s understudy in John Patrick Shanley’s 1984 production of Danny and the Deep Blue Sea he was noticed by a casting scout, which led to an audition for the role of Sergeant Red O’Neill in the Oscar-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 a promo video for Megadeth’s Peace Sells. [..read more.. ]
