Neil Flynn

 Flynn was born on the south side of Chicago. He's of Irish origin and was raised Catholic. When he was a young man, he relocated to Waukegan in Illinois. In 1978, as an Waukegan East High school student He and his friend Mike Shklair won the Illinois Individual Events state championship in "Humorous Duet Acting". After graduation from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, in 1982, Flynn returned to Chicago to pursue a career in acting. Flynn was part of the Bradley University Speech Team, which is a nationally-recognized group. He also acted in Chicago's Steppenwolf as well as Goodman Theaters. Flynn was nominated to receive a Joseph Jefferson Award ("Actor in a Principal Role" for The Ballad of the Sad Cafe in 1986). He also appeared at the Improv Olympic and the Second City Comedy Troupe.Flynn originally auditioned for the role as Dr. Cox in the popular show Scrubs, but was given the part as Janitor instead. Although he was originally only cast for the first episode, he was so popular that he became an ongoing character, playing the role of a Janitor who dedicates a lot of his energies to menacing young Dr. John "J.D." Dorian. His role as a Chicago Transit Authority officer in The Fugitive was also used as a subplot within the Scrubs episode "My My Friend The Doctor", when J.D. observes the character of Flynn in the movie and thinks that Flynn's Janitor character is actua