Coordinates | 28°36′36″N77°13′48″N |
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name | Ronald Lee Ermey |
birth name | Ronald Lee Ermey |
birth date | March 24, 1944 |
birth place | Emporia, Kansas, United States |
years active | 1978-present |
occupation | Actor/former drill instructor }} |
Ermey has often played the roles of authority figures, such as his breakout performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, Mayor Tilman in the Alan Parker film Mississippi Burning, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine, Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, and plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films.
He has hosted two programs on the History Channel: Mail Call, in which he answered viewers' questions about various militaria both modern and historic; and Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey, which focused on the development of different types of weapons.
He is currently a candidate for the National Rifle Association board of directors.
name | Ronald Lee Ermey |
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birth date | March 24, 1944 |
birth place | Emporia, Kansas |
death date | |
placeofburial coordinates | |
nickname | "The Gunny" |
allegiance | |
branch | |
serviceyears | 1961–1972 |
rank | |
unit | MCRD San DiegoMarine Wing Support Group 17 |
battles | Vietnam War |
awards | Meritorious Unit CommendationMarine Corps Good Conduct MedalVietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm |
laterwork | Actor }} |
He has since appeared in approximately sixty films, including Mississippi Burning, Dead Man Walking, Se7en, Fletch Lives, Leaving Las Vegas, Prefontaine, Saving Silverman, On Deadly Ground, Life, Man of the House, Toy Soldiers, as well as the remakes of Willard and as an evil sadist in the two The Texas Chainsaw Massacre films. Ermey also lent his voice to The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Toy Story, Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3, as well as Roughnecks and X-Men 3. He usually appears in a commanding military role, for shows such as Kim Possible, The Simpsons, Family Guy, SpongeBob SquarePants, Miami Vice, House, Scrubs, My Life as a Teenage Robot and Invader Zim, in addition to hosting the documentary series Mail Call and Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey.
Ermey traveled to Kuwait in June 2003 during the first phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom to film mail distribution by the Defense Department to service personnel for an episode of Mail Call. According to a 2005 episode of Mail Call filmed at Whiteman Air Force Base, he is the 341st person to fly in the B-2 Stealth Bomber.
Ermey guest-starred in the episode "Second Chance" of the Human Target (1992 TV series).
Ermey also made guest appearances on the hit TV drama House, playing the role of Dr. Gregory House's father, who was a decorated pilot of the USMC ("Birthmarks", "Daddy's Boy"), and the sitcom Scrubs, playing the Janitor's father. He has also voiced Wildcat in several episodes of Batman: The Brave and the Bold. In an episode of The Simpsons entitled "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming", Ermey voiced Colonel Leslie "Hap" Hapablap.
In the episode of SpongeBob SquarePants,"Inmates of Summer", he voiced an irate warden of a maximum security island prison who demoralized the inmates whenever he could.
In 2009, Ermey hosted a second History Channel show entitled Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey, which discussed the developmental history of various weapons used by militaries of today.
In late 2010, Ermey starred in a GEICO commercial as a former-drill-sergeant-turned-therapist who insults a client, in parody of some of his iconic characters.
After retirement, R. Lee Ermey was also retroactively awarded the Drill Instructor Ribbon due to his prior service as a Marine Corps Basic Training Instructor as well as the Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation for unit activities during the Vietnam War.
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