Neil Flynn’s Height, Wife, Weight Loss, Net Worth – Biography

• Neil Flynn is an American actor, voice actor and comedian.
• He became famous through supporting roles in TV series such as “Scrubs” and “The Middle”.
• He grew up in a large Roman Catholic family in Waukegan, Illinois and attended Bradley University.
• He has won the NBR Award and has been nominated for the Critics Choice TV Award.
• His net worth is estimated to be around $5 million.

Who is Neil Flynn?

Neil Flynn is an American actor, voice actor and comedian, who achieved stardom with supporting television roles, such as Janitor in the TV series “Scrubs” (2001-2009), and as Mike Heck in the TV comedy series “The Middle” (2009-2018), in addition to other roles which he has secured so far in his career.

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Neil Flynn Age, Childhood, Education

Born Neil Richard Flynn on the 13th November 1960, in South Side, Chicago, Illinois USA, of Irish ancestry, Neil grew up in a large Roman Catholic family with five siblings, who practiced religion. The family later moved to Waukegan, Illinois where he attended Waukegan East High Schoo, where he teamed up with Mike Shklair to win the Illinois Individual Events state championship for “Humorous Duet Acting”. Following his matriculation, Neil enrolled at Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois, and was a member of the Bradley University Speech Team.

He graduated in 1982, after which he went back to Chicago, desiring to become a professional actor.

Career Start

Before making his on-screen debut, Neil honed his acting skills in Steppenwolf and Goodman theaters, and was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for his work on the play “The Ballad of the Sad Café” in 1986. As time passed his television career also started developing, and in 1993 played a cop in the film “The Fugitive”, starring Harrison Ford.

Neil continued his rise to stardom in the ‘90s, particularly with roles in such films as “The Fence” (1994) and “Magnolia” (1999), in which he starred next to Tom Cruise, Jason Robards, and Julianne Moore. Furthermore, he made several appearances in TV series, such as “Early Edition” (1996-1997), “Seinfeld” (1997), and “That ‘70s Show” (1999).

“Scrubs” and Rise to Stardom

The role of Janitor in the “Scrubs” changed his career for the better; however, he came to audition prepared to take the role of Dr. Cox.

The producers gave him the role of Janitor, who was supposed to appear only in the first episode, but became a regular character in the series. He was known only ‘the janitor’ until the end of the 8th season, when his name was revealed as Glenn Matthews. The series was canceled in 2009, but was soon picked-up by another production company, and in the next season Neil appeared in four episodes, before he opted out for the role of Mike Heck in the TV series “The Middle”.

“The Middle” and Other Projects

He played Mike Heck in the TV series “The Middle” in all 215 episodes of the Primetime Emmy Award-nominated series, which launched him to stardom. Concurrently Neil worked on other projects, including giving voice to Chuck McCabe in the animated series “Vixen” (2015-2016), then “The Resurrection of Gavin Stone” (2016), and the comedy-drama film “5-25-77” (2017), among other projects. Most recently Neil portrayed Fred in the TV comedy series “Abby’s”, appearing in all 10 episodes – unfortunately, the show was canceled after the first season.

He is now working on the new TV series, the sci-fi “Scroll Wheel of Time”, which is currently filming and scheduled to be shown in 2020.

Neil Flynn Awards

Neil has now featured in 75 films and TV series, and has received a couple of nominations and awards. He shared the NBR Award in the category Best Acting by an Ensemble, with Tom Cruise, Pat Healy, Julianne Moore, and other stars of the film “Magnolia” in 1999, while for his work on “The Middle”, Neil received Critics Choice TV Award nomination in the category Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Neil Flynn Net Worth and Appearance

Neil Flynn has made a name for himself in the acting world and his work has increased his wealth. So, according to authoritative sources, Neil Flynn’s net worth is as high as $5 million, and his income varies according to his work.

Neil stands at 6ft 5ins (1.95m) tall, while he weighs approximately 200lbs or 92kgs; he has brown eyes and brown hair.

Neil Flynn Personal Live, Marriage, Children

What do you know about Neil’s personal life? This celebrity hasn’t shared much from his life outside his profession. Because of his secretive nature, Neil is rumored to be gay, but has never said anything about those rumors, and until the present day, there is no information about his sexuality, whether he’s married or not, nor if he has any children.

Neil’s father died of cancer and since then, Neil has been a part of the charity organization, Macmillan Cancer Support, and back in 2013 participated in the 62-mile run which was organized by the charity to raise funds for cancer research.