R Lee Ermey

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Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944-April 15, 2018) was an American actor, voice actor, drill instructor, and Marine.

He rose to fame in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, earning him the Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Ermey was also a United States Marine Corps sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant. In an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants, Ermey was often typecast in authority figure roles, including Mayor Tilman, Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine, Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, Jimmy Lee Farnsworth, Plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films, Lt. "Tice" Ryan, a prison warden, and John House in House, as well as John House. Ermey appeared on television in two programs: Mail Call and Mail Call, in which he answered viewers' questions about various military topics, both modern and historical; and Lock n' Load, which concerned the manufacturing of various types of arms.

On the Outdoor Channel, he also hosted GunnyTime.

Early life

Ermey was born in Emporia, Kansas, on March 24, 1944, to John Edward (1924–2016) and Betty (née Pantle) Ermey (1925–2005). He grew up with five brothers on a farm outside of Kansas City, Kansas. When Ermey was 14 years old, he and his family migrated to Zillah, Washington. Ermey became involved with the authorities as an adolescent, and by the age of 17, he was jailed twice for criminal mischief. A judge gave him the freedom of the military or prison after his second arrest; Ermey chose the military.

Personal life

In 1975, Ermey married Nila. They had four children and stayed married until his death.

Ermey was a co-founder of Bravery Brewing in Lancaster, California.

Ermey received an honorary post-service award to gunnery sergeant (E-7) from the Marine Corps General James L. Jones on May 17, 2002, for his continuing support to Americans in military service.

He led morale tours in areas including Al Kut, Iraq, and Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, where he filmed scenes for his television show Mail Call. While at Bagram Airfield, he held a USO-type show in which he portrayed Gysgt Hartman and performed a comedy routine. In 2003, he did the same at Doha, Qatar, and Camp Doha, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Ermey referred to himself as an outsider. Ermey voted for Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential race but later criticized his economic policies, accusing him of wanting to "impose socialism" on the American people and "destroying the country." Ermey said in a 2015 interview that he supports Texas Senator Ted Cruz for president. "You know what, I just watched Ted Cruz, I mean, it was a difficult thing to follow," he said. I'm not going to tell you who I'm going to vote for, but I'm going to let you guess [...] and the first two guesses don't add up!" Donald Trump will endorse presidential candidate Donald Trump later this year. Ermey, a strong promoter of the Second Amendment and a board member of the National Rifle Association, was a board member.

On the morning of April 15, 2018, Ermey died in a hospital in Santa Monica, California, from respiratory problems related to pneumonia. On Friday, January 18, 2019, his funeral was held in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Military career

Ermey enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17, and began attending recruitment at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California. He worked in the aviation support industry for a few years before becoming a drill instructor at the 3rd Recruit Training Battalion of India, where he was stationed from 1965 to 1967.

Ermey joined Marine Wing Support Group 17 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan, in 2007. He was taken with MWSG-17, a 1968 order from South Vietnam, and spent 14 months in-country. The remainder of his service was on Okinawa, where he was promoted to Staff Sergeant (E-6). He was hospitalized in 1972 due to a variety of injuries. General James L. Jones, the Marine Corps' Commandant, granted an honorary commission to Gunnery Sergeant (E-7), on May 17, 2002.

Ermey spent time on weekends visiting the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California, and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in Beaufort, South Carolina, both of which was shot on Mail Call.

Acting career

When attending the University of Manila, Philippines, Ermey was cast in his first film using his G.I. Bills are paid for by the State. He served as a pilot for the First Air Cavalry helicopter in Apocalypse Now, as well as as a technical advisor to director Francis Ford Coppola. Ermey was first introduced as a Marine drill instructor in Sidney J. Furie's The Boys in Company C.

Ermey appeared in a number of minor film appearances until 1987, when he was introduced as drill instructor Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. He was supposed to be only the technical advisor at first. Kubrick changed his mind after Ermey put together an instructional tape in which he went on an extended tirade with several extras, proving Kubrick that he was the right one for the role. Kubrick gave Colceri's role to R. Lee Ermey, breaking his word to original actor Tim Colceri. Kubrick aided Ermey to write or edit his own dialogue and improvise on the set, a notable rareity in a Kubrick film. Ermey was an excellent performer, with some scenes requiring just two to three takes per scene, which was also unusual for a Kubrick film, according to Kubrick. Ermey's appearance at raves and was named as the Best Supporting Actor for the Golden Globe Award.

In the pilot episode of Space: Above and Beyond, Ermey played a drill instructor and the ghost of a drill instructor, both resembling his character in Full Metal Jacket. Ermey appeared in about 60 films, including Purple Hearts, Burning, The Siege of Firebase Gloria, Dead Man Walking, Se7en, Fletch Lives, Leaving Las Vegas, Prefontaine, Saving Silverman, The Salton Sea, Man of the House, Toy Soldiers, and Saving Santa Cruz, as well as the remake of Willard and as an evil sadist in two of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre films.

Ermey has also contributed to The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Toy Story 2 and Toy Story 3, as well as Roughnecks and X-Men 3. He appeared on television shows like Kim Possible, The Simpsons, Family Guy, SpongeBob SquarePants, Rocket Power, The Angry Beavers, Fillmore!, My Life as a Teenager Robot, and Invader Zim. In Recess: School's Output: In Recess, his voice was also heard through a voice disguise unit. In addition, R. Lee Ermey hosted the documentary series Mail Call and Lock n' Load.

Ermey appeared as the father of Bruce Campbell's character in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., in 1993. (1 and 8) of season one.

Ermey appeared as a sheriff in "Stated in Horror," episode six, on December 14, 1994. On The X-Files season 3, episode 11, "Revelations," he appeared as Reverend Patrick Findley, a minister. Ermey spoke to Mail Call on Mail Call, addressed weapons, tactical issues, and military history. The subject matter of Mail Call was dictated by viewer emails; one episode focused on an M1 Abrams tank, while others focused on World War II secrets, while others focused on medieval warfare. The set included a military tent, some military equipment, and arms, as well as a World War II jeep.

In the pilot of Space: Above and Beyond, Major Frank Bougus, USMC, was uncredited for his service as Sergeant Major Frank Bougus, an uncredited leader.

Ermey travelled to Kuwait in June 2003 for the first phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom to film mail delivery by the Defense Department to service staff for an episode of Mail Call. He was the 341st individual to fly in the B-2 stealth bomber at Whiteman Air Force Base, according to a 2005 episode of Mail Call filmed at Whiteman Air Force Base. In the episode "Second Chance" of Human Target, he also appeared.

Ermey appeared on television drama House as Dr. Gregory House's father, who was a decorated naval aviator while serving in the Marine Corps ("Birthmarks") and Scrubs, playing the Janitor's father. In several episodes of Batman: The Brave and the Bold, he appeared as Wildcat. Ermey voiced Colonel Leslie "Hap" Hapablap in two episodes of "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" and "Waiting for Duffman."

He sang of an irate warden of a maximum-security island prison who demoralized prisoners whenever he could in this episode of SpongeBob SquarePants' "Inmates of Summer." Drill Sergeant Goonther, the Lipizzaner stallions' instructor, was interviewed in an episode of "Fancy Prance."

Ermey hosted a second History Channel show titled Lock n' Load, which explored the use of various arms by modern militaries.

In a parody of some of Ermey's most famous characters, he appeared in a GEICO commercial as a drill-instructor-turned-therapist who insults a client. On ESPN's College GameDay, Ermey was also featured each week. His job was to mock the experts' incorrect picks from the previous week. Ermey appeared in the Law & Order episode "Reality" as a paroled sex criminal.

Ermey appeared as a drill instructor on the X-Play special on Bulletstorm in 2011. Ermey guest-starred as a drill instructor in the Family Guy episode "Grumpy Old Man."

Ermey appeared on GunnyTime, a program that premiered on Outdoor Channel in 2015.

Ermey appeared as Lyle The Handyman in the Mega-CD/Sega CD game Double Switch in 1993. In 1996, he was the player's superior officer in Earthsiege 2.

Ermey lent his voice to several video games, including Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (as General Barnaky) and Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (as Wa-Wa). He also appeared in Real War: Air, Land, Sea, a real-time strategy video game based on the official Joint Chiefs of Staff training game. In 2014, he did voice-over work for Call of Duty: Ghosts.

Several characters have made mention of Ermey and Hartman's character. Sergeant RL-3, a specialized military robot with a character very similar to Ermey's initials (in the game Fallout 3, the letter E is leetspeak for the letter E). "Lieutenant Emry" is a character from "Warcraft: Cataclysm" that refers to Ermey's signature line from Full Metal Jacket. Opposing Force, the drill sergeant from the first boot camp scene had a dialogue and demeanor that were similar to Ermey's character in Full Metal Jacket in Half-Life.

Ermey, the official spokesperson for Black Book (National Auto Research), Glock firearms, TRU-SPEC clothing, Tupperware, Victory Motorcycles, Hoover, SOG Specialty Knives, WD-40, Young Marines, and pistachio nuts, as well as Coors Light, Dick's Sporting Goods, GEICO, and pistachio nuts, appeared in commercials for Coors Light, Dick's Sporting Goods He was the first to introduce the Professional Bull Riders. During the film, he can be seen as a service announcer for Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas, requesting that viewers remain quiet. He served as a board member of the National Rifle Association.

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