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114-463: Zach Braff portrays Dr. John Michael "J.D." Dorian , the show's original protagonist and narrator. J.D. begins the series as a staff intern , progressing to resident and then attending physician . His voice-over to the series comes from his internal thoughts and often features surreal fantasies . J.D. is a recurring character in Season 9, though he is still considered to be the protagonist of

228-547: A Cirrus SR20 . Braff, in 2012, endorsed the re-election campaign of President Barack Obama . Sarah Chalke Sarah Louise Christine Chalke ( / ˈ tʃ ɔː k / ; born August 27, 1976) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her starring roles as the second Becky Conner in the ABC sitcom Roseanne (1993–1997), Elliot Reid in the NBC /ABC medical comedy series Scrubs (2001–2010), Beth Smith and Space Beth in

342-459: A DUI for crack cocaine . In an early episode, he was a patient at the hospital after getting his penis stuck in a flashlight. He was also seen in a musical number after getting feces thrown in his eye by a homeless person. It was revealed that he was the son of "Colonel Doctor" when J.D. was taped to the ceiling in the episode " My Perspective ". Lloyd was also an avid fan of speed metal , which he aggressively blasted while driving his truck. This

456-651: A Kickstarter campaign to finance the film Wish I Was Here , based on a script he wrote with his brother Adam. The $ 2 million goal was reached in three days. He directed and starred in the film which was released in 2014. Braff was the executive producer of the documentary Video Games: The Movie . He was also one of the executive producers of The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz , released in 2014. He has directed several music videos: Gavin DeGraw 's "Chariot", Joshua Radin 's "Closer", Radin's "I'd Rather Be With You", and Lazlo Bane 's " Superman " which

570-558: A PUR water campaign, Wendy's in 2007 and 2008, and in Cottonelle as the voice of the puppy. He also provided the voice of Finley in the Disney film Oz The Great and Powerful (2013). In 2005, Braff was featured on Punk'd when he was tricked into chasing and then beating a supposed vandal who appeared to be spray-painting his brand new Porsche . Braff was in talks to star in the film Fletch Won and had signed on to play

684-469: A foot fetish , and he was later found hiding under a reception desk because he "got tired of looking at dead ones' feet". Keith Dudemeister, played by Travis Schuldt , was a medical resident at Sacred Heart. The episode " My Intern's Eyes " was shown through (but not narrated from) Keith's point of view. Keith was introduced as a timid intern who became very popular amongst his fellow interns and some senior staff. J.D. took Keith under his wing and taught him

798-474: A "pod person" or " the Devil himself", and even punches him in the episode " My Dream Job ". The two occasionally share moments of understanding and compassion, however, such as when Kelso tells a depressed Cox that the hospital and Kelso himself need him, as they balance each other out to do what is best for the hospital. After his retirement, Kelso becomes more openly friendly with Dr Cox. Neil Flynn portrays

912-596: A Republican, which strengthened his relationship with Elliot, as she was also one. Eventually, Keith moved in with Elliot and she confessed that she loved him. Keith later proposed to her, and they quickly began to plan a wedding. Elliot, doubting her love for Keith, had second thoughts and cold feet, responding by nearly cheating on Keith with J.D. She decided to break off the engagement. Their relationship became very strained, with Keith insulting Elliot whenever he saw her. While he eventually acted professionally at work with her, he alternated between anger and depression outside of

1026-492: A baby girl, whom they name Isabella, in the episode " My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby ". J.D. becomes the godfather to the child. In " My House ", she is revealed to suffer from postpartum depression . She spends most of the following episode in denial about the condition, but finally gets help after a frank discussion with Jordan Sullivan, who also suffered from the condition. Ken Jenkins portrays Robert "Bob" Kelso, Sacred Heart's chief of medicine for most of

1140-403: A brief incestuous experience. However, it is revealed in " My Tormented Mentor " that Todd's father also influenced him to look at women as sexual objects. It was implied that Todd made such comments only to maintain an image. He shows sensitivity and compassion for friends and people around him, going out of his way to protect Turk and even notices that Turk is upset in "Their Story". Throughout

1254-820: A camera in the bathroom to check up on him when he bathes. In one episode it is suggested that Ted's mother believes he is a doctor, as he is shown coming home in stolen scrubs, claiming to have saved a patient's life. Ted leads an a cappella group with three other non-medical hospital employees called the "Worthless Peons" (played by The Blanks , the real-life band of Sam Lloyd), and is shown to be uncharacteristically confident when surrounded by his bandmates. The Peons consist of Randall (Paul F. Perry), who works in accounting and sings bass; Crispin (George Miserlis), who works in shipping and receiving and sings baritone; and Roy (Philip McNiven), who works in on-site property management and sings tenor. Ted also participates in biking and triathlons , often training with Doug Murphy. Later in

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1368-564: A cast member for all nine seasons until the series ended its run in 2010. She has appeared in several feature films, including Ernest Goes to School and Cake . She appeared in Channel 101 's The 'Bu with The Lonely Island , a parody of the hit show The O.C. , but was credited as "Pamela Fenton". In 2007, she appeared as a supporting character in Chaos Theory , which starred fellow Canadian Ryan Reynolds . In 2008, Chalke became

1482-568: A date, J.D. stole Lonnie's scrubs and told his date that Lonnie was his "slave". In Season 4, Lonnie became a second-year resident and was taught by co-chief residents Elliot and J.D. He continued his residency in Season 5, supervised by Dr. Cox. He was part of the Triple Giant Doctor in " My Ocardial Infarction ". He had three children "that he knew of", all daughters; he could grow a moustache in one day; and he played Big East Conference basketball for Villanova University , where he

1596-449: A flashback in "My Comedy Show" and in the Season 8 finale, in J.D.'s last fantasy. After Scrubs was renewed for a seventh season, creator Bill Lawrence promised Aloma Wright another role, because he had killed off Laverne under the impression that the show was in its final season. Wright played a new character similar to Laverne, but only J.D. could see the similarities. Initial reports that she would play Shirley—Laverne's twin sister, who

1710-511: A good heart. He is in a relationship with Lucy for a time, but after he is diagnosed with melanoma , he takes his frustrations out on her, causing her to leave him. He then confides in Dr. Kelso, who gives him some much-needed advice that brings Lucy back to him. His melanoma goes into remission in the series finale, and Cole decides to become a surgeon and follow Dr. Turk. By the end of the finale, Turk gives up trying to scare Cole away and accepts him as

1824-399: A goofy sense of humor. For example, they both enjoy dancing " the robot "; "dramatic slow running"; pretending to be a "multiethnic Siamese doctor"; and pretending to be the "world's most giant doctor". They own a stuffed yellow Labrador retriever named Rowdy, which they treat like a live dog. J.D. was Turk's best man and is the godfather of Carla's and his child, Izzy. Donald Faison was

1938-497: A guest appearance in its spinoff series, The Conners . In February 2021, Chalke co-starred alongside Katherine Heigl in the role of Kate Mularkey for the Netflix series Firefly Lane . In December 2006, Chalke became engaged to Canadian lawyer Jamie Afifi, after three years of dating. In September 2022, Chalke announced that they had called off the engagement and "separated some time ago". They have two children together,

2052-405: A habit of speaking in a high pitched voice when she becomes irritated or feels ignored. At Sacred Heart, Elliot begins as an intern and later becomes a resident after a grueling yearlong internship. She serves as co-chief resident with J.D. during Season 4. At the end of that season, she briefly leaves to take an endocrinology fellowship, which ends five days later after her research partner finds

2166-452: A kind of protégé. Dr. Todd Quinlan (often called "The Todd"), played by Robert Maschio , is a surgeon at Sacred Heart known for his rampant sexual innuendo and sexual harassment of women. Despite his frat-boy personality and his depiction as absent-minded and unintelligent, Todd is a skilled surgeon: the hospital's best surgical intern and second-best surgical resident . He is Turk's friend, and even believes that he, rather than J.D.,

2280-429: A licensed physician. However, he began to doubt himself and came to the conclusion that he should not be a doctor. While on a trip to the morgue , he realized that because of the number of deaths he had been responsible for, he was able to identify the cause of death of several people. He became an expert coroner but still made several mistakes, such as forgetting a gurney , misplacing a dead body, or failing to retrieve

2394-656: A part in Twelfth Night , staged in Central Park . In mid-2010, Braff took a lead role in Trust , at the Second Stage Theatre , a contemporary Off-Broadway theater company. The play ran from July 23 to September 12, extending its scheduled run by one week. Braff wrote on Facebook that he was "Having so much fun doing Trust ." The play co-starred Sutton Foster , Ari Graynor , and Bobby Cannavale ,

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2508-437: A patient before rigor mortis set in. He also mentioned in " My Way Home " that he hated dead people: J.D. tried to sneak out of the hospital in a body bag , and when he sat up, Doug believed he was a zombie, panicked, and hit him repeatedly with a fire extinguisher , saying, "Dead people should be dead!" Doug was often seen sucking on lollipops (an homage to the original Kojak ), as were other coroners at Sacred Heart. At

2622-416: A penchant for fantastical fantasies, much like J.D., while having self-esteem issues and several personality "quirks", similar to Elliot. She loves horses and believes "if they could talk, they would be wise". Lucy is at first overwhelmed by life in a hospital, especially when both her chief professor, Dr. Cox, and her student advisor, Denise Mahoney ( Eliza Coupe ), take an immediate dislike to her. Seeking

2736-499: A performing arts "training center" for youth actors ages 10 to 18. Stagedoor was where Braff met and befriended actor Josh Charles . Braff also knows Stagedoor alums Natalie Portman , Mandy Moore , and Joshua Radin well. Braff studied film studies at Northwestern University 's School of Communication and became a brother of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity; he graduated in the class of 1997. One of Braff's earliest roles

2850-455: A relationship with Carla; eventually, they marry and start a family together. Carla does not appear in Season 9 but is mentioned a few times by Turk. Carla starts dating Turk (Faison) in the show's second episode, " My Mentor ". They remain together for almost the entire run of the show. Carla marries Turk in the finale of Season 3, " My Best Friend's Wedding ". She and Turk go through a trial separation in Season 4 after Carla discovers that Turk

2964-531: A reporter on the Canadian children's show KidZone . In 1993, she took over the role of Rebecca Conner-Healy on Roseanne after Lecy Goranson left the series; Chalke made a cameo appearance as a different character in the Roseanne episode "Halloween: The Final Chapter" (#178, originally aired October 31, 1995) after Goranson returned. Chalke later returned to the role of Becky after Goranson departed for

3078-593: A respite, she sleeps with her classmate Cole Aaronson ( Dave Franco ), an arrogant rich kid who takes a naked picture of her without her knowledge and then humiliates her by letting it fall out of his backpack and into the wrong hands. At the end of the episode, she befriends J.D., who is temporarily teaching at the university; he takes her under his wing and encourages her to stand up to Dr. Cox. She continues an affair with Cole, who she says "[kills] her soul as he climbs into bed" with her. Later on, she starts to accept Cole and admits to her class that she loves him. Throughout

3192-530: A second time. After the show ended, Chalke returned briefly to Canada, where she starred in the CBC Television drama Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy (1998–1999). In 1999, she also starred as a Russian KGB agent in the film Y2K (also known as Terminal Countdown ), alongside Louis Gossett Jr. and Malcolm McDowell. In 2001, she was cast as Dr. Elliot Reid in the NBC comedy series Scrubs and she would be

3306-426: A series regular on The Middle . In the 2023 revival of Clone High , Flynn reprises his role as Janitor, once again working at Clone High; in "Clone Alone", Janitor signs Joan of Arc 's Clone High 2023 yearbook, telling her (and signing) that "You're a lone wolf, just like me! – Janitor", before howling. Flynn is an improvisational comedian and, as such, ad-libs many of his lines. Flynn originally auditioned for

3420-563: A similar skill), and was described by Jordan as "clumsy", which caused many accidents during his carpentry jobs. Ben was diagnosed with leukemia , which initially caused a rift in his friendship with Cox (because Cox was unable to handle the fact that Ben had only a 30% chance of survival), but J.D. convinced Cox to support Ben. Ben eventually went into remission . He then traveled on the "World Leukemia Tour" for two years and returned only in time for his nephew Jack's birthday in " My Screw Up ". Cox, despite being disappointed with Ben for not seeing

3534-456: A single "doctor, medicine man, or 'scary shaman with saucers in his ears ' " during his extended trip, was nonetheless overjoyed to see him again, and left Ben in J.D.'s care while Cox made arrangements for Jack's birthday party. Ben went into cardiac arrest and died 20 minutes after Cox left the hospital. Cox took his death very badly, initially blaming J.D. and sending him home, but Ben's ghost (a figment of Cox's imagination) reminded him that it

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3648-547: A single and very uptight divorced mother who found herself moving back in with her parents ( Elizabeth Perkins and Brad Garrett ) because of the economic downturn. Also in 2013, she played a frantic mother named Casey Hedges in the Grey's Anatomy season 9 episode "Can't Fight This Feeling". Chalke also voices Beth Smith and Space Beth on the Adult Swim animated science-fiction series Rick and Morty . On April 28, 2017, it

3762-661: A son born in December 2009, and a daughter born in May 2016. Her son was diagnosed at two years old with Kawasaki disease . She is a fan of the Vancouver Canucks . Chalke's aunt and grandmother both died from breast cancer that was undiagnosed while in its early stages. She has since encouraged breast cancer detection and prevention, and starred in the Lifetime movie Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy . She

3876-531: A surgical attending physician and later chief of surgery. Turk roomed with J.D. in college and medical school, and the two have an extremely close relationship, described in the Season 6 episode "My Musical" as "guy love". Over the first three seasons, he quickly starts a relationship with and ultimately marries Carla Espinosa . J.D. claims that Turk got his middle name from his father's love of donuts . Turk and J.D. both attended The College of William and Mary , Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence's alma mater. They share

3990-525: A surgical nurse, revealing things about Turk in surgery, Dr. Wen was seen laughing with the Todd under his mask. He made an appearance in the series finale. The character has the same name as a former writing partner of series writer Bill Callahan; the two previously wrote for Spin City , which was co-created by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence. Callahan and Wen parted ways in 2003 while working on 8 Simple Rules ,

4104-500: A year before Callahan joined the show's writing staff. In " My Catalyst ", his nametag said Phillip Wen . Benjamin "Ben" Sullivan, played by Brendan Fraser , was a carpenter and photographer who was Jordan's and Danni's older brother and Cox's brother-in-law and best friend. Unlike his sisters, Ben was laid-back and genial with a good sense of humor. He was an expert at identifying actresses who had appeared naked in movies (a trait that allowed him to become fast friends with J.D., who had

4218-501: A younger version of Tim Allen , describing Braff as "incredibly accessible to an audience... a real guy, an everyman." In 2007, Braff starred in the film The Ex (2007). He also starred in the Canadian indie film The High Cost of Living with Québécois actress Isabelle Blais in 2010. Directed by Deborah Chow , the film was shot in Montreal and principal photography wrapped on March 9, 2010. Braff stated he enjoyed filming in

4332-407: Is brain dead . Employees of the hospital visit her and speak to her, saying final goodbyes. Carla, unable to admit that Laverne has no chance of recovering, avoids this and is followed around by a manifestation of her feelings in the shape of Laverne. The manifestation disappears once Carla finally says goodbye to Laverne, who dies almost immediately afterward. Her character makes a brief appearance in

4446-427: Is sarcastic , vindictive, and cold; she blames this on her parents, but in Season 6, she admits to Elliot that her parents had been supportive and were not the cause of her behavior. Though never seen on screen, her mother is referenced in three episodes. Jordan occasionally struggles with being middle-aged. She primarily targets men in their twenties for her one night stands, partly as a self-test to find out whether she

4560-644: Is Turk's best friend, and that Turk would choose him over Carla if confronted with that choice. Todd's surname was not revealed until Season 5. In the Season 1 DVD commentaries, Bill Lawrence said this was deliberate. Although Todd is often shown speaking to women in a way that constitutes sexual harassment, in " My Lucky Charm ", he states, "The Todd appreciates hot regardless of gender." He pretends to be gay in " My Lunch ", believing that "chicks dig gay dudes." In " My Office ", after talking with Dr. Molly Clock, he explains that his view of women originates from an unhealthy relationship with his mother with whom he once had

4674-404: Is a nurse at Sacred Heart. In her free time, Laverne enjoys soap operas and office gossip . She is a devout Christian and had strong opinions on premarital sex, abortion, and other actions. She maintains much of her religious devotion to cope with seeing suffering and death in the hospital every day. Laverne is one of the few staff members who can intimidate imposing employees such as Dr. Cox,

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4788-676: Is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He portrayed John Michael "J.D." Dorian on the NBC / ABC television series Scrubs (2001–2010), for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005 as well as for three Golden Globe Awards from 2005 to 2007. He starred in The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000), The Last Kiss (2006), The Ex (2006), and In Dubious Battle (2016). He has done voice-work for Chicken Little (2005) and Oz

4902-406: Is apparently Dr. Cox's favorite student; at one point, Cox forces him to tape a "#1" sign to his chest, which is shortly replaced by a pink T-shirt saying "#1". He later stops wearing either, though Cox still shows him signs of favoritism (he even pats Drew's back, to J.D.'s dismay). Drew disappoints Dr. Cox after Cox shows him off to Turk in the series finale, "Our Thanks", saying that his new protégé

5016-530: Is author Joshua Braff . His other brother, Adam Braff, is a writer and producer. His stepsister, Jessica Kirson , is a stand-up comedian . Braff wanted to be a filmmaker since his early childhood; he has described it as his "life dream." Braff was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder at age ten. During his childhood, Braff was a friend of future Fugees member Lauryn Hill at Columbia High School in Maplewood. Braff attended Stagedoor Manor ,

5130-423: Is blunt, opinionated, and unable to connect strongly to her emotions, even when with her family. She becomes J.D.'s protégée and takes steps to learn how to empathize with patients. In season nine , Denise is elevated to a main cast role as a teaching assistant at the new Sacred Heart. Kerry Bishé portrays Lucy Bennett, a medical student at Winston University. She serves as the new narrator for Season 9, showing

5244-438: Is ever seen. He retires in Season 7, after which his relationship with staff at the hospital improves. Toward the end of Season 8, he realizes he misses being a doctor. In Season 9, he returns to Sacred Heart as a professor. Throughout the series, he is at odds with Dr. Cox, Sacred Heart's chief attending physician, who eventually replaces him as chief of medicine. Cox calls him "Bobbo" or similar variations, often refers to him as

5358-488: Is implied that Ted has never won a case. It took him five tries to pass the bar exam because of stress-induced dyslexia ; he has also stated that he took the exam in Alaska , where it was much easier to pass. Ted attended Ithaca College and was the best attorney to have graduated from South Texas College of Law . Ted claims that he had a wife and children, but they left him because of the stress of his job. A conversation with

5472-499: Is referred to immediately afterward by a passerby as "Tommy", leaving his true name ambiguous. However, as part of the bonus features of the complete series DVD release, Bill Lawrence confirmed that Glenn Matthews is definitively the character's name, a callback to when Flynn had guest-starred as Janitor in Lawrence's animated series Clone High , depicted as working at the school before his son's death, and repeatedly called "Glenn" by

5586-547: Is still sexually attractive to a younger age group, and she has admitted freely that she has undergone cosmetic surgery. The Janitor strongly implies in " My Life in Four Cameras " that Jordan has bipolar disorder . Despite her cruelty, Jordan shows loyalty toward friends and sometimes tries to fix her wrongdoings. She gradually develops a tolerance and almost fondness for Elliot, as they can both easily manipulate their boyfriends. Dr. Doug Murphy, played by Johnny Kastl ,

5700-474: Is still talking to his ex-girlfriend without telling her he is married, a separation that is prolonged after Carla and J.D. kiss. After couples' therapy and some frank discussions with each other and J.D., Turk and Carla reunite and immediately begin trying to conceive. Initially, they are unsuccessful, but Carla finally gets pregnant toward the end of the season after several episodes in which she and Turk worry about their respective fertility. Carla gives birth to

5814-474: Is the opposite of J.D. Drew then turns to Dr. Cox and asks for relationship advice. Dr. Cox replies, "Oh dear God, Drew, not you. It's happening again." Dave Franco portrays Cole Aaronson, a medical student at Winston University. His family donated a large sum of money to get the new Sacred Heart Hospital built, and as such, Cole believes he is "untouchable" and can do whatever he wants. While spoiled, arrogant, and immature, he occasionally reveals himself to have

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5928-548: Is the theme song from Scrubs . His music production led to newfound success for some of the artists featured on his film soundtracks including The Shins , who were prominently featured on the Garden State and Scrubs soundtracks, resulting in the expression "the Zach Braff effect". In 2020, Braff directed the short film In The Time It Takes To Get There , starring Alicia Silverstone and Florence Pugh . The film

6042-639: The Adult Swim animated science fiction series Rick and Morty (2013–present), and Kate Mularkey in the Netflix drama series Firefly Lane (2021–2023). Chalke had recurring roles as Stella Zinman in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2008–2009, 2014) and as Angie in the ABC/ TBS sitcom Cougar Town (2012). She also had voice roles in the Netflix animated sitcom Paradise PD (2018–2021) and

6156-672: The Grammy Award for Best Soundtrack Album in 2005. In 2014, Braff directed his second film, Wish I Was Here , which he partially funded with a Kickstarter campaign. Braff has appeared on stage in the dark comedy All New People , in which he starred, and also wrote. The play premiered in New York City in 2011 before playing in London's West End . He also played the lead role in a musical adaptation of Woody Allen 's Bullets Over Broadway in 2014. Zachary Israel Braff

6270-509: The Great and Powerful (2013). In 2004, Braff made his directorial debut with Garden State in which he also starred. Additionally, he wrote the screenplay and compiled the soundtrack album . He shot the film in his home state of New Jersey with a budget of $ 2.5 million. The film made over $ 35 million at the box office and was praised by critics, leading it to gain a cult following . He won numerous awards for his directing work and also won

6384-678: The Janitor 's second Brain Trust, along with Ted and Doug. In " My Soul On Fire, Part 1 ", it is revealed that Todd went to medical school in the Bahamas and learned the high five from his professor. In " My Chief Concern ", he appears to be involved in a three-way sexual relationship with the Hendersons, a married couple. Although Todd maintains a steady role through much of the series, he appears only twice in " My Finale ": When J.D. runs out of

6498-411: The Janitor in Season 3 indicates that Ted can speak Korean. So intense is Ted's hatred for Kelso, who regularly degrades and belittles him, that he regularly has homicidal thoughts about him. Kelso is well aware of these thoughts, which adds to their tensions. He also has an Oedipus complex regarding his mother, with whom he lives. He sleeps in the same bed as her and has remarked that she has installed

6612-529: The Janitor, Dr. Kelso, and Carla, with whom she is especially close. Laverne has a husband named Lester, a son, and a nephew named Lance who fought in the Iraq War . She and Lester are shown to have marital problems, and her attempts to fix them are unsuccessful. While driving to the hospital one morning in the sixth season, Laverne is involved in a car crash, falls into a coma , and is put on life support. Her family decides to take her off after learning that she

6726-542: The Janitor. Jordan Sullivan, played by Christa Miller (the real-life spouse of series creator Bill Lawrence), is the ex-wife of Perry Cox and a member (later retired) of the Sacred Heart Board of Directors. She first appears in "My Bad" (Season 1) as J.D.'s patient, and she seduces him before he finds out she is Dr. Cox's ex-wife. Jordan's father, Quinn Sullivan, was on the Board of Directors, and she inherited

6840-970: The Netflix animated adventure series Dogs in Space (2021–present). Chalke was born at the Ottawa Civic Hospital on August 27, 1976, in Ottawa , Ontario , and was raised in North Vancouver , British Columbia . She is the middle of three daughters born to Douglas and Angela Chalke (née Piper). She is from a German family who spoke German at home, and went to a school where she spoke French all day, so she speaks both languages fluently. Chalke graduated from Handsworth Secondary School in North Vancouver in 1994. Chalke's acting career began at age eight when she began appearing in musical theatre productions. At 12, she became

6954-538: The Season 1 DVD bonus features that Dr. Cox's habit of touching his nose is a homage to Paul Newman 's character in The Sting , although Cox also uses it as a sign of irritation on occasion, rather than just a sign that "it's going to be OK", as it was used in the film. Dr. Cox has also been compared to Gregory House (although Cox's character was created several years before House's) by Dr. Kelso, who says, "Oh Perry, you are so edgy and cantankerous, like House without

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7068-436: The baby shower for Carla and Turk's child, Doug and some other coroners were shown eating and trading lollipops. Doug and Ted often hung out with each other, and were revealed to bike and compete in triathlons together, as well. Doug, Ted, and Todd were all members of the Janitor's second Brain Trust, but Doug was temporarily replaced with Lloyd. Doug revealed that, after putting toe tags on cadavers for so long, he had developed

7182-416: The bad news to a patient diagnosed with H.I.V. She tells Turk that if she were lucky enough to get married and have enough money to stop working, she would "walk out of this place and never look back". Judy Reyes portrays Carla Espinosa, the hospital's head nurse, who acts as a mother figure to the interns, often hiding their mistakes from their attending doctor. During the course of the series, Turk forms

7296-448: The character's full name, John Dorian) on the medical comedy television series Scrubs which debuted in 2001. The role was Braff's first major role in a television show. Braff was nominated for three Golden Globes and an Emmy for his work on the show. Braff directed several episodes of Scrubs , including the 100th episode, " My Way Home ". For the show's ninth season Braff was a cast member for six episodes and also served as one of

7410-693: The country in which The Last Kiss was also shot. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was also shown at the Tribeca Film Festival . Braff played the lead role of Alex in Alex, Inc. , a television comedy based on a family man who quit his radio career to launch a podcasting company. ABC cancelled the show after one season. Braff returned to the Public Theater in 2002, in

7524-511: The cure to osteogenesis imperfecta , the disease they are researching. After a brief spell at a free clinic , she returns to Sacred Heart and becomes a senior attending physician. At the end of the episode " My Coffee ", she accepts an offer to go into private practice, allowing her to receive double the pay, still work at Sacred Heart, and never have to deal with superiors Dr. Cox (McGinley) or Dr. Kelso (Ken Jenkins) again. In " My Full Moon ", she ponders her future career after struggling to deliver

7638-474: The delivery guy in a sweater"). In " My Long Goodbye ", J.D. sent a text message to Lloyd to go pick up Dr. Cox's son, Jack, from daycare because J.D. had not listened to Dr. Cox when he asked him to do it. Lloyd proceeded to blast speed metal from his radio with Jack in the car, lip-syncing to "Driving Down the Darkness" while Jack air drummed. Zach Braff Zachary Israel Braff (born April 6, 1975)

7752-497: The documentary Heart of Stone to "help spread the word about it." Braff starred in the romantic drama The Last Kiss , which opened on September 15, 2006. Braff tweaked several parts of Paul Haggis ' script for the film, as he wanted the script to be as "real as possible" and "really courageous" regarding its subject matter. As with Garden State , Braff was involved with the film's soundtrack, serving as executive producer. The film's director, Tony Goldwyn , compared Braff to

7866-424: The drama film A Good Person starring Morgan Freeman and Florence Pugh , it was released on March 24, 2023. Braff was expected to direct Open Hearts , a remake of the 2002 Danish film Elsker dig for evigt ( Love You Forever ). The film is about a woman who has an affair with her paralyzed husband's doctor, whose wife caused the accident that put her husband in a wheelchair. It was first revealed that Braff

7980-458: The episodes in which he appeared. Braff received top billing as a main cast member in each of his appearances for that season. He did not appear in the last episode of the series, titled "Our Thanks", and no mention was made of him. J.D.'s name is based on that of Dr. Jonathan Doris, a college friend of series creator Bill Lawrence . Doris served as medical adviser to the show. Donald Faison portrays Christopher Duncan Turk , J.D.'s best friend,

8094-522: The executive producers. Braff starred in Garden State , also directing and producing it. The film was filmed in his home state of New Jersey. Producers were initially reluctant to finance the film; Braff wrote it in six months. At the 2005 Grammy Awards , his " mixtape " won a Grammy for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for the Garden State soundtrack . On April 24, 2013, Braff started

8208-418: The fact that Cox routinely criticizes and belittles him. Cox frequently suggests that this harsh treatment is intended as conditioning for the rigors of hospital life. Dr. Cox is sarcastic and bitter, with a quick, cruel wit, normally expressed through frequent and sometimes incredibly long rants in which he viciously attacks almost every character on the show. He is athletic, often found playing basketball in

8322-647: The film's development status has been released. Along with other Scrubs cast members, Braff has a cameo role in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie . He also voiced the titular character in the Disney animated film Chicken Little (2005), and has reprised the role in various Disney video games such as Chicken Little , Kingdom Hearts II , Chicken Little: Ace in Action and Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX . Braff has also done voiceovers for commercials, including

8436-474: The hospital and when J.D. leaves for the final time, at which point Todd gives him a "goodbye five from the big dog". Todd is a recurring character in Season 9. Theodore "Ted" Buckland Jr., played by Sam Lloyd , is Sacred Heart's lawyer , initially credited as an unnamed "Lawyer" until the Season 1 episode "My Blind Date", where he reminds Dr. Kelso of his name. As the hospital's "sad sack", he has pathetically low self-esteem and frequent suicidal tendencies. It

8550-460: The hospital is unknown, he was chief of surgery until he passed the title to Turk. He was inordinately fond of the song " A Little Respect " by Erasure . Dr. Wen was not featured on the show after Season 6, but in Season 8, his name was seen on Dr. Cox's "Sometimes Allowed" list, and he was parodied in the annual interns' sketch show. J.D. commented that the Dr. Wen sketch was not working, referring to Dr. Wen's lack of comedic flair. When Carla became

8664-446: The hospital's custodian known as "Janitor" through most of the series. An incident in the pilot episode establishes an adversarial relationship between J.D. and him, which persists throughout the series. This tends to take the form of the Janitor pulling mean-spirited pranks on J.D., although he gives J.D. a pass after J.D.'s father Sam dies. In the last episode of Season 8, the Janitor reveals his name to J.D. as "Glenn Matthews", though he

8778-471: The hospital's parking lot with younger employees. In " My Friend the Doctor ", he shows off by slam-dunking a basketball, but injures his back when he lands, a reminder that he is middle-aged. Out of vanity, he tries to disguise his injury. His parents were an absent or abusive mother and an alcoholic, abusive father, which may have sculpted his narcissistic personality and poor social skills. McGinley says in

8892-507: The hospital, he and Keith would probably have immediately become best friends. Despite J.D.'s dislike of Keith, the two have a great deal in common—which may explain Elliot's interest in him. Elliot, who spoke fluent German , informed J.D. that Keith's last name meant "master of dudes" in German. Keith and Ted would eventually become best friends. In " His Story IV ", Keith revealed himself to be

9006-509: The limp." This is further explored in "My House", during which Cox acquires a temporary limp. At the end of the episode, through a series of circumstances, Dr. Cox walks into a room where the other characters are sitting and, in a very House-esque way, gives them the answers to everything they have been trying to figure out in the episode. Sarah Chalke portrays Elliot Reid , another intern and later private-practice physician. Her relationship with J.D. becomes romantic on several occasions, and at

9120-624: The main cast in Hawaii and says that Gooch has left him for an unseen "Dr. Hooch". Ted and his band reappear in Season 3 of Cougar Town , where they audition to play at Disney World . In the episode "A One Story Town", Ted panics when he notices that everyone he meets resembles people he used to work with, including Jules' father, played by Ken Jenkins —as well as Zach Braff , Sarah Chalke , Christa Miller , and Robert Maschio —all as characters who resemble Kelso, J.D., Elliot, Jordan, and Todd, respectively. Laverne Roberts, played by Aloma Wright ,

9234-610: The musical Bullets Over Broadway The Musical , an adaptation of Woody Allen's 1994 film, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman . In 2009, Braff opened the Mermaid Oyster Bar in New York City with chef and high school friend Laurence Edelman, as well as Danny Abrams. Proprietors of the Rio Theater in Monte Rio, California credited Braff with making the donation that put their Kickstarter campaign over

9348-453: The only original cast member, besides John C. McGinley , to return for Season 9 as a regular cast member. Turk's name is based on that of real-life physician Jon Turk, a medical consultant for Scrubs . John C. McGinley portrays Percival "Perry" Ulysses Cox, a senior attending physician at Sacred Heart, the hospital's residency director, and eventually chief of medicine in Season 8 (" My Cookie Pants "). J.D. considers Cox his mentor despite

9462-553: The position after his death. She is the sister of Ben Sullivan, a close friend of Dr. Cox, and Danni Sullivan, an ex-girlfriend of J.D.'s. After her divorce from Dr. Cox, they maintain a strictly sexual relationship, and they both continue to have feelings for each other and get back together shortly before the birth of their son, Jack. In Season 6, they have a daughter, Jennifer Dylan (named by J.D., after his initials). In Season 8, both Jordan and Dr. Cox start to wear their wedding rings again, even though they are no longer married. Jordan

9576-464: The role eventually played by Dane Cook in Mr. Brooks , but dropped out of both roles to work on Open Hearts , which he adapted from a Danish film and will direct. He has also co-written a film version of Andrew Henry's Meadow , a children's book, with his brother, and was scheduled to direct one of the segments for the film New York, I Love You . In July 2009, he signed on as an executive producer of

9690-486: The role of Dr. Cox. However, Lawrence asked Flynn if he would consider another part: the mysterious custodian who makes tormenting J.D. his life's work. While the Janitor was intended as a running gag for only the pilot episode, series creator Lawrence stated, "When we watched the pilot, we knew instantly we had to keep this guy around." Eliza Coupe portrays Denise "Jo" Mahoney, one of several new interns in Season 8 . She

9804-462: The ropes. Despite all this, J.D. grew to irrationally dislike Keith, who quickly began to excel in his hospital duties, and furthermore because Keith was a "booty call" that progressed into a relationship with Elliot. However, J.D. soon decided that he would like Keith because Elliot did, and admitted that Keith had genuine skills as a doctor, with the two becoming good friends soon after. J.D. also admitted in one episode that, had Elliot never worked at

9918-426: The school's principal. In the Season 9 premiere, Turk tells J.D. that the day after he left Sacred Heart, the Janitor asked when J.D. was returning, either oblivious to, or in denial of, J.D.'s departure, and upon coming to the realization that J.D. no longer worked at Sacred Heart, promptly walked off the job and quit. He is not seen for the remainder of the season due to Neil Flynn leaving the show to begin working as

10032-408: The series, Todd often refers to himself in the third person and gives a variety of high fives , hard enough that they hurt. He often devises names for these variations of high fives by taking a word or subject that references a previous comment or gesture, and adding "five" to it for example, "moving-on five" or "something-might-be-wrong five", normally accompanied by a sound effect. He is a member of

10146-444: The series, he joins the Janitor's Brain Trust. With the help of the Janitor and J.D., he finds the courage to ask Stephanie Gooch ( Kate Micucci ), a ukulele -playing musician who performs for the hospital's child patients, on a date, and the two form a relationship and move in together. Lloyd reprises his role as Ted in three episodes of Cougar Town . In the second-season finale , written and directed by Bill Lawrence , Ted visits

10260-562: The series, she often goes out of her way to seek acceptance, baking cupcakes, sharing class notes, and trying to bond with fellow students. When Cole wants to become a surgeon, he tears up 17 of Lucy's cuddly horses and tries to re-assemble them. Lucy holds 17 individual funerals for them that Drew has to suffer through. As the season progresses, Lucy faces more and greater challenges in medicine and life. In " Our Drunk Friend ", she personally raises money to send an alcoholic patient to rehab, only to have it blow up in her face when he falls off

10374-439: The series. Kelso is portrayed as cold, heartless, and cruel, driven primarily by the hospital's bottom line rather than the well-being of patients. However, he is occasionally suggested to have a softer side, with his cruelty being a means of coping with years of hard decisions. Other characters have noted that he is burdened by the job. He often alludes to having a wife named Enid and a homosexual son named Harrison, although neither

10488-494: The show's creator, Bill Lawrence and director Michael Spiller . Braff has previously dated actress Mandy Moore , from 2004 to 2006. He has also had relationships with model Taylor Bagley , from 2009 to 2014 and actress Florence Pugh , from 2019 to 2022. He directed her in his 2019 short film In the Time it Takes to Get There and the drama film A Good Person . In November 2008, Braff earned his pilot's license flying

10602-466: The spokesperson for a line of women's underwear by Hanes that included a series of commercials directed by her Scrubs co-star Zach Braff . In 2008 and 2009, she made appearances in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother as Stella Zinman. In early 2011, she starred in the CBS television series Mad Love , a romantic comedy which debuted as a midseason replacement and was cancelled after only one season

10716-506: The start of Season 9, she is married to J.D. and seven months pregnant. Elliot is driven by a neurotic desire to prove her abilities to her family (in which all of the men are doctors), her peers, and herself. Being the byproduct of a wealthy family, Elliot was largely unprepared for the "real world" hostilities and socioeconomic differences among the hospital staff. Elliot has an estranged relationship with both of her parents, particularly her mother, who often belittles and demeans her. Elliot has

10830-459: The target to buy a digital projector over its $ 60,000 goal in May 2013. In March 2020, Braff and Scrubs co-star Donald Faison launched a Scrubs rewatch podcast titled Fake Doctors, Real Friends . Distributed by iHeartRadio , the duo also shares stories and experiences of their time on set. Guests on the podcast include their co-stars Sarah Chalke , Judy Reyes , Neil Flynn , John C. McGinley , Christa Miller , and Ken Jenkins as well as

10944-422: The wagon. J.D., who had initially seemed to support her, tells her that he knew the patient was a lost cause, but felt that she needed to learn how to cope with defeat. Michael Mosley portrays Drew Suffin, who is a medical student at Winston University giving it a second go. He had previously been in jail and was apparently shot by a 12-year-old. He describes jail as "cold". He is in a relationship with Denise. He

11058-455: The workplace. Elliot made jokes about her leaving him, but Ted informed her that Keith was still hurt and pretended to be over it only when she was around. Elliot finally realized his feelings in " My Jerks " and sincerely apologized for hurting him. Keith responded by saying he had really needed to hear that. He appeared again in " My Finale " in J.D.'s final daydream of all the people he had met at Sacred Heart. Dr. Wen, played by Charles Chun ,

11172-418: Was All-Conference. During Season 4, J.D. strongly disliked him because of his outgoing nature, but perhaps more so because, unlike most of the other interns, Lonnie did not appear to fear J.D. He briefly appeared in Season 6. Michael Hobert, who played him, also appeared as an extra in the pilot episode , as a patient getting an MRI scan near the end of the episode. In the Season 8 finale, " My Finale ", Lonnie

11286-563: Was a pathologist at Sacred Heart, formerly a doctor of internal medicine. Doug was an incompetent nervous wreck who often accidentally killed patients assigned to him, and even had causes of deaths named after him. He even said in the season 4 episode "My First Kill" his first kill was 40 minutes into his first day. Because of his anxiety, he was nicknamed "nervous guy" and "pee pants" by Dr. Cox, who, along with Dr. Kelso, degraded him constantly. Despite his lack of medical skills and having to repeat his third year of residency, Doug eventually became

11400-408: Was an attending surgeon who mentored Turk and the Todd for their first three years at the hospital. He tended to be very serious and business-like, and was one of very few characters not treated comically (although a couple of attempts were made, such as when he and Turk argued over what song to play during a surgery and when he pushed Turk to help him beat Dr. Cox and J.D. at wheelchair racing). Dr. Wen

11514-402: Was announced that a revival of Roseanne was in the works, and that most of the original cast and some of the producers would return for the revival series. On May 16, 2017, it was confirmed that eight episodes of the show were greenlit by ABC and would air mid-season in 2018 with Chalke returning, but playing a role other than Becky Conner. Following its cancellation, she later returned for

11628-510: Was based on a poster created by Sam West, the winner of an Adobe contest in 2018. In 2021, Braff was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award for directing the Apple TV+ comedy show Ted Lasso . He also received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series for the Ted Lasso episode "Biscuits". Braff wrote, directed, and produced

11742-492: Was born into a Jewish family and Braff's mother, originally a Protestant, converted to Judaism before marrying his father. Braff said that he had a "very strong conservative / orthodox [Jewish] upbringing." He had his bar mitzvah service at Oheb Shalom Congregation . In 2005, he said that he was "not a huge organized religion guy," and in 2013, he said that "the religion (Judaism) doesn't necessarily work for me," although he identifies as Jewish. His older brother

11856-633: Was born on April 6, 1975 in South Orange , New Jersey , and grew up there and in neighboring Maplewood . His father Harold Irwin "Hal" Braff (1934–2018) was a trial attorney, professor and alumnus at Rutgers Law School , a founder of the state's American Inns of Court (AIC) and an elected trustee of the National Inns of Court Foundation. His mother Anne Hutchinson Maynard worked as a clinical psychologist. His parents divorced and remarried others during Braff's childhood. Braff's father

11970-821: Was directed by Peter DuBois, who directed Braff in Trust the previous year. When announcing the play on Facebook, Braff wrote that 'one of my dreams comes true'. In 2012, Braff moved the play on tour to the UK, playing in Manchester at the Manchester Opera House between February 8–11, Glasgow at the King's Theatre between February 14–18, and finally in London for 10 weeks at the Duke of York's Theatre from February 22. On April 10, 2014, Braff opened on Broadway in

12084-477: Was directing Open Hearts in 2006, however, the film was eventually canceled. Braff said "It fell apart at the last second due to scheduling and budget, as so many movies do." At the same time, Braff's film The Last Kiss was being released. In 2009, Braff was working on the script for Swingles , a film based on a spec script by Duncan Birmingham; he would direct and star in the film alongside Cameron Diaz . As of 2021, no further public announcements about

12198-650: Was in High , a proposed 1989 CBS television series with a cast that also included Gwyneth Paltrow and Craig Ferguson ; the television pilot never made it on air. Braff appeared in the 1990s series The Baby-sitters Club , in the episode "Dawn Saves the Trees". He appeared in Woody Allen 's 1993 film Manhattan Murder Mystery . In 1998, Braff had a part in a George C. Wolfe production of Macbeth for New York City's Public Theater . Braff played "J.D." (short for

12312-433: Was introduced in Season 6's " My Therapeutic Month ", when J.D. asked Lloyd for a ride and Lloyd introduced him to the metal band Devildriver , specifically their songs "The Devil's Son" and "Driving Down the Darkness". In " My No Good Reason ", Dr. Cox used Lloyd as part of a plan to get Nurse Laverne Roberts to admit that bad things sometimes happen for no reason, but she saw through the plan ("That's not her father; that's

12426-436: Was more dispassionate and modest than most surgeons, but he did have an egotistic, competitive side; he competed against Dr. Cox in a wheelchair race between the medical and surgical branches. He was one of the few characters to refer to Turk by his first name, Christopher. Little is known about Wen's personal life other than that he was married, and that his wife once broke her legs in a car accident. Although his full position at

12540-465: Was not J.D.'s fault, and Cox later apologized. Everyone at the hospital was saddened by Ben's death, and many senior staff members attended his funeral two days later. Finally, Cox accepted Ben's death and his ghost dissipated. Cox sat with Jordan and J.D. in the front row at the funeral and sobbed. Lonnie, (played by Michael Hobert ), first seen in " His Story II ", began working at Sacred Heart as one of J.D.'s interns in Season 3. While trying to impress

12654-509: Was produced. Chalke was signed by former Scrubs executive producer Bill Lawrence to play the love interest of Bobby Cobb in the series Cougar Town . She appeared in multiple episodes in the third season. Chalke starred in the ABC comedy series How to Live with Your Parents (For the Rest of Your Life) , which premiered April 3, 2013, and which was cancelled one month later. She played Polly,

12768-489: Was shown one last time. His last words were, "I hate you so much, J.D." Lloyd, the Delivery Guy (played by writer Mike Schwartz )—whose last name may be Slawski, his father's surname—was a member of the air band Cool Cats with Turk, Ted, and the Janitor, where he played air drums. He had been in rehab for drug use but relapsed (though he did not use needles, and carried a straw). He admitted to J.D. that he once received

12882-416: Was supposed to be the alcoholic , nonreligious "anti-Laverne", turned out to be untrue. The new character is seen briefly while Kim Briggs is giving birth. J.D. sees the physical similarities between Laverne and Nurse Shirley, and gave her the nickname "Laverneagain", which she despises. After joining the staff of Sacred Heart at the beginning of Season 7 , Shirley apparently develops a close friendship with

12996-431: Was written by Paul Weitz and directed by Peter DuBois. Braff played Henry, a wealthy married man who "looks to find something real in the most unlikely of places." In early 2011, Braff announced that he had written a play to be performed at the Second Stage Theatre in mid-2011. His play, All New People , is set on Long Beach Island and centers on Charlie, a 35-year-old from Braff's home state New Jersey . The play

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