I think the whole thing was rigged Loved the MG42 and the recoilless rifles though. He was clearly biased towards 'Little Ermie'. Hope hes not watching 'The View' On a related note, hes never gonna make it as a game-show host. Just opinions on what the news media spews. Last nights show had 'The Gunny' playing with dolls I wonder if maybe the gunfire is starting to get to him. Just an opinion guy so keep your shirts on. He appeared in more than 55 films and was used as a voice actor in many others, including Roughnecks and X-men 3. Gunnys Mail Call List to the Rants and Raves of retired Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Roger A. That performance, plus his Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor, led to a bit of typecasting, but steady work for Ermey. Kubrick was impressed with Ermey, allowing him to make up his own dialogue on the set.
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He later appeared as a Marine drill instructor in the film The Boys in Company C before landing his role in 1987 in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. While in the Philippines attending college, Ermey got his first taste of show business, playing a chopper pilot in Apocalypse Now while serving as a technical advisor on the film to director Francis Ford Coppola. He later received an honorary promotion to gunnery sergeant by the Marines. He was later a staff sergeant in Okinawa, but was medically discharged in 1972 because of injuries during his service. He was eventually sent to Vietnam and served 14 months in that country. Be one of the first to get your copy and have it come autographed by the Gunny himself Mail Call - The Book Autographed by R. and served as a drill instructor in San Diego in the mid 1960s. Having been arrested for criminal mischief twice by age 17, he was given a choice of jail time or the military. He also hosted Gunny Time on the Outdoor Channel.īorn in Emporia, Kansas in 1944 as Ronald Lee Ermey, he grew up as a bit of a hell-raiser. He also hosted the History Channel programs Mail Call, answering questions about military issues and Lock N’ Load with R. History Channel/A+E Networks Teams With George Clooney & More To Back Roybal Film & Television Production Magnet School
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