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Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24, 1944) is an American actor best known for his roles as military figures. He hosts Mail Call, a military history program on the History Channel.
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Born in Emporia, Kansas, Ermey enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1961. He spent two years as a drill instructor at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California, from 1965 to 1967. Ermey served a 14-month tour of Vietnam in 1968, and then served two tours of duty in Japan. He was honorably discharged in 1972, at the rank of Staff Sergeant. In 2002, he was given an honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant by the U.S. Marine Corps.
After his discharge, Ermey studied acting at the University of Manila in the Philippines, where he was cast as a helicopter pilot in Apocalypse Now. He played minor roles until 1987, when he was cast as the sadistic drill sergeant in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket.
Although he is best known for playing military figures, Ermey has also played dramatic roles in Mississippi Burning and Prefontaine, and comedic roles in Saving Silverman and Toy Story.
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