From: Glen Closson (glen_closson@earthlink.net)
Date: Thu Dec 01 2005 - 08:45:14 PST
I stand corrected. This is what I found:
Ronald Lee Ermey is a retired Staff Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps. After serving more than 10 years (1961 to 1971), including a brief stint as a Drill Instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, India Company 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Ermey retired on a medical disability and took up acting. In 1987, he took the role that would define his persona for the forseeable future, that of Gunnery Sergeant Hartman, the foul-mouthed, abrasive drill instructor in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. He has since applied that persona to a number of projects, most recently "Mail Call," a question-and-answer type program about antique weaponry.
What I was thinking of was the rank of "Gunny." He didn't receive that rank until after he left the Corps.
Glen
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This is his Bio from the history Channel. He was a Marine for 11 years
Golden Globe nominee and Boston Society of Film Critics Award Winner
Ermey served 11 years active duty with the U.S. Marine Corps. He rose
Lee starred with Elizabeth Pena in the feature On the Borderline. Just
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> I didn't think Lee was a DI in real life, only in the movies.
From: froberts@midsouth.rr.com
Sent: Dec 1, 2005 8:04 AM
To: Glen Closson <glen_closson@earthlink.net>
Cc: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Subject: Re: [MV] Lee E
and a DI for 2 years.
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About The Host
for Best Supporting Actor in director Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal
Jacket, R. Lee Ermey, after more than 25 years in the business, is one
of the most successful and talented actors in film and television
today.
His numerous roles in feature film include: Switchback, starring
opposite Dennis Quaid and Danny Glover, Dead Man Walking, Seven,
Leaving Las Vegas, Murder In The First, Life, The Frighteners and
Sommersby, as well as his critically acclaimed role opposite Jared
Leto in Prefontaine. He continues doing numerous voiceover roles which
span from The Simpsons to Toy Story("1" and "2").
to the rank of staff NCO, served two years as a drill instructor and a
tour of duty in Viet Nam. Medically retired in 1971, he used his G.I.
Bill benefits, and enrolled at the University of Manila in the
Philippines where he studied drama. Francis Ford Coppola was filming
Apocalypse Now in the area and cast Ermey in a featured role. He has
since gone on to star or appear in approximately sixty films.
Ermey is no stranger to prestigious television either. He has starred
in numerous telefilms including HBO's Weapons of Mass Distraction,
TNT's The Rough Riders, and TNT's You Know My Name, starring Sam
Elliot, as well as Showtime's The Apartment Complex.
before that, Lee was in the feature film Skipped Parts, with Jennifer
Jason Leigh and Drew Barrymore. Recently, Lee starred in Saving
Silverman with Jason Biggs, Jack Black, Steve Zahn and Amanda Peet.
Lee appears opposite Jeff Bridges in Scenes of the Crime and Harvey
Keitel in Taking Sides. For New Line he appeared in Run Ronnie Run and
starred in the remake of Willard with Crispin Glover. Also for New
Line, he stars in the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Lee is also
hosting his own show for The History Channel, MAIL CALL, which focuses
on military technology past, present and future. It continues to be
one of the highest rated series on The History Channel. Lee has
recently begun filming Cheer Up with Tommy Lee Jones for Revolution
Studios.
From: Glen Closson <glen_closson@earthlink.net>
Date: Thursday, December 1, 2005 9:51 am
Subject: Re: [MV] Lee E
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> I beleive he was granted an "Honorary DI" title.
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> Glen
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