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[[File:R_Lee_Ermey_8945.jpg|frame|That's '''Gunnery Sergeant''' R. Lee Ermey to you, maggot.]]
Gunnery Sergeant [[R. Lee Ermey]] (1944-2018) was a U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor turned actor/media personality. Ermey became a pop culture icon off of his [[One-Scene Wonder|brief but memorable]] role in the Stanley Kubrick film ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'', which had him play a foul-mouthed drill instructor whose sadistic training methods ends up driving one recruit insane and led to his death; incidentally, his scenes are one of the few times in which Kubrick allowed improvisation in any of his films.
The role made him the poster child for the trope [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] and landed him work in other films (most notably ''[[Se7en]]'', where he ironically plays against type as a rather mellowed out police captain), as well as a slew of voice-over work due to his distinct gruff voice, and ultimately a hosting job for several [[The History Channel|History Channel]] military-themed shows (''Mail Call'' and ''Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey''). He also guest-starred as the abusive ex-[[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] father of the title character of ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''.
He actually retired from the marines as a ''Staff'' Sergeant. In 2002, he was the first person in the Marine Corps to be promoted after retirement with an honorary promotion to Gunnery Sergeant.
=== Person ===▼
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* [[Adam Westing]]: In ''Saving Silverman''.
** Also, his Geico commercial.
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* [[Cast the Expert]]: How he got his most famous role.
* [[The Determinator]]: Was once in a car accident which knocked him off the road. He flashed his lights for hours until someone found him
* [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]: He
** To the point of [[Typecasting]].
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: He
* [[No Indoor Voice]]
* [[Semper Fi]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: Was the subject of ''many'':
*
** There's also [http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4929/eigoforanimes.png this Japanese English phrase(?) book], which features an Army [[Moe]]-girl whose dialogue consists of nothing but uncensored ''Full Metal Jacket'' character quotes.
{{quote|''[[Japanese Ranguage|I rike you.]] Come ova to my house and fuck my shista.''}}
** Another anime example: ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]'' has a few scene cut-away pictures of Ermey depicted in his ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'' role. It's worth noting the animators spared no detail to his likeness.
** The writers of '[[Green Lantern]]'' have created a Green Lantern Drill Instructor character who is a slightly more mellowed out version of Hartman.
** In ''[[StarCraft]]'', the driver of the [[Tank Goodness|Siege Tank]] asks "What is your major malfunction?"
* [[Throw It In]]: A good bit of the lines from Sgt. Hartman, in ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]'', were adlibbed by Ermey, who was one of the few actors that Kubrick allowed to go off-script when shooting scenes.
{{quote|I'LL BET YOU'RE THE KIND OF GUY WHO WOULD FUCK A PERSON IN THE ASS ''AND NOT EVEN HAVE THE GOD-DAMNED COMMON COURTESY TO GIVE HIM A REACH-AROUND!!''}}
** Note: He had to explain what a "reach around" was to Kubrick after ad-libbing the line.
* [[Trope Codifier]]: Most [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] characters take a page from his book (if they
* [[Younger Than They Look]]: He was only 42 when he filmed ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]''. He
▲=== Shows ===
* [[Bullet Time]]: What did you expect with all of the guns on ''Lock n' Load''?
* [[The Cameo]]: On the Artillery episode of ''Lock and Load'', the hwacha, an ancient Korean multiple rocket launcher, is mentioned and shown being fired. It's the exact same one that the ''[[MythBusters]]'' Build Team constructed, as shown by the mismatched wheels, though this fact is not mentioned in the show.
* [[Does Not Like Spam]]: ''Mail Call''
** However, Ermey actually
*** In another episode, he
*** Maybe a shout out to ''FMJ'', since the one thing Private Snowball wouldn't like was that (in addition to fried chicken) watermelon isn't served on a daily basis in his mess hall.
**
* [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot]]: The main point of ''Mail Call''
* [[Hand Cannon]]: In a ''Lock and Load'' episode, when the host
** Actually, he just
* [[More Dakka]]: Look, ''Lock And Load''
* [[Pin-Pulling Teeth]]: Ermey
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