Johnny Kastl is an American

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, best known for his role as Dr. Doug Murphy on the medical comedy ''

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''. He has since made cameo appearances in several

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productions and played other parts on television including the role of Todd Jaracki on '' The Beast'' with

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Early life

Born in

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and raised in

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, he attended

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, where he double-majored in

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and

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. He acted in many plays and was a co-founder and active member of a student sketch comedy group called "The Kaktabulz."

Career

Kastl has made appearances in the blockbuster films ''

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'' and ''

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''. Kastl had a recurring role on ''

'' for 8 years from 2001 to 2009 as Dr. Doug Murphy, the totally incompetent doctor who finally finds his calling as a very competent

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. However, he asked to be allowed to "sit out" the fourth season of ''Scrubs'' as he had broken both his heels in a ski jumping accident. This was written into the show to keep the character around and, as described on the DVD commentary by creator Bill Lawrence, "We felt that breaking both of his feet was a very "Doug" thing to do, so we decided to write it into the show." He had a recurring role on

's '' The Beast'' as FBI agent Todd Jaracki, friend of Ellis Dove (

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) for the 1 year it was on television.

Personal life

Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Johnny was employed as a Manager at

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in Chicago, Illinois. He is an avid golfer and won

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's '' Big-Break All Star Challenge'' ''Scrubs'' competition, beating out

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") in the final match. While attending law school at the

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, he worked as a law clerk at the U.S. Attorney's Office. He now practices law in

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Filmography

*''The Tempest'' (2001) - Boatswain *''

'' (2003-2009) *''

'' (2003) - Soldier *''

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'' (2004) - Monty *''

'' (2005) - Boston Soldier *''I Gotta Be Better Than Keanu'' (2007) - Slimy Agent

References

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* American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Oklahoma Male actors from Texas Washington University in St. Louis alumni Year of birth missing (living people) University of Iowa College of Law alumni {{US-screen-actor-stub