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Flynn in 2004, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Neil Richard Flynn
Place of Birth: Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 13, 1960
Ethnicity: * father – Irish * mother – English, smaller amounts of Scottish, German, Irish, and Welsh
Neil Flynn is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his roles on the series Scrubs and The Middle .
Neil’s paternal grandfather was John Joseph Flynn (the son of Cornelius Joseph Flynn and Bridget Therese Shea). John was born in Chicago, Illinois. Cornelius was the son of Irish parents, John Flynn and Margaret Crowley. Bridget was also an Irish immigrant, and was the daughter of John Shea and Mary Walsh.
Neil’s paternal grandmother was named Rose A. Kelly. Rose was born in Chicago, to Irish immigrants.
Neil’s maternal grandfather was Arthur Earl Cox (the son of Samuel Solomon Cox and Emma Grace Stucky). Arthur was born in Washington, Indiana, and had English, as well as Scottish, German, and Welsh, ancestry, with deep roots in the U.S. Samuel was the son of Jeffrey J. Cox and Laura Wallace. Emma was the daughter of William Strange Stuckey and Deborah Ann Johnson.
Neil’s maternal grandmother was Doris/Dorisse Mildred Newcombe (the daughter of Edward William Newcombe and Anna Roberts). Doris was born in Chicago, Illinois. Edward was born in Niagara Falls, Welland, Ontario, Canada, the son of Stanley Newcombe and Alice Emily Vance. Anna was born in Chicago, to English emigrants, James Roberts, from Gloucestershire, and Alice Webber/Weber, from Manchester.