Johnny Kastl is an American lawyer and former actor, perhaps best known for his role as Dr. Doug Murphy on the medical comedy ''

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''. He made cameo appearances in several

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productions and played other parts on television, including the role of Todd Jaracki on ''

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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 '' War of the Worlds''. 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, as FBI agent Todd Jaracki, for the single season of

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's ''

'' (2009).

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 2006 '' The Big-Break All Star Challenge'' ''Scrubs'' competition, beating out

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(" The Todd") 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 practiced law in

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, at the law firms of Katten Muchin Rosenman and

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before becoming a Founding Member (and VP of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships) of Acorn Finance.

Filmography

*''The Tempest'' (2001) - Boatswain *''I Dreamt of Bombay'' (2002) - Bobby *''Girlfriends'' (2002) - Guy *''

'' (2003) - Soldier *'' Ball & Chain'' (2004) - Monty *'' War of the Worlds'' (2005) - Boston Soldier *''Over There'' (2005) - Sergeant First Class Neeson *''Cold Case'' (2006) - Wes Floyd *''Veronica Mars'' (2007) *''I Gotta Be Better Than Keanu'' (2007) - Slimy Agent *''

'' (2001–2009) - Dr. Doug Murphy *''

'' (2009) - Todd Jaracki

References

External links

* 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