Full Metal Jacket' Sergeant R. Lee Ermey Dies at 74

scostu · 04-15-2018, 08:54 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/201...ee-ermey-.html

http://fox59.com/2018/04/15/actor-fo...ey-dies-at-74/

1MOREMOD · 04-15-2018, 09:01 PM

Damn I thought he was 74, 25 years ago or whenever that movie was. Sucks.

scostu · 04-15-2018, 09:24 PM

......”Born in Emporia, Kansas in 1944 as Ronald Lee Ermey, he grew up as a bit of a hell-raiser. Having been arrested for criminal mischief twice by age 17, he was given a choice of jail time or the military. He chose the Marine Corps. and served as a drill instructor in San Diego in the mid 1960s. He was eventually sent to Vietnam and served 14 months in that country. He was later a staff sergeant in Okinawa, but was medically discharged in 1972 because of injuries during his service. He later received an honorary promotion to gunnery sergeant by the Marines.”

lakefront · 04-15-2018, 10:34 PM

The testosterone level of this country just dropped a significant amount.

RIP.

TheBusDriver · 04-15-2018, 10:56 PM

He gave his heart to Jesus, but his ass belongs to the Corps.

UglyBuzzard · 04-15-2018, 10:59 PM

Godspeed, Gunny!

Lucky John · 04-15-2018, 11:46 PM

Semper Fi, Gunny, Semper Fi.

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/mari...at-74-1.522306

Captain Blood · 04-16-2018, 12:15 AM

Wow! That news was out of the blue...

https://apnews.com/b2cf8bd734044e07a54d0b087b0f1d9f

RIP

Dang3r · 04-16-2018, 03:41 AM

R.I.P.
FMJ made him legend at livetime!

EdM5 · 04-16-2018, 05:07 AM

RIP
What a legend

Law · 04-16-2018, 05:41 AM

Wow, I remember watching Mail Call back in the day and was just watching the Military History Channel this morning when a Mail Call snippet came up and I ended up on his Wikipedia page to read up on what he's been up to, where it showed that he was still alive.

Who would've thought, the next time I refreshed that page, he would be deceased...

"Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24, 1944) is an American actor and voice actor. Ermey is known for playing Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is a former United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant; during his tenure in the U.S. Marine Corps, he served as a drill instructor."

"Ronald Lee Ermey (March 24, 1944 – April 15, 2018) was an American actor and voice actor. He achieved fame when he played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in the 1987 film Full Metal Jacket, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He was a former United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant; during his tenure in the U.S. Marine Corps he served as a drill instructor."

RIP R. Lee Ermey

No Boost · 04-16-2018, 06:21 AM

Because I'm too heavy? Because you are a disgusting fatbody!

When you two turds are done, I want you to go clean the head. I want that head so sanitary and squared away the Virgin Mary herself would be proud to go in there and take a dump.

drewzMMM · 04-16-2018, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stage IV

Because I'm too heavy? Because you are a disgusting fatbody!

When you two turds are done, I want you to go clean the head. I want that head so sanitary and squared away the Virgin Mary herself would be proud to go in there and take a dump.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stage IV

Because I'm too heavy? Because you are a disgusting fatbody!

When you two turds are done, I want you to go clean the head. I want that head so sanitary and squared away the Virgin Mary herself would be proud to go in there and take a dump.

They pay for it... you eat it!

-Love the disgusting fat-body scene!

King Rudi · 04-16-2018, 10:12 AM

Sad to hear. Full Metal Jacket was an eye opener to an 11 year old boy, but my friends and I quoted much of his lines from that movie. From Full Metal Jacket, The Frighteners and Texas Chainsaw Massacre to Toy Story and Saving Silverman, his voice and personality fit so perfectly into so many roles. Used to really enjoy Mail Call with my 2 boys on Sunday mornings. R.I.P Gunny.....R.I.P.

F32Fleet · 04-16-2018, 11:39 AM

Damn...

Poiseuille · 04-16-2018, 01:04 PM

".....your OTHER left you dubazz commie puke..."

Bingobimmer · 04-16-2018, 04:40 PM

Watched FMJ for the first time a few weeks ago, he was born to play that role.

MKSixer · 04-16-2018, 08:01 PM

He was made for the FMJ role. No script. They just told him, "Action" and the rest is history. In his honor:

E92 M Sport · 04-16-2018, 08:26 PM

Damn shame. Way too young.

CANGRKE70 · 04-17-2018, 03:49 PM

My dad used to work overnights when I was a kid and FMJ was his choice of movie to let his 6 and 4 year old kids watch as a babysitter if he dosed off on the couch...to this day I can't tell if he was negligent or the best father ever...

terryd5150 · 04-19-2018, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CANGRKE70

My dad used to work overnights when I was a kid and FMJ was his choice of movie to let his 6 and 4 year old kids watch as a babysitter if he dosed off on the couch...to this day I can't tell if he was negligent or the best father ever...

Is that what Joker meant by the "duality of man"?

Poiseuille · 04-23-2018, 07:51 PM

What are the chances that a script containing a character called "Private Snowball" would ever get sold to Hollywood producers today?

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scostu Colonel 1622 Rep 2,036 Posts Drives: 2016 F25 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Space Coast Florida...aka NASA area iTrader: (0)	......”Born in Emporia, Kansas in 1944 as Ronald Lee Ermey, he grew up as a bit of a hell-raiser. Having been arrested for criminal mischief twice by age 17, he was given a choice of jail time or the military. He chose the Marine Corps. and served as a drill instructor in San Diego in the mid 1960s. He was eventually sent to Vietnam and served 14 months in that country. He was later a staff sergeant in Okinawa, but was medically discharged in 1972 because of injuries during his service. He later received an honorary promotion to gunnery sergeant by the Marines.” __________________
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