Scrubs on Disney + Star: Courteney Cox, Colin Farrell … the best guests of the famous sitcom

Courteney Cox

Unforgettable Monica in Friends, actress Courteney Cox donned a white blouse in the 8th season of Scrubs. She plays there Dr. Taylor Maddox, temporary replacement of Bob Kelso at the direction of the Sacré-Coeur hospital.

In three episodes, she managed to alienate Dr. Cox and the other doctors in the establishment, before setting sail. After her short stint on the sitcom, Courteney Cox landed the title role of the new series from her creator Bill Lawrence: Cougar Town!

Matthew perry

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Before Courteney Cox, another star of the Friends series had already walked the corridors of the Sacré-Coeur for an episode. In the fourth season of Scrubs, Matthew Perry plays the son of a patient who refuses to donate a kidney to his father, the latter being played by John Bennett Perry, the actor’s real father. The episode was directed by Matthew Perry himself, his first and only experience behind the camera.

Michael j fox

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Even in JD’s wildest dreams, no time travel for Michael J. Fox in Scrubs, but the Back to the Future trilogy star also gave Zach braff, Sarah chalke and John C. McGinley in the third season of the series.

In the guise of Dr. Kevin Casey, the famous actor plays a brilliant surgeon who suffers from severe OCD. JD is convinced that he is THE mentor he has been waiting for!

Brendan Fraser

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Appeared in three episodes of Scrubs, Brendan Fraser certainly gave the series one of its most memorable sequences. The actor made famous for his role in The Mummy plays Ben Sullivan, the brother of Jordan (Christa Miller-Lawrence) and best friend of Dr. Cox, who has leukemia.

Returning from a trip around the world in season 3, we find him in the company of the famous grumpy doctor throughout the 14th episode, before he (and the spectators) realize that Ben is actually dead a bit. earlier from cardiac arrest.

Mandy moore

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Known across the Atlantic for her musical career, before turning to film and television in the early 2000s, actress Mandy Moore (This Is Us) plays the niece of a JD patient in the 5th season of Scrubs . If the meeting between the awkward Julie Quinn and the dreamy doctor seems like a real love at first sight, their relationship will deteriorate very quickly …

Billy Dee Williams

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To play the godfather of Julie Quinn, the teams of the series had the pleasure of welcoming Billy Dee Williams for a short appearance. Turk is particularly excited to meet the interpreter of Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars saga who plays his own role on the screen.

Ryan reynolds

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We know him today for his staple role as the anti-hero Deadpool, but Ryan Reynolds was still an actor in search of notoriety during his time in the Scrubs series. In the 2nd season of the sitcom, he plays a former comrade of JD and Turk, who notably reveals to Dr. Cox that the latter is the father of Jordan’s child.

Colin Farrell

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A year after his interpretation of Alexander the Great in the biopic Alexander, Colin Farrell also made a detour through the corridors of the Sacred Heart. He plays Billy Callahan, an Irish visitor who accompanies an injured patient during a bar fight. As all the hospital workers fall for the bad boy, JD and Turk realize that he is responsible for the altercation.

Tom cavanagh

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Still unknown to the battalion at the time, Tom Cavanagh, the star of the Flash series, brilliantly plays Dan Dorian, JD’s prankster big brother, in several episodes of the sitcom. He always arrives without warning at the door of the doctor played by Zach Braff, much to his dismay. Following his brother’s advice, Dan …