Years active 1983 — present Name Tim Colceri | Role Actor | |
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Occupation Film and Television Actor Movies Full Metal Jacket, Leprechaun 4: In Space, Razortooth, Evilution, Space Girls in Beverly Hills Similar People John Terry, Young Man Kang, Brian Trenchard‑Smith, Vivian Kubrick, Donna Spangler | ||
Tim colceri film actor stanley kubrick film full metal jacket ain t war hell
Tim Colceri (born June 15, 1951) is an American actor and comedian. He is most known for his role in the 1987 Stanley Kubrick film Full Metal Jacket, where he played the door gunner who uttered the much-quoted lines "Get some!" (adopted as the byline for the 2008 movie Tropic Thunder) and "Ain't war hell?" Originally was cast to play Sergeant Hartman but was removed from the role in favor of R. Lee Ermey
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- Tim colceri film actor stanley kubrick film full metal jacket ain t war hell
- Tim colceri as door gunner full metal jacket
- Early life and education
- Career
- Filmography
- References
Tim colceri as door gunner full metal jacket
Early life and education
Tim was born on June 15, 1951 in Canton, Ohio. When he was 2 years old, his parents moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he grew up. At age 18, Tim enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and spent 13 months in Da Nang, Vietnam. He was discharged on his 20th birthday, and immediately enrolled at Arizona State University, majoring in physical education with his goal of being a wrestling coach.
Career
Colceri became a professional golf player after graduating from college. Three years later, he cut a tendon in his little finger and was forced to find a new profession. He worked at the Victoria Station Restaurant near the Miami airport for three years, then got a job with Braniff Airlines as a flight attendant.
He got into acting through a friend who was taking an acting class and insisted he try acting.
