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}} Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24, 1944) is an American actor, best known for his role as austere Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in ''Full Metal Jacket'', which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is a retired 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. Ermey has often been typecast for roles of authority figures, such as Mayor Tilman in the film ''Mississippi Burning'', Bill Bowerman in ''Prefontaine'', Sheriff Hoyt in ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' remake, Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in ''Fletch Lives'', Police Captain in ''Seven'', plastic army men leader Sarge in the ''Toy Story'' films, Lt. "Tice" Ryan in ''Rocket Power'', and the Warden in ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. He has hosted two programs on the History Channel: ''Mail Call'', in which he answered viewers' questions about various militaria both modern and historic; and ''Lock N' Load with R. Lee Ermey'', which concerned the development of different types of weapons. ==Early life and military career== Ermey was born in Emporia, Kansas, on March 24, 1944, and was raised with his five brothers on a farm about 18 miles west of Kansas City, Kansas.〔(Gunny R. Lee Ermey Unplugged )〕 In 1958, when Ermey was 14, he and his family left Kansas and moved to Toppenish, Washington.〔 As a teenager, Ermey often got in trouble with the local authorities, and had been arrested twice for criminal mischief by age 17.〔 After his second arrest, a judge gave him a choice between joining the military or being sent to jail; Ermey chose the former.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「R. Lee Ermey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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