R. Lee Ermey during his time as a real U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor in 1966.
Long before audiences knew him as the unforgettable Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket, R. Lee Ermey had already lived the life he would later portray on screen.
After enlisting in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1961 following a troubled youth, Ermey eventually became a drill instructor at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. His commanding voice, razor-sharp delivery, and demanding style were not created for Hollywood—they were developed while training real Marine recruits during the Vietnam War era.
Following his service, including a tour in Vietnam, Ermey entered the film industry almost by chance. He initially worked as a technical advisor on military productions, but his authenticity quickly earned him acting roles.
When Stanley Kubrick began casting Full Metal Jacket, Ermey was hired only to advise on military accuracy. However, after recording an improvised drill instructor performance filled with original insults and commands, he impressed Kubrick so much that he was cast as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman.
The performance was rooted in Ermey’s own experiences as a Marine drill instructor. Kubrick reportedly allowed him to replace much of the scripted dialogue with his own improvised lines, making Hartman one of the rare major film characters whose personality was shaped largely by the real-life experiences of the actor portraying him.
Even decades later, Ermey remained a strong supporter of veterans and the Marine Corps, becoming one of the most recognizable military figures in American popular culture.
Vanilla Ice says concerts should be about celebrating America and bringing people together.
The rapper told Fox News Digital he's proud to honor the country's veterans by raising the American flag at every show, adding that music is meant to unite people, not divide them.
Maester Aemon didn’t get banished to the Wall, he literally chose a lifetime of freezing in black rags just to keep his own family from butchering each other.
He was actually offered the Iron Throne first, but he knew his existence would just give scheming lords an excuse to spark a civil war against his younger brother. To completely remove himself from the political chessboard and protect his brother's claim, he took the black and gave up his royal name forever. It’s the ultimate sacrifice from a guy who cared way more about peace than a golden chair.
He spent the next seventy years watching his entire dynasty slowly burn itself alive from the coldest place on earth.
BREAKING: Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building in New York City, holding a banner from the skyscraper's antenna reading, "When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace."
As of now it's unclear how the pair reached the top of the building as police work to get them down from the spire, 1,454 feet above the ground.
The moment you think of doing something productive, count down 5-4-3-2-1 and physically move.
Interrupts brain’ s hesitation loop before doubt creeps in.
Use it for :
Getting out of bed
Making that cold call
Starting a workout
Tom Brady says his doctor told him to cut the tendons in both legs. He refused, fixed it in 3 days with no surgery, and played till 45
“After the season, I tell the doctor, My groin’s just really sore all the time. Every time I move, I can feel it just grab”
“And the team doctor says, This is what we’re going to do. We’re going to do an adductor release, we’re going in there and cut the adductor tendon in your groin. We’re also going to cut the other side, so it never becomes a problem”
“And I was like, Okay, that sounds not like what I want to do”
“I called Alex when I left the office. I said, Alex, the doctor told me to do this adductor release. What do you think? He said, Absolutely not. Fly out to LA with me for 3 days and I’ll fix it”
“So I fly out there and worked the adductors, lengthened and softened both muscles, my hips, all my glutes, basically relieved the tension on the tendon. And 3 days later, no more pain”
“The doctor said there was a 99% chance he’d have to cut my adductor tendon at some point. And to this day, nothing”