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Questa è una lista dei personaggi secondari della sit com statunitense Scrubs.

Questi personaggi ricorrono in molti episodi ma rimangono accreditati come guest star.

Template:Infobox personaggio fittizio Lonnie, interpretato da Michael Hobert, incomincia a lavorare al Sacro Cuore come tirocinante di JD nella terza stagione, nell'episodio "La sua storia II". Nella quarta stagione diventa un tirocinante del secondo anno ed è curato dai co-supervisori Elliot e J.D.. Continua il suo tirocinio anche nella quinta stagione sotto il Dr. Cox. Ha anche avuto una parte nel Triplo Dottore Gigante(in "Le mie diagnosi"). Lui ha tre figli, riesce a farsi crescere i baffi in un giorno, e ha giocato a Basket professionalmente nella squadra della Villanova University. Durante la quarta stagione è molto odiato da JD, similmente a come odia Keith.

Michael Hobert è anche apparso nel primo episodio (Il mio primo giorno), come un paziente.

Template:Infobox personaggio fittizio Il Dr. Wen, interpretato da Charles Chun, is an attending surgeon who was Turk and the Todd's mentor for their first three years at the hospital. He has a somewhat serious personality, most of the time calling Turk by his full name 'Christopher', but often lightens up and enjoys jokes and the occasional 'Sterile High Five' from the Todd. He appears to be less of a jock than are many of the other surgeons at the hospital, although still got involved in a surgical versus medical wheelchair race ("My Way or the Highway"), due to having the same competitive nature as other surgeons, especially when it comes to medical doctors. There is much that is not known about him, but it is confirmed that he is married, as he was late for surgery once due to his wife being in a car crash and breaking both legs. Although his full position within the hospital is unknown, he appears to be one of the most senior surgeons, as well as one of the most skilled, although in some cases Turk appears to be better than him. In Episode 1.03, "My Best Friend's Mistake", it is revealed he is inordinately fond of the Erasure song "A Little Respect".

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Lloyd the Delivery Guy (played by writer Mike Schwartz) is a member of the air band Cool Cats with Turk, Ted, and the Janitor. He plays air drums. He has been in rehab, but is now back on drugs (though he does not use needles, and carries a straw) admitting to JD that he once received a DUI for crack cocaine, but in an early episode was a patient at the hospital after getting his penis stuck in a flashlight. He was also seen in a musical number after getting poo thrown in his eye by a homeless person. It is discovered that he is the son of "Colonel Doctor" when J.D. is taped to the ceiling in the episode "My Perspective". Lloyd also enjoys speed metal. In episode 14 of season 6 ("My No Good Reason"), Dr. Cox uses Lloyd as part of a plan to get Laverne Roberts to admit that sometimes bad things happen for no reason. In episode 15 of season 6 ("My Long Goodbye"), J.D. sent a text message to Lloyd to go pick up Jack from daycare because J.D. didn't listen to Dr. Cox when he said it the first time. Lloyd proceeded to blast speed metal from his radio with Jack in the car. During this occurrence, Lloyd lip-synced to the music while Jack air drummed. He has also been mentioned to be the loneliest person in the hospital. He delivered syringes and installed Elliot's stripper pole in the episode "Their Story", and it was revealed he was a hypochondriac in "My Turf War". In the season 6 finale, Lloyd is a part of Janitor's brain trust, replacing an upset Doug. However, he is fired from this after his tryout. However, in one of his early appearances when making fun of Carla, his nametag says Frank. Lloyd's uniform consists of blue shorts and a blue shirt.

Over the years, quite a few employees of Sacred Heart Hospital – who often started off simply as background characters – have made appearances as characters on the show. These include (ordered by first appearance):

• Dr. Jeffrey Steadman, played by Matt Winston, is a brown-noser to Dr. Kelso. He was J.D.'s and Elliot's resident when they were interns. He was last seen trying to obtain the position of Residency Director (which eventually went to Dr. Cox) at the hospital during the third season. He regularly plays golf with Dr. Kelso, and in one occasion mentioned that he has a husband (and also once remarked that Kelso's penis was "like a baguette").
• Nick Murdoch, played by Sean Hayes was J.D.'s rival intern, outperforming him, and generally being liked by everyone. However, he quit because of the pressure of having to face the death of a 7 year old boy.^[1]
• Nurse Tisdale, played by Monica Allgeier, the most attractive nurse at the hospital. She made her first appearance in "My Own Personal Jesus", and has been seen a few times since then but is often mentioned.
• Alex Hanson was a social worker at the hospital and who dated J.D. during the first season. She was revealed to be a drug addict. Played by Elizabeth Bogush.
• Josh, played by DJ Qualls was J.D.'s Medical Student. To start with he was extremely incompetent, and J.D. almost caused him to quit, however eventually J.D., behaving very much like Dr. Cox did in "My First Day" is able to force confidence upon him.^[2]
• Kristen Murphy, played by Kelli Williams, was Turk's surgical student, who appeared to be the best student in the hospital. She and Dr. Cox dated for a short time.
• Franklyn, played by Masi Oka, a nerdy Japanese laboratory assistant. He dislikes pulling strings and sometimes outright rejects analysis. He also appears to resent the idea that he makes mistakes, as pointed out in season one by J.D. and Elliot, but under pressure admitted the allegation was true - although he refused to address it in any way. He had a problem with J.D. for awhile when the Janitor tricked the former into uttering a racial slur against Asians in Franklyn's presence.
• Dr. Paul Zeltzer, played by Bob Clendenin, a skilled oncologist, described by Dr. Cox as the finest oncologist on staff, who enjoys prostitutes (turning down an invitation to a party held by Dr. Cox on learning there would be none present) and seems to have rather unusual sexual tastes (he and his wife once drugged Dr. Cox and Jordan with Rohypnol and remarked "Party time..."). According to the season one DVD commentary, this trait was given as part of common practice with one-off staff members who are deemed funny enough to warrant returns - when they do, a particular character trait is assigned to them, in this case sexual deviancy. Also, in an episode where a patient has a light bulb stuck in his rectum, he said "That's why my wife and I use candles." He has a strong rivalry with another oncologist at the hospital, and has admitted to having an affair with his rival's wife, apparently out of spite for him.
• Colonel Doctor, played by Bob Bencomo is a doctor who nobody seems to know the name of, yet gets his nickname from bearing a striking resemblance to Colonel Sanders ("My Jiggly Ball"). The Janitor watches surveillance footage of him using the bathroom so he can "freak him out" by guessing how many times he went during a given day. Like Dr. Mickhead he has been around since the show began, but was originally only supposed to be an extra. He is also shown to be the father of Lloyd the Delivery Guy when J.D. is taped to the ceiling in the episode My Perspective.
• Dr. Beardfacé played by Geoff Stevenson was formerly the fastest appendectomy at Sacred Heart until Turk took the title, a moment Turk considers one of his greatest. He is often annoyed that people pronounce his name "Beard Face" (insisting that it is correctly pronounced "beard-fah-SAY"). Like Dr. Mickhead and Colonel Doctor he was a long time extra before becoming an oft-mentioned character. He also played a patient that J.D. messed up doing a procedure that Dr. Townshend made him do even though he wasn't prepared to do in "My Brother, My Keeper"
• Dr. Jim Bianca usually referred to as the "albino doctor from radiology", has been mentioned in at least 3 episodes, but remains an unseen character. Has cheated on his wife with Nurse Tisdale and various other women in the hospital.
• Dr. Bonnie Chang, played by Lela Lee, a fellow surgeon who had a brief rivalry with Turk in season two for Dr. Wen's attention. In season five she is ranked as the surgical resident with the highest technical skills.

• Dr. Walter Mickhead, played by Frank Encarnacao, who has been seen and mentioned several times throughout the show. He was originally known as black haired doctor. One of the first mentions of his name was brought up in a joke ("You should hear what the interns are calling Dr. Mickhead"). In Season 3, Dr. Kevin Casey helped him to quit his addiction to huffing paint. A small story arc in Season 5 revolved around his involvement in the murder of his wife. He is one of a handful of characters who started out as background extras for the show (he appears as pediatrician Dr. Carlson in "My Case Study"). It was revealed in season 6 that he is Republican and that he is a surgeon. This contradicts the scene in "My Jiggly Ball" where he is shown wearing a stethoscope with all the other medical attendings in the wheelchair competition (or may suggest he has both medical and surgical specialties).
• Troy, played by Joe Rose, a cafeteria worker and sometimes sidekick of the Janitor. Not very intelligent (to the point where the Janitor recommends he not have children, presumably to prevent them being similarly impaired), although he purportedly attended Harvard, but hates J.D. as he, without thinking, said Troy was stupid. Part of Hibbleton, the Janitor's band. It has been insinuated that Troy is an ex-con.
• Dr. Amato, played by Jeffrey Asch, an extremely short surgeon who appeared in "My New Coat". He is often the butt of jokes for the other surgeons, and assisting him is considered a form of punishment among them.
• Dr. Ginny Gerson, played by Julie Hudson, is an attending gynaecologist. Elliot's father spoke with her in an attempt to have Elliot join the department.
• Lisa the Gift Shop Girl, played by Sarah Lancaster, the attractive girl who runs the Sacred Heart Gift Shop. She briefly dates J.D. She is later revealed to still work at the hospital, but J.D. can't see her because she wears a wedding ring.
• Dr. Townshend, played by Dick Van Dyke, is Kelso's close friend, colleague and opposite (the "Anti-Kelso") in terms of being pleasant, friendly and having a much more relaxed work ethic than Kelso. Townshend also has good relations with everybody in the hospital; the doctors, the nurses, the attendings and support staff (including the Janitor's Gang). He was friendly enough with the Janitor that he made him stop harassing J.D. and protect him from various hospital-related mistakes. Kelso, after looking through Townshend's patients (after one is seriously injured during a simple checkup procedure), discovers that his patients aren't on modern or up-to-date forms of medicine and treatment. Townshend confessed that he was "too tired" to keep up with new developments in medicine. Kelso reluctantly fired him. Janitor, no longer under Townshend's control, flipped J.D.'s car on its roof.
• Dr. Gross, played by Eric Bogosian, is Dr. Cox's therapist for a period, and makes Cox realise how important J.D. is to him.
• "Crazy-Eyes" Margo is a friend of the Janitor and is, along with Troy and Randall, part of his brain trust. Janitor helped reunite Margo with her birth mother, a "tree person". Margo also enjoys rap like Ludacris and supposedly sold her children.
• Nurse Paul Flowers, played by Rick Schroder, is a slightly controlling, and somewhat feminine male nurse ("murse") , whom Elliot dated during the 2nd season.
• Chet, played by Jason Baumgard, is an uncredited doctor who is extremely tall, so tall that his face is never shown. He first appeared in "My Overkill". J.D. usually uses his lab coat while pretending to be the "world's most giant doctor" assisted by Turk.

• Dr. Norris, played by Christopher Meloni, is the hospital's best pediatrician, and is just as arrogant as Dr. Cox. He has an unusual obsession with dolls, and has a daughter who, unfortunately, hates dolls.^[3]
• Randall Winston, played by Martin Klebba, a little person who works as a janitor and is also friends with the main Janitor and wrestles him from time to time. J.D. has frights about him punching crotches and remarks about the "powerful tiny fists" whenever he sees or thinks about Randall. Part of Hibbleton, the Janitor's band. He is the current president of the janitors' union. Character is named for one of the show's producers who also plays Leonard the Security Guard. (This was also the name of the Mayor on Lawrence's previous show Spin City).
• Snoop Dogg Resident aka Ronald (formerly Snoop Dogg Intern) played by Manley Henry is nicknamed as such because of his physical resemblance to Snoop Dogg. He was seen as an intern as early as "My Super Ego" but was not credited. He was first mentioned in the episode "My Porcelain God", by J.D. (he asked "Where my ho's at?". to which J.D. replied "I haven't seen them"). Was given the name Snoop Dogg Resident in the episode "My Fishbowl". He is also seen to be an attending in the episode "My Jiggly Ball", as he is balancing on a wheelchair with the attendings to see which attending would introduce Kelso at a conference. He later got a snake when a patient who owns a pet store gave it to him, he replied " My ho's are gonna love this". Again he was mentioned in "My Long Goodbye". In "Their Story", he expresses annoyance that nobody calls him his real name, Ronald. He, like Dr. Mickhead, Colonel Doctor and Dr. Beardfacé, was a long time extra before being mentioned.
• Dr. Grace Miller (Bellamy Young), in the middle of Season 3 she was one of the new attending surgeons and is at times the female version of Dr. Cox in regards to her personality. Dr. Cox was at one point attracted to her. She also conflicted with Turk over sexism, and the fact that Carla uninvited her to their wedding. She has not appeared since the end of season 3, with no reason given for her absence - though her name was seen on an assignment chart in the Season 4 episode, "My Old Friend's New Friend".
• Dr. Ramirez, played by Nestor Carbonell, is a doctor that Carla used to have a crush on before he left the hospital. He returned in My Moment of Un-Truth and helps Carla solidify her relationship with Turk.
• Leonard, played by producer Randall Winston, is the hospital's security guard who is recognized by his giant afro and hook-hand. It's a running joke that people tend to associate him more with his afro than his hand. He is dating second year resident Gloria. He doesn't allow bouncing basketballs in the hallways, and has confiscated (and popped) Turk's, because of J.D., on more than one occasion. Leonard lost his hand after it got caught in an ice machine (sometime between episode 1x22 and 3x14), and received a $5,000,000 settlement from the hospital. Leonard might also be bisexual, for in the episode "My Chopped Liver" when Dr. Cox is pretending to mentor the interns, Gloria says that her boyfriend is bi-curious and wants her to pick his lovers. This would only prove to be true though, if Gloria and Leonard were already dating at that point.
• Dr. Green, played by Ned Bellamy, is the head of the plastic surgery department. He has an odd obsession with bees, using phrases like "bee's knees" and "beeswax" often in conversation.

• Dr. Molly Clock, an attending psychiatrist, played by Heather Graham, whom J.D. had a crush on and who was Elliot's friend and mentor for a brief period. She was notable for being completely impervious to Dr. Cox's sarcastic barbs and believing that everyone is nice deep down. Turk reveals that Molly is the hospital's second hottest employee, second only to Nurse Tisdale. The name is an homage to one of the medical consultants on the show, Dr. Dolly Klock.
• Dr. Akbar, played by Marshall Manesh, who appears in "My Old Friend's New Friend", and "Her Story".
• Dr. Kim, played by Lo Ming, who makes all his patients take off their pants, no matter what the issue. Dr. Kim is also Turk's Doctor.
• Dr. Paul Turner, played by Jim Hanks, appears breifly in the show solely to create the "Turner and Hooch" gag.
• Dr. Hooch, played by Phill Lewis, is a surgeon whom Turk and J.D like to mess with. When he was first introduced, he was an easy-going guy, but during an episode where Turk and J.D. repeatedly said his name, he gradually became angrier and eventually snapped. Hooch is now very aggressive; he once knocked a man out with his shoe for trying to exit an elevator he was guarding for J.D. Upon seeing Hooch's extreme behavior, J.D. and Turk habitually respond with "Hooch is crazy." J.D. and Turk pair him with another doctor, Dr. Paul Turner (played by Jim Hanks), in one episode to create what J.D. describes as "a super medical crime-fighting team," Turner and Hooch. Hooch briefly replaced Turk as J.D's best friend, and was given the nickname Chocolate Bear #2.
• Dr. Johnson, played by Robert E. Beckwith, is an attending dermatologist. He is often made fun of because of his speciality (what Dr. Cox refers to as the "most ridiculous of career choices"). He is mentioned to have a trust fund (as said in the episode "My Quarantine"). In that same episode, Dr. Cox further disrespects dermatology by saying, "Johnson is a dermatologist, which is Greek for 'fake doctor.'"
• Kenny, played by Clay Aiken, is a friendly Lunchroom Worker who Dr. Cox is forced to lay off after challenging Dr. Kelso he can balance the hospital budget.^[4]

• Jason "Cabbage" Cabbagio, played by Shaughn Buchholz, is J.D.'s favorite intern in the episode "My Cabbage", but turned out to be incompetent when it came to the medical world. J.D. had to fire him, but, before leaving, Cabbage accidentally spread an infection to Mrs. Wilk, which would kill her in the following episode. He is later seen in Season 6 working at a coffee shop in the hospital. He is an ape enthusiast and does a "dynamite ape impression".
• Gloria, played by Christina Miles, is significantly older than J.D.'s other interns. She is dating Leonard the Security Guard, and carrying his twin babies.
• Lisa, played by Jordan Zucker, is an overly competitive intern who is often aggravated at Elliot's blatant favoritism of Keith. She slept with "The Todd" while sad about her father's death.
• Rex, played by Aaron Ikeda, is an Asian intern who is often picked on and/or put in awkward situations. He lost the tip of an index finger to a patient in one episode, had one side-burn removed in another, and has his chest accidentally opened up by J.D. with a buzz saw in another episode.
• Mark "Wolfman" Cabbage, played by JB Ghuman, Jr., is one of J.D.'s interns who is overly hairy, though J.D. tells him the nickname is because of his "keen sense of smell" and not his "ridiculously hairy torso". His last name and Jason Cabbagio's nickname, "Cabbage" causes some confusion.
• Dr. Matthews, played by Jay Kenneth Johnson, is Carla's gynaecologist at the hospital. He is considered extremely attractive by the female staff, especially Jordan, who often makes unnecessary gynaecological appointments in order to see him. He has appeared in a few episodes. He is also Kim's gynaecologist and showed JD and Kim the ultrasound of their child.
• Dr. Lester Hedrick, played by Dave Foley, is Sacred Heart's grief counselor. He helped J.D. and Dr. Cox cope with the death of Patricia Wilk, and has been seen intermittently since. In "My Five Stages", Dr. Kelso destroyed Hedrick's bike with his car. He made a brief appearance in the "My House", the fourth episode of the sixth season. He is one of the few people immune to Dr. Cox's remarks.
• Dr. Stone, played by Paul Adelstein, is an overly sensitive surgical attending, who contrasts with the usually jockish surgeons. He has six ex-wives, with whom he had six children, and he is separated from his current wife who is pregnant with his seventh child.
• Dr. Terry Flannerly, the radiologist who was responsible for Mr Fosters death in "My Big Bird". He appears, as with most other hospital staff as extras in other episodes.

• Dr. Kershnar, played by Scott Weinger, who was seen in "My Coffee". He belongs to the same private practice that Elliot works for.
• Debbie, otherwise known as Slagathor by Dr. Kelso, played by Lindsay Ravage, is the most prominent of the Season 6 interns. She first appeared in "His Story IV" and has appeared in at least 3 episodes since.

Scrubs has featured many guest stars. Particularly notable among these are the cast of the situation comedy Spin City, which was co-created by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence. Almost every major cast member of Spin City has made an appearance on Scrubs, including: Michael J. Fox, Heather Locklear, Alan Ruck, Michael Boatman, Barry Bostwick, Alexander Chaplin, and Richard Kind. However, this is by no means the full extent of Scrubs guest cast list. A wide variety of stars from the worlds of television, film, music, and theatre have made appearances. A full list of Scrubs' guest stars follows.

Being a show about a hospital, there are obviously many patients, many of whom help the main cast in some way:

• John Ducey as Will Forte, a patient who J.D. tries, and ultimately fails to get him to quit smoking in "My Mentor"
• Kathryn Joosten as Mrs. Tanner, a 74-year-old patient at Sacred Heart who was introduced in "My Old Lady". She is a charismatic old woman who is put in J.D.'s care, teaching several important lessons on life. She "escaped" from the hospital and attended her granddaughter's birthday and is returned by J.D. to the hospital. She was discovered to have kidney failure, but refused dialysis treatment even though it could save her life, as she had lived a long and eventful life and wanted to die peacefully. Despite J.D.'s attempts to be convinced otherwise (including a list of the best things a person could do before they die) she remained committed and asked J.D. not to tell her family as she knew they would try to convince her otherwise. J.D. kept his word and Mrs. Tanner passed away that evening. In "My First Kill", J.D. imagines he goes to heaven to ask his former patients if he ever deliberately caused her death, but she, along with several other of J.D.'s patients, assured him she didn't believe he had caused her death.
• Travis Wester as David Morrison, is a patient who needs surgery in "My Old Lady", and who Turk keeps company as David's father is not going to arrive for a few days. Unfortunately, David has to be rushed to surgery and dies on the operating table, before his father can arrive. At the end, David's father tells Turk that he was glad his son had a friend with him.
• Michael McDonald as Mike Davis from Connecticut who was first seen in "My Day Off" as a patient of Elliot's who had been pushed down the stairs by his mother for calling her fat, and saying other honest but hurtful things. He tells Elliot that although she is a good diagnostician, her bedside manner is terrible. He returned in "My Blind Date" with a dislocated shoulder and again in "My Case Study" with a broken penis, which he initially allows J.D. to write about in a medical journal, but later changes his mind and refuses.
• Nicole Sullivan, as flighty and nervous recurring patient Jill Tracy (not the actress Jill Tracy). She and Elliot got along extremely well due to how alike they are. She was known to suffer from depression and relationship problems, which became more extreme up until the day she died (as seen in "My Lunch"). She was originally misdiagnosed as fatally overdosing on cocaine, but the cause was later revealed to be rabies, killing 3 patients who had received her organs. In "My Long Goodbye", she appears as a pregnant spirit who follows Dr. Cox around.
• Jack Shearer as Aaron Simon, an elderly, arrogant and influential member of the Sacred Heart Hospital's board of directors who was admitted to the hospital with metastatic colon cancer. He was first seen in "My Tuscaloosa Heart". He spent a long time at the hospital and eventually declared terminal, and left the doctors only treating him with the best pain medication they had. He was disliked by the staff, as he was hard to impress and constantly insulted the staff (which led to a male nurse named Frank, a former Navy SEAL, to cry) as he believed himself to be more manly than most due to his "man-sized ass". His last words, to J.D., were "Beat It, Junior!" Aaron, succumbing to his disease, went into respiratory arrest and, despite being given a dose of naloxone, being intubated, given CPR and even trans-cutaneous pacing, passed away. J.D. believed Aaron "went so fast" and felt guilty for neglecting him. But when Dr. Kelso and the Board examined Aaron's file, they concluded Aaron died on his own. He was next seen in "My First Kill" in heaven (though Carla hoped he wouldn't be allowed there) and he, along with several other of J.D.'s patients, assured him he didn't believe J.D. had caused his death.
• Don Perry as Mr. Bober, who first appears in "My Last Day". He causes J.D., Turk, and Elliot to feel guilty about becoming insensitive towards their patient. They decide to treat his pain aggressively by recruiting Dr. Cox, Dr. Kelso, Jordan, and Dr. Wen to cheat the system and have Bober's gall bladder removed. He returns in "My Brother, Where Art Thou?" with advanced dementia. In this episode, he was given the nickname Mr. Pickles, as that is the only word that he can say due to his illness.

• Maree Cheatham as Hospital Board member Mrs Warner, who is admitted to the hospital in "My Case Study" with a very rare disease where her stomach acid is eroding her stomach, although Dr. Cox managed to cure her.
• Ted Lange as a patient who loses his sense of smell while under J.D.'s care in the episode "My New Coat", which he blames J.D. for, even though it wasn't his fault. By the end of the episode he has forgiven J.D. Laverne shows herself to be extremely attracted to him throughout the episode
• Jill Tracy as Elaine, who was introduced in "My Philosophy", as a middle-aged woman who became a patient at Sacred Heart when she desperately needed a new heart when hers began to fail. She constantly left for other hospitals but returned to Sacred Heart "almost as much as J.D.". The doctors kept doing their best to keep her heart going while Elaine befriended J.D., revealing she would be happy to get a new heart, but also accepted she might not live either. She also expressed her belief that her death will be like a Broadway musical, while J.D. revealed his philosophy; that for every patient who lives, another dies. Elaine's long wait came to an end when her heart finally gave out, and she died (confirming J.D.'s belief as he had previously saved a patient's baby despite narrow survival odds. This allowed him to get over the death of his new friend). In "My First Kill", J.D. goes to heaven to ask his former patients if he ever deliberately caused her death, but she, along with several other of J.D.'s patients, assured him she didn't believe J.D. had caused her death.
• Alan Ruck, as Mr Bragin, a patient who sued Elliot because she told him that the cancer he had contracted would kill him, but then managed to cure the cancer, in "My Lucky Day".
• Steve Susskind, as grumpy patient Mr Groff who almost loses a foot to diabetes in "My Dream Job", but fortunately J.D. figures out a medicine to give him which saves the foot, although Mr Groff is not very appreciative.

• Barry Bostwick as Mr Randolph in "My Dirty Secret", an Episcopalian with prostate cancer, who refuses to have surgery until it is absolutely necessary, as he is afraid it will ruin his relationship with his wife.
• Alexander Chaplin, played recurring drug addict Sam Thompson, First seen in My Moment of Un-Truth being treated by Elliot, he comes to the hospital pretending to be in pain, he then leaves whenever prescribed painkillers by his doctor, He has also conned Dr. Cox and Jordan. In his season 6 "My Scrubs" appearance Thompson was back at Sacred Heart claiming to be a reformed drug addict giving advice to other addicts, Elliot believes he is clean however Dr. Cox discovers he is not but decides not to tell Elliot to preserve her faith in people.
• Portia Dawson, as beautiful patient Mrs Bell, who helps Elliot realise that the perfect guy is the one who is there for you without you having to ask. She appeared in "His Story II".
• Kyle Sullivan, as Brian, a teenager with a piano scholarship, who Turk performs surgery on and accidentally lacerates the brachial artery, limiting the use of Brian's hand and thereby ruining the young pianist's career. He appeared in "His Story II".
• Bernie Kopell as Mr. Moran, a very kind patient of Elliot's, who dies when Elliot can't save him during a trainwreck code.

• John Bennett Perry as Gregory Marks, a man who desperately needs a kidney. His only chance is his son, Murray (Matthew Perry), except that his son resents him. He is a natural performer and is always the centre of attention. They both appeared in "My Unicorn".
• Chris Hogan as Mr Gerst in "My Lips Are Sealed", a patient who, much to the amusement of the hospital staff, took too much Viagra and has a long-standing erection, which causes him much embarrassment until Elliot helps him see the funny side of it.
• Ellen Albertini Dow as Betty who collapses at home and is brought in to the hospital by her neighbour Jake (see 3.2 Romantic Partners), in the episode "My Faith in Humanity". At the hospital she learns that she has limited options, and with Jake's help, realises that it is time to die. Her brother is a lawyer who, worried about his sister, threatens to sue Jake, until he eventually realises that this is his sister's choice.

• Michael Learned as Mrs. Patricia Wilk, a kind and genial patient who suffered from a very serious disease which caused her lengthy stay at the hospital. While there, she befriended many of the staff, especially her physicians (JD and Cox) and eventually, despite insurmountable odds, she recovered to the point of being released from the hospital. However, due to the last act of medical ineptness of Jason "Cabbage" Cabbagio (who forgot to wash his hands after handling an infected piece of medical equipment and then shook her hand just as she left for home), she contracted an infection which forced her to return to the hospital one week after leaving. But due to her already seriously weakened immune system, the infection quickly became deadly. Despite the efforts of JD and Cox, her health began to fail again to the point she was declared terminal. She became depressed and scared of death and JD and Cox went through the 5 stages of grief, but they were all comforted by Doctor Hedrick (a counselor for the terminally ill). Succumbing to the infection, she later lapsed into unconsciousness and died peacefully.
• Jason Bateman as Mr. Sutton, an unappreciative patient who raises ostriches in Season 5. Bateman was originally slated to play a larger role, but was unable to because shooting of the episode followed surgery to remove throat polyps.
• Mary-Kate Schellhardt as Carol, a cancer patient worried about losing her hair, until J.D. gathers up her entire family and convinces them to shave their heads, and eventually does it himself too.^[5]

• Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Patti Miller, a patient who complained of hearing music in "My Musical".
• Michael Weston as Private Brian Dancer, who is a member of the U.S. Military that served in the war in Iraq. While fighting, Dancer is severely injured and became a patient at Sacred Heart. While there, he befriends Dr. Bob Kelso and his arrival sparked a major debate about the war. The staff is so engrossed in the debate, however, that they begin neglecting him and their other patients. He helps Kelso realize that the staff needs a common enemy to unite against, and so ends the employee coffee shop discount; the staff is so angry at him that they forget their differences and return to work. When the day came to be released from Sacred Heart, he suddenly had another bout of illness. This was later discovered to be a failed suicide attempt; he had received a letter from the military informing him that his lingering injuries are too severe for him to be reinstated. Dr. Cox convinces him to keep trying, as he owes the Sacred Heart staff for all their support. Dancer agrees to see a therapist to cope with his depression. As he leaves, he kisses Elliot and promises that, if she's ever single, he'll look her up.
• Victoria Tennant as Maggie Kent, a friend of Dr. Kelso's, who has a bad foot. In a rare sympathetc moment, Kelso gets her treated, even though she is uninsured.

The following people have all been romantically involved with members of the main cast, although the list is not exhaustive, as main cast members have also been romantically involved with people in other categories.

• Scott Foley, as Elliot's two-time ex-boyfriend Sean Kelly. He works in a SeaWorld theme park. During the time he and Elliot dated J.D. felt jealous of Sean. Near Carla and Turk's wedding Elliot left Sean for J.D., only for J.D. to realize he didn't like her. In the episode "My Best Friend's Wedding" he is shown to have grown a massive beard in the mere four days since Elliot dumped him, much to J.D.'s amazement, and Sean reveals that he is a quarter Hungarian.
• Amy Smart, as Jamie Moyer, or Tasty Coma Wife (TCW), J.D.'s drama-creating one-time love interest, and wife of a comatose car crash victim. J.D. felt guilty dating her while her husband was in a coma. She didn't care about that because she didn't want to be alone, and they started a relationship, which is troubled due to her desire for drama. She is not seen after "My Drama Queen", and no explanation is given for her disappearance.
• Chrystee Pharris as Kylie. J.D. met Kylie at the nightclub where she worked, but was disappointed to find that she had a boyfriend, whom she later dumped when she learned he had contracted gonorrhea while cheating on her (the two had not slept together). J.D. and Kylie's first date was complicated when they got stuck in a SARS quarantine ("My Quarantine") at the hospital, yet still ended well. As a result of their busy schedules, they had to maintain their relationship with "appointment kisses." Kylie's refusal to sleep with J.D. drove him crazy, to the point that he almost cheated on her with Molly (see above). When J.D. told her, Kylie broke up with him. She appeared from episode "My Hypocritical Oath" to episode "My Best Laid Plans".
• Josh Randall, as Elliot's boyfriend Jake, who was introduced towards the end of the 4th season.
• Mandy Moore as Julie Quinn, J.D.'s one-time clumsy girlfriend. JD and Julie buy a half acre together. J.D. liked everything about her, except that she never laughed, instead she said "that's so funny" repeatedly, which during a comedy movie, drove J.D. mad, and almost led to their break up, as J.D. was unable to deal with little insignificant things such as that. However, once they managed to work past that it became clear that they wanted different things from their relationship, which caused them to break up for good. Zach Braff, who plays J.D. dated Mandy Moore in real life.
• Maria Menounos as Tamara, who, in "My Extra Mile", dates J.D. purely because of his hair. She then dumps him when he shaves his head to go the extra mile for a patient.

These people have all visited the hospital at some time, either for personal or professional reasons.

• Heather Locklear, as Julie Keaton, a representative of a pharmaceutical company, lusted after by the men of the hospital. Had a relationship with Dr. Cox which lasted less than a full episode, as Jordan came back, interested in renewing their relationship.
• Jay Mohr, as Dr. Pete Fisher, a former protege of Doctor Cox as well as short time buddy to J.D. and a private practice doctor. He was behind the divorce of Perry and Jordan, seeing as he slept with her. He made an appearance in "My Own Private Practice Guy".
• Ryan Reynolds, as investment banker Spence, J.D. and Turk's frat brother. Spence was the one who advised J.D. to start using hair products, something J.D. is very grateful for, saying "My life changed that day". He was also the one who told Dr. Cox that Jordan's baby was actually his, and not a Greek bellboy's, as Jordan had led him to believe.
• Michael J. Fox, as Dr. Kevin Casey, an extremely talented dual medical and surgical attending with a severe case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. In "My Catalyst", he beat Dr. Cox in a medical trivia game after J.D. asks Dr. Cox a question about a topic that he knew Dr. Cox had always struggled with, he told J.D. how pathetic the Dr's still looking for a mentor are (Which is exactly what J.D. expected him to be) and he performed a surgery faster than Turk, making the three of them blame Dr. Kevin for their problems, but then they saw him unable to stop washing his hands and realised their problems were insignificant to his. In My Porcelain God, he attempted to beat his OCD by using the Janitor's roof toilet, and help Elliot with an intubating problem.
• Molly Shannon, as a talkative and hyperactive ambulance driver with whom Dr. Cox had to work. In the end of the episode was revealed that her behavior was due to her dead son.
• Julianna Margulies, as cold-hearted malpractice attorney Neena Broderick who convinced a patient that was stalking Turk to sue him and the hospital. She also had a brief, purely physical relationship with J.D. which she forced him into only to hurt Turk.
• Matthew Perry, as Murray Marks, the son of a patient who needed a transplant from his son (in real life Matthew Perry's father). He finds out that he was in fact adopted, but still agrees to do the surgery. He is the air-traffic controller at a small private airport.
• Colin Farrell, as Billy Callahan, an Irish man, who lives life to the fullest, and who is staying with the man he put in hospital.^[6]
• Keri Russell, as Melody O' Harra, Elliot's sorority sister who appeared in "My Turf War".

Several times throughout the show, various family members of the main cast have appeared on the show:

• John Ritter, as JD and Dan's father; Sam Dorian, who is an unsuccessful office supplies salesman. He was the main source of income for his family and, although he failed to get ideal wages, he still got enough so the family could get by. Sam and his wife, Barbara, got divorced when JD was seven years old, but he still remained a part of JD's adult life. He is good friends with Chris Turk, J.D.'s best friend, as they both act and sound like "real men". Sam was reported to have died after having a "massive heart attack" in the episode "My Cake" and Dan delivered the bad news and a triple-fudge cake (which is used in the Dorian family as a way of conveying bad news) to J.D. The character was killed off in the series to pay homage to Ritter's real-life death. J.D. is planning to name his soon-to-be-born son after Sam.
• Tom Cavanagh, as J.D.'s sneaky older brother Dan Dorian, a hyper, quick witted slacker who still lives with his mother in his home town and works at a bar, referred to as "a self-involved user" by his brother. J.D. is very uncomfortable when his brother is around while Dr. Cox is generally disgusted by his lack of maturity and self-serving attitude and refers to him at one point as "the worst older brother in the world". However, J.D.'s closest friends, Turk and Elliot geniunely like him, the latter being somewhat attracted to him in earlier seasons. While at first J.D. shows signs of jealousy for his brother, it's later revealed that J.D. is slightly embarrassed by him, of which Dan is aware. Dan was aware that J.D. did look up to him at one time when they were younger, but realizes that it's Dr. Cox that J.D. looks up to now. Dan later asks Cox to promise him that he will never have a reason to let J.D. down, and Cox promises to uphold that. He also had a fling with Elliot Reid, J.D.'s on-again-off-again girlfriend, having also slept with one of J.D.'s girlfriends while J.D. was still dating her. The siblings were estranged for a period when J.D. tries being honest with his brother about wasting his potential until their father died. But when J.D. makes another attempt to be honest with his brother, Dan follows him up on his advice and proceeds to apply for a new job, which is evident by the suit J.D. gives to him for his new interview.

• R. Lee Ermey as Janitor's Father. The role is in some ways an homage to and in others a parody of Ermey's most famous role, that of the Drill Instructor in the film Full Metal Jacket. He is instantly antagonistic to J.D. and displays the same attitude to his own son. It is suggested at the end of "My Old Man", the only episode in which he appears, that he comes to see his son every time he is in town, including the day after the episode takes place (it is unclear however whether this is a frequent occurrence or perhaps only a few visits in a short period of time) but he is never seen in the show after the episode. In the episode "My Choosiest Choice of All" it was revealed that he was a cat trainer, using a nightstick. In the episode "My Words of Wisdom" Janitor mentions that his father had died before he was born, when J.D. points out that he had met the Janitor's father, Janitor replies 'you met a man...'

• Markie Post as Elliot's often critical and hypocritical mother Lily Reid in the episodes "My Old Man," "My Dirty Secret," and "His Story III." Lily would seem to be to blame for many of Elliot's hang-ups and insecurities. Lily can never seem to resist taking away all of Elliot's past boyfriends and even made a pass at Elliot's fiancee, Keith, who was appalled by her behavior.
• Lane Davies as Elliot's father, Dr. Simon Reid, who is chief of medicine at a private hospital in Greenwich, Connecticut, and who tries to pigeonhole Elliot into gynaecology, and cuts her off financially when she refuses. He is generally shown as a wealthy snob, due to his dismissive attitude to the hospital, and the bar where Elliot and her friends hang out. He was first seen in "My Old Man".

• Hattie Winston, as Margaret Turk, Turk's mother, who is a very forceful woman, who usually hates Turk's girlfriends, but likes Carla, although, to Carla's horror, this is because the two of them are so alike. ^[7]
• D.L. Hughley, as Kevin Turk, who is Turk's wealthy, successful and rambunctious older brother. He came to Turk's apartment for a visit unexpectedly (and also forced Turk to let him use his bed because Kevin blackmailed Chris over the knowledge he funded his brother's tuition fees for university and medical school; which cost $80,000) and revealed to Turk and his friends that he is now divorced because he had to "get the hell out of there." He later confessed that it was his wife who took their kids and left him, and he visited Turk because he wanted cheering up. Turk helped him get over it by having a massive alcohol bender with him at the local bar.

• Brendan Fraser, as Ben Sullivan; A carpenter/expert photographer who was Jordan and Danni's older brother and Cox's brother-in-law and best friend. Ben was an expert at identifying actresses who appear naked in movies (a trait that allowed him to become quick friends with JD, who had a similar skill), and was described by Jordan as "clumsy", which has caused him to have many accidents during his carpentry jobs. Ben was diagnosed with leukemia, which initially caused a strain on Ben and Cox's friendship (due to Cox unable to handle the fact Ben only had 30% chance of survival), but eventually JD convinced Cox to be there for Ben. Ben eventually succeeded in his treatments and went into remission. He then travelled on the "World Leukemia Tour" for the next 2 years and returned only in time for his nephew Jack's birthday. Cox (though he chastised Ben for not seeing a single doctor during his extended trip) was delighted to see him again, and then left Ben in JD's care while Cox made some arrangements for Jack's birthday party. Unfortunately, Ben went into cardiac arrest (a common complication of leukemia) 20 minutes after Cox left the hospital and died. Everyone at the hospital was saddened by Ben's death, and many senior members of the hospital attended his funeral two days later. Cox sat in the front row with Jordan and JD, and cried during the ceremony over the death of his friend.
• Tara Reid, as Jordan's sister and J.D.'s two-time ex-girlfriend, Danni Sullivan.
• Cheryl Hines as Paige, Dr. Cox's born-again Christian sister who reminds him of their troubled childhood and abusive father.

• Freddy Rodriguez, as Carla's brother and Turk's nemesis Marco Espinosa. Initially Marco pretended that he was unable to speak English, he wanted to retain a private connection to his sister, until Turk (who found out) intentionally angered Marco into losing his cool and yelling at him in front of Carla. It was revealed in the episode My Self-Examination that he is a fan of When Harry Met Sally...

Also, most of the main cast either have, or are expecting children.

The first born son of Dr. Cox and Jordan. He was born in "My Karma". He is the godfather of his sister Jennifer Dylan. His first sentence was "Daddy drinks a lot."

Turk and Carla's Daughter. She was born in "My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby".

Dr. Cox and Jordan's second child. Jennifer was diagnosed with hydronephrosis and had to undergo fetal surgery, a procedure on which Turk assisted. She was baptized in "My Point of No Return" with her older brother Jack and Carla as godparents. Her original godfather was to be J.D., who also named her so she would also be J.D..

J.D. and Kim's unborn child. J.D. plans to have the full name be Sam Perry Gilligan Dorian. Sam, after J.D.'s deceased father; Perry, obviously, after Dr. Cox (although J.D. states that he "just likes the sound of it"); Gilligan, for a bet he lost with Turk to name their first male child as such.

Harrison is Dr. Kelso's son, he is an unseen character. He is effeminately gay and frequently has different lovers during different seasons. He wrote an off-Broadway play about his father entitled Dr. Dad and briefly dated the actor playing Kelso. It can be assumed that he is in his late 20's.

Another son of Dr. Kelso's, who he fathered while having an affair. In "My Best Laid Plans" Kelso explained how he was once "'just friends' with a Vietnamese girl once. Long story short, I'm on the hook for sending Trong Tri Kelso to college and he doesn't want to go to a state school." Kelso is later overheard talking to his son in Vietnamese on the phone.

A stuffed Yellow Lab, mentioned or seen in a large portion of episodes, even being included in the hospitals' annual staff photograph in the season five episode 'My Missed Perception'. J.D. and Turk bought him back when they were at college, from an old man at a garage sale, who had him in a box full of old hats. Ever since, he has been a loyal, if inanimate, companion to J.D. and Turk. During the holidays he wears a pair of antlers, his partially-open mouth can be used to open bottles, and he is often used for pranks (usually involving leaving him an unexpected place to be found by the victim, such as leaving him to "guard Carla's shoes" or leaving him on neighbors doorsteps and scolding him for "running away" when he is returned). J.D. also uses Rowdy to practice his kissing technique. Both of them have grown very close to Rowdy, even arguing about who would get to keep him when JD moved out. Carla and Elliot, on the other hand, find Rowdy creepy and it was Carla's dislike for him that led to J.D. keeping him. Was referred to as a "ghost dog" by Ted. J.D. mentions that he had to have "Rowdy style" sex with his pregnant girlfriend Kim.

Another stuffed dog that the Janitor sold his squirrel army for. Almost identical to Rowdy, he is only two inches shorter than his counterpart "on a good day." Carla replaced Rowdy with Steven after she inadvertently lost Rowdy while trying to have him groomed. Turk suspected from the very beginning that something was different about his dog, but Carla distracted him (since it was her doing in the first place). Eventually, Carla came clean about the lie, after the Janitor was able to find the original Rowdy, and was tricked into giving it back to Turk, thereby giving both J.D. and Turk their own stuffed dog. J.D. claims to be able to tell the difference by feeling between their legs, but will not say how or why he knows that.

Baxter, "played" by Ken Jenkins' real pet dog, was Dr. Kelso's dog. Baxter was highly trained and pampered by Kelso, and as such he was very smart, and Kelso prized him highly. Ted once lost a competition to Baxter while trying to prove he was smarter. It was revealed in "My Common Enemy" that he had lost one of his ears in an attempted extermination of the giant bat in Kelso's attic. Baxter died in "My Chopped Liver", an event which caused no small amount of grief for Dr. Kelso. He dealt with the loss emotionally but still cried for nearly two days straight, eventually dehydrating himself to the point of being physically unable to cry anymore and had to get an IV.

Originally, Boomer belonged to a patient, and Elliot wanted to bring him in to the hospital for a visit. She succeeded in sneaking him in, but was later discovered by Dr. Kelso. The patient eventually dies, leaving Boomer without a home. Elliot implored Kelso to keep Boomer, even if he can never truly replace Baxter. Kelso eventually takes Boomer home.

Scrubs has featured many cameo appearances over the years. Generally (though there are exceptions), the stars either play themselves (as with David Copperfield, who J.D. met in a bar) or play a lookalike of themselves (as with Gary Busey, who played a doctor who looks like Gary Busey).

• Season one
  • Louie Anderson- As himself, hosting Family Feud in a J.D. fantasy.^[8]
  • Jimmie Walker- As himself.^[9]
  • Carrot Top- As Dr. Kelso after he removes his mask, in a J.D. fantasy. ^[10]
  • William Daniels- As a hospitalized "Dr. Douglas".
  • Stephen Furst- As a hospitalized "Dr. Franklyn".
  • Ed Begley Jr- As a hospitalized "Dr. Bailey".
  • Eric Laneuville- As a hospitalized "Dr. Lamar".^[11]

• Season two
  • Colin Hay- As an unnamed troubadour.^[12]
  • David Copperfield- As himself in a J.D. flashback.^[13]
  • Jay Leno- As himself on the Tonight Show, in a J.D. fantasy.^[14]
  • Fred "Rerun" Berry- As himself in a J.D. fantasy.^[15]

• Season three
  • Maureen McCormick- As herself in a J.D. marriage fantasy.^[16]
  • Erik Estrada- As himself in a J.D. flashback.^[17]
  • Bernie Kopell- As Mr. Moran, a patient.^[18]
  • The Polyphonic Spree- As themselves, performing when a member of their band is sick.^[19]
  • Larry Thomas- As himself.^[20]
  • George Takei- As a priest who bears a remarkable resemblance to George Takei.^[21]

• Season four
  • Chuck Woolery- As himself.^[22]
  • Sugar Hill Gang- As themselves
  • Common - As himself
• Season five
  • Gary Busey- As an unnamed doctor who bears a resemblance to Gary Busey.^[23]
  • Billy Dee Williams- As himself, and J.D.'s then-girlfriend Julie's godfather.^[24]
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar- As himself playing for Keith's Father's flag football team.^[25]

• Season six
  • Blue Man Group- As themselves.^[26]