Perry Cox
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 | Portrayed by | John C. McGinley |
| | First seen | My First Day |
| | Occupation | Chief of Medicine Doctor of Internal Medicine Attending Physician |
| | Employer | Sacred Heart Hospital |
| | Relationship | In a relationship with Jordan Sullivan (ex-wife) |
| | Family | Paige Cox (sister) Ben Sullivan (brother-in-law) Danni Sullivan (sister-in-law) |
| | Children | Jack Cox Jennifer Dylan Cox |
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- “You make me want to kill myself and everybody around me!”— Dr. Cox
Dr. Percival (Perry) Ulysses Cox is the Chief of Medicine and Attending Physician at Sacred Heart Hospital, and is also J.D.'s reluctant mentor, although he doesn't permit use of the term.
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About
Dr. Cox is a senior attending physician at Sacred Heart Hospital and Chief of Medicine for the hospital. Dr. Cox is around 47 years old, and of Irish descent. He is the sarcastic, bitter mentor of J.D.. Dr. Cox routinely rants at and belittles J.D., though his apparently rough treatment of him is intended as conditioning for the rigors and horrors of hospital life, as well as an outlet for Dr. Cox's frustration in his personal life. He is secretly proud of J.D. and thinks he has the potential to become an incredible doctor. He was promoted to Chief of Medicine after Bob Kelso recommended him for the job. He was reluctant to take it at first, but when he realized he like hating people and everybody already hated him, he was fine with accepting the job. (My Cookie Pants) Although the new job is demanding, he tries to do everything it requires an see some patients. This is very difficult and he occasioinally forgets to do things. (My New Role) (My Lawyer's in Love)
Cox's family is from Pittsburgh. He has a sister Paige, who is a born-again Christian. His father was an abusive alcoholic and his mother did nothing to prevent this behavior. Perry's abusive and traumatic childhood could help explain his intimacy issues and his marriage to Jordan. According to Carla, both of his parents lacked parenting skills, and might have murdered them. (My Saving Grace)
Dr. Cox has two children by Jordan - a son, Jack, and a daughter, Jennifer Dylan. He has had a vasectomy, reversed it and then had another vasectomy, but it didn't take. He is very dedicated to his job and sometimes it takes a toll on him. He is also very conscious about his body, and works out quite often.
Dr. Cox's Chief of Medicine Office
Dr. Cox has a list outside of his office of who is or isn't allowed in:
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Relationships
J.D.
Dr. Cox is J.D.'s reluctant mentor. He met J.D. on his first day as an intern, and has constantly been abrasive and sarcastic with him. (My First Day) He rarely calls J.D. by his real name, but rather by a girl's name. This is his tough-love approach to teaching, but even when they are outside of the hospital, he continues the same mean mannerisms. When his harshness seems to put a little too much pressure on J.D., Cox knows when to lay off and has from time to time been supportive. He is not, however, a very good ear to listen to J.D.'s problems, for he doesn't seem to care about his personal life, and often mentions that he has enough problems of his own. Following Cox's promotion to Chief of Medicine, J.D. takes up the job of the guy who nags him to get things done around the hospital, and is seemingly successful in these endeavors. (My New Role)(Their Story II) When J.D. announced that he was leaving Sacred Heart, Cox initially looked happy, but Elliot deducted that he was actually upset that J.D. leaving after all of the years he helped teach him. (My Chief Concern) It is only in (My Finale) that it is revealed how Dr Cox honestly feels about J.D. - he believes him to be the best doctor to go through the hospital because of how much he cared, and that he was not only an extraordinary physician but also an extraordinary person. He counts his protégé as a friend.
Jordan
Jordan and Perry have divorced, but have two children and live together. After they divorced, Jordan would use Perry for booty calls. When one of their booty calls ended with Jordan getting pregnant, they started living together again to be supportive of the child and each other. They are verbally sharp with each other, often insulting each others' sexualities and peculiarities. Although they are not married (and have no desire to be married), it can't be argued that they don't love each other. One reason they work so well together is because they are each other's equals in every way.
Dr. Kelso
Dr. Kelso and Dr. Cox had a rivalry that, at times, affects the entire hospital. Since Dr. Kelso left, the two have bonded a little more and Cox often turns to Kelso for advice. Dr. Cox is not very fond of Dr. Kelso thinking about the patients solely by their insurance or pocketbooks. Dr. Cox often yells and rants at Kelso about making staff cutbacks or new rules, but when Dr. Kelso explains his motivation, he has no choice but to live with them. When Dr. Kelso was yelling at Elliot, Dr. Cox punched him in the face, making his nose squeak for a while. (My Dream Job) After Kelso retired, Dr. Cox has turned to him for advice occasionally, and has even admitted that Dr. Kelso was decent at his job. (My Saving Grace) The two now hang out and share beers and talk about the demands of the Chief of Medicine position. (My New Role)
Elliot
Dr. Cox gets extremely annoyed by Elliot personally and professionally, but knows she is a talented doctor. Dr. Cox has snubbed Elliot as a mentor as much as he has snubbed J.D., but she doesn't seek his approval as much as she does her parent's. He calls her "Barbie" due to her blonde hair and sometimes ditsy mannerisms. He never had any big problems with Elliot until she decided to go into private practice. From then on he didn't respect her for her decision, but Elliot stands by her decision.
Carla
Dr. Cox used to have a crush on Carla, but now sees her as one of the only people in Sacred Heart he can stand. Perry sees her as strong willed and empowered, which are factors he needs to see in a woman he wants to date. He seemingly only had feelings for her because he was in denial about his feelings for Jordan. However, when she married Turk, he didn't do anything to stop it because he had Jordan. Cox still turns to Carla when he needs advice, and although she doesn't always feel comfortable listening to some of his thoughts, she is there for him.
Turk
Dr. Cox puts up with Turk. Because he usually sees Turk when he is with J.D., he isn't fond of their antics. He has sized up Turk, but has also helped him work out. (My Drug Buddy) (My Sacrificial Clam). He sometimes asks Turk to be a surgical consult. They also shared a pee-schedule together.
Janitor
Although Dr. Cox doesn't respect Janitor for his profession, they often share moments together. Janitor is one of the few people that doesn't fear Dr. Cox. Both Janitor and Dr. Cox seem to be annoyed by J.D., and they share their thoughts sometimes. They don't talk much inside the hospital, to keep up the Janitor's street cred, but they were bar buddies for a while. They are both experts on "hating people", and seem to have a mutual respect for this fact. (My ABC's) According to Carla, both of them are "borderline psychotics who hate everyone."
Paige
Perry doesn't support Paige's religious choices, but still loves her as a sister. He and Paige have a hostile and difficult relationship, ostensibly because neither can appreciate the religious and scientific viewpoints held by the other. It was ultimately revealed that Paige's presence reminded Cox of the troubled childhood that he consistently tried to forget.
Ben
Dr. Cox's best friend Ben Sullivan was also his ex-wife's brother. Ben and Perry enjoyed hugging each other for uncomfortably long periods of time and playing "gay chicken". They are the definition of two best friends. When Ben was diagnosed with leukemia, Perry took the news pretty hard. When Ben passed away, Perry was depressed for a short time, but soon got over his mourning.
Personality Profile
Likes
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Dislikes
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Nicknames
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Trivia
- He was voted the city's best physician by a "local medical journal".
- Dr. Cox can become so accustomed to calling people by demeaning nicknames that he will eventually forget their real names. (My Jiggly Ball)
- Sports a blue #80 SHOCKEY (Jeremy Shockey) New York Giants NFL game jersey at home when not sporting a Detroit Red Wings game jersey.
- Dr. Cox went to Hale University where he got a biology degree.
- Dr. Cox was homecoming king at his high school. (My Roommates)
- Ever since he became chief of medicine, on Rateyourdoc.org his rating has rocketed to 9999 Stars
- Dr. Cox's seemingly irrational hatred of Hugh Jackman in particular is a development inside joke. McGinley has stated in one of the DVD commentaries that he feels Jackman is a much more talented actor than he is, which makes him feel jealous.
- Both of Dr. Cox's children have birthdays in close proximity to the death of a close friend. Jack Cox was born almost exactly one year before the death of Cox's best friend and brother in law Ben Sullivan, and Laverne Roberts died around the same time that Jennifer Dylan Cox was born.
Common quotes
- "Ruh-huh-heea-hee-eee-eeeeally."
- "See, HERE'S the thing/deal/inside scoop..."
External Links
- IHateDrCox.com -- Dr. Cox Quotes, Scrubs Scripts & Pictures - Scrubs and Dr. Cox Fanclub
- Coxisms.com -- The Quotes of Dr. Perry Cox
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| Main |
Dr. John "J.D." Dorian • Dr. Christopher Turk • Dr. Elliot Reid • Carla Espinosa RN • Dr. Robert Kelso • Dr. Perry Cox • Janitor • Dr. Denise Mahoney • Lucy Tompkins • Drew Suffin • Cole McCallister | |||
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Dr. Todd Quinlan • Theodore Buckland, Esq. • Dr. Doug Murphy • Jordan Sullivan • Laverne Roberts RN • Dr. Keith Dudemeister | |||
| Recurring |
Dr. Walter Mickhead • Dr. Phillip Wen • Lloyd • Lonnie • Dr. Kim Briggs • Jack Cox • Crispin • Randall • Roy • Sean Kelly • Gloria • Leonard • Danni Sullivan • Lisa • Rex | |||
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Jack Cox • Jennifer Dylan Cox • Perry Cox • Ben Sullivan • Danni Sullivan • Jordan Sullivan • Paige Cox | ||||
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Chief of Medicine: Dr. Perry Cox (current) Dr. Taylor Maddox (former) Dr. Robert Kelso (retired) Dr. Dave Benson (retired) |
