Jake McLaughlin
7 October 1982
Paradise, California, USA
6' 1" (1,85 m)
Jake McLaughlin was born as Jacob Adam McLaughlin.
Trivia
MSNBC reporter David Bloom was the battalion embed reporter for his unit before Bloom's tragic death in Iraq.
He served in the same battalion as World War II Medal of Honor winner and later actor Audie Murphy.
Before enlisting in the U.S. Army and serving in the Third Infantry Division, he was a security guard at Universal Studios, Hollywood.
His photo was featured in a 2003 issue of "Soldier Of Fortune" magazine, while he was in the Army.
He was written about in the 2004 novel by author David Zucchino "Thunder Run," which talks about the push to Baghdad, Iraq.
He served as a dismount infantry S.A.W. gunner during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
He was awarded the U.S. Army Commendation Medal, the Combat Infantry Badge, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, and four Army Achievement Medals for his service during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Is a qualified expert marksmen on the m-249 s.a.w., m-240 bravo, 50 cal. machine gun, and the m-16 & m-4 assault rifles.
Was born in Paradise, California and raised in Chico, California.
He is the nephew of commercial actor Kevin Gregg.
Is a huge fan of Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, who directed such films as Los siete samuráis (1954) and La fortaleza escondida (1958) .
Was named one of "Falls Fresh New Faces" by Hollywood.com in 2009.
While filming Oliver Stone's Salvajes (2012), McLaughlin was involved in an automobile accident in one of the production's transportation vans. The van lost control on its way down a hillside in Mystery Mesa Ranch, California, and rolled off a ravine, landing on its roof.
Though most of his early roles were as military men, reflecting his real-life service, he claims that he was a huge film enthusiast before he joined the Army, and always wanted a career in the movies.
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