Though "Scrubs" actor Neil Flynn is now worth approximately $8 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth, he struggled to maintain a healthy flow of money early on in his career. During an interview with the Orlando Sentinel in 2002, Flynn revealed that he had worked quite a few jobs and found some interesting ways to pay the bills. Prior to landing acting roles, Flynn sold light bulbs over the phone, waited tables, and taught high school English and physical education at a private school for disabled and troubled teens. At one point when he was especially desperate for cash, he even sold his blood platelets for $30 a bag. "Those couple of years were very fulfilling because I was, in a way, doing some good," Flynn told the Orlando Sentinel.
As The Janitor on "Scrubs," the Gazette Review estimates that Flynn made approximately $100,000 per episode. This rate really adds up when you consider that Flynn appeared in around 170 episodes of the show.
While he may have amassed a small fortune from his roles on television, Flynn's blue-collar background has stuck with him. "The way I grew up, you don't get away with acting like you're better than anybody else," Flynn told FanPop. "People don't like it if you show off how rich you are or how smart you are. I think we're all shaped by how we grew up, and if nothing else, it makes it easier to play the roles that are like adults I knew growing up."
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