Who Are JD Turks?

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Zach Braff played J.D. while

Donald Faison played Turk

. The two have had multiple other film and TV credits outside the show, but Scrubs is what they’ve both come to be known for. … Turk was a main cast member who served as an anchor for the show.

What kind of doctor is JD?

J.D. Occupation

Doctor of internal medicine

at Sacred Heart Hospital

Do JD and Turk still hang out?

After starting out with an onscreen friendship as Turk and J.D. in the cult hospital comedy, Scrubs, Braff and

Faison have continued their friendship in real life

— so much so, in fact, that Braff even claimed the two invented one of Hollywood’s favorite terms.

Where is Turk from in Scrubs?

Donald Faison was born on June 22, 1974 in

New York City, New York

, USA as Donald Adeosun Faison. …

Why does Cox call Turk Gandhi?

Nicknames. J.D. often calls Turk “Chocolate Bear”, a term of endearment regarding the fact that

he is as powerful and lovable as a bear while also referring to his race

. … Cox often calls Turk “Gandhi”, mocking him for being bald and “so giving”.

Do Carla and Turk have babies?

They remain together for the entire run of the show. Carla marries Turk in the season finale of season 3, “My Best Friend’s Wedding”. …

Carla gives birth to a girl

, whom they name Isabella, in the episode “My Best Friend’s Baby’s Baby and My Baby’s Baby”. J.D. becomes the godfather of the child.

Can a JD be called Doctor?

A JD is a full doctoral degree. The only professional in society that can call him/her self

a “doctor” are physicians

. The more appropriate address for a PhD or a JD at the university is “professor” which by definition means a teacher (doctor) of the highest rank at the university.

Why did Carla leave Scrubs?

Judy Reyes quit Scrubs

amid pay disputes

In 2008, Reyes announced that she, along with show creator Bill Lawrence and Braff, would be leaving after the eighth season. At the time, she explained that her colleagues’ salaries “exceed[ed] the budget… so do their ambitions. Mine do too.”

Are JD and Turk married?

Though the two realize that their relationship will never be the same, they still remain best friends. In J.D.’s fantasy/flashforward, the Turk family spends a Christmas together with

J.D. and Elliot (now married)

, as well as Dr.

What is JD from Scrubs doing now?

Zach Braff (John “J.D.” Dorian)

After Scrubs ended in 2010, he continued in his multihyphenate acting-directing-writing role, releasing 2014’s Wish I Was Here with Kate Hudson, and 2017’s

Going in Style

with Morgan Freeman.

Was Jordan really pregnant on Scrubs?

Christa Miller was actually pregnant with her and Bill Lawrence’s children

both times Jordan was pregnant

. The girl who looks like Jordan in “Their Story” is Christa’s daughter in real life.

Do Carla and Dr Cox ever get together?

She agrees to date him in the second episode, My Mentor, and

the two have been a couple ever since

. Although they often get into fights, they always find a way to make up at the end.

Is Kim’s baby really JDS?


Sam Perry Gilligan “Sammy” Dorian

is the son of John Dorian and Kim Briggs. He was conceived on J.D. and Kim’s first date even though they didn’t have sex. After temporarily moving away, Kim moved back to Sacred Heart to give birth. … Sammy was named after his late grandfather, and J.D.’s late father Sam Dorian.

What did Turk call JD?


Brown Bear

(J.D.)

Who does Dr Cox end up with?

Dr. Perry Cox, M.D. Family Paige (sister) Spouse

Jordan Sullivan

(ex-wife/current partner)
Children Jack Cox Jennifer Dylan “J.D.” Cox Nationality American

How old is JD in Scrubs?

J.D. is

in his mid-30s

and is married to long-time love interest Elliot Reid. He previously lived with best friend Christopher Turk during college, med school, and for the first four years at Sacred Heart, and was roommates with Elliot during the fifth and part of the sixth year at the hospital.

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