John P. Navin Jr.

{{short description|American actor (born 1968)}}

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| name = John P. Navin Jr.

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|07|24}}

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| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1981–1986, 1993

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John P. Navin Jr. (born July 24, 1968){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z8pZAAAAMAAJ|title=Child and Youth Actors: Filmographies of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985|page=166|first=David|last=Dye|publisher=McFarland|date=1988|isbn=9780899502472|via=Google Books}}{{Cite web |title=John P. Navin Jr. - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/john_p_navin_jr |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}} is an American film and television actor from Philadelphia. He is well known for his roles in the 1981 drama film Taps and the 1983 movie Losin' It, both of which co-starred Tom Cruise.{{Cite news |last=Canby |first=Vincent |date=1981-12-09 |title=SCOTT AS GENERAL IN 'TAPS' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/12/09/movies/scott-as-general-in-taps.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news |last=Maslin |first=Janet |date=1983-04-08 |title='LOSIN' IT' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/08/movies/losin-it.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web |title=John P. Navin Jr |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb040f802 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324064834/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb040f802 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 24, 2019 |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=BFI |language=en}} He also starred in National Lampoon's Vacation as Cousin Dale.{{Cite web |title=Krister Johnson on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/kristerjohnson/status/1156452511835811840?lang=en |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Twitter |language=en}}

Navin starred in the short-lived 1983 television series Jennifer Slept Here with Ann Jillian.{{Cite web |title=John P. Navin Jr. |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/john-p-navin-jr/3000278120/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}} Navin also appeared in the pilot episode of the TV series Cheers, which starred his Losin' It costar Shelley Long. He appeared as the first (on screen) patron of the bar, and delivered the series' first line, inauspiciously presenting Sam Malone with a fake I.D. and claiming he was a Vietnam veteran.{{Cite book |last=Society) |first=SPS (Sitcom Preservation |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pEN6sTeG20AC&dq=john+p.+navin+jr.+cheers&pg=PA282 |title=Cheers TV Show: A Comprehensive Reference |date=2014-09-01 |publisher=Praetorian Publishing |isbn=978-0-9679852-3-7 |language=en}}

He also made appearances in other films and guest spots on television shows like The Facts of Life, Gimme a Break!, Silver Spoons, and Double Trouble.

He appeared in the Broadway play "Almost an Eagle" in 1982.{{Cite web |title=Almost an Eagle – Broadway Play – Original {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/almost-an-eagle-4199 |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.ibdb.com}}{{Cite web |title=Almost an Eagle Original Broadway Play Cast 1982 {{!}} Broadway World |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/shows/Almost-an-Eagle-311811/cast |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.broadwayworld.com}}{{Cite web |title=Playbill - Almost An Eagle |url=https://playbill.com/production/almost-an-eagle-longacre-theatre-vault-0000006881}}{{Cite news |last=Rich |first=Frank |date=1982-12-17 |title=STAGE: 'ALMOST AN EAGLE,' ON SCOUTING |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/12/17/theater/stage-almost-an-eagle-on-scouting.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |issn=0362-4331}}

Navin has since left acting.