What is R. Lee Ermey?
[[File:R Lee Ermey in USMC uniform.jpg|thumb|right|210px|Ermey in November 2006]] '''Ronald Lee Ermey''' (March 24, 1944 &ndash; April 15, 2018) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]] and [[voice actor]]. Ermey served with the [[United States Marine Corps]] in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] and was [[retirement|retired]] in 1971.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/07/r-lee-ermey-talks-military-acting-and-reality-tv/ |title=R. Lee Ermey Talks Military, Acting and Reality TV |author=Angel Canales |date=10 July 2014 |website= |publisher=ABC News |accessdate=23 February 2016}}</ref> He was the voice of Sarge in ''[[Toy Story]]'', ''[[Toy Story 2]]'', and ''[[Toy Story 3]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/r_lee_ermey/ |title=R. Lee Ermey |author= |website=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Flixster |accessdate=23 February 2016}}</ref> Ermey was born on March 24, 1944 in [[Emporia, Kansas]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/89098/R-Lee-Ermey/biography |title=R. Lee Ermey |author= |website= |publisher=The New York Times |accessdate=23 February 2016}}</ref> He was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in ''[[Full Metal Jacket]]''. Ermey was married to Nila Ermey from 1975 until his death in 2018; they had 4 children.<ref name=NYT/> Ermey retired as a [[Staff Sergeant]] but was later given the [[wikt:honorary|honorary]] rank of [[Gunnery Sergeant]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://friscoblog.dallasnews.com/2013/12/former-marine-and-actor-r-lee-ermey-to-appear-at-frisco-gun-club.html/ |title=Marine and ‘Full Metal Jacket’ actor R. Lee Ermey to appear at Frisco Gun Club |author=Valerie Wigglesworth |date=27 December 2013 |website= |publisher=The Dallas Morning News |accessdate=23 February 2016 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Ermey died on April 15, 2018 of complications from [[pneumonia]] at a hospital in [[Santa Monica, California]] at the age of 74.<ref n