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-**Gregg Turkington** is an American film expert, actor, and director, known for his frequent appearances in the internet movie review series //[[oncinema|On Cinema]]//, hosted by [[tim]], as well as his own movie review show, //[[ourcinema]]//.+**Gregg Turkington** is an American film expert, actor, and director, known for his frequent guest appearances on the movie review series //[[oncinema|On Cinema]]//, hosted by [[tim]], as well as his own movie review show, //[[ourcinema]]//. He has also infrequently hosted //[[On Cinema]]// himself.
  
 Turkington is best known for his movie reviews on both //[[oncinema|On Cinema]]// and //[[ourcinema]]//, but has also appeared as an actor in //[[antman]]// (2015), //[[deckofcards]]// (2022), and //[[antman3]]// (2023), as well as having starred in and directed episodes of the television series //[[decker]]//, where he portrays [[kington|Special Agent Jonathan Kington]]. Turkington is best known for his movie reviews on both //[[oncinema|On Cinema]]// and //[[ourcinema]]//, but has also appeared as an actor in //[[antman]]// (2015), //[[deckofcards]]// (2022), and //[[antman3]]// (2023), as well as having starred in and directed episodes of the television series //[[decker]]//, where he portrays [[kington|Special Agent Jonathan Kington]].
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 In early 2013, Turkington won an award for "[[guestoftheyear]]" for the year of 2012, for which he received an //On Cinema// mug and a sandwich platter.[(cite:oscar1)] In early 2013, Turkington won an award for "[[guestoftheyear]]" for the year of 2012, for which he received an //On Cinema// mug and a sandwich platter.[(cite:oscar1)]
  
-In late 2013, Turkington announced his plans to watch 500 movies in 500 days, an undertaking he called [[501moviesin501days|#500MoviesIn500Days]]. Turkington solicited donations from fans of the show to afford more films and supplies to keep the endeavor going.+In July 2013, Turkington announced his plans to attempt to enter the //Guinness Book of World Records// by watch 500 movies in 500 days, an undertaking he called [[501moviesin501days|#500MoviesIn500Days]].[(cite:s03e05>[[s03e05]])] Turkington solicited donations from fans of the show to afford more films and supplies to keep the endeavor going. 
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 +In February 2014, Turkington temporarily became host of //On Cinema at the Cinema//,[(cite:s04e06>[[s04e06]])] due to Heidecker requiring surgery due to complications from [[diabetes|a disease he was suffering]].[(cite:s04e05>[[s04e05]])] Turkington's guest was film producer and professor [[larry]].[(cite:s04e06)]
  
 In 2014, Heidecker, inspired by films he had reviewed on //On Cinema// such as //[[reacher]]//, began work on a self-produced movie titled //[[decker]]//, starring himself as [[jackdecker|Special Agent Jack Decker]], and occasional //On Cinema// guest [[joe]] as [[davidsonsr|President Jason Davidson]]. [[adultswim]] worked with Heidecker to distribute the movie as //[[decker1]]//, now having been divided into episodes and aired as a mini-series. Turkington also made an appearance in the series as [[kington]], a CIA codebreaker that assists Decker. Though Turkington initially claimed he never consented to appear in //Decker//, he later began to enthusiastically promote the series, and assisted Heidecker with future seasons. In 2014, Heidecker, inspired by films he had reviewed on //On Cinema// such as //[[reacher]]//, began work on a self-produced movie titled //[[decker]]//, starring himself as [[jackdecker|Special Agent Jack Decker]], and occasional //On Cinema// guest [[joe]] as [[davidsonsr|President Jason Davidson]]. [[adultswim]] worked with Heidecker to distribute the movie as //[[decker1]]//, now having been divided into episodes and aired as a mini-series. Turkington also made an appearance in the series as [[kington]], a CIA codebreaker that assists Decker. Though Turkington initially claimed he never consented to appear in //Decker//, he later began to enthusiastically promote the series, and assisted Heidecker with future seasons.
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 ===== Personal Life ===== ===== Personal Life =====
-Little is known about Gregg outside of his work on //On Cinema// and with the [[vfa|VFA]]. He is an avid fan of the //[[bond]]// and //[[lotr]]// film franchises, and read the original //Hobbit// book before the films were released.+Little is known about Turkington outside of his work on //On Cinema// and with the [[vfa|VFA]]. He is an avid fan of the //[[bond]]// and //[[lotr]]// film franchises, and read the original //Hobbit// book before the films were released.
  
 +Turkington cares deeply about the direction of //On Cinema//, and has fought back against changes to the format that do not focus on movies. He was very negative upon [[drsan]]'s appearance on the program, feeling that it was drifting towards a focus towards alternative medicine that did not offer the audience what they were there for.[(cite:s04e03>[[s04e03]])]
 ===== List of non-appearances ===== ===== List of non-appearances =====
   * [[podcommercial]]   * [[podcommercial]]
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   * [[podlucas]]   * [[podlucas]]
   * [[podannouncement]]   * [[podannouncement]]
 +  * [[s03e09]]
  
 ===== Trivia ===== ===== Trivia =====
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