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Ian Duncan. Actor: Creep. Ian Duncan's career began in South Africa where he became a household name on both the stage and screen.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Johannesburg, South Africa
Get "psyched" and revisit the top moments of one of the most unhinged professors of Greendale, Ian Duncan! 00:00 - Best of Ian Duncan00:12 - Calling An Airst...
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Table of Contents:
Bio
Personality
History
Trivia
Quotes
Season One
“ Shut your pompous vortex of overlapping fangs! ” –Chang arguing to Duncan, "Advanced Criminal Law". School year synopsis 2009 - 2010 semester In 2009, Duncan was surprised to see his former lawyer and drinking buddy Jeff Winger enrolled at Greendale who had been disbarred until he earned a legitimate degree. Since Duncan owed Jeff for helping him get out of a D.U.I. charge years ago he asks that Ian get him every test answer that semester. Duncan balks at the request and tries to talk Jeff out of continuing his cycle of cheating to get ahead. After Jeff continued his demands Duncan made acquiesced but only on the condition that Jeff give him his Lexus. Ian also offered his own mini coup in exchange as part of the bargain so Jeff could have a vehicle. Jeff reluctantly agreed but afterwards discovered that Duncan just gives him an envelope of blank paper. Duncan was enjoying a glass of wine when a Jeff stormed into his office grabbed his car keys furious that Ian tried to teach him a lesson ("Pilot") Duncan set up a psych lab and invited his top students to help prove his hypothesis, "The Duncan Principle." He posited that the longer a subject was left to wait for something the more dramatic the person's subsequent breakdown would be. Annie Edison managed to join Duncan's pupils in observing the experiment and recruited her friends Troy Barnes and Abed Nadir to participate. Duncan allowed her to start the lab once all the test subjects were gathered in one room. Ian was amused when one of the guinea pigs, Ben Chang, immediately went berserk and stormed out. As the hours passed the room emptied and only Abed remained which frustrated Duncan. Furious that Abed wouldn't leave, Duncan angrily criticized Annie for bringing him. His class then started to document his breakdown which made Duncan cancel the experiment and end the test lab ("Social Psychology"). Duncan served on a faculty tribunal alongside Dean Pelton and Ben Chang to deal with Britta Perry who cheated on a Spanish exam. The trial was being held in Borchert Hall at the edge of the swimming pool. Duncan and Chang's animosity towards each other reappeared as the two continually sniped at each other. During the recess they went off to clear the air between them. They argued all the way into the shower stalls in the men's locker rooms where Chang revealed he felt continually disrespected by Duncan. Their conversation was interrupted when they realized there was an overweight naked man showering in front of them. Back at the trial, Duncan and the rest of the tribunal were swayed by Jeff's argument that Britta should not be expelled for her actions. Duncan decided that she should instead be sentenced to a year's worth of therapy sessions conducted by him ("Advanced Criminal Law"). At the end of the school year Duncan was drunk again while attending the school's transfer formal. While at the dance he insulted the Dean which led to an immediate suspension. Chang at that point had been fired due to falsified credentials and enrolled himself at Greendale to earn a legitimate teaching degree. Duncan had mocked him earlier for his situation, but Chang couldn't retaliate physically or he could be kicked out of school. Once Ian was suspended, Chang took advantage of that fact to hit him in the face with a roll of quarters ("Pascal's Triangle Revisited").
Season Two
“ So...what is Anthropology? Seriously, does anyone know? ” –Duncan, "The Psychology of Letting Go". School year synopsis 2010 - 2011 semester "The Psychology of Letting Go": Duncan abuses the restraining order he put on Ben Chang. "Messianic Myths and Ancient Peoples": Duncan shows various Youtube videos in class. "Abed's Uncontrollable Christmas": Duncan hypnotherapizes Abed to try and get to the root of his Holiday blues. "Asian Population Studies": Duncan announces to the Anthropology class that he is sober due to the fact he could no longer get an erection. "Early 21st Century Romanticism": Duncan, Jeff and Ben Chang watch a soccer game at Jeff's apartment. "Paradigms of Human Memory": Duncan is shown to have helped the Study Group fill in for the dead Glee Club. "Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts": Duncan delivers the Anthropology class final exam.
Season Five
“ This is why the English never win any sports, because everyone else cheats! ” –Duncan, "Geothermal Escapism". School year synopsis 2013 - 2014 semester "Basic Intergluteal Numismatics": Duncan returns to Greendale just in time to help try and catch the "Ass Crack Bandit." "Geothermal Escapism": Duncan tries to eliminate Britta from the campus-wide game of Hot Lava. "Analysis of Cork-Based Networking": Duncan, Shirley, Jeff, and Chang decorate for the school's mid-term dance. "Bondage and Beta Male Sexuality": Duncan asks for Jeff's help in seducing Britta. "G.I. Jeff": Duncan plays Xim Xam in Jeff's hallucination. "Basic Story": Duncan is forced to say goodbye to Greendale and bonds with Hickey over a few coincidences. "Basic Sandwich": Duncan accidentally electrocutes himself looking for a hidden treasure.
"Pascal's Triangle Revisited"
“Señor Chang, is there a word in Spanish for someone who used to pretend to be a professor but was a teacher, but wasn't actually a teacher, and is now a student? Is there a word for that? Oh. If it was in Spanish, you wouldn't know, would you?”— Ian Duncan
Sep 26, 2020 · John Oliver memorably portrayed Dr. Ian Duncan throughout Community, but the character disappeared multiple times on the comedy series. Created by Dan Harmon, Community originally aired on NBC before moving to Yahoo! Screen for the sixth and final season.
- Senior Editor
Duncan is the author of Modern Romance and Transformations of the Novel (Cambridge, 1992), Scott's Shadow: The Novel in Romantic Edinburgh (Princeton, 2007), and Human Forms: The Novel in the Age of Evolution (Princeton, 2019).
Ian Duncan is an actor who started his career in South Africa and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre school. He has worked with many top names in the industry and lives in Los Angeles with his family.
Sir George Iain Duncan Smith (born 9 April 1954), often referred to by his initials IDS, is a British politician who was Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. He was Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2010 to 2016. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Chingford and Woodford Green ...
