John Hinckley, Jr. (May 29, 1955 - ) is the man who tried to kill to his President Ronald Wilson Reagan. He got the idea from 15 times of watching the thriller film Taxi Driver, and was obsessed with Jodie Foster, the girl who played the 12-year-old prostitute in the film. The former action was influenced by the movie's main character's obsession with killing a President. His attempt failed and he was arrested.