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Katey Sagal

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Katey Sagal

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  • Has been a backup singer for Bob Dylan, Bette Midler, Gene Simmons and Tanya Tucker.
  • One of her "Peg Bundy" bras is located in the Frederick's of Hollywood Lingerie Museum in Hollywood. It was stolen during the 1993 riots, but was returned by the thieves after they discovered its value.
  • At age 42, she gave birth to her second child, son Jackson James White, on 3/1/96. Child's father is her third husband, Jack White.
  • Her younger sisters, Liz Sagal and Jean Sagal, are identical twins.
  • At the Married... with Children (1987) auditions, it was her own idea to dress Peg Bundy in clothes from the 1960s.
  • Became a mother for the third time at age 52 when daughter Esme Louise Sutter was born via surrogate on 1/10/07. Child's father is her fourth husband, Kurt Sutter.
  • Was hired to sing backup for Bob Dylan during his 1978 tour but was fired along with half the band a week before it started.
  • Has played the mother of Kaley Cuoco's character on two different sitcoms: 8 Simple Rules (2002) and The Big Bang Theory (2007).
  • Her older brother David Sagal is a lawyer and studio executive at Warner Brothers.
  • Married boyfriend of two years Kurt Sutter in a private ceremony at their home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz on 10/2/04.
  • Her father was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Her mother had English, German and Scottish ancestry.
  • Her godfather is producer Norman Lear.
  • Her younger brother Joey Sagal appeared in a couple of Married... with Children (1987) episodes.
  • Her father, Boris Sagal, was a director, and her mother, Sara Macon, was a singer.
  • Parodied her role of Peg Bundy via a similarly-attired character in the animated sitcom episode A Bicyclops Built for Two (2000).
  • She was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, CA on 9/9/2014.
  • Her band, The Group With No Name, released its self-titled album on Casablanca Records on September 3, 1976.
  • Wore a red wig for her role as Peg Bundy on Married... with Children (1987).
  • Her first marriage, to bass player Freddie Beckmeyer, ended in divorce after three years. A second to Jack White, who was involved in the "Mighty Ducks" hockey film series as both actor and advisor, also ended in divorce. She has two children from her third marriage, Sarah and Jackson.
  • In December 1989, after two months of pregnancy with her first child, she suffered a miscarriage.
  • Older sister of Liz Sagal, David Sagal, Jean Sagal and Joey Sagal.
  • In a far cry from the red-wigged, stiletto-heeled Peg Bundy on Married... with Children (1987), she played responsible sitcom mother Cate Hennessey on 8 Simple Rules (2002).
  • Sang background vocals on Molly Hatchet's album "Take No Prisoners" (1981).
  • After her mother's death, her father married renowned dancer/choreographer Marge Champion.
  • Attended and graduated from Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, CA (1971). She was a member of the drama club, but she never had her picture in any of the annuals.
  • Daughter of Boris Sagal and Sara Macon.
  • Stepsister of Gregg Champion and Blake Champion.
  • Stepgranddaughter of Ernest Belcher.
  • Mentioned in The 2,000-Year-Old Virgin (2014).
  • Ex-sister-in-law of Jules White, Sam White and Hanala Sagal.
  • Born at 2:37 PM (PST).

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