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Ed O'Neill(I)

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Ed O'Neill
Stanley (Richard Jenkins), an aging fast-food worker, plans to call it quits after 38 years on the graveyard shift at Oscar's Chicken and Fish. His last weekend takes a turn while training his replacement, Jevon (Shane Paul McGhie), a talented but stalled young writer whose provocative politics keep landing him in trouble.
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Ed O'Neill is an American actor best known for playing Al Bundy on Married... with Children (1987), the most iconic working class character on television since Archie Bunker. Upon his debut on the world stage in Youngstown, Ohio on April 12, 1946, he was christened Edward Philip O'Neill, Jr. Both his father, Ed, Sr., a steelworker and truck driver, and his social worker mother, the former Ruth Ann Quinlan, were Irish-Americans.

A gifted athlete, the 6'1" O'Neill attended Ohio University on a football scholarship, but transferred after his sophomore year to Youngstown State University, where he played as a defensive lineman. In 1969, he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers, but was cut in training camp. (Al Bundy was a former high-school football star constantly reminiscing about his glory days on the high school gridiron. Terry Bradshaw, the Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, twice appeared on "Married with Children".)

After being cut by the Steelers, O'Neill went back to YSU to join the new theater department. After graduating, he became a social studies teacher at his alma mater, Ursuline High School, before fully committing to acting. He was a member of the company at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, one of the top regional theaters in America.

After numerous supporting parts in movies and television, he was cast as the New York City detective Popeye Doyle in the 1986 television movie that was a pilot for a proposed television series. "Popeye Doyle" was based on the classic police drama The French Connection (1971), with O'Neill playing the role originated by Gene Hackman). The television movie and O'Neill's performance got good reviews, but it was not picked up as a series.

A year later, O'Neill was cast as Al Bundy in the sitcom "Married with Children", which debuted on the then-new Fox Network in April 1987. It ran 10 years, until June 1997, and made O'Neill a star.

During the production of "Married with Children" and after its cancellation, O'Neill appeared in movies, guested on television shows, and made television commercials. The second iconic fictional policeman role that O'Neill took over was Sgt. Joe Friday in his 2003 remake of Jack Webb's classic crime series Dragnet (2003), which appeared on ABC. The network canceled the show during its second season. Since 2009, O'Neill has played Jay Pritchett on the ABC's sitcom Modern Family (2009), for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2011.

Since 1986, O'Neill has been married to actress Catherine Rusoff. They have two daughters, Claire and Sophia.
BornApril 12, 1946
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 10 wins & 22 nominations total

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Matt LeBlanc and Ed O'Neill in Married... with Children (1987)
Ed O'Neill, Roselyn Sanchez, and Scott Humbert in Dragnet (2003)
Sofía Vergara, Ed O'Neill, Rico Rodriguez, and Pierce Wallace in Modern Family (2009)
Sofía Vergara, Ed O'Neill, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
Sofía Vergara, Ed O'Neill, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
Sofía Vergara, Ed O'Neill, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
Sofía Vergara and Ed O'Neill in Modern Family (2009)
Sofía Vergara and Ed O'Neill in Modern Family (2009)
Julie Bowen and Ed O'Neill in Modern Family (2009)
Julie Bowen and Ed O'Neill in Modern Family (2009)
Sofía Vergara and Ed O'Neill in Modern Family (2009)
Julie Bowen and Ed O'Neill in Modern Family (2009)

Known for

Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Katey Sagal, and Ed O'Neill in Married... with Children (1987)
Married... with Children
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TV Series
  • Al Bundy
  • Al's Father
  • Captain Courage
  • Seamus McBundy
Finding Dory (2016)
Finding Dory
7.3
  • Hank(voice)
  • 2016
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Wreck-It Ralph
7.7
  • Mr. Litwak(voice)
  • 2012
Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie in The Bone Collector (1999)
The Bone Collector
6.7
  • Detective Paulie Sellitto
  • 1999

Credits

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  • The Sterling Affairs
    • Donald Sterling
    • Pre-production
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2023
  • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
    Modern Family
    • Jay Pritchett
    • TV Series
    • 2009–2020
  • Richard Jenkins and Shane Paul McGhie in The Last Shift (2020)
    The Last Shift
    • Dale
    • 2020
  • Weird City (2019)
    Weird City
    • Burt Chund
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • John C. Reilly, Ming-Na Wen, Brad Garrett, Irene Bedard, Kristen Bell, Jodi Benson, Corey Burton, Bill Hader, Jennifer Hale, Taraji P. Henson, Linda Larkin, Jane Lynch, Kelly Macdonald, Idina Menzel, Mandy Moore, Paige O'Hara, Anika Noni Rose, Sarah Silverman, Alan Tudyk, Pamela Ribon, Jack McBrayer, Kate Higgins, Gal Gadot, Timothy Simons, Ali Wong, Sean Giambrone, and Auli'i Cravalho in Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
    Ralph Breaks the Internet
    • Mr. Litwak (voice)
    • 2018
  • Sun Dogs (2017)
    Sun Dogs
    • Bob Garrity
    • 2017
  • Finding Dory: Marine Life Interviews (2016)
    Finding Dory: Marine Life Interviews
    • Hank (voice, uncredited)
    • Video
    • 2016
  • Finding Dory (2016)
    Finding Dory
    • Hank (voice)
    • 2016
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    • Bud Swanson (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Ming-Na Wen, Scott Adsit, Drake Bell, Anna Graves, Tom Kane, Nolan North, Adrian Pasdar, Laura Bailey, Josh Gad, Kate Higgins, Tiya Sircar, Matt Sloan, Ross Thomas, and Lloyd Floyd in Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015)
    Disney Infinity 3.0
    • Hank (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2015
  • Kevin Dillon, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, and Jerry Ferrara in Entourage (2015)
    Entourage
    • Ed O'Neill
    • 2015
  • Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
    Wreck-It Ralph
    • Mr. Litwak (voice)
    • 2012
  • Fish Hooks (2010)
    Fish Hooks
    • Riff
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)
    The Penguins of Madagascar
    • Orson (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Wilmer Valderrama, Carlos Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Grey Griffin, Nika Futterman, Tom Kenny, Kath Soucie, and Fred Stoller in Handy Manny (2006)
    Handy Manny
    • Mayor Johnson (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2010)
    Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
    • Grandpa (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2011

Soundtrack

  • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
    Modern Family
    • performer: "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Kate Hudson in Raising Helen (2004)
    Raising Helen
    • performer: "Jingle Bells"
    • 2004
  • Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Katey Sagal, and Ed O'Neill in Married... with Children (1987)
    Married... with Children
    • performer: "Old MacDonald Had a Farm"
    • performer: "Jingle Bells"
    • performer: "Wild Thing" (uncredited) ...
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1997
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What Will Fans Remember About 'Finding Dory' (That Dory May Not)?
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What Will Fans Remember About 'Finding Dory' (That Dory May Not)?
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The Last Shift
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Little Giants
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Modern Family: The Complete Fifth Season
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Modern Family: The Complete Fifth Season
Wreck-It Ralph
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Edward O'Neil
  • Height
    • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
  • Born
    • April 12, 1946
    • Youngstown, Ohio, USA
  • Spouse
    • Catherine Rusoff1986 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Claire O'Neill
  • Parents
      Ed O'Neill Sr.
  • Other works
    (1994-96) TV commercials: 1-800-COLLECT ("Phone Patrol").
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 7021 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood, CA on 8/30/011. Was joined by his television wives, Katey Sagal and Sofía Vergara, and his real-life wife, Catherine Rusoff.
  • Quotes
    When I read the pilot [for Married... with Children (1987)], it just reminded me of my Uncle Joe... just a self-deprecating kind of guy. He'd come home from work, and the wife would maybe say, "I ran over the dog this morning in the driveway." And he would say "Fine, what's for dinner?".
  • Trademarks
      Frequently plays ordinary working class family men
  • Salary
    • Modern Family
      (2009)
      $500,000 per episode/ final season

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