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O'Neill at the 2015 PaleyFest for Modern Family
Born
Edward Leonard O'Neill

(1946-04-12) April 12, 1946 (age 77)
Youngstown, Ohio, United States
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actor
  • voice actor
  • comedian
Years active1967–present
Spouse
Catherine Rusoff
(m. 1986)
Children2

American football career
Personal information
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Career information
High school: Ursuline High School
(Youngstown, Ohio)
College: Youngstown State
Position: Defensive lineman
Undrafted: 1969
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Edward Leonard O'Neill [1] (born April 12, 1946) is an American actor and comedian. His roles include Al Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children , for which he was nominated for two Golden Globes, and Jay Pritchett on the award-winning ABC sitcom Modern Family , for which he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and won four Screen Actors Guild Awards (all four for being part of the best Ensemble in a Comedy Series). [2] [3] He has also appeared in the Wayne's World film series, Little Giants , ‘’Dutch’’, Prefontaine , The Bone Collector and Sun Dogs . He has done voice-work for the Wreck-It Ralph franchise and Finding Dory .

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Early life

Ed O'Neill was born into an Irish-American Catholic family in Youngstown, Ohio, on April 12, 1946. [4] [5] [6] Both sides of his family are the descendants of Irish immigrants who came to the United States in the 1850s. [7]

His mother, Ruth Ann (née Quinlan) (1924-2017), was a homemaker and social worker, and his father, Edward Phillip O'Neill (1921-2008), was a steel mill worker and truck driver. [6] O'Neill attended Ursuline High School where he played football. At 14, he worked in construction, then at a steel mill. [8]

He was awarded a football scholarship to Ohio University, where he majored in history, and was a member of the Mu chapter of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. [9] He left the university after his sophomore year. He admits he spent more time playing sports and partying than studying. [9] He also feuded with his coach. [8]

He transferred to Youngstown State University, where he was a defensive lineman. As an undergraduate, he pledged Delta Sigma Phi and was initiated into the Delta Sigma chapter there. [6] While at Youngstown State, he played in a game against Roger Staubach, who was playing for the Pensacola Naval Station. [10] O'Neill said that his team was penalized 15 yards when he hit Staubach out of bounds. [11]

Professional football career

O'Neill was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969 under rookie head coach Chuck Noll but was cut in training camp, having to compete with fellow rookie defensive lineman "Mean Joe" Greene and L. C. Greenwood for a roster spot. Both became key members of the Steel Curtain defense during the Steelers success in the 1970s. [5] [6] [12] Later, while on Married... with Children, O'Neill played a former high school football star who had failed to make it big and constantly reminisced about his "glory days" at Polk High ("I once scored four touchdowns in a single game"). As part of this theme, former Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw also made two guest appearances on the show. O'Neill worked as a substitute social studies teacher at his alma mater Ursuline High School before becoming an actor. [6]

Career

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O'Neill in 2010

O'Neill re-enrolled at Youngstown State after being cut by the Steelers and was one of the first students at the school's new theater program. [8] Later, in 1979, he played a boxer opposite Danny Aiello in the Broadway play Knockout . It was there that he was seen by director William Friedkin and landed his first movie role, as a police detective in Cruising , starring Al Pacino.

In 1985, O'Neill appeared alongside Jeff Kinsland in a Red Lobster commercial. [13] He made a brief guest appearance in The Equalizer . In 1986, he was cast as NYPD detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle for the planned television series Popeye Doyle . The character had originally appeared in the motion picture The French Connection (played by Gene Hackman). The two-hour made-for-television movie/pilot was filmed and shown on network television. O'Neill received good reviews for his performance, and the pilot received positive ratings, but the series was not picked up for production.

In 1984, while playing the role of Lennie in a stage production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men at Hartford Stage in Hartford, Connecticut, he was seen by a casting agent from the Fox television network and was asked to audition for the role of Al Bundy [14] [15] [16] in Married... with Children , a proposed sitcom about a dysfunctional family living in Chicago. [6] He won the part because, during the audition, he simply slumped his shoulders and sighed as he was about to walk through the front door of the home. [17] Married... with Children led off the first night of Fox's primetime lineup on April 5, 1987, concluding after 11 seasons on June 9, 1997.

During and following the success of Married... with Children, O'Neill starred in several films, including Dutch and Little Giants . He also had small parts in The Bone Collector , Wayne's World , and Wayne's World 2 , and appeared as Relish the Troll King in The 10th Kingdom . O'Neill made a brief appearance on the comedy variety show In Living Color , playing the "Dirty Dozens" champion who defeats the challenger, played by Jamie Foxx. He also made a cameo on the sitcom 8 Simple Rules as the ex-boyfriend of Cate S. Hennessy (played by Katey Sagal, who portrayed O'Neill's wife Peggy Bundy on Married... with Children). He appeared in the movie The Adventures of Ford Fairlane with Andrew Dice Clay. During the mid-1990s, he had a string of appearances in commercials for 1-800-COLLECT.

Law & Order franchise creator Dick Wolf cast O'Neill as Sergeant Joe Friday in his 2003 update of Jack Webb's long-running Dragnet media franchise. The series was canceled by ABC in its second season. O'Neill went on to appear as Governor Eric Baker, a recurring character on NBC's The West Wing . O'Neill also played Bill on HBO's television series John from Cincinnati .

In 2008, O'Neill appeared in an advertisement for then-presidential candidate Barack Obama as "Al the Shoesalesman". [18]

In January 2009, O'Neill reunited with David Faustino (Bud Bundy from Married... with Children) for two episodes of Faustino's show Star-ving . [19] O'Neill also appeared with the entire cast of Married... with Children again when they were honored at the 7th Annual TV Land Award show in 2009.

From 2009 to 2020, O'Neill played the role of Jay Pritchett on the ABC sitcom Modern Family , a role that earned him three Primetime Emmy Award nominations—in 2011, 2012, and 2013. [20] [21] [22] Since 2012, O'Neill has done voice-overs in TV advertisements for the over-the-counter form of Zyrtec, [23] along with Walmart's store-branded mobile phone service Straight Talk.

In 2016, O'Neill starred as Hank the Octopus in the Pixar animated film Finding Dory . According to O'Neill, he didn't realize at first that he had a starring role in the film. As his voice recording sessions continued and most of his interactions turned out to be with Dory, he began to suspect that Hank was a major character in the film. [24]

Personal life

O'Neill is married to actress Catherine Rusoff. As of 2016, they were living in Los Angeles with their two daughters. [25]

After being introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu by his friend writer/director John Milius, O'Neill has trained for 22 years under the mentoring of Rorion Gracie. In December 2007, after 16 years of training, O'Neill received his black belt. [26] [27] In the 2012 TV documentary I Am Bruce Lee , O'Neill states that he considers getting his black belt "the greatest achievement of my life, apart from my children." [28]

On May 18, 2013, O'Neill was the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from his alma mater, Youngstown State University. [29] On November 30, 2023, after the controversial hiring of Republican congressman Bill Johnson as the university's president, O'Neill told Ideastream he was going to return his degree, saying, "I don't want it... I'm going to start calling it Trump-U." [30]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 Cruising Detective Schreiber
The Dogs of War Terry
1989 Disorganized Crime Detective George Denver
K-9 Sergeant Brannigan
1990 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Lieutenant Amos
Sibling Rivalry Wilbur Meany
1991 Dutch Dutch Dooley
1992 Wayne's World Glen
1993 Wayne's World 2 Glen
1994 Blue Chips Ed
Little Giants Kevin O'Shea
1997 Prefontaine Bill Dellinger
The Spanish Prisoner FBI Team Leader
1999 The Bone Collector Detective Paulie Sellitto
2000 Lucky Numbers Dick Simmons
2001Nobody's BabyNorman Pinkney
2004 Spartan Burch
2005Steel ValleyCongressman CardoneShort film
2008 Redbelt Hollywood Producer
2010 Lost Masterpieces of Pornography Chief Justice Renato CoronaShort film
2012 Wreck-It Ralph Mr. LitwakVoice role
2015 Entourage HimselfCameo
2016 Finding Dory Hank The OctopusVoice role
2016 Traficant: The Congressman of CrimetownHimselfDocumentary
2017 Sun Dogs [31] Bob Garrity
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet Mr. LitwakVoice role
2020 The Last Shift Dale

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980The Day the Women Got EvenEdTV film
1981 Another World LennyEpisode: "Hostages at the Cabin"
1982Farrell for the PeopleDetective Jay BrennanTV film
1983When Your Lover LeavesMack Sher
1984 Miami Vice Arthur Lawson / Artie RollinsEpisode: "Heart of Darkness"
1985 Moonlighting Taxi driverEpisode: "Pilot"
Hunter Dan ColsonEpisode: "The Garbage Man"
Braker Danny BucknerTV film
The Equalizer DoctorEpisode: "The Children's Song"
Spenser: For Hire Buddy AlmeidaEpisode: "Widow's Walk"
1986 A Winner Never Quits Whitey WyshnerTV film
Popeye Doyle James "Popeye" DoyleTV pilot film
1987 Right to Die TV film
1987–1997 Married... with Children Al Bundy Lead role; 259 episodes
1988Police Story: Gladiator SchoolSergeant Stanley BivensTV film
Midnight Caller HankEpisode: "Twelve Gauge"
1990 Saturday Night Live Guest hostJanuary 13, 1990
A Very Retail ChristmasMax CrandallTV film
The Earth Day Special Al Bundy TV special
1991 Top of the Heap Al Bundy Episode: "Top of the Heap"
The Whereabouts of Jenny Jimmy O'MearaTV film
1994 In Living Color HimselfEpisode: "The Dirty Dozens Tournament of Champions"
1995W.E.I.R.D. WorldDr. MonochianTV film
2000 The 10th Kingdom Relish the Troll King 9 episodes
2001 Big Apple Detective Michael Mooney8 episodes
2003–2004 Dragnet Lieutenant Joe Friday Main cast (renamed L.A. Dragnet, season 2)
2004In the GameBuzzTV pilot
2004–2005 The West Wing Governor Eric Baker4 episodes
2005 8 Simple Rules Matt WalshEpisode: "Old Flame"
2006InseparableAlanTV film
Twenty Good Years Brock ManleyEpisode: "Between Brock and a Hard Place"
The Unit William PartchEpisode: "Silver Star"
2007 John from Cincinnati Bill Jacks 10 episodes
2009 WordGirl Panicking Man (voice)Episode: "The Wrong Side of the Law"; uncredited
2009–2020 Modern Family Jay Pritchett Lead role; 250 episodes
2011 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil Grandpa (voice)Episode: "Truth or Daredevil"
Handy Manny Mayor Thompson (voice)Episode: "Great Garage Rescue"
2012 The Penguins of Madagascar Orson (voice)Episode: "Operation: Antarctica"
2013 Real Husbands of Hollywood HimselfEpisode: "Thicke and Tired"
2015 Family Guy Bud Swanson (voice)Episode: "Papa Has a Rollin' Son"
2019 Weird City Burt MaxsomeEpisode: "The One"
2020 A Modern Farewell HimselfModern Family documentary
2024 Finding Your Roots HimselfEpisode: "Buried Secrets"

Stage

YearTitleRole(s)VenueNotesRef.
1979KnockoutPaddy Klonski Helen Hayes Theater Broadway debut [32] [33]
1982 Lakeboat Pierman Long Wharf Theater [34]
1984 Of Mice and Men Lennie Hartford Stage [15] [16]
1984 A Streetcar Named Desire Stanley Kowalski Theatre Calgary [35]
1986 Androcles and the Lion Ferrovius Hartford Stage [15] [36]
2008Keep Your PantheonStrabo Center Theatre Group [37] [38]

Bibliography

Short Stories
YearWritingNotes
2015A Few Cold Nights in '58Appeared in Car Bombs to Cookie Tables: The Youngstown Anthology

Awards and nominations

O'Neill received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 30, 2011, ironically located in front of a shoe store. [39] [40] [5] [17]

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
1992 Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy/Musical Married... with Children Nominated
1993 Golden Globe Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Comedy/MusicalNominated
2009 TV Land Award Innovator Award Modern Family Won
2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2010 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2010 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesWon
2011 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesWon
2011 Golden Nymph Award Outstanding Actor in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2011 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2011 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2012 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesWon
2012 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2013 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesWon
2013 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2014 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2015 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2016 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesNominated
2017 Critics' Choice Television Award Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy SeriesNominated

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