Biography Ed O'Neill
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Ed O'Neill stars as working-class
hero Al Bundy in Columbia Pictures Television's
top-rated prime time half-hour
comedy series "Married...With Children" for the Fox
Broadcasting Company.
O'Neill is also known to millions
of fans for his portrayal of the title role in the
television film "Popeye Doyle."
A native of Youngstown, Ohio, he became intrigued
with acting when he was teaching
sixth grade and taking theatre classes at
Youngstown State University
in his spare time.
Seven years later, O'Neill
decided to pursue acting as a profession. He moved to
New York and got a job as
a bus boy, which he calls "the worst job in the world,"
and began to study at New
York's Circle in the Square.
O'Neill's first break came
when he was understudying the lead in the Broadway play
"Knockout." True to theatrical
legend, the lead left the show, the understudy took over
the role and the rest is history.
His other stage credits include
appearances off-Broadway and in regional
productions of "The Front
Page," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Of Mice
and Men."
On film, O'Neill will co-star
in the upcoming Amblin Entertainment film "Little
Giants," along with Rick Moranis.
He recently starred with Nick Nolte in "Blue
Chips" and was featured in
"Wayne's World II." He has also appeared in "Cruising,"
"Dogs of War," "Disorganized
rime," "K-9," "Sibling Rivalry" and in the title role in
"Dutch."