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."