Edward Leonard O'Neill was born on April 12,1946 and is an American actor and comedian.
23 Facts About Ed O'Neill
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Ed O'Neill's roles include Al Bundy on the Fox Network sitcom Married.
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Ed O'Neill has appeared in the Wayne's World film series, Little Giants, Prefontaine, The Bone Collector, and Sun Dogs, and has done voice-work for the Wreck-It Ralph franchise and Finding Dory.
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Ed O'Neill was born into an Irish-American Catholic family in Youngstown, Ohio on April 12,1946.
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Ed O'Neill's mother, Ruth Ann, was a homemaker and social worker, and his father, Edward Phillip O'Neill, was a steel mill worker and truck driver.
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Ed O'Neill 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.
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Ed O'Neill admits he spent more time playing sports and partying than studying.
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Ed O'Neill transferred to Youngstown State University, where he was a defensive lineman.
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Ed O'Neill worked as a substitute social studies teacher at his alma mater Ursuline High School before becoming an actor.
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Ed 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.
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In 1985, Ed O'Neill appeared alongside Jeff Kinsland in a Red Lobster commercial.
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Ed O'Neill made a brief guest appearance in The Equalizer.
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Ed O'Neill received good reviews for his performance, and the pilot received positive ratings, but the series was not picked up for production.
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Ed O'Neill 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.
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Ed O'Neill 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.
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Ed 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.
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Ed O'Neill appeared in the movie The Adventures of Ford Fairlane with Andrew Dice Clay.
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Ed O'Neill went on to appear as Governor Eric Baker, a recurring character on NBC's The West Wing.
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Ed O'Neill played Bill on HBO's television series John from Cincinnati.
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In 2008, Ed O'Neill appeared in an advertisement for then-presidential candidate Barack Obama as "Al the Shoesalesman".
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Since 2012, Ed O'Neill has done voice-overs in TV advertisements for the over-the-counter form of Zyrtec, along with Walmart's store-branded mobile phone service Straight Talk.
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In 2016, Ed O'Neill starred as Hank the Octopus in the Pixar animated film Finding Dory.
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Ed O'Neill received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 30,2011, ironically located in front of a shoe store.