Griffin Patrick O'Neal was born on October 28,1964 and is an American actor.
19 Facts About Griffin O'Neal
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Griffin O'Neal has an older sister, Tatum O'Neal, and two younger half brothers, Patrick O'Neal and Redmond O'Neal.
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Griffin O'Neal's grandfather was novelist and screenwriter Charles "Blackie" O'Neal.
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Griffin O'Neal appeared in 11 movies between 1976 and 1992.
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Griffin O'Neal was cast in Francis Ford Coppola's 1987 film Gardens of Stone, but he asked to be replaced after he caused a boating accident that killed Coppola's son Gian-Carlo.
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Griffin O'Neal left Los Angeles in 2007 and moved to a small town near the Mexico border.
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Griffin O'Neal married his first wife Rima Uranga in 1989; they divorced in 1991.
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Griffin O'Neal has been married to Joanna Berry since 2008 and has three children.
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In 1983, Griffin O'Neal reported to authorities that his father punched out two of his front teeth, but he decided not to press charges.
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Griffin O'Neal was banned by his father from attending the funeral services for Farrah Fawcett, the mother of his half-brother Redmond Griffin O'Neal, in 2009.
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In 1986, Griffin O'Neal had a boating accident in Annapolis, Maryland, that took the life of film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola.
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Griffin O'Neal, who was piloting the boat, tried to pass between two other boats, unaware that they were connected by a towline.
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Griffin O'Neal barely had time to duck, but Coppola was struck by the towline and killed.
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Griffin O'Neal was convicted of negligently operating a boat, and later received an 18-day jail sentence for not completing community service.
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Griffin O'Neal was arrested multiple times for driving under the influence.
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Griffin O'Neal pleaded no contest to a drunk driving charge in 1989.
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Griffin O'Neal pleaded no contest in 1992 to charges that he shot at his estranged girlfriend's unoccupied car.
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Griffin O'Neal was sentenced to 16 months in prison for driving under the influence of drugs in connection with that incident.
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In January 2012, Griffin O'Neal was arrested for domestic battery after he pushed his wife out of the way in an attempt to drink and drive.