Ed O'Neill

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Ed O'Neill (2010)

Edward Leonard "Ed" O'Neill (born April 12, 1946 in Youngstown , Ohio ) is an American actor . He is known to the general public as Al Bundy from the sitcom A Terribly Nice Family , of which 259 episodes were made between 1987 and 1997. From 2009 to 2020 he played the lead role of Jay Pritchett in the sitcom Modern Family , which was broadcast on the US television channel ABC .

Live and act

Ed O'Neill was born Edward Leonard O'Neill on April 12, 1946 in Youngstown, Ohio. The son of Edward Philip O'Neill and Ruth Ann O'Neill attended Ursuline High School and graduated from there. Even in high school and college, his dream was to become a professional football player. In 1969 the Pittsburgh Steelers invited him to a trial training session, but he was not accepted into the team. Since then he has only played football privately.

Until 1977, O'Neill worked as a steel worker, bartender, used car dealer and social studies teacher. Acting was initially just a hobby for him. He took acting classes at Youngstown State University and also appeared in various plays at the Youngstown Theater . After working as a teacher for seven years, he wanted to make acting his profession. Because of this, he moved to New York , where he got a chance in the Broadway production Knockout after the lead actor fell ill. Thanks to good reviews, he came to other offers and played in pieces by Tennessee Williams and John Steinbeck , among others .

He became known to a wide audience primarily through his television roles. In addition, however, he worked in various films, such as in My partner with the cold snout , Wayne's World and The Bone Hunter . He also played a leading role in the US series Modern Family .

O'Neill practices the martial art Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , which he learned from the developers of this discipline, the "Gracie Family". After 14 years of training he was awarded the black belt.

In August 2011, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .

family

Ed O'Neill (2015)

Ed O'Neill has been married to actress Catherine Rusoff , who also starred in two episodes of A Terribly Nice Family , since 1986 . The two have two daughters (* 1999 and 2001) and lived in Venice , California ; between 1989 and 1993 they were temporarily separated.

Ed O'Neill currently lives in Los Angeles .

O'Neill on TV

Filmography (selection)

Awards and nominations

Walk of Fame

  • 2011: Star on the Walk of Fame, in front of a shoe store.
year price category title result
1992 Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a TV Series (Category: Musical / Comedy) A horrible nice family Nominated
1993 Golden Globe Award Best Actor in a TV Series (Category: Musical / Comedy) A horrible nice family Nominated
2009 TV Land Award Innovator Award A horrible nice family Won
2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best cast in a television series Modern family Nominated
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Actor in a TV Series (Category: Comedy) Modern family Nominated
2011 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy) Modern family Won
2011 Monte Carlo TV Festival Golden Nymph Best Actor in a Television Series Modern family Won
2011 Emmy Awards Best supporting actor Modern family Nominated
2012 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy) Modern family Won
2012 Emmy Awards Best supporting actor Modern family Nominated
2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy) Modern family Won
2013 Emmy Awards Best supporting actor Modern family Nominated
2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy) Modern family Nominated

Voice actor

Ed O'Neill was featured in his film and film by Hans-Jürgen Dittberner , Helmut Gauß , Peter Musäus , Ulf-Jürgen Wagner , Patrick Winczewski , Jürgen Heinrich , Pierre Franckh , Bernd Rumpf , Rüdiger Bahr , Peter Fricke , Stefan Friedrich and Kaspar Eichel Synchronized cinema appearances in Germany. Rüdiger Bahr dubbed O'Neill in the star role of shoe seller Al Bundy as well as in Meine Wild Töchter , Police Report Los Angeles and Modern Family .

Web links

Commons : Ed O'Neill  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lenka Hladikova: Five Facts: Ed O'Neill almost ended up in the NFL . Serial junkies . April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ emmytvlegends.org: Interview with Ed O'Neill from April 3, 2013. Accessed November 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ Two women and a star , Spiegel online (accessed August 31, 2011)
personal data
SURNAME O'Neill, Ed
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Neill, Edward Leonard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH April 12, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Youngstown , Ohio , United States