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Lugar y fecha de nacimiento. Ed O'Neill (1946 - ) Actor Born: April 12, 1946, Youngstown, OH Education: Ohio University; Youngstown State, Ohio Strapping, barrel-chested character lead of American stage and TV who embodied a classic sitcom character in Al Bundy, the slovenly, put-upon patriarch of an unruly clan on the Fox network's first hit, Married... With Children (1987-). O'Neill began acting in high school plays in his native Youngstown, Ohio. He attended college on football scholarships and went on to the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp. After a pro football career fizzled, O'Neill worked as a bellhop in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and a steel mill worker back in Youngstown. He returned to college to study acting while working as a social studies teacher. O'Neill began working regularly in local theater productions after winning the starring role in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. He made his film debut during this period with a small role as a highway patrolman in John Boorman's DELIVERANCE (1972). After making the traditional move east, O'Neill made his NYC stage debut in a off-Broadway production of Rod Serling's Requiem for a Heavyweight. His Broadway debut followed when he replaced the fired star of Knockout. Director William Friedkin caught the show and cast O'Neill for a small part in CRUISING (1980). O'Neill segued to TV as a regular on the daytime soap Another World. He went on to guest spots, TV movies, and several busted pilots. After hitting paydirt with Married …, O'Neill resumed a feature career with supporting parts in K-9 (1989), THE ADVENTURES OF FORD FAIRLANE (1990), and a starring role as working-class hero ME VOLVES LOCO (1991), a family comedy by John Hughes. He followed up with the two EL MUNDO SEGUN WAYNE (1992), EL MUNDO SEGUN WAYNE 2 (1993) movies playing a slightly unstable Mikita's manager, and Friedkin's BLUE CHIPS (1994) as the reporter who hounds Nick Nolte. O'Neill continues to work on stage.
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