Ed O'Neill mini-bio: Edward "Ed" O'Neill (born April 12, 1946) He is best known for his role as the main character, Al Bundy, on the Fox Network's sitcom, Married... with Children.O'Neill played Lenny in a stage production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He made his film debut in John Boorman's Deliverance as a deputy. In 1985, O'Neill appeared in a Red Lobster commercial eating fish. He had no lines. O'Neill also used to star in commercials for 1-800-COLLECT. He currently appears in advertisements for AOL's online video service. During and following the success of Married...with Children, O'Neill would appear in several movies, including The Bone Collector, Little Giants, and Dutch. He also had short cameos in Wayne's World and its sequel, Wayne's World 2, and appeared as Relish the Troll King in The 10th Kingdom. 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. He also made a cameo on the sitcom 8 Simple Rules where he played Katey Sagal's old boyfriend. In January 2009, O'Neill reunited with his TV son David Faustino (Bud Bundy from Married with Children) for an episode of Faustino's show Star-ving.Ed also appeared with the entire cast of Married with Children again when they were honored at the 7th Annual TV Land Award show in 2009, presented by Dr. Phil. He currently stars in the ABC sitcom Modern Family as Jay.
 "When I read the pilot for "Married with Children", it just reminded me of my Uncle Joe...just a self-deprecating kind of guy. He'd come home from work, and the wife would maybe say, 'I ran over the dog this morning in the driveway'. And he would say 'Fine, what's for dinner?'"
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