Ed O'neill: Last News

Modern Family star Ed O’Neill has recalled how nearly ended up joining the mob before landing his role on the Emmy-winning ABC sitcom.The actor starred as Jay Pritchett on the 11-season series, which ran from 2009 until 2020.Appearing on former co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dinner on Me podcast on Tuesday (16 January), O’Neill said that when he cut from the National Football League’s Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969, he didn’t know what to do with his life and could have easily been pushed into organised crime.“Youngstown [Ohio] was not a good place to live for opportunities. Really, there was nothing there for me,” the Married…with Children star said. “The only thing that I had that I could’ve done – and thank God I didn’t – was organised crime because I had friends in organised crime.”O’Neill recalled how his childhood friend Jim took him to a fancy restaurant, where they met with a bartender whom Jim bribed for information on someone he was looking for.“We left and [Jim] said, ‘You can do this kind of stuff for me, you know, I’ll protect you, I’ll give you easy stuff.

The video – which was posted Monday, March 24, and garnered nearly 10 million likes by Wednesday afternoon – showed the “Married… with Children” star rocking his head as he and his daughter mouthed the words to Tupac Shakur’s 1996 epic diss track “Hit ‘Em Up.”“I ain’t got no motherf–kin’ friends,” Claire lip-synched before her famous dad stepped in.“That’s why I f–ked yo bitch, you fat motherf–ker,” O’Neill, 78, added after stepping into the frame.The beloved “Modern Family” actor’s daughter could not help but hold back laughter during the eight-second clip. She also captioned the video, “This was his idea.”Meanwhile, Claire’s nearly 140K followers – and some of her father’s former co-stars – rushed to the comments section of the short TikTok video to applaud the pair’s Tupac rendition.“I AM SCREAMINGGGGGG,” Sarah Hyland, who starred with O’Neill on “Modern Family,” wrote.“This is amazing,” fellow “Modern Family” alum Ariel Winter added.While many fans and followers complimented O’Neill and his daughter’s performance, others missed the point completely and began arguing about which of the actor’s two most famous TV characters was better.“He taught me love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage,” wrote one “Married… with Children” fan.

her “MeSsy” podcast and they gushed over their relationship that started on the beloved sitcom “Married…with Children.”“I don’t even know how to explain this person,” said Applegate as she introduced O’Neill as the guest.“He raised me, so if you don’t like anything about me, it’s his fault,” she added. “Years years of my life spent with this man and he’s an incredible actor, he’s an incredible human being.”Applegate starred on “Married…with Children” as Kelly Bundy, the daughter of Al Bundy (O’Neill) and Peggy Bundy (Katey Sagal).

David Faustino took over the role of Bud. Christina Applegate initially rejected the chance to audition for Kelly because she found the script “disgusting.” After watching the pilot, she had a change of heart.With the cast assembled, the show prepared for launch with the promise of autonomy over its material.But, Fox broke its vow before the show even aired.

2024 SAG Awards.The cast of “Modern Family,” including Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, 53, Ty Burrell, 56, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, 48, Eric Stonestreet, 52, and Ed O’Neill, 77, surprised viewers Saturday by gathering together to present the Best Ensemble in a Comedy award. Bowen spoke first, reminding the star-studded audience about their ABC show’s 11 seasons and 250 episodes that came to an end in 2020.

Christina Applegate. O’Neill, 77 starred as family patriarch Al Bundy, married to Peg (Sagal), while Bearse, 65, played Marcy, their neighbor and Peg’s friend.

Meghan’s little-known connection to the show.“She [Meghan] grew up on the set of ‘Married With Children.’ Did you know that? Her father was a camera operator,” the “Modern Family” alum said. “And she used to come on the set in her little Catholic school uniform.