Edward Philip "Ed" O’Neill, Jr. was born in Youngstown, Ohio.
Ed O’Neill played Al Bundy on Fox- TV’s Married…With Children (1987-1997)
and also stars as Jay Pritchett on ABC’s sitcom Modern Family (2009-present).
O’Neill briefly worked as a social studies teacher before pursuing acting. He is
a martial arts black belt, and was almost a professional football player but got
cut in training camp.