Ed Neil born Edward Leonard O’Neill is an American actor and comedian. His roles include Al Bundy on the Fox Network sitcom Married… with Children, for which he was nominated for two Golden Globes, and Jay Pritchett on the award-winning ABC sitcom Modern Family, for which he was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and won four Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also appeared in the Wayne’s World film series, Little Giants, Prefontaine, The Bone Collector, and Sun Dogs, and has done voice work for the Wreck-It Ralph franchise and Finding Dory.

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Ed Neil wife

O’Neill is a married man and a loving father. He got married to his wife who is an actress name Catherine Rusoff. The couple were married in 1986 and they have been married for 36 years now. As of 2016, they were living in Los Angeles with their two daughters.

Ed Neil children

O’Neill and his wife have been blessed with two beautiful daughters namely Sophia O’Neill and Claire O’Neill.

Ed Neil parents

O’Neill was born into an Irish-American Catholic family in Youngstown, Ohio on April 12, 1946. His mother is called Ruth Ann, and she was a homemaker and social worker, and his father’s name is Edward Phillip O’Neill, he was also a steel mill worker and truck driver. O’Neill attended Ursuline High School where he played football. At 14 he worked in construction, then at a steel mill.

O’Neill was introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu by his friend who was a writer and director name John Milius, O’Neill has been trained for 22 years under the mentoring of Rorion Gracie. In December 2007, O’Neill received his black belt. In the 2012 TV documentary I Am Bruce Lee, O’Neill states that he considers getting his black belt “the greatest achievement of my life, apart from my children.

Ed Neil siblings

O’Neill has four siblings, two younger brothers namely Timothy O’Neill, and Leonard O’Neil, and two younger sisters whose names are not revealed.

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