Ed O'Neill on Getting Cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers and Playing Donald Sterling in Clipped

Published 2024-05-15
Ed O'Neill talks about getting his big break on stage after a lead actor got fired, having reoccurring dreams of playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers and portraying former Clippers owner Donald Sterling in the FX series Clipped.

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All Comments (21)
  • @jcoptimus
    Four touchdowns in a single game for Polk High. What a legend.
  • @Norvo82
    It's a friggin' shame Ed O'Neill only ever got nominated for an Emmy. His work on Married With Children alone defined a generation of comedy and to top it off, he managed to make people forget Al Bundy when he played Jay on Modern Family for another 11 years. The man is a veteran who has longevity and range, he deserves all the accolades.
  • Watched Married ... with Children religiously as a kid. The man crushed it; in fact, all actors did.
  • @lindzee924
    Youngstown is so proud of Ed O'Neill for giving back his honorary doctorate to YSU, after they hired Bill Johnson. Ed has honor, integrity and love.
  • Don’t let anything distract you from the fact that in 1966, Al Bundy scored 4 touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High Panthers in the city championship game.
  • @doncarr1161
    Ed has spoken his mind when criticized and never given apologies / excuses for his own opinions. A true talent and stand up guy
  • @jspihlman
    Ed is so very funny and comes across as very genuine and friendly.
  • I remember him in a tv reboot of Dragnet, where he played Joe Friday-the Jack Webb role, and he fit in the role so well. It was either late 90s or early 2000s.
  • 10th kingdom is one of my favorite shows. I rewatch it all the time. I NEVER recognized him. His voice must have been disguised. Gosh, I love that show.
  • @dyskover
    Refreshing to see a humble man.
  • @Max-zg2ci
    I’ll always think of Ed as the football coach from Little Giants, so many of my friends dads were like that and he made it okay to laugh at adults like that.
  • @TighelanderII
    I heard Ed in an interview say that he got the "Married" part because all the other actors trying for the role were acting something like Ralph Kramden, but he played Al as if he had given up on life.
  • @Styphon
    Thanks for your stance on YSU!
  • wow, ed is 79 years old now. never actually heard him talk about his nfl stint. wikipedia has him trying out as a defensive lineman, no way you're getting that job (l.c. greewood and mean joe greene were rookies that year too) so that's probably why they had him at linebacker.