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Jay Pritchett. Show all episodes. Litwak voice. Bud Swanson voice. Orson voice. Mayor Johnson voice. Grandpa voice. Ed O'Neill. Bill Jacks. Show all 10 episodes. He particularly excelled at football, and landed a college scholarship to Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, based on his athletic abilities. Frustrations with his coach didn't help matters, and by his sophomore year O'Neill had left O. He headed back to his hometown to attend Youngstown State University, playing football as a defensive lineman, studying drama and continuing his pursuit of a history degree.

As graduation approached, O'Neill had hopes of becoming a professional linebacker in the National Football League. After receiving his bachelor's degree in , O'Neill managed to land a tryout with the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, but was cut during training camp. Crestfallen, O'Neill tried a series of odd jobs, including working at a hotel and a steel mill. Eventually, he turned back to his alma mater, Ursuline High School, to substitute teach social studies classes.

It was during this time that he decided he wanted to try his hand at acting. By O'Neill's acting ambitions were also looking pretty hopeless; he auditioned over and over for Youngstown theater productions, but rarely landed a speaking role. The work paid off in when he landed a role as the lead understudy in the Broadway play Knockout. When the star walked off the production later that year, O'Neill was finally given a chance to shine on stage. The show earned him good reviews and kickstarted his career in the industry.

O'Neill lived in Manhattan for the next 10 years, working regional theater and appearing in national commercial campaigns. In , the stage actor was chosen for a co-starring role in the Al Pacino vehicle Cruising , as well as a supporting role in The Dogs of War.

O'Neil also surfaced in a series of failed pilots during this time, including a show with Valerie Harper called Farrell for the People , and a starring role in a TV spin-off of the popular film The French Connection , called Popeye Doyle. But it was his performance as Lenny in a Hartford, Connecticut, production of the play Of Mice and Men that would land the actor his biggest role to date.

The show, called Married It looked like the kind of bar you would find Al Bundy. The shabby green walls were adorned with plastic trophies and faded sports photos. An old-fashioned pinball machine with a brightly lit woman in a mild stage of undress rested in the corner.

Thick smoke and dust coated the air, as if an overloaded vacuum cleaner bag had just exploded in the room. With Children. He was attired conservatively as an honest bar owner.

He was commiserating with his bartender about the safety of his daughter Cassy Friel , whom a callous U. Can it be? Ed plays this broad guy. He always has this look on his face--Al Bundy.