This strapping, barrel-chested character lead of American stage and TV embodied a classic sitcom character in Al Bundy, the slovenly, put-upon patriarch of an unruly clan on the Fox network's first hit, "Married...With Children" (1987-97). With his characteristic scowl, dry sarcastic comments, and dread of connubial obligations, this unsuccessful shoe salesman was the disgruntled oaf as Everyman--an Archie Bunker/Ralph Kramden figure for more vulgar times.

O'Neill began acting in high school plays in his native Youngstown, OH. He attended college on football scholarships and went on to the