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In the episode of August 27 Christina Applegate‘s Podcast, MeSsy with Christina Applegate and Jamie–Lynn SiglerThe couple welcomed Christina’s TV father and former “Married with Children” co-star Ed O’Neill.
The introduction of his TV daughter showed that the relationship was rubbing off on the couple, even off camera. “I don’t even know how to explain this person. He raised me, so if there’s anything you don’t like about me, it’s his fault.”
She continued: “If you like anything about me, that’s his fault too. I spent many years of my life with this man and he’s an incredible actor, he’s an incredible human being.”
Applegate, now 52, met O’Neill when she was 15. He played family patriarch Al Bundy in the sitcom, which ran on Fox from 1987 to 1997.
Christina appeared in films such as the Anchorman series and series such as Dead to Me before becoming an activist for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
O’Neill, of course, starred in Modern Family for 11 seasons.
The actor revealed that after being cut as a rookie by the Pittsburgh Steelers, he returned to Youngstown, Ohio, broke and “thinking about” making money through a friend’s connection by working with the mafia.
Instead, he followed his dream of moving to New York and becoming an actor, working extensively on dramatic stage performances until an appearance in Of Mice and Men – “NOT A COMEDY!” he laughed – led to Married with Children.
Applegate later said, “Nobody could have played Al like you did,” since Al was actually a blue-collar worker.
She also talked about how she cared for her film mother Katey Sagal is: “You can lie on her lap and feel safe.”
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