- Ted McGinley
Infobox Actor
name = Ted McGinley
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birthname = Theodore Martin McGinley
birthdate = birth date and age|1958|5|30
birthplace =Newport Beach, California , U.S.
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occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1970 - present
spouse =Gigi Rice (June 21, 1991 - present) 2 children
website = http://tedmcginley.comTheodore Martin "Ted" McGinley (born May 30, 1958) is an American
actor . He is perhaps best known for his role as Jefferson D'Arcy on the television series "Married... with Children ", and as Charley Shanowski on the former ABC sitcom "Hope & Faith ".Biography
Career
McGinley began his career in modeling. After a casting director spotted a picture of him in "GQ"Fact|date=September 2008, he was cast in comedy series "
Happy Days ", as Roger Phillips (nephew of the Cunninghams), a role he played from 1980 until 1984. During the run of "Happy Days", he landed a role in the 1982 comedy "Young Doctors in Love ". [cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ted-mcginley/bio/176352|title=Ted McGinley Biography|publisher=tvguide.com|accessdate=2008-09-24] After "Happy Days" ended in 1984, McGinley appeared in "Revenge of the Nerds " where he played Stanley Gable, the head of the jock-run Alpha Beta fraternity and the primary antagonist of the Lambda Lambda Lambda nerd fraternity. He went on to appear in regular roles in television series including "The Love Boat " and "Dynasty". [cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,517117,00.html|title=Ted McGinley Is Not A Killer |last=Adams|first=Jason |publisher=ew.com|pages=1|accessdate=2008-09-24] He then went into the role of Jefferson D'Arcy on "Married... with Children " from 1991 to 1997. [cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/62/Ted-McGinley.html|title=Ted McGinley Biography (1958-)|publisher=filmreference.com|accessdate=2008-09-24] From 2003 until 2006, he played Charley Shanowski on "Hope & Faith". [cite web|url=http://tv.yahoo.com/ted-mcginley/contributor/33929/bio;_ylt=AgK7MOGPQmCzd5X3o4UBgyi.o9EF|title=Ted McGinley Biography|publisher=tv.yahoo.com|accessdate=2008-09-24]McGinley has been called the
patron saint of "jumping the shark " by jumptheshark.com founderJon Hein . This is a reference to the popular and enduring shows which have featured him in their declining years. Such shows include "Happy Days", "The Love Boat", "Dynasty" and "Married... with Children". [cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20031205/ai_n11423835?tag=content;col1|title='Saint' McGinley can only laugh|last=Pierce|first=Scott D. |date=2003-12-05|publisher="Deseret Morning News"|accessdate=2008-09-24] Hein writes that this is not a comment "on Ted's fine acting skills" and that "he has a great sense of humor about it, too". [ [http://www.jumptheshark.com/help.jspa jumptheshark.com FAQ] ] In one episode of "Married... with Children", McGinley himself spoofed this fact by momentarily breaking thefourth wall by asking Al "Another picture, captain? I mean, Fonzie? ....Al?"In 2008, McGinley became a contestant on the seventh season of "Dancing with the Stars", and is paired with pro dancer
Inna Brayer . [ [http://pophangover.com/?p=417 Pophangover TV: "Dancing With The Stars Season 7 Cast"] ] Ted was the second to be eliminated in the competition.Personal life
Born in
Newport Beach, California , McGinley attendedUniversity of Southern California on awater polo scholarship where he played for the U.S. Junior National team. McGinley is married to actressGigi Rice with whom he has two children. [cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,517117,00.html|title=Ted McGinley Is Not A Killer |last=Adams|first=Jason|publisher=ew.com|pages=2|accessdate=2008-09-24]Filmography
References
External links
* [http://tedmcginley.com Ted McGinley Official Website]
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* [http://jumptheshark.com/forum/ted-mcginley/22 Ted McGinley at JumpTheShark.com]Persondata
NAME= McGinley, Ted
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= McGinley, Theodore Martin
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= May 30, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH=Newport Beach, California , U.S.
DATE OF DEATH=
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