Ted McGinley
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| Ted McGinley | |
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| Born | Theodore Martin McGinley May 30, 1958 Newport Beach, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970-present |
| Spouse(s) | Gigi Rice (1991-present) |
| Official website | |
Theodore 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. He was also a regular on Happy Days and The Love Boat.
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[edit] Career
McGinley began his career in modeling. After a casting director spotted a picture of him in GQ,[1] he was cast in comedy series Happy Days as Roger Phillips (nephew of the Cunninghams), a role he played from 1980-1984. During the run of Happy Days, he landed a role in the 1982 comedy Young Doctors in Love.[2] 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.[3] He then went into the role of Jefferson D'Arcy on Married... with Children from 1991-1997.[4] He had recurring roles on Aaron Sorkin's TV shows Sports Night, as Dana's boyfriend Gordon, and The West Wing as a TV news anchor. From 2003-2006, he played Charley Shanowski on Hope & Faith.[5]
McGinley has been called "the patron saint of shark-jumping" by jumptheshark.com founder Jon 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 and Dynasty.[6] 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".[7] In one episode of Married... with Children (a show that stayed on the air for six seasons after McGinley's addition to the cast) McGinley himself spoofed this fact by momentarily breaking the fourth wall by asking Al "Another picture, captain? I mean, Fonzie? ....Al?". A 2003 edition of People Magazine that focused on McGinley's casting on Hope and Faith was titled "Ted McGinley is Not a Killer", referencing his reputation for causing shows to jump the shark, albeit his somehow means to cause Married with Children to have greater seasons than before he joined the cast.
In 2008, McGinley became a contestant on the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars, and was paired with pro dancer Inna Brayer. Ted was the second to be eliminated in the competition.
[edit] Personal life
Born in Newport Beach, California, McGinley attended University of Southern California on a water polo scholarship where he played for the U.S. Junior National team, and was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. McGinley is married to actress Gigi Rice with whom he has two children.[3]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film and television
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
| 1982 | Young Doctors in Love | Dr. Bucky DeVol | |
| 1984 | Revenge of the Nerds | Stan Gable | |
| 1989 | Physical Evidence | Kyle | |
| 1991 | Blue Tornado | Phillip | |
| 1992 | Space Case | Biff | Alternative title: Alien Invasion |
| 1993 | Wayne's World 2 | Mr. Scream | |
| 1994 | Wild Justice | Aubrey Billings | Alternative titles: Covert Assassin & Dial |
| 1998 | Follow Your Heart | James Allen Bailey | |
| Major League: Back to the Minors | Leonard Huff | Alternative title: Major League III | |
| 1999 | Dick | Roderick | |
| The Big Tease | Johnny Darjerling | ||
| 2000 | Face the Music | Marcus | |
| Daybreak | Dillon Johansen | Alternative title: Rapid Transit | |
| 2001 | Cahoots | Brad | |
| Pearl Harbor | Army major | ||
| 2007 | The Storm Awaits | Vale NewCastle | |
| 2008 | Eavesdrop | Grant | |
| Privileged | Mr. Webber | ||
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1970 | Division 4 | 1 episode | |
| 1980-1984 | Happy Days | Roger Phillips | 61 episodes |
| 1982 | Fantasy Island | Errol Brookfield III | 1 episode |
| 1983 | Herndon | Shack Shackleford | Unknown episodes |
| Making of a Male Model | Gary Angelo | Television movie | |
| 1984-1986 | The Love Boat | Photographer Ashley "Ace" Covington Evans | Unknown episodes, Seasons 8-9 |
| 1985-1987 | Hotel | Kyle Stanton | 3 episodes |
| 1986-1987 | Dynasty | Clay Fallmont | 34 episodes |
| 1988 | Perfect Strangers | Billy Appleton | 1 episode |
| 1989 | B.L. Stryker | Mitch Slade | 2 episodes |
| 1989-1997 | Married... with Children | Jefferson D'Arcy | 164 episodes |
| 1990 | Evening Shade | Kyle Hampton | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Baby Talk | Craig Palmer | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | Dean Stanley Gable | Television movie |
| 1993 | Wild Justice | Aubrey Billings | Television movie |
| Linda | Brandon "Jeff" Jeffries | Television movie | |
| 1994 | Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love | Stan Gable | Television movie |
| 1995 | Dream On | 1 episode | |
| Tails You Live, Heads You're Dead | Jeffrey Quint | Television movie | |
| 1995-1996 | The John Larroquette Show | Karl Reese | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Deadly Web | Peter Lawrence | Television movie |
| 1998 | Every Mother's Worst Fear | Scanman | Television movie |
| 1998-1999 | Sports Night | Gordon | 8 episodes |
| 1999 | Work with Me | Murray Epstein | 1 episode |
| Hard Time: Hostage Hotel | FBI Agent Hopkins | Television movie | |
| 2000-2001 | The West Wing | Mark Gottfried | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | The Practice | Michael Hale | 1 episode |
| 2002 | Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 Central) | Ted Wayne Giblen | 1 episode |
| 2002-2003 | Justice League | Various (Voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Family Curse | Television movie | |
| Frozen Impact | Dan Blanchard | Television movie | |
| The Proud Family | Lance McDougal (Voice) | 1 episode | |
| 2003-2006 | Hope & Faith | Charley Shanowski | 55 episodes |
| 2004 | NTSB: The Crash of Flight 323 | Reese Faulkner | Television movie |
| 2007 | Family Guy | Voice | 1 episode |
| 'Til Death | Webby | 1 episode | |
| The Note | King | Television movie | |
| 2008 | Dancing with the Stars | Self | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Psych | Randy Labayta | 1 episode |
| Taking a Chance on Love | King | Television Movie | |
[edit] Dancing with the Stars Performances
| Week # | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Result | ||
| Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | |||
| 1A | Foxtrot/ "God Only Knows" | 6 | 6 | 6 | Safe |
| 1B | Mambo/ "Mambo Gozon" | 7 | 6 | 6 | Eliminated |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ted-mcginley/bio/176352
- ^ "Ted McGinley Biography". tvguide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ted-mcginley/bio/176352. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ a b Adams, Jason. "Ted McGinley Is Not A Killer". ew.com. pp. 1. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,517117,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "Ted McGinley Biography (1958-)". filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/62/Ted-McGinley.html. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ "Ted McGinley Biography". tv.yahoo.com. http://tv.yahoo.com/ted-mcginley/contributor/33929/bio;_ylt=AgK7MOGPQmCzd5X3o4UBgyi.o9EF. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ Pierce, Scott D. (2003-12-05). "'Saint' McGinley can only laugh". Deseret Morning News. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20031205/ai_n11423835?tag=content;col1. Retrieved 2008-09-24.
- ^ jumptheshark.com FAQ
[edit] External links
- Ted McGinley Official Website
- Ted McGinley at the Internet Movie Database
- Ted McGinley at Allmovie
- Ted McGinley at TV.com
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