Ed O'Neill

Actor Ed O'Neill poses with his television wives actress Katey Sagal, left, and actress Sofia Vergara, right, as he is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, Calif., Aug. 30, 2011. O'Neill played Al Bundy on "Married with Children" and currently plays Jay Pritchett on "Modern Family."

Ed O'Neill and Katey Sagal in "Married with Children." The show aired from 1987-1997, with O'Neill playing downtrodden shoe salesman Al Bundy and Sagal as his obnoxious wife Peggy. He earned two Golden Globe nominations for the role (1992 and 1993).

Ed O'Neill and Sofia Vergara in a scene from "Modern Family." O'Neill earned his first Emmy nomination in 2011 for playing Jay Pritchett on the ABC sitcom.

From left, actors Sofia Vergara, Eric Stonestreet, Ariel Winter, Ed O'Neill, Sarah Hyland, Rico Rodriguez, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Nolan Gould and Julie Bowen of the cast of "Modern Family," winners of Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series award, pose in the press room at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Jan. 30, 2011, in Los Angeles.

Actor Ed O'Neill, from the ABC comedy series, "Modern Family," arrives at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Jan. 16, 2011.

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Actors Ed O'Neill and Sofia Vergara attend the 69th Annual Peabody Awards at The Waldorf Astoria on May 17, 2010, in New York.

Ed O'Neill, left, and wife Catherine Rusoff arrive at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, in Los Angeles. In 1989, the couple separated but reconciled in 1993. They have two daughters.

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet and Ed O'Neill of the television show "Modern Family" speak during the ABC Network portion of the 2009 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour at The Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa on Aug. 3, 2009, in Pasadena, California.

"Married with Children" stars Katey Sagal, David Faustino, Christina Applegate and Ed O'Neill speak onstage at the 7th Annual TV Land Awards on April 19, 2009, in Unversal City, Calif.

From left, cast members Keala Kennelly, Luke Perry, Austin Nichols, Grayson Fletcher, Brian Van Holt, Rebecca De Mornay, Matt Winston, Bruce Greenwood, Ed O'Neill and Garret Dillahunt pose together at the premiere of the HBO original series "John from Cincinnati" at the Paramount Theater on May 31, 2007, in Los Angeles.

From left, actors Paul Rubens, Bernadette Peters and Ed O' Neil pose at the world premiere engagement of the one-woman play "Listen Closely" on Feb. 18, 2005, in West Hollywood, Calif.

Actor Ed O'Neill, left, and director David Mamet talk at a screening of "Spartan" on March 8, 2004, in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Actor Ed O'Neill and wife Catherine Rusoff pose at the opening party of the Nanette Lepore boutique on Oct. 14, 2003, in Los Angeles.

Actor Ed O'Neill attends the ABC All-Star party to celebrate the network's mid-season television shows on Jan. 15, 2003, in Hollywood, Calif.