Ted McGinley
Ted McGinley
Theodore Martin "Ted" McGinleyis an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jefferson D'Arcy on the television sitcom Married... with Children and as Charley Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith. He was also a regular on Happy Days, Dynasty and The Love Boat...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth30 May 1958
CityNewport Beach, CA
CountryUnited States of America
I guess I just wasn't meant to dance.
call gonna
Hollywood's all about, 'Let's make this easy: This is what you do, so you go over here in this group, and we're not gonna call you.'
prayer people connections
I feel bad for people who (don't have) faith because they don't have that blanket of comfort...If I'm going out on stage, I always say a prayer right before I go out. Whatever it is. Before I take off on a plane. There's just always this connection...God knows. I know. That's all I need.
way film changed
You can't work on a film without being changed in some way.
school home practice
I remember in high school trying to get home from water-polo practice in time so I could see Happy Days on television when it first came on, because I was so blown away by it. It was just such a cool thing.
kids wife i-love-my-wife
I love my wife, I love my kids.
long scripts firsts
The script comes first. If that isn't good enough, you know it's gonna be a long ride.
watches stuff
Most of my stuff, I never really watch.
genius way hollywood
I've always said that the word 'genius,' especially in Hollywood, is way overused.
target easy knows
I don't know why, but I'm an easy target. And I don't do anything to dispel it.
hate believe people
I'm very proud of my faith. So, it's not so much (being embarrassed by it). It's just it is really personal. It's not one of those things I'm willing to compromise. I don't have to bounce it off other people. I'm not willing to take judgment on what I believe - and I would hate to not live up to it. That's just not fair.
running fun careers
I'm so proud of the time I put in the pool, so proud of the people I met along way, just to be asked to do this was exciting for me. I love it when I run into people who remember me from playing water polo as opposed to what I do now, which is an actor. It's rare that anyone remembers me but it's fun when I run into guys that played water polo who, we can speak in terms of water polo and what it was like and how we played, it's the great camaraderie. I was so excited to be asked to be part of this because I'm proud of it. I'm more proud of this probably than I am my professional career.
sports life-lesson school
I would consider it the greatest experience of my life, it's the experience that made me a man, that taught me so many life lessons that you get from sport, ones that I've been able to pass down. (It was) invaluable, beyond words, got me through school, high school, and college, it was the greatest gift I gave myself.
character play
You have to like the characters you play.