Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Date of Birth
20 April 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name
Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal

Height
6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse
Leigh Taylor-Young (28 February 1967 - 13 March 1974) (divorced) 1 child
Joanna Moore (3 April 1963 - February 1967) (divorced) 2 children

Trade Mark

Wavy fair hair

Rugged yet boyish looks

Lean, boxer's physique

Often plays inept characters in comedys

Trivia

Lived with Farrah Fawcett (1980-1997). They have a son, Redmond O'Neal.

Father of actor Patrick O'Neal from his marriage to Leigh Taylor-Young.

He was considered for the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972)

Was originally considered for the role of Rocky Balboa in Rocky (1976). However, "Rocky" scriptwriter Sylvester Stallone had sold the film rights on the condition that he got to play the title role, so he and not O'Neal wound up starring in the picture. part.

Began his career as a stand-in and stunt man.

Older brother of Kevin O'Neal.

Father of Tatum O'Neal and Griffin O'Neal.

Former brother-in-law of Dey Young and Lance Young.

He attended and graduated from Munich American High School in Munich, Germany, in 1959. His father was a Hollywood writer who was doing a stint working for the American government radio network "Radio Free Europe", which beamed programing and propaganda into Communist-controlled Eastern Europe.

As a teenager, he was a Golden Gloves boxer who compiled an amateur boxing record of 18-4 with 13 knockouts.

Former father-in-law of John McEnroe and Rebecca De Mornay.

His manager is Neil Hassman.

One of his best friends is Charlie Mattera.

Was once romantically linked to Ursula Andress.

Son of actress Patricia O'Neal and author/screenwriter Charles O'Neal.

Was a Golden Gloves boxer in 1956-1957 with an 18-4 record including 13 knockouts.

His first acting job was on the German series "Tales of the Vikings" (1959) in 1959.

Is of Irish descent on his father's side and Russian descent on his mother's side.

Personal Quotes

The only time I ever had steady employment was in "Peyton Place" (1964). Once I was in control of my destiny, I found it very difficult.

I'm as moody and complex and private as anyone I ever knew.

[on Barbra Streisand] The most pretentious woman the cinema has ever known.

[on Farrah Fawcett's ongoing cancer battle] It's a love story. I just don't know how to play this one. I won't know this world without her. Cancer is an insidious enemy.

[when asked how he would like to be remembered, 2011] He was a child to children and a man to men.

[on Love Story (1970)] I didn't worry a lot about whether I was preparing enough for the part. I'm not into study and research much. I just thought about it as a story about a man and a woman and I made sure I looked right. You know, the right scarf, the right sweater.





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