Biography
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Ted Martin 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.
Biography
Personal life
McGinley was born in Newport Beach, California. He is married to Gigi Rice and they have two children. He took Brooke Shields to her prom when she was 16 years old.
Career
McGinley first found fame in comedy series Happy Days as Roger Phillips, a role he played from 1980 until 1984. He then went into the role of Jefferson D'Arcy on Married... with Children from 1991 to 1997. From 2003 until 2006, he played Charley Shanowski on Hope & Faith.
McGinley is thought of by some as being the patron saint of "jumping the shark," and is officially listed as such on that website. This is probably because he has joined the cast of popular and enduring series later in their runs as a replacement character, and continued with them as they went into decline. Such shows include Happy Days, The Love Boat, and Dynasty. He was also a replacement character on Married... with Children. In this series McGinley's tenure was ultimately much longer than that of his predecessor, David Garrison. McGinley's most recent show, Hope & Faith, also had a moderately successful three-season run on ABC. Although he did not appear in the pilot episode, McGinley was an original cast member on Hope & Faith.
Some joked that due to McGinley's association with TV shows that have jumped the shark, Hope & Faith jumped the shark before it had even aired .
Selected filmography
- Revenge of the Nerds - 1984, as Stanley Gable
- Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation - 1992, as Stanley Gable
- Wayne's World 2 - 1993, as Mr. Scream
- Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love - 1994 (TV movie) .... Stan Gable
- Pearl Harbor - 2001, as Army Major
Television Roles
- Happy Days - 1974–1984, as Roger Phillips (1980-1984)
- The Love Boat - 1977-1986, as Ashley "Ace" Covington Evans (1984-1986)
- Dynasty - 1981–1989, as Clay Fallmont (1985-1987)
- Married... with Children - 1987–1997, as Jefferson D'Arcy (1991-1997)
- Sports Night - 1998–1999, as Gordon Gage
- Hope & Faith - 2003–2006, as Charley Shanowski
- The West Wing - recurring role as host Mark Gottfried of TV show Capital Beat
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