Ted McGliney at the Variety Spirituality and Faith in Entertainment Breakfast on Feb. 13, 2024.Photo:ohn Sciulli/Variety via Getty
ohn Sciulli/Variety via Getty
It’s been a while since the Bundy family lived next door to the D’Arcys, and Jefferson D’Arcy himself wishes it would have been easier to stay in touch.
In an interview withFox News, Ted McGinley — who played Jefferson D’Arcy onMarried… with Children— admitted that he hasn’t remained close with his costars since the show went off the air in 1997, calling it one of his “largest faults in life.” However, he explained that he simply drifted apart from the cast.
“I would say one of my largest faults in life, and I just have so many, is that I just keep moving on,” said McGinley, who was the love interest of Amanda Bearse’s character Marcy, the beloved neighbor to the suburbanite Bundy family at the show’s center.
Ted McGinley and Ed O’Neill on ‘Married… with Children’.Everett
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TheHope & Faithstar, 65, shared that the reason he fell out of touch with his costars, which included Bearse,Ed O’Neill,Katey Sagal, David Garrison,Christina ApplegateandDavid Faustino, was because he had a family at the time and doesn’t use social media today. “I think mostly because I had young kids and a wife and I went on to work in New York, so I just kept going on,” he said. “I don’t do social media, per se, so I’m not able to connect like people do. It’s not my thing. I just keep going forward.”
Despite losing touch with his former costars on the Fox series, which ran for 11 seasons from 1987 to 1997, McGinley said they remain supportive of one another. “If we run into each other, we’re very friendly with each other,” he noted.
“For example, if Ed O’Neill and I were to run into each other, had a coffee early in the morning, we would have an amazing time, or a beer late at night. It would be fun,” he continued. “Same with Amanda. I have run into Amanda.”
The sitcom performer added that it’s not just hisMarried… with Childrencostars, but rather, he has “a difficult connecting all the time,” even with his closest friends.
Ed O’Neill, Ted McGinley and Amanda Bearse.Ilya S. Savenok/Getty; John Sciulli/Variety via Getty; JC Olivera/WireImage
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty; John Sciulli/Variety via Getty; JC Olivera/WireImage
Married with Childrenfollowed the working class, marital and coming-of-age struggles of a suburban Chicago family, which included Al Bundy (O’Neill), his wife Peggy (Sagal), their daughter Kelly (Applegate) and son Bud (Faustino).
The network comedy gained a following and remains beloved to this day for its depiction of the working-class family and for its curmudgeon sense of humor.
During a 2020appearanceonJimmy Kimmel Live!, Segal, 70, reflected on the moment she realized theshow was a smash hit.
“Yeah, it really took off,” the8 Simple Rulesstar continued. “Of course, Fox played it three times a night right in a row. You couldn’t miss it.”
‘Married… with Children’ stars Amanda Bearse, David Faustino, Katey Sagal, Ed O’Neill, Christina Applegate and Ted McGinley.Everett
Over the years, thecast has reunitedat special events, including the Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremonies for Segal and Applegate, 52.
At theceremony held in theDead to Mestar’s honorin November 2022, following hermultiple sclerosis diagnosis, Sagal and Faustino, 50, stepped out to show their support.
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Although details are slim, fans will soon be able to reconnect with the Dundy family in a forthcoming animated reboot ofMarried… with Children. According toDeadline, the project was announced as being in the works and shopped to networks in 2022.
Before the hit sitcom returns to fans' screens, they’ll be able to learn more about the creation of the original show and various stories from set in the upcoming bookMarried… with Children vs. The World.The book, out April 23, serves as the show’s writer-producer Richard Gurman memoir and features interviews with the cast.
source: people.com
