A Winning Audition
Ed O’Neill’s audition was simple but it won show runners over. He walked into the house with his shoulders slumped and gave a sigh of defeat. That was all that producers needed to see in order to know that he perfectly captured the character.
Playing The Part
Al Bundy was a struggling women’s show salesman, a job that was truly unsatisfying. Add in a dysfunctional family, and Al was totally emotionally drained. Ed perfectly captured this feeling with his audition.
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