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# As a Boy, Ed O'Neill Acted Out Movie Scenes for Friends
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/extras/as-a-boy-ed-oneill-acted-out-movie-scenes-for-friends/
- Published: 2024-04-02T23:11:31.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T14:28:04.000Z
- Description: Ed O'Neill caught the acting bug by re-enacting movie scenes to his childhood friends.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Finding Your Roots, #ZZZ_Show_855aaf88-37bb-4949-872a-c4646a613145, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_bb8a6844-36ba-42f4-9da8-9f9c3472d68d, #extra

As a young boy, Ed O'Neil found himself drawn to the local movie theater, where he discovered that he had a unique gift.