In the 1980s, sitcoms were all about the ideal family. Shows like Growing Pains, The Cosby Show, and Full House all portrayed sweet, loving family environments. This common theme on television was noticed and broken down when Married... With Children premiered in 1987.
The show revolved around the Bundys, a family living in a Chicago suburb who aren't nice to each other at all. Al is a misogynistic shoe salesman who is married to Peggy, a housewife who doesn't do any housework. Much of the show's humor revolved around the family's lack of money and intimacy between the parents.
The show became one of the longest-running sitcoms in television history, running for 11 seasons. It included an impressive cast of characters, all of whom have become successful in their own right. What has the cast of this long-running sitcom done since it ended in 1997? Let's find out.
8 Ed O'Neill
Ed O'Neill played the role of Al Bundy on the show. His performance earned him two Golden Globe nominations. This wouldn't be the last time O'Neill would be on a hit sitcom. He later played the role of Jay Pritchett on the series Modern Family. He was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards and won four Screen Actors Guild Awards as part of the ensemble cast. O'Neill has also voiced characters in the Wreck-It Ralph franchise and the film Finding Dory.
7 Katey Sagal
Katey Sagal played the role of Peggy Bundy on the show. Her role on Married... With Children was just the start of a very successful career as a television actress. Sagal would later play the role of Leela on Futurama, which ran for seven seasons. She also played the role of Cate Hennessy on 8 Simple Rules, which ran from 2002 to 2005. Her role as Gemma Teller Morrow on Sons of Anarchywon her the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama in 2011. She also made appearances on Shameless and The Conners.
6 Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate played the role of Kelly Bundy on the show. In the years since the show, Applegate established herself as an extremely successful actress. She starred in the sitcom Jessie, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe. She also guest-starred on Friends and won a Primetime Emmy Award for her role. Applegate later starred in Samantha Who? and was nominated at the Golden Globes and Primetime Emmy Awards. She also starred in Up All Night and Dead to Me. She was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in the Broadway revival of Sweet Charity.
5 David Faustino
David Faustino played the role of Bud Bundy on the show. He would reprise his role in the shows Parker Lewis Can't Lose and Top of the Heap. He also appeared in shows such as Burke's Law, MADtv, and The New Addams Family. He appeared in an independent film titled Killer Bud in 2001 and a reality television show called Celebrity Boot Camp in 2002. Faustino also guest starred on the show One to One for two episodes. He has also become a voice-over actor, lending his voice to animated characters such as Mako on The Legend of Korra and Helia on Nickelodeon's revival of Winx Club.
4 Amanda Bearse
Amanda Bearse played the role of Marcy Rhoades D'Arcy on the show. In addition to acting on the show, Bearse began directing while working on the series. She directed 31 episodes during the show's run. Bearse also directed episodes of shows such as Reba, MADtv, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher, Malcolm & Eddie, Pauly, The Tom Show, The Jamie Foxx Show, Dharma & Greg, Veronica's Closet, Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, Jesse, and Ladies Man. She directed a pilot for NBC in 2005 called The Sperm Donor. She also produced and directed The Big Gay Sketch Show, which premiered in 2007. She returned to acting in 2011, appearing in the series Drop Dead Diva. She also appeared in the 2022 film Bros.
3 Ted McGinley
Ted McGinley played the role of Jefferson D'Arcy on the show. He also played the role of Charley Shanowski on the sitcom Hope & Faith, which ran for three seasons. He also appeared in films, including playing Mr. Scream in Wayne's World 2. McGinley also appeared in the 1996 film Deadly Web. He also starred in the 1998 film Every Mother's Worst Fear, playing the role of a predator named Mitch Carson. McGinley appeared in the seventh season of Dancing with the Stars in 2008. He ended up being the second contestant to be eliminated from the show.
2 David Garrison
David Garrison played the role of Steve Rhoades on the show. Garrison began as a theater actor and missed the stage, so he left the series after four seasons. He was a regular on the short-lived series Working It Out, and returned to Married... With Children four times in later seasons, having parted on good terms. He also appeared on television series such as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Madam Secretary, The West Wing, 30 Rock, Law & Order, The Practice, Without a Trace, Everybody Loves Raymond, NYPD Blue, and Judging Amy. Garrison is also known for playing The Wizard in various productions of Wicked.
1 Kevin Curran
Kevin Curran voiced the character of Buck the Dog in the show. There were several episodes where the character was also voiced by Cheech Marin. Curran was also a writer on the show, as well as shows like Late Night with David Letterman and The Simpsons, where he was a co-executive producer. Curran won three Emmys for his time on Letterman. He wrote Letterman's first Top Ten List, "The Top 10 Things That Almost Rhyme With Peas." He won three more Emmys for his work on The Simpsons. He was also nominated for a Humanitas Prize in 2010 for the episode "The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed." Curran passed away in 2016 at age 59.
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