Ted McGinley

Theodore Martin McGinley is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jefferson D'Arcy on the television sitcom Married... with Children, Charley Shanowski on the ABC sitcom Hope & Faith, and Derek Bishop on the Apple TV comedy drama series Shrinking. He was a late regular on Happy Days, Dynasty and The Love Boat and is known for playing the villainous role of Stan Gable in the film Revenge of the Nerds and several made-for-television sequels.

Early life McGinley was born and raised in Newport Beach, California. His paternal grandfather was an Irish immigrant. He played on the water polo team at Newport Harbor High School. McGinley attended the University of Southern California, but after pursuing work as a model, dropped out and moved to New York in 1979.

Career After a casting director spotted a picture of him in GQ, McGinley was cast on the comedy series Happy Days as Roger Phillips (nephew of Marion Cunningham), a role he played from 1980 to 1984. During the run of Happy Days, he landed a role in the comedy film Young Doctors in Love (1982). He then played the role of Al Bundy's best friend and Marcy Rhoades' husband Jefferson D'Arcy on Married... with Children from 1991 to 1997, describing it as a "great, great gig." He had recurring roles on Aaron Sorkin's television series Sports Night as Dana's boyfriend Gordon, and The West Wing as a television news anchor. From 2003 to 2006, he played Charley Shanowski on Hope & Faith. Hein explains he is not making any comment "on Ted's fine acting skills" and furthermore notes that "[McGinley] has a great sense of humor about it, too." In one episode of Married... with Children, McGinley himself spoofed this reputation by asking Al Bundy, "Another picture, Captain? I mean, Fonzie? ....Al?" In 2003, McGinley told Melanie McFarland of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "I've had a lot of fun with it. To be honest with you, it's meant people are still talking about me. It's kind of doing me a favor. And people keep hiring me, so I know that I'm okay, jumping the shark."

Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1982 Young Doctors in Love Dr. Bucky DeVol 1984 Revenge of the Nerds Stanley Harvey "Stan" Gable 1989 Troop Beverly Hills Himself Physical Evidence Kyle D.E. Roache 1991 Blue Tornado Phillip 1992 Space Case Biff Alternative title: Alien Invasion 1993 Wayne's World 2 Mr. Scream 1998 Follow Your Heart James Allen Bailey Major League: Back to the Minors Leonard Huff Alternative title: Major League III 1999 Dick Roderick The Big Tease Johnny Darjerling 2000 Face the Music Marcus Daybreak Dillon Johansen Alternative title: Rapid Transit 2001 Cahoots Brad Pearl Harbor Army Major 2007 The Storm Awaits Vale Newcastle 2008 Eavesdrop Grant 2000 Privileged Mr. Webber 2010 Christmas with a Capital C Dan Reed Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster Thornton Blake V / Uncle Thorny Voice 2013 Bad Behavior Bruce 2014 Reedemed Paul Tyson 2015 Do You Believe? Matthew Underdog Kids Barry Hershfeld 2016 Expendable Assets Carter 2017 Area of Conflict Carter The Outcasts Principal Whitmore 2018 God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Thomas Ellsworth A.X.L. George Fontaine

Television