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Ed O'Neill

United States
Born 1946-04-12, Youngstown, Ohio

Description

American actor.

Teachers (1)

  • Rorion Gracie
    swordsBrazilian jiu-jitsu Confirmed
    Confirmed
    O'Neill's own account; BJJEE and MixedMartialArts.com agree
    The evidence establishes the claim: it is sufficient and consistent, and any conflicting evidence is resolved.
    (1991)
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    4 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    O'Neill's own account; BJJEE and MixedMartialArts.com agree
    visibilityFirst-hand
    “So they finish and John introduced me to Rorion…”
    — BJJEE. (2024-09-22). Actor Ed O’Neill Shares How He Started Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info
    “starting his training in 1991”
    — BJJEE. (2024-09-22). Actor Ed O’Neill Shares How He Started Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info
    “At a Gracie Academy Instructor Certification Program, in Torrance, CA, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt, Ed O’Neill makes a surprise appearance before his weekly private lesson with Rorion Gracie.”
    — (2016-01-03). Ed O’Neill tells of funny first lesson with BJJ grand masterlink history info
    “Years later, he earned his black belt under Rorion himself.”
    — BJJEE. (2026-05-07). Famous Actor Ed O’Neill Explains Why BJJ Practitioners Don't Get Black Belts. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info

Lineage

Ranks (1)

  • swordsBrazilian jiu-jitsu
    receipt_longBlack belt Probable
    Probable
    Date from one BJJEE paragraph, repeated by MixedMartialArts.com; giver from BJJEE 2026
    The evidence favours the claim and nothing credible contradicts it, but it falls short of establishing it.
    BJJ Ranking System (2007-12)
    granted by Rorion Gracie
    fact_checkassessed by FSMverified
    Frederico Muñoz
    Researcher, Martialis
    2 sources expand_more
    fact_check
    Date from one BJJEE paragraph, repeated by MixedMartialArts.com; giver from BJJEE 2026
    “In December 2007, O’Neill received his black belt.”
    — BJJEE. (2013-05-29). Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Ed O’neill, Actor From “Married With Children’, Will Commentate Metamoris II. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info
    “Years later, he earned his black belt under Rorion himself.”
    — BJJEE. (2026-05-07). Famous Actor Ed O’Neill Explains Why BJJ Practitioners Don't Get Black Belts. BJJ Eastern Europe (BJJEE)link history info

Sources

Ed O'Neill. Wikipedia (English)link history info

Identifiers

https://martial.is/entity/01M6ENVCFADXAKZ3HJ66HJA3YA
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Cite and reuse

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Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Ed O'Neill. In Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database. https://martial.is/entity/01M6ENVCFADXAKZ3HJ66HJA3YA - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
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@incollection{martialis_01M6ENVCFADXAKZ3HJ66HJA3YA, author = {Muñoz, Frederico}, title = {Ed O'Neill}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url = {https://martial.is/entity/01M6ENVCFADXAKZ3HJ66HJA3YA}, urldate = {ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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