Ed Begley, Jr.

Edward James Ed Begley Jr. is an American actor and environmentalist. Begley has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He is best known for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich, on the television series St. Elsewhere, for which he received six consecutive Emmy Award nominations, and his most recent reality show about green living called Living with Ed on Planet Green with his wife.

Begley was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Allene Jeanne Sanders and Academy Awardwinner Ed Begley, both actors. At the time of Begleys birth, his father was married to Amanda Huff, who died when he was seven he believed Amanda to be his biological mother until he was sixteen, and only later became acquainted with Allene. His paternal grandparents were Irish immigrants. Begley grew up in Buffalo, New York, and attended Stella Niagara Education Park Cadet School in Lewiston, New York. In 1962 the family moved back to California, where he graduated from Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California, and Los Angeles Valley College in North Hollywood.

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