Ed Begley Jr. - Biography and Creativity

Our today's hero is Ed Begley, Jr.. The series with his participation won world fame. It's about an American actor and environmentalist. He was born in Los Angeles in 1949, on September 16. Perhaps, his most famous role is Victor Erlich in the television series "St. Elsver". For work in this medical drama, he was nominated for 6 years for Emmy and Golden Globe. Also among his works should be noted reality show, dedicated to the protection of the environment and a healthy lifestyle.

Youth

Ed Begley Jr. appeared in the family of Ellen Jinn Sanders. Oh was born out of wedlock. He grew up in Buffalo, New York. He studied in the village of Lewistown. Enrolled in the school Stella Niagara Education Park. In 1962 the family went to California. There our hero graduated from the school of Notre Dame, as well as Valley College.

Career

The actor first appeared on the screens in 1967 in the episode of the series titled "My Three Sons." He is the executor of the main role in the series "Royal Hospital". He played Sergeant Grinbin in the movie "The Star Galactica". As a guest star, he participated in the projects "Mod", "Slowed development", "The client is always dead" and "The Seventh Heaven".

The greatest recognition to him brought a role in the series "St. Elsvere." It's about the American medical drama, which was on the air of the NBC channel from 1982 to 1988. The action takes place in a small dying fictional town. There interns are interned in one of the hospitals. Like many other medical dramas, this picture dealt with issues related to life and death, but the plot contains a significant part of black humor.

Participated in the radio show "Star Wars". He worked on the television drama "The West Wing". There he played the role of Democratic senator Seth Gillett. Was filmed in the movie "Batman forever." Since 2000, he is on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences.

In his filmography there are also paintings:

• "Under cover of night";
• "Blue collars";
• "Heading south";
• "Airport-79";
• Elvis;
• Concorde;
• "Private lessons";
• "Cat people";
• "This is Spinal Tap";
• "Amazons on the Moon";
• "The streets are on fire";
• "A willy-nilly tourist";
• "The Devil";
• "The Applegate family";
• "Even cowboy girls sometimes sad";
• "The Lord of the pages";
• "Shaggy dog";
• "Greed";
• "Man of the Renaissance";
• "The crazy nanny";
• "Hourglass";
• "The virus of love";
• "Strange relatives";
• Anatomy of vice;
• "Pineapple Express";
• "Come what may";
• "We'll fly to the moon";
• "Sheveli flippers";
• "How many do you have".

He also received episodic roles in the multi-series films Veronica Mars, Star Trek, Boston's Lawyers, My Father's Pearl, Detective Monk, The Clinic.

He played David Boyce in the movie "Recount". The picture tells about the counting of votes after the presidential election in 2000. In 2003 he wrote and implemented a musical called "Cesar and Ruben". His premiere took place in Los Angeles on the stage of the El Portal Theater. After 4 years the production was repeated again. In 2008 he appeared in advertising.

Personal life

In the documentary series called Celebrity Close Calls it says that Ed Begley Jr. nearly died in a robbery that occurred in 1972. The gang of teenagers who attacked our hero beat him. Later this group of criminals was detained by the police.

The actor first married in 1976 to Ingrid Taylor. The first child of the couple - Amanda Begley - was born in 1977. Son Nicholas Taylor was born in 1979. The couple divorced in 1989.

The second wife of our hero was Rachel Carson. The wedding took place in 2000 in Las Vegas. The couple have a daughter, Hayden.

Policy

Ed Begley, Jr. was a member of the advisory committee of Racism Watch. He founded this project with Edward Asner, a public figure. This association was a response to the presidential campaign led by George W. Bush.

Ecology

Since 1970, Ed Begley Jr. has been dealing with environmental issues. Then he bought the first car, running on electricity - Taylor-Dunn. This vehicle looks like a golf car. He also became a vegan and tackled the issue of waste processing. He promotes a variety of environmentally friendly products. His house is served by a wind turbine and solar panels. For electricity, the actor pays $ 300 a year. As claimed by our hero, the suburban lawn of Southern California is environmentally unsustainable.

The actor uses public transport and electric bike. At the same time, he owns the Toyota RAV4 EV - a special electric vehicle. The electric bicycle of the actor often becomes a participant of the show "Life with Ed".

Our hero also became a participant in the episode of The Simpsons. The actor appeared in a program called "The Price of Fortune" on Earth Day. He announced the goods in the shop window. They became the Toyota Prius, a golf cart with solar batteries and an electric bike.

Our hero is the author of a number of books devoted to ecology. He belongs to various organizations, in particular: Green Wish Inc, Friends of the Earth, Tree People, Solar Living Institute, Thoreau Institute, Environmental Research Foundation. These projects are mainly focused on environmental issues.

In 2007, our hero and Rachel Carson (his wife) became the heroes of the reality show called "Life with Ed." For his work on environmental protection, he received the Thomas Alva Edison Award. The award ceremony took place in 2007.