Patrick O'Neal (sportscaster)
Patrick O'Neal (born September 14, 1967) is an American former actor, now a studio host/reporter for Fox Sports West/Prime Ticket.
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Born | Santa Monica, California, U.S. | September 14, 1967
Occupation | Sports reporter, studio host |
Years active | 1989–present |
Partner(s) | Rebecca De Mornay (1995–2002) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Ryan O'Neal Leigh Taylor-Young |
Relatives | Tatum O'Neal (half-sister) Griffin O'Neal (half-brother) |
Broadcast career
Most of his appearances come during pregame and postgame shows of the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Kings. He also provides game breaks for Fox College Football. He was a studio host for Fox College Football for FX and in game highlights for Fox NFL Sunday.[1]
On August 21 and August 28 of 2005, he was the studio host of Fox Saturday Baseball when regular host Jeanne Zelasko was on maternity leave, and he was a sideline reporter for two NFL on Fox games during the 2005 NFL Season. He was also the dugout reporter for Games 3 and 5 of the 2005 National League Championship Series and Game 5 of the 2005 American League Championship Series. For one season he was the ingame highlights host for Fox NFL Sunday before being succeeded by Joel Klatt.
Family
He is the son of actor Ryan O'Neal and actress Leigh Taylor-Young. He is the half-brother of Griffin, Tatum and Redmond O'Neal.
Personal life
He has two daughters from his relationship with actress Rebecca De Mornay. Sophia was born November 16, 1997 and Veronica was born March 31, 2001.[2][3] He and De Mornay separated in 2002.
Filmography
- Die Hard 2 (1990) - Cpl. Telford (Blue Light Team)
- A Table for One (1999) - Brad
- Just for the Time Being (2000) - Billy Fischer
- Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000) - Angry Bartender
- The Right Temptation (2000) - Carl
- Wild Hogs (2007) - Family Dad
References
- Profile Archived 2011-01-21 at the Wayback Machine, figurethingsout.com; January 18, 2011; accessed June 22, 2014.
- "Passages".
- "Star Tracks".