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| Griffin O'Neal | |
|---|---|
| Name | Griffin O'Neal |
| Birth date | 1964-05-28 |
| Birth place | Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Parents | Ryan O'Neal; Joanna Moore |
| Relatives | Tatum O'Neal (half-sister); Redmond O'Neal (half-brother) |
Griffin O'Neal is an American actor known for roles in film and television during the 1970s and 1980s, with a public life shaped by high-profile family relationships and widely reported legal and personal controversies. He is a son of Ryan O'Neal and Joanna Moore, and has appeared in productions alongside figures from Hollywood and independent cinema, while later activities included advocacy, public interviews, and sporadic acting work.
Griffin was born in Santa Monica, California to actors Ryan O'Neal and Joanna Moore, connecting him to a network that includes Tatum O'Neal, Sally Field, Farrah Fawcett, and Hollywood families such as the Barrymore family by professional association. His upbringing in Los Angeles placed him amid institutions and locales like Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Universal Studios, and social circles overlapping with figures such as Peter Bogdanovich, Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, and Robert Evans. Early family dynamics involved custody and personal challenges paralleled in the lives of other entertainers like Jodie Foster, Macaulay Culkin, Angelina Jolie, and Drew Barrymore, and intersected with medical and legal contexts represented by institutions such as Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and courts in California. Griffin's siblings and half-siblings include Tatum O'Neal and Redmond O'Neal, with extended family and acquaintances involving personalities like Ryan O'Neal Jr., Joan Collins, Shelley Winters, and agents and managers associated with CAA and William Morris Agency.
Griffin's screen work began as a child and teen within productions that brought him into contact with directors and actors such as Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Jackie Chan, and casting figures linked to MTV era projects and studio-era casting departments at Universal Pictures and 20th Century Fox. His early credits include roles in films and television that connected him to franchises and works associated with CBS, ABC, NBC, and independent producers akin to Roger Corman and Orson Welles collaborators. Over the years he worked with cinematographers and crew members who had credits on projects with names like David Lynch, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, and Steven Spielberg through shared unions and guilds such as the Screen Actors Guild and the Directors Guild of America. His performances were covered by entertainment outlets including Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, People (magazine), and Entertainment Weekly.
Griffin's personal life has intersected with public legal matters, involving incidents and disputes reported alongside other celebrity legal stories involving figures such as Mick Jagger, Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, and Robert Downey Jr.. Media coverage referenced professionals and entities including Los Angeles County Superior Court, law firms with profiles connected to celebrities like Gloria Allred and civil litigators who represent public figures, as well as law enforcement agencies such as the Los Angeles Police Department. Allegations and lawsuits placed him in contexts discussed in tabloids and mainstream outlets alongside stories about O. J. Simpson, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, and families dealing with estate and guardianship issues like those of Michael Jackson and Prince. Health and rehabilitation narratives linked him to clinics and programs similar to those frequented by entertainers such as Rob Lowe, Eminem, Demi Lovato, and Bradley Cooper.
In later years Griffin participated in interviews, panels, and charity events that brought him into contact with presenters and venues tied to organizations like SAG-AFTRA, Film Independent, Sundance Film Festival, and screenings at The Egyptian Theatre and TCL Chinese Theatre. His public appearances have been noted in the context of retrospectives and reunions alongside contemporaries from classic and modern cinema, with connections to names such as Dennis Hopper, Sean Penn, Mickey Rourke, Julie Andrews, and festival programmers from Cannes Film Festival and Venice Film Festival. He has given interviews to programs and hosts affiliated with CNN, BBC, NBC News, Good Morning America, and has appeared in podcasts and documentary projects alongside producers and directors similar to Morgan Spurlock, Alex Gibney, and Errol Morris.
- Early television and film roles in projects produced for ABC and NBC during the 1970s and 1980s involving casting directors who worked on series with Steven Spielberg and Aaron Spelling. - Feature film appearances in productions distributed by 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures with crew linked to Cinematographers and production designers who collaborated with Ridley Scott and James Cameron. - Guest roles on series and TV movies broadcast on networks including CBS and cable carriers such as HBO and Showtime, connected to creators and showrunners like David Chase, Vince Gilligan, and Shonda Rhimes. - Later credits include occasional independent films, festival entries screened at Sundance Film Festival and SXSW, and documentary projects released by distributors such as IFC Films and A24.
Category:American male actors Category:1964 births Category:Living people