Ed Begley Jr.

Ed Begley Jr. was born on September 16, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Edward James Begley Jr.

Was part of a comedy duo in the 1960s with Michael Richards.

He keeps his father's Oscar (for Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)) at home and proudly displays it.

Won George Harrison's 1968 custom Fender Telecaster "Rosewood" guitar in an auction in Los Angeles in 2003 for $300,000.

Performed a comedy routine between the sets of Big Star's two-night engagement at Max's Kansas City in December 1973.

Children: Amanda Begley (born October 3, 1977) and Nicholas Taylor Begley (born January 4, 1979) with Ingrid Taylor.

Met Norman Lloyd on the set of Tales of the Unexpected (1979), and later worked with him on St. Elsewhere (1982).

Best known for his role as Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series St. Elsewhere (1982), for which he received an Emmy nomination during each viewing season.

Attended the 1987 wedding of his Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) co-stars Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum in Las Vegas.

Has appeared in both Batman: The Animated Series (1992) and one of the live-action films--in his case, Batman Forever (1995). The only other persons to do this are Rene Auberjonois, John Glover, Senator Patrick Leahy and Vincent Schiavelli.

Involved in enviromental affairs, he was named to Environmental Affairs Commission in 1993, and the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy in 1994.

Has played Boba Fett in the NPR radio dramatization of "Return of the Jedi" (1996).

Begley and Kim Basinger are the only 2 actors from the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Batman movies who guest-voiced themselves on "The Simpsons": Basinger in the episode 'When You Dish Upon a Star' and Begley in the episode 'Homer to the Max'-both episodes in season 10 (1998-99).

Member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Actors Branch) [2000-].

He is an actor, known for A Mighty Wind (2003), Pineapple Express (2008) and Whatever Works (2009).

Signed environmental activist Tom Weis' open letter calling on Barack Obama and Mitt Romney to withdraw their support for the Keystone XL pipeline. Other signatories included climate scientist James Hansen and actors Daryl Hannah, Sheryl Lee and Mariel Hemingway. [September 2012]

Attended the 100th birthday celebration of his lifelong friend/acting mentor Norman Lloyd, in Los Angeles, CA, on 9 November 2014.