Patrick O'Neal (born September 14, 1967) is an American sportscaster and occasional actor.

Life

O'Neal is the son of actor Ryan O'Neal and actress Leigh Taylor-Young. He is the half-brother of Griffin O'Neal,

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, and Redmond O'Neal. His paternal ancestry is Irish, English, and

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familysearch.org; accessed June 22, 2014. He has two daughters from his relationship with actress Rebecca De Mornay.

Broadcast career

Most of his appearances come during pregame and postgame shows of the

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. He also provides game breaks for '' Fox College Football''. He was previously a studio host for ''Fox College Football'' and provided in-game highlights for ''

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, figurethingsout.com; January 18, 2011; accessed June 22, 2014. On August 21 and August 28, 2005, he was the studio host of ''

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'' when regular host Jeanne Zelasko was on maternity leave, and he was a sideline reporter for two ''

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'' games during the 2005 NFL season. He was also the dugout reporter for Games 3 and 5 of the

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and Game 5 of the 2005 American League Championship Series. For one season, he was the in-game highlights host for ''

'' before being succeeded by Joel Klatt. Since 2021, O'Neal has been the secondary TV play-by-play commentator for the

alongside Mark Gubicza when

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is not available. When Vasgersian is broadcasting for the Angels, O'Neal works as sideline reporter or studio host for the team's pre-game/post-game show.

Filmography

*'' China Beach'' (1989) – C.O. *''Daughter of the Streets'' (1990, TV movie) – Alex *'' Die Hard 2'' (1990) – Cpl. Telford (Blue Light Team) *''

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'' (1990) – George Sudaris *'' Pensacola: Wings of Gold'' (1998) – Hondo *''A Table for One'' (1999) – Brad *''Just for the Time Being'' (2000) – Billy Fischer *'' Pacific Blue'' (2000) – Thomas J. Craiden *''Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel'' (2000) – Angry Bartender *'' The Right Temptation'' (2000) – Carl *'' Wild Hogs'' (2007) – Family Dad

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