Forever young! Ed O'Neill, 69, throws vanity to the wind as he shows off his dad body while going shirtless for bicycle ride to the beach
He has an incredible career that has included the hit TV shows Married... With Children and Modern Family as well as the movies Dutch and Little Giants.
But clearly Ed O'Neill doesn't feel the need to keep in Hollywood shape.
On Tuesday the 69-year-old actor left his shirt at home as he showed off his relaxed dad physique (but some rather toned guns) while on a bicycle ride to the beach in Santa Monica. The small-screen icon has two daughters Claire and Sophia.
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Free to be: Ed O'Neill showed off his chest and belly as he went shirtless for a bicycle ride in Santa Monica, California on Tuesday
The Ohio native looked sunkissed with a bronzed chest and semi-burnt arms.
The only article of clothing on the Wreck-It Ralph star was a pair of beige khaki shorts that had a black belt.
Blue fabric slip-on sneakers with no laces made him appear even more casual as he pedaled away in one of Southern California's toniest cities.
Glow for it: The 69-year-old Ohio native showed off an impressive Southern California tan
A silver diving watch and black sunglasses were the only accessories he wore as he kept his green hat in his front basket.
The TV icon appeared to be in a relaxed mood as he cycled along slowly.
He may be trying to get into shape before Sunday's Emmy awards where his Modern Family co-stars Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell are nominated.
This show of exercise comes just days after Entertainment Weekly reported O'Neill was going to be a part of Family Guy's 14th season.
Low on coverage: The only article of clothing on the Wreck-It Ralph star was a pair of beige khaki shorts that had a black belt
O’Neill will voice Joe Swanson’s father who comes to Quahog. He is slated to pop up on only one episode. '[O’Neill]’s a lot of fun to work with and that turned out to be a great episode. I wouldn’t be surprised if we come back to him, too,' Callaghan said.
Family Guy premieres September 27 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.
Ed will be joined by Ashton Kutcher and John Mellencamp on the Seth MacFarlane show,
In demand: The Modern Family standout will soon appear as a guest star on the animated series Family Guy, according to Entertainment Weekly
Ashton will guest-star as himself in a live-action short. 'We wrote him some of the most ridiculous dialogue,' executive producer Steve Callaghan told EW. 'He just couldn’t have been a nicer guy or a better sport about it.'
Kutcher's wife Mila Kunis already plays Meg Griffin on the animated show.
Margaret Cho, Kyle Chandler, Kathryn Hahn, Jeff Garlin and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will also lend their voices to characters.
With his latest TV family: The star (second from right) with (from left) Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sofia Vergara and Sarah Hyland from Modern Family
The show that made him TV gold: Ed (center) with (clockwise from bottom left) David Faustino, Christina Applegate, Amanda Bearse, Ted McGinley and Katey Sagal in a 1994 still from Married... With Children
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