21 Secrets Producers Hid From Fans On Married With Children

Catherine Louise “Katey” Sagal famously played the big red-haired Peggy Bundy on the show, but she sported a much different look in the years that followed. More than a decade later, she landed a long-running gig as a voice actress on Futurama and then as Gemma Teller Morrow in the crime drama series Sons of Anarchy, where she regained her fame status and her husband Kurt Sutter is the writer-director. She got nine award nods and bagged a Golden Globe and Prism award for her role on the show. She turned 63 in January 2017.

Back in 1991 when Denise Richards starred in Married… with Children as “Girl #2,” she wasn’t famous yet. Her role was not so memorable, but it definitely gave her the exposure that she needed. Soon after, she landed better roles in shows like Friends, Spin City, and even in films like Wild Things and Scary Movie, in which she played sexier roles. In 2005, she made news for her personal life troubles, specifically for her high-profile divorce from her famous husband, Charlie Sheen. Denise Richards is as hot as ever now at 45 years old and still appears in several shows and movies. She lives in Los Angeles with her two biological and one adopted daughters.

Katey Sagal was simply an up and coming actor when Married… with Children cast her in the role of Peggy Bundy. It didn’t take long for Sagal to completely absorb the role, turning into one of our favorite sitcom housewives. She would play Peggy in 260 episodes over a 10 year period.

In 1998, she landed the role of her lifetime as the title character on WB Network’s Felicity. It continued to open more doors for her both in television and film. Since the show ended, she made her Broadway debut and, more recently in 2014, starred in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

As with many other lead TV sitcom roles, Al Bundy’s character wasn’t originally meant for Ed O’Neill. Before the actor was offered the role, the show’s casting directors wanted Michael Richards to audition for the part. However, Richards ended up being cast as Kramer in Seinfeld, which later catapulted him to even bigger fame. We really can’t complain, because O’Neill was well-loved by fans of the show!