Michael O'Keefe (born Raymond Peter O'Keefe, Jr.; April 24, 1955) is
an American actor, known for his roles as Danny Noonan in Caddyshack,
Ben Meechum in The Great Santini, for which he received a nomination
for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Darryl Palmer in
the Neil Simon movie The Slugger's Wife. He also appeared as Fred on
the television sitcom Roseanne.O'Keefe was born Raymond Peter O'Keefe
Jr., in Mount Vernon, New York, the oldest of seven children in a
devoutly Catholic Irish American family. He is the son of Stephanie
(née Fitzpatrick) and Raymond Peter O'Keefe, who was a law professor
at Fordham University, and also taught at St. Thomas
University.O'Keefe grew up in Larchmont, New York, and graduated from
Mamaroneck High School. He attended the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts and New York University. O’Keefe made his acting debut in a
1970 Colgate television commercial.O'Keefe is known for his role as
Danny Noonan in the comedy film Caddyshack. He received a Best
Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role as Ben, the oldest son
of a Marine aviator in The Great Santini (1979) starring Robert
Duvall, who was also nominated for an Academy Award for the film. He
played a Marine in the CBS miniseries A Rumor of War (1980) as the
friend of Brad Davis' character, Philip Caputo. He played the lead
role in the 1982 film Split Image as a college athlete who gets lured
into a religious cult by a beautiful girl (Karen Allen). Michael
appeared in the Neil Simon movie The Slugger's Wife (1985) as Darryl
Palmer, a baseball player for the Atlanta Braves who enjoys the fame
and fringe benefits of bachelor life until he meets rock singer Debby
Huston, falls in love and decides to settle down.
an American actor, known for his roles as Danny Noonan in Caddyshack,
Ben Meechum in The Great Santini, for which he received a nomination
for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and Darryl Palmer in
the Neil Simon movie The Slugger's Wife. He also appeared as Fred on
the television sitcom Roseanne.O'Keefe was born Raymond Peter O'Keefe
Jr., in Mount Vernon, New York, the oldest of seven children in a
devoutly Catholic Irish American family. He is the son of Stephanie
(née Fitzpatrick) and Raymond Peter O'Keefe, who was a law professor
at Fordham University, and also taught at St. Thomas
University.O'Keefe grew up in Larchmont, New York, and graduated from
Mamaroneck High School. He attended the American Academy of Dramatic
Arts and New York University. O’Keefe made his acting debut in a
1970 Colgate television commercial.O'Keefe is known for his role as
Danny Noonan in the comedy film Caddyshack. He received a Best
Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role as Ben, the oldest son
of a Marine aviator in The Great Santini (1979) starring Robert
Duvall, who was also nominated for an Academy Award for the film. He
played a Marine in the CBS miniseries A Rumor of War (1980) as the
friend of Brad Davis' character, Philip Caputo. He played the lead
role in the 1982 film Split Image as a college athlete who gets lured
into a religious cult by a beautiful girl (Karen Allen). Michael
appeared in the Neil Simon movie The Slugger's Wife (1985) as Darryl
Palmer, a baseball player for the Atlanta Braves who enjoys the fame
and fringe benefits of bachelor life until he meets rock singer Debby
Huston, falls in love and decides to settle down.
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