An NFL player almost starred in the show!
Chip Oliver, the former NFL star, originally played Michael Stivic however the network didn’t like him so he got the ax. Although the Oakland Raider linebacker brushed it off and carried on!
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The Life of Politics
Not all that hard to believe that the charter you’re portraying isn’t how you are in real life – which is true in this case. Carroll O’Connor actually doesn’t share the same views as his character, Archie, does. Especially when it comes to politics and social issues, O’Conner is quite the liberal.