Ryan O'Neal is an American actor and a former boxer known for his role in the movie Love Story.
He is famous for having an extra-marital affair with celebrities such as Ursula Andress, Bianca Jagger, Anouk Aimée, Jacqueline Bisset, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Anjelica Huston, and Leslie Stefanson.
Let's find out about Ryan O'Neal.
Is Ryan O'Neal Married?
American actor Ryan O'Neal has a record of two failed married life.
Ryan was married to actress Joanna Moore on 3 April 1963. During their marriage, the ex-couple welcomed two children, Tatum O'Neal (b. 5 November 1963) and Griffin O'Neal (b. 28 October 1964).
Ryan O'Neal and his former wife Joanna Moore (©: listal.com)
Ryan's ex-wife Joanna lost custody of their children due to her alcoholism and drug addiction. They were divorced on 27 February 1967.
Before Joanna, Ryan was married to Leigh Taylor Young on 28 February 1967. The former couple has a son named Patrick O'Neal (b. 14 September 1967). They divorced on 13 March 1974.
Ryan O'Neal and his ex-wife Leigh Taylor Young (©: imdb.com)
Besides that, Ryan has had a serious relationship with late actress Farrah Fawcett since 1980. The pair was in a rollercoaster relationship until Farrah passed away in 2009 from cancer at age 62.
Ryan O'Neal Relationship With Late Actress Farrah Fawcett
Ryan O'Neal was in an on-and-off relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett since 1980.
Ryan O'Neal and his ex-girlfriend Farrah Fawcett (©: pagesix.com)
Ryan and his ex-girlfriend Farrah first met through Farrah's husband, Lee Major. Ryan requests Lee to look after his teenage daughter Tatum and in exchange, he requests Ryan to look after his wife, Farrah, while Ryan was filming in Los Angeles in 1979.
Ryan fell in love with Farrah and started to date in 1980. Soon after she finalized her divorce with Lee in 1982, Ryan and Farrah welcomed their first child Redmond O'Neal in 1985. Although the couple was never married, they were often caught in paparazzi and controversial.
During the relationship, Ryan was addicted to using the drug, and his son Griffin O' Neal claims that his father cheated on Farrah many times. In 1997, Ryan and Farrah split away as she caught him red-handed in bed with his former girlfriend, Leslie Stefanson.
Ryan O'Neal and his former girlfriend, Leslie Stefanson (©: amazon.co.uk)
Ryan recalled the circumstances that led to the affair and cited the growing distance between him and Fawcett as partially to blame. 'I believe Farrah was going through some change. I didn’t have a change of life; I was always a jerk,' he said.
Despite the troubled relationship, Ryan and Farrah reconnect in 2001. Although Ryan was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia, the pair agreed to give their romance another shot. But their happiness ended when Farrah had cancer in 2006. After three years of a tough battle, she passed away on 25 June 2009.
Ten years after Farrah Fawcett's death, Ryan O’Neal remembers the golden girl he fell for in 1979. 'There was never a day I didn’t love her,' Ryan says exclusively with PEOPLE.
How Much Is Ryan O'Neal Net Worth?
Ryan O'Neal has a net worth of $15 million throughout his career as a former boxer and actor.
As a teenager, Ryan has started his career as a Golden Gloves boxer who compiled an amateur boxing record of 18-4 with 13 knockouts. He started his acting career as a stuntman on the German television series Tales of the Vikings. In 1962, he appeared in a supporting role in the television show Empire.
He did cameo roles in TV shows like The Virginian, Perry Mason, and Wagon Train. In 1964, he landed his first major role in the prime-time soap opera Peyton Place. He moved on to doing several feature films such as The Big Bounce (1969), Love Story (1970), What’s Up Doc (1971), The Thief Who Came To Dinner (1973), Paper Moon (1973), Barry Lyndon (1975), Oliver Story (1978), and The Main Event (1979).
From the 1980s, Ryan O'Neal's acting career started declining. But he again started acting with the sitcom Good Sports (1991), Miss Match (2003), and Bones (2007).