Before taking the role of Jefferson D`Arcy on "Married with Children" (1987), he played Peggy`s husband in a Christmas fantasy episode in which Al wonders what life would have been like if he had never been born.
"Patron saint" of the website "Jump the Shark" (a phrase describing an event in a TV show that marks the start of the show`s decline) because of his frequent roles as a fresh or a replacement character shortly before the termination of many shows.