Social media has opened the door for fans to learn many things about their favorite celebrities that they otherwise may not have known. This week, fans reacted to actor Ed O’Neill appearing in a TikTok with his daughter and learning that she was…*GASP! Black.
In the video, his youngest daughter, Claire, stands in front of the camera and mouths the opening to 2Pac‘s hit diss record “Hit ‘Em Up.” Eventually, the Modern Family star pops into the frame and joins the late West Coast rapper in saying, “That’s why I f**ked your bi**h, you fat motherf**ker.” According to Claire’s caption, the video was all his idea; while it was likely meant to just be funny, the 78-year-old actor may not have realized that he was about to break the internet.
“Wait a minute!!!!!????????” one fan wrote on X. “Al Bundy has been Married… With Children to a Black woman this whole time?!?!?” they added, referencing his breakthrough role on the FOX sitcom. Another fan quoted that tweet and wrote, “Ed O’Neil having a black wife is surprising as hell.” TikTok commenters also reacted to the fact he has a Black daughter, writing, “Him having black kids makes SO much sense.” The majority of comments raved about the fact his real-life daughter’s name is Claire since his daughter in Modern Family had the same name. Watch the TikTok below.
Claire’s mother is none other than Catherine Rusoff, who also appeared on Married..With Children. The couple has been married since 1986 and has two children together, Claire and her older sister, Sophia. Rusoff herself is also biracial.
O’Neill’s most recent acting work was playing the Donald Sterling role in Clipped, a Hulu miniseries focusing on the Los Angeles Clippers franchise. He has also appeared on Family Guy, The West Wing, Wreck-It Ralph, and more.