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Ted Rooney Biography

Birth Place:
Portland, Oregon, United States
Profession
Actor, acting coach, teacher, director

Fast Facts

  • The seventh child of nine siblings
  • In 1984, moved to Germany for two years to play basketball
  • Attended the same high school as Gilmore Girls costar Sally Struthers, together they played husband and wife
  • Has performed with the Actors Co-op Theatre Company
  • Both of his children were born in Ethiopia
  • Has taught acting at Portland State University and George Fox University

Relationships

  • Betelehem -- Daughter
  • Ed Rooney -- Father
  • Dolores Rooney -- Mother
  • Abenezer -- Son
  • Lori -- Wife