Modern Family’s Ed O’Neill didn’t realize who he was posing with in this picture

The photo of the actor and this fan soon went viral

Being recognised by a fan is nothing new for world famous Modern Family and Married…with Children actor Ed O’Neill. Once, a big fan ran into him at the airport. To capture this special moment, they had their picture taken together. Curiously, Ed had no idea who he was posing with, until the picture went viral and his manager called him immediately.

Iconic sitcoms

Ed O’Neill has appeared on several iconic sitcoms and is probably best known for his roles as Jay Prittchett in Modern Family or Al Bundy in Married…with Children. Both series ran for an incredible 250 episodes or more and had many loyal viewers all over the world. It’s no surprise that fans recognise Ed when he’s out in public. It happened to the actor a few years ago while he was waiting at the airport. A woman asked if they could have their picture taken together. Ed agreed, but had no idea that the picture would soon make headlines.

Not recognised

When Ed’s manager and daughter saw the fan picture, they immediately called him. Ed’s daughter couldn’t believe that her father had been photographed with this woman without recognising her! Meanwhile, the picture gained ten thousands likes on social media. Unlike Ed himself, the rest of the world did seem to know who the actor was posing with: a celebrity that was perhaps even more famous than O’Neill himself…

Curious who we’re talking about? Check out the full picture on the next page!

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The Ellen Show

After the incident, Ed O’Neill was invited to The Ellen Show to tell about what happened after the picture went viral. “The next day my manager send me this and said: ‘There is 53,000 likes.’ I said: ‘Who is this?’ First I didn’t even know what ‘likes’ was.” Even after a closer look, the actor still didn’t recognise his famous fan.

Big revelation

Ed’s manager then finally told the actor who he had been posing with: it was no one other than renowned pop star Britney Spears! Not someone you expect to run into at the airport, even when you’re a household name yourself. Still, we’re surprised that the actor had no idea who this female fan was. But apparently, O’Neill has made the same mistake before…

Not the first time

During his interview in The Ellen Show Ed revealed that this was not the first time he hadn’t recognised a world-famous star. One night he was asked to speak to a fan through the phone, which he agreed to do. He had no idea who he was talking to and rushed to end the conversation. Only moments later, he realised that the person who gave him the phone was Randy Jackson, and that he had in fact been speaking to his brother, Michael Jackson!

So that’s two of the worlds’ most iconic singers that Ed O’Neill had the chance to speak to, but didn’t recognise at that time. No wonder his appearance in The Ellen Show was called “Ed O’Neill Has the Worst Celebrity Recognition Skills Ever”…

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