He played Steve on "married ... with children". See David Garrison now at 69 years old.

The actor left the sitcom after only four seasons, but he had a good reason.


For the first four seasons ofMarried to children,,David Garrison Famous played the friend and neighbor of Al Bundy, Steve Rhoades. ButHe left the show in 1990, not because there were problems on the set or in the backstage drama, but because he wanted to return to theater work. Before Garrison joined theMarried to children casting, he played in another show calledThis is your move like withJason Bateman And was already a distinguished and nominated stage actor in Tony. He would return to the life of the Bundy family several times before the end of the comedy and, after that, continued to act on stage and on the screen. Read the rest to discover what Garrison does now.

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He brought a little Broadway toMarried to children.

Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate, David Faustino, Amanda Bearse and David Garrison in 1989
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Garrison said in an interview with GetTV what to do with success onlymade him miss the theater More, that is why he decided to end his race. "I mainly made myself in New York to shoot the show in Los Angeles, and I missed my life in Manhattan, as well as my theatrical career," said the actor. "The first rule of show business is to" let them want more ", so after four seasons, I felt that it was time to exercise other muscles. I left on good terms and I came back As a guest in the show during the following seasons. "

Garrison also revealed that some of the quirks of his character Steve also came from his love of the scene. He said in the same interview as Steve's propensity to hum and sing Gilbert and Sullivan Tunes was all his idea. "I came from the New York Theater, and a large part of my work on and Off-Broadway was in musicals," he said. "[Married to children Creators]Ron [Leavitt] andMichael [hub] liked to tease me on this subject, and therefore the idea that Steve Rhoades was a fan of Gilbert and Sullivan was just geek enough to please them. ""

He did a tour with a successful musical.

David Garrison in 2005
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After leaving the sitcom, Garrison focused on his career on stage. Some of the productions in which it appeared includedTitanic!,,Bells are ringing, andI do! I do!More particularly, he played the role of the sorcerer in the original tour company of the massive success musicalBad. Garrison then joined the Broadway Company and later in the companies of Chicago and Los Angeles. So if you sawBad In one of these cities or on tour, it is likely that it was Steve toMarried to children Play this role.

He continues to work on stage, with recent roles inCandid,,Still after,,The cradle will switch, andThe large company.

He always appears on television.

David Garrison and Amanda Bearse
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Although the theater is where Garrison feels most comfortable, he always assumes the role of occasional television. He made guest appearances on shows, especiallyMadame Secretary,,The good woman,,Law and order, and30 Rock.His most recent role on the screen was in a 2017 episode ofUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Although he leftMarried to childrenBefore the end of the show, he remained closeAmanda Bearse, who played Steve's wife, Marcy, in sitcom. In an interview in 2020 withThe Fayetteville observer, Bearse said it was "Still very good friends"With Garrison, and the two even had a red carpet meeting during an Off-Broadway game opening in 2018 (photo above).

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He is (reluctantly) in the president of the director.

David Garrison in 2019
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Garrison also tried the staging. In 2021, heDirect an opera in one act For the Merola Opera program, which is located in San Francisco. In 2020, Garrison said in an opera Merola masterclass which, although it made sense to himTo start directing , he still considers himself mainly as an artist. "I never said these immortal words:" What I really want to be is a director "", he explained. "But I think that having a love for opera and theater and having done a lot of things - I hesitate to use the word" masterclass ", because I am not a master, but having worked with singers of 'Opera in terms of the construction of actor chops, it was the next logical progression for me. "

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