THE ICONIC actor passed away in 2023.
In his lifetime, Ryan O’Neal had romances with many famous women.
Who was Ryan O’Neal?
Charles Patrick Ryan O’Neal was born in Los Angeles, California, on April 20, 1941.
Ryan was an actor and former boxer known for his iconic role as Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera Peyton Place.
As an Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee, O’Neal was featured in films like Love Story, Paper Moon, Barry Lyndon, and The Driver.
In 2001, he was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia and later with Stage 2 prostate cancer in 2012.
He passed away on December 8, 2023, at 82 years of age.
Was Ryan O’Neal ever married?
Ryan was married twice.
His first marriage to actress Joanna Moore in 1963 ended in divorce in 1966.
They had two children, Tatum O’Neal and Griffin O’Neal. Both children worked as actors.
His second marriage was to his Peyton Place co-star Leigh Taylor-Young.
The couple was married for four years before they ultimately divorced in 1971.
Their marriage produced one child, sportscaster Patrick O’Neal.
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Who did Ryan O’Neal date?
Ryan dated multiple women in Hollywood.
Perhaps his most storied romance was with iconic actress Farrah Fawcett, but their love was no fairy tale.
The couple had an on-and-off relationship that stretched from 1979 to 1997.
In 1985, Farrah gave birth to the actor’s fourth child, Redmond O’Neal.
According to Vanity Fair, Farrah ended their relationship for good in 1997 when she found Ryan in bed with actress Leslie Stefanson.
The two rekindled their relationship 12 years later in 2009, shortly before Farrah died from cancer at age 62.
Besides his longstanding relationship with Farrah, he also dated Ursula Andress, Barbra Streisand, Bianca Jagger, Jacqueline Bisset, Joan Collins, and Diana Ross, according to TMZ.