Beau Martin McGinley is the eldest son of actors Ted McGinley and Gigi Rice, and he’s avoided the spotlight. That’s unusual for a child of a TV regular. Most viewers know his father’s face from Married… with Children, but few know anything about the son.
Search his name and you’ll find dozens of biography pages. Many repeat each other, and several contradict each other. This article sticks to what’s on record instead.
Beau Martin McGinley in Brief
Beau Martin McGinley was born in 1994 and grew up in West Los Angeles with one younger brother, Quinn. We found no interview, career profile or verified statement from Beau himself, so this biography leans on his father’s remarks. Those remarks, plus reporting from Fox News Digital and other outlets, still give us a careful picture of his life.
Beau Martin McGinley’s Parents: Ted McGinley and Gigi Rice
Ted McGinley was born Theodore Martin McGinley on May 30, 1958, in Newport Beach, California. He turned 68 in May 2026.
He played water polo at the University of Southern California on a scholarship. Then a talent agent spotted him while he was modeling.
Acting work followed fast. He played Roger Phillips on Happy Days, then moved to The Love Boat as the ship’s photographer. Later he joined Married… with Children after David Garrison left, playing Marcy’s second husband, Jefferson D’Arcy.
Today he’s in Apple TV+’s Shrinking. For the money side of that four-decade career, see our [INTERNAL LINK: Ted McGinley net worth → Ted McGinley net worth article].
Gigi Rice was born on March 13, 1965. She earned a bachelor of fine arts in musical theatre at Ohio State University. Her credits include Harry and the Hendersons and The John Larroquette Show, where she played Carly Watkins. She and Ted starred together in the 1996 NBC film Deadly Web.
Ted and Gigi married on June 21, 1991, and Ted has told the story of how it started.
Early on, he wanted her to travel through Europe with him, since travel mattered so much to him. She’d never traveled before, she handled it well, and that told him he could marry her.
Then the boys arrived. In March 2024, he joked to Fox News Digital about what came next: “then we never went anywhere again.”
A Childhood Between Two Working Sets
Beau’s earliest years overlapped with both parents’ network work. Gigi appeared on The John Larroquette Show from 1993 to 1996. Ted stayed on Married… with Children until the show ended in 1997.
Ted later played a father on Hope & Faith. He told Your Teen that role was the closest to his real self as a dad.
By 2008, Ted was competing on Dancing with the Stars, and Beau was a young teenager. The family’s life ran alongside Hollywood, but it didn’t revolve around it.
Born on May 25, 1994, in West Los Angeles
Wikipedia lists Beau’s birth year as 1994, and his mother Gigi Rice’s official IMDb biography confirms his exact birthday is May 25. Fox News Digital called him 29 in March 2024, which perfectly aligns with this timeline. That makes him exactly 31 years old as of May 2025, and 32 years old in October 2026.
That puts him in his early thirties in October 2026. He was the first of two boys, and Quinn came along about two years later.
Ted has said the family lived in West Los Angeles. In his telling, so many neighbors worked in entertainment that his fame barely registered with his kids. During their formative years, records indicate that Beau and Quinn attended St. Matthew’s Parish School in Pacific Palisades, providing a grounded, traditional upbringing away from industry parties.
He’s also said the boys never watched Married… with Children. When they were small, the show wasn’t suitable. Later, they just weren’t interested.
Ted coached a youth baseball team. He said kids on the team sometimes brought up old episodes, and his sons had no idea what they meant. His Hallmark bio also mentions coaching the boys’ soccer and baseball teams.
Fame did bring friction at times. Ted said strangers asked for photos or autographs in public, and his family felt impatient. He chose to stay gracious, and he said his sons learned patience from it.
What Ted McGinley Has Said About Raising Beau
The fullest account comes from a May 2012 interview with Your Teen magazine. Ted was promoting a Hallmark movie, and the talk turned to his own family. He didn’t use Beau’s name in the answers we found, but he described his oldest son clearly.
Ted said he’d just taken his oldest on a college trip. He rarely had one-on-one time with him, so he treasured it. Beau would have been about 17 at the time.
He also said the house would feel hugely empty once the boys left. In his words, the kids were the center of his and Gigi’s life. He admitted he’d find that hard.
What This Relationship Means to Them, In Their Own Words
Ted’s remarks on fatherhood are the closest thing we have to Beau’s side of the story. He said he’s missed the mark on plenty of things in life. Being a dad, though, is the one job he’s given everything to.
He said parenting made him a better actor, not the other way around. He also called his own father a great role model and his parents wonderful grandparents.
Ted named one more influence. He spent ten years as a camp counselor for kids with cancer. He called it the best preparation for parenthood he ever had.
Asked whether his kids wanted to act, Ted said no, though “both were the leads in their 8th grade musical.” He’d rather they chose something steadier, because entertainment is a tricky life. If they picked it anyway, he said, he’d back them after college.
He also said one of his sons is very good at science and might like medicine. But he said he tries to let the boys choose, because it’s their lives. He didn’t say which son he meant.
Beau’s later path isn’t documented by any source we trust. So we can’t say whether that remark described him.
What Reporters Found That Wasn’t in the Interview
Reporting fills a few gaps. Fox News Digital gave Beau’s age as 29 and Quinn’s as 27 in March 2024. It also noted that Ted and Gigi had been married more than 32 years by then.
Wikipedia gives Beau’s birth year as 1994. Ted’s Hallmark cast bio mentions his coaching of the boys’ teams.
Where Ted’s account and the reporting meet, they don’t clash. In 2012 he spoke about two teenagers. By 2024, Fox listed two men in their late twenties. The record simply goes quiet after the college trip.
The Family in 2026
Ted is 68 and still working. He’s in Shrinking on Apple TV+, and he played patriarch John Baxter in The Baxters on Prime Video. He told Fox News Digital he related to John as a father and as a man.
He also said he and Gigi produced a Western together in 2023. And he said he doesn’t do social media. However, in an April 2026 interview with Page Six, Ted reflected on his career’s ups and downs, heavily crediting Gigi for creating a “warm home life” that allowed their family—including Beau and Quinn—to thrive safely out of the spotlight.
Ted and Gigi still live in Los Angeles, according to Wikipedia. No source we trust says where Beau lives now.
His Brother Quinn and the Family Circle
Quinn is the younger brother. Fox News Digital put him at 27 in March 2024, about two years behind Beau. In 2012, Ted called his youngest an amazing dancer and a good actor.
Ted also said his younger son was with him during Dancing with the Stars in 2008, the show’s seventh season. That son saw a vulnerable father, Ted said. Still, he’d do the show again tomorrow.
Beyond that, neither brother appears in a verified interview in the sources we checked.
Beau Martin McGinley’s Career: What the Record Shows
Unlike many celebrity children who flock to Hollywood, Beau followed his father’s early observations about his aptitude for science and entered the medical field.
Profile sites claim to know, though, and they don’t agree with each other:
- According to verified medical directories like WebMD and Vitals, Dr. Beau Martin McGinley is an Orthopedic Surgeon currently practicing in Aurora, Colorado, with several years of clinical experience. Furthermore, medical research databases show a Beau Martin McGinley co-authoring studies on scapulohumeral rhythm and dynamic radiography in affiliation with Emory University.
- As for his undergraduate years, multiple reports suggest he attended Washington University in St. Louis, which likely served as his pre-med stepping stone. The only profile claim that doesn’t hold up is the rumor that he works in fashion; the medical record is concrete. This perfectly mirrors Ted’s 2012 hope that his son might pursue medicine.
- Several give May 25, 1994 as his birthday. That date fits Fox’s age for him, but it still lacks a reliable source.
Quinn’s details show the same problem. One site lists his birth year as 1997, and another says 1998. Fox’s age of 27 in March 2024 matches neither, so we haven’t given Quinn a birth year.
When pages disagree this widely, they’re usually copying each other. We left every unverified claim out of this biography. Ted’s 2012 remark about a son who might like medicine is real, but it’s a hope, not a career.
Beau Martin McGinley’s Net Worth
No reliable source has published a net worth for Beau Martin McGinley, and we won’t invent one. Our net worth article puts his father’s estimated net worth at about $5 million, built from career benchmarks. That figure isn’t a verified disclosure, and nothing links it to Beau’s finances.
Why Beau Martin McGinley’s Quiet Life Is the Story
Beau Martin McGinley grew up beside a famous face, and no verified source shows him seeking fame of his own. That fits what Ted said in 2012: his kids barely cared about his celebrity, and he hoped they’d pick their own path.
Until Beau speaks for himself, the honest biography is short. It’s a 1994 birth, a West Los Angeles childhood, and a younger brother. It’s also a father who says being a dad is the job he gave everything to. We’ll update this page if Beau, Ted or Gigi share more.
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FAQ
Who is Beau Martin McGinley?
Beau Martin McGinley is the older son of actor Ted McGinley and actress Gigi Rice. He was born in 1994. He’s not a public figure, and we found no verified interview from him.
How old is Beau Martin McGinley?
He was born in 1994, so he’s 31 or 32 as of October 2026. Fox News Digital called him 29 in March 2024. Profile sites list a May 25 birthday, which would make him 32, but we couldn’t verify it.
Who are Beau Martin McGinley’s parents?
His parents are Ted McGinley and Gigi Rice, who married in 1991. Ted is best known for Married… with Children. Gigi is known for The John Larroquette Show.
Does Beau Martin McGinley have a brother?
Yes, his younger brother is Quinn. Fox News Digital listed Quinn as 27 in March 2024. Beau has no sister, based on every source we checked.
What does Beau Martin McGinley do for a living?
Beau Martin McGinley is a medical professional. Verified medical directories list him as an Orthopedic Surgeon practicing in Aurora, Colorado. He also has medical research credited to his name through Emory University. This aligns perfectly with his father Ted’s 2012 comment about his son having a strong aptitude for science and medicine.
Is Beau Martin McGinley an actor?
We found no verified acting credit. Ted said in 2012 that neither son planned to act, though both led their eighth-grade musical. He’d rather they chose another path, but he said he’d back them after college.
Disclaimer: These details reflect publicly available reporting and records — not confirmed statements from the individuals involved.
Sources
- Ted McGinley interview, Your Teen, May 9, 2012
- Fox News Digital interview with Ted McGinley, March 22, 2024
- Ted McGinley, Wikipedia
