Meet Erin Moran’s three siblings who are also actors

Born in California on October 18, 1960, Erin Moran got her acting start in the late ’60s in comedy heist film Who’s Minding the Mint? (1967) and her first credited role in How Sweet It Is! (1968). 

Her first recurring role came in 1968 with a run on the show Daktari, paving the way for stardom in 1974 as Joanie in beloved sitcom Happy Days. 

The day-to-day lives of the Cunningham family through the 1950s and ’60s sat at the heart of Happy Days. The Wisconsin family was headed by Howard and Marion, joined by their sweet son Richie, played by Ron Howard, and his sparky sister Joanie, and briefly joined by oldest son Chuck.

Joanie Cunningham was the youngest member of the family and went on to have her own star role in Joanie Loves Chachi, eventually tying the knot with Chachi, the cousin of Happy Days favorite Fonzie (Scott Baio).

Erin first tied the knot in 1987, saying “I do” to Rocky Ferguson. She revealed to People in 2007 that her first husband wasn’t happy with her fame. “He wanted me to lie in who I was and if anyone recognized me to say no I wasn’t,” she explained. 

The couple divorced in 1993, and she married husband Steven Fleischmann the same year, remaining with him until her death in 2017. 

Born on August 14, 1957, Tony Moran is the older brother of Erin Moran. Like his sister, he pursued a career onscreen, leading to a role as the terrifying masked killer Michael Myers from the Halloween horror.

In the 1978 original slasher, Jamie Lee Curtis pulls off the villain’s mask for a moment, revealing a young Tony. Throughout most of the film, Michael Myers is played by Nick Castle. Tony has also appeared in 2011 horror Beg and sci-fi thriller Death House (2017). Most recently, he starred in the Clown Motel franchise.

Kelly Moran is the twin sister of Tony and the older sibling to Erin and John. Like her brother Tony, it seems Kelly has a penchant for horror with a star role as Wendy in The Curious Case of the Campus Corpse (1977). 

Her other project, Young Doctors in Love (1982), cast Kelly in a zany hospital soap opera parody as the Skateboard Nurse — a credit that asks more questions than it answers.

John Moran is the younger brother of Erin Moran, born on April 9, 1967. He first appeared in a 1971 Jack-in-the-Box advert at just four years old, going on to produce the short film, The Day the World Forgot (2008). 

The actor, however, is most familiar for his appearance in The Princess Diaries as one of the beach photographers who captures Anne Hathaway’s Princess Mia on film as she gets changed in a tent.

The Joanie Loves Chachi star sadly passed on April 22, 2017 at the age of 56. Police were called to her and husband Steve’s address in Indiana where she was found unresponsive.

An autopsy reported the cause of death to be complications of throat cancer. Ron Howard, who played her onscreen brother, tweeted: “Such sad sad news. RIP Erin. I’ll always choose to remember you on our show making scenes better, getting laughs and lighting up TV screens.”