On 3 March 2002 he was arrested at San Francisco International Airport.
Allegedly he was videotaping a security checkpoint and, when asked to
stop, became abusive and a scuffle followed.
The altercation occurred at an American Airlines security checkpoint
where Meaney was videotaping the operations. It has been against
federal law to videotape such activities since the Sept. 11 attacks.
Performed on Broadway in the Hit Musical "Hairspray
On Broadway"
Survived by his mother, one daughter, Kathleen Ann, three brothers, Jack, Tim , Thomas, and one sister Cathy Paulsen.