Modern Family's Sofia Vergara shares sweet cast reunion pics (2024)

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Did the Modern Family cast get along? ›

The cast of Modern Family remain close today

In a separate interview, Ferguson explained that the cast felt like a real family, complete with normal arguments. "We all really do love each other," he told Today, before adding that his TV dad, Ed O'Neill, is a real-life father-figure to him.

The "Modern Family" Cast Turned a Friend's Wedding Into a Full-Blown Reunion.

Rico Rodriguez played Manny Delgado, the son of Gloria and step-son to Jay. Since Modern Family, Rodriguez has taken a break from his acting career, though he still refers to himself as an actor on Instagram. Right now, though, it appears that he's just content taking life as it comes.

While they are getting ready to move on to the hotel room, Claire faints and they end up in the hospital instead. The diagnosis, Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome, requires Claire to "take it easy". Throughout the following day, Claire makes multiple advances on Phil, who wants her to simply rest.

Aubrey replaces Jaden and Ella Hiller, the identical twin girls who played Lily for the Emmy-winning sitcom's first two seasons. The reason for the re-casting, a show source tells PEOPLE, is because the Hiller twins didn't enjoy acting. When they were required to be in scenes, they became agitated and unhappy.

"I don't know if people know this, but Ty Burrell was meant to do it, and there was a family emergency," Ferguson said. Burrell, 55, played Hyland's father Phil in the ABC sitcom. "So, I got a phone call 12 days before the wedding, and that's why Ty wasn't there," he added, "he had stuff going on."

In PEOPLE's exclusive behind-the-scenes clip, the stars of the beloved ABC sitcom hit the streets of Paris, where this week's episode was filmed. Between takes, they share how they were able to enjoy the beautiful city both on and off-screen.

Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett

The show follows him and his new wife, Gloria, who brings with her a son from her previous marriage and Jay's two grown children, Claire and Mitchell, and their families. In the fourth season opener, "Bringing Up Baby," Jay finds that Gloria is pregnant on his 65th birthday.

Bowen married Scott Phillips, a real estate investor and software developer, on September 9, 2004. They have three sons, the first born in April 2007, and twins born in May 2009, with whom she was visibly pregnant when shooting the pilot for Modern Family. She is a self-described "low Protestant."

We've had Phil and Claire talk about it, but you've never seen it. So that will be a really interesting aspect because she is 25 years old, which is a completely normal time to have a baby; in some states, that's old, and in other states, that's a fetus.

What season do Phil and Claire get divorced? ›

Phil & Gloria

In the beginning, it became obvious to the viewer that Phil had a crush on her and would take any opportunity to hug or touch her. Gloria has expressed that she cares about Phil when she says she hates to disappoint him. Over time, Phil's crush has dissipated, and the pair have become close friends.

Claire was 23 years old when she had Haley.

Through 11 seasons, Modern Family has had a ton of characters. Some like Phil were fan favorites, but others (cough, Alex), were universally disliked.

'Modern Family' Replaces Baby Lily With New Child Actor, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. The 4-year-old replaces twins Jaden and Ella Hiller, who alternately played the role for two seasons.

Nolan Gould (born October 28, 1998) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Luke Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family. New York City, U.S.

Episode no. Despite the controversy around Lily's (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons) plotline of a toddler cursing, "Little Bo Bleep" received positive reviews. The creator of the show, Steven Levitan, made it clear that Anderson-Emmons never really said "f-word"; instead she said "fudge".

'Modern Family'

Some of the highest-paid TV actors in history, Sofia Vergara, Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ty Burrell each earned $500,000 per episode, according to a 2019 Variety report.

The toddler was played for the past two seasons by Pierce Wallace, but ABC recast the role with Jeremy Maguire. According to TVLine, Jeremy turns 4 on August 10. The site said producers wanted to recast the role as Joe will be "rough and tumble" this season, as a yin to Manny's yang. Isn't he the cutest?

While Burrell's presence was missed on the big day, the Ivy + Bean actor told ET that the Modern Family cast — including Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, Nolan Gould and Ariel Winter — had a wonderful time celebrating their former costar's wedding. “I mean, it was so good to see everyone,” he gushed.

Did Sarah Hyland have a baby? ›

Introducing: Baby Avett Adams 💕 The yummiest little baby on earth… even Boo thinks so 😂 Thank you @unicornautumn &

Ariel Winter was one of the lucky guests who attended Sarah Hyland's wedding to Wells Adams, an event that included a little Modern Family cast reunion.

Plot. Alex (Ariel Winter) gets mononucleosis during the summer vacation. Claire (Julie Bowen), Phil (Ty Burrell) and Luke (Nolan Gould) all try to use her condition to their advantage.

February 29, 2012 at 10:51 a.m. The cast members of “Modern Family” began a three-day shoot at Disneyland on Wednesday, the same day that crowds came for a 24-hour Leap Day party. The boy character Manny sported Mickey Mouse ears and character Cameron donned a Disney pin-studded lanyard.

Ella and Jaden Hiller are two twin American actresses who played Lily Tucker-Pritchett on Modern Family in seasons 1 and 2. They were replaced by Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as of season 3, because the kids did not want to continue.

Claire often called Gloria a gold digger for marrying her wealthy father, but Gloria proved time and time again she was with Jay because she loved him, not because of his money.

That wasn't a fake-out in Modern Family's season finale: Gloria really is pregnant, and Jay really will be a father once again.

At the end of the episode, when Gloria is talking about different types of kisses, she and Jay kiss.

The dramatic comedy The Story of Luke shows us a character we rarely see in modern cinema: a young autistic man who wants to forge his own path through life, instead of being dependent on others.

Mitchell and Cameron are back! And the love is still there! For the first time in two years, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet, the actors who played long-time married couple Mitchell and Cameron on the beloved sitcom Modern Family, have met up in real life, and the reunion was just as sweet as you'd hope!

Does Claire wear a wig in Modern Family? ›

“Kelly Kline gives me Claire hair, which some is fake,” she confesses, showing off her blonde clip-in extensions. “Right there, see this part — it clips in, clips out. It's fake!” For more behind-the-scenes of Modern Family, nab a copy of its sixth season, which comes out on DVD on Sept.

However, while Hyland may have hated Haley's Modern Family ending, the sitcom's biggest mistake was not making Haley pregnant with Dylan's baby. Haley's pregnancy was hated by a lot of viewers and even Hyland herself, but it was a logical extension of the bigger, earlier mistake that the sitcom made with her character.

Alex was conceived in a hotel room in Disneyland ("The Graduates") and the pregnancy was a surprise to her parents (“Alone Time”).

Having a boyfriend or girlfriend would have been a nice way for Alex to blow off some steam but her first love was always science. By the end of Modern Family, Alex ended up for Haley's ex-boyfriend and her former professor, Arvin.

Aubrey replaces Jaden and Ella Hiller, the identical twin girls who played Lily for the Emmy-winning sitcom's first two seasons. The reason for the re-casting, a show source tells PEOPLE, is because the Hiller twins didn't enjoy acting. When they were required to be in scenes, they became agitated and unhappy.

Friends star Matt LeBlanc admitted that he turned down the role of Phil Dunphy in Modern Family during a 2017 USA Today interview. While it must have been tough to turn down a project that LeBlanc called “a really good script,” it was the right call.

"Halfway through season two, their personalities had started to develop, and it was really clear to us that they weren't enjoying their time on set," their mum Michelle explained to Woman's Day. "So we told the producers the girls wouldn't be coming back."

"We have a very exciting opening to Season 7," she teased. "Cam and Mitch want to get a divorce and they find that gay divorce is not legal and have to spend the entire season fighting for the rights of gays to divorce. It's an emotional ending."

The filming throughout Australia was followed by days of intense media speculation as to the movements and itineraries of the cast and plans for the show. “We're grateful to the folks from One&Only for their hospitality on Hayman Island,” said Steve Levitan, co-creator, and executive producer of Modern Family.

The toddler was played for the past two seasons by Pierce Wallace, but ABC recast the role with Jeremy Maguire. According to TVLine, Jeremy turns 4 on August 10. The site said producers wanted to recast the role as Joe will be "rough and tumble" this season, as a yin to Manny's yang. Isn't he the cutest?

How much do the actors get paid on Modern Family? ›

'Modern Family'

Some of the highest-paid TV actors in history, Sofia Vergara, Ed O'Neill, Julie Bowen, Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Ty Burrell each earned $500,000 per episode, according to a 2019 Variety report.

Lily on Modern Family

Modern Family | Between the end of season 2 and the start of season 3, baby Lily aged up to a preschooler played by Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. Between the end of season 2 and the start of season 3, baby Lily aged up to a preschooler played by Aubrey Anderson-Emmons.

The role of Phil Dunphy on "Modern Family" almost went to Matt LeBlanc.

Matt LeBlanc – Phil Dunphy (Modern Family)

Matt was apparently offered the role of Phil Dunphy in the Modern Family pilot, but turned it down as he simply felt he was “not the guy for this”.

ABC originally passed on Ty Burrell and was pursuing Matt LeBlanc for his role. Julie Bowen wasn't even being considered for the show because she was pregnant at the time. In fact, Kristen Johnston and Lisa Kudrow were in the running, which would have made for a very unusual weekly "Friends" reunion.

According to the show's Fandom page, Lily's character was portrayed by twins, Ella and Jaden Hiller, for the first two seasons. But from season three onward, Lily was portrayed by Aubrey Anderson-Emmons.

However, it goes badly when Lily says "Mommy" (what they describe as a gay couple's worst nightmare) even though they think she has never heard the word before. Mitchell and Cameron doubt their worth as parents because they believe Lily wants a mother. Dr.

Making Lily older meant that Modern Family could develop her character and disposition much sooner. Many of Lily's personality traits were almost fully formed by the end of Anderson-Emmons's first season, season 3, which proved highly advantageous for future episodes.