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Cast of "Modern Family"
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ABC's comedy "Modern Family" takes a bird's eye view of today's American families which come in all shapes and sizes. The cookie cutter mold of man + wife + 2.5 kids is a thing of the past, as it becomes quickly apparent in "Modern Family," which takes an honest and often hilarious look at the composition and complexity of family life in 2009.

Take for example Phil and Claire, two parents who want to have that open, healthy, honest relationship with their three kids on ABC's "Modern Family." It's not always easy, especially when you have a teenage daughter who's growing up a little fast, a too-smart-for-her-own-good middle daughter and a rambunctious boy. On top of that, Phil wants to be the "cool dad," while Claire is just trying her best to run a tight ship on "Modern Family," determined not to let her kids have the rebellious childhood she had.

Then there's Jay, a true guys' guy who is having a bit of mid-life crisis on "Modern Family." Jay has found a much younger wife, Gloria, who has become the center of his world. She's a passionate and sassy divorcee who comes with an 11-year-old son, Manny. Already taking notice of girls and a hopeless romantic, Manny is as passionate as his mom and spends his time daydreaming and writing poetry on "Modern Family." His new step-father isn't altogether comfortable with the sensitive stuff and would like to toughen Manny up. But that's only one of Jay's challenges on "Modern Family." The biggest is that people often mistake him for Gloria's father, not her husband.

And lastly there's Mitchell and his partner of five years, Cameron. They've just taken that amazing "next step" by adopting a child together from Vietnam. Cameron has a wonderfully big personality and maybe a flare for the dramatic, whereas Mitchell is the more serious of the two on "Modern Family." But they balance each other out and are already doting fathers.

Life, it seems, is neither tidy nor politically correct. Yet that's just what makes it fun and interesting in this window into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted embrace of three modern families.

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay, Julie Bowen as Claire, Ty Burrell as Phil, Sofía Vergara as Gloria, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley, Nolan Gould as Luke, Ariel Winter as Alex and Rico Rodriguez as Manny.

"Modern Family" is produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television in association with Levitan Lloyd Productions. Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd are executive producers/creators. The pilot for "Modern Family" was directed by Jason Winer, who also serves as co-executive producer on the series.






MODERN FAMILY: FACTS

Network: ABC
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 30 mins.
Premiere Date: 2009
Seasons: 1
Production Company: 20th Century Fox Television
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MODERN FAMILY: TWITTER

March 21, 2010
@rodimusprime i love community...still havent peepeed modern family...looks hilarious tho. NBC on a thursday night=best thing on TV.
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I want new cougar town,gossip girl and modern family!!
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catching up on old eps of modern family. i need to set a reminder for wednesday so i stop missing it.
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"I feel like I ate the sun!!" Classic quote from Modern Family
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@bakadesuyo 5 shows: Arrested Development, M*A*S*H, Modern Family, The Unit and The Wire
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"You never heard of anyone being sfathered" HA! Modern Family is hilarious!
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2 @BoneKnightmare My other favorites: Top Chef, Survivor, The Good Wife, Modern Family, The Closer, 30 Rock & Millionaire Matchmaker.
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@EricaToelle house, how i met your mother, modern family, ... and Top Gear. yours?
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Modern Family is pretty hilarious. There, I admitted it.
less than an hour ago
So... @fall4u13 says Parenthood (the tv show) is like a mix btwn Modern Family and Brothers and Sisters. Good assesment IMO
1 hour ago
The Good Wife, Modern Family, The Middle, Cougar Town, Community, The Vampire Diaries and Life Unexpected have been a breath of fresh air
1 hour ago
Umami Burger and Modern Family make everything feel so much better!
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Modern Family is a hilarious tv show haha
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My fav TV shows are the Biggest Loser, FlashForward, Ugly Betty, The Middle, & Modern Family! My fav app is probably Doodle Jump, mabye...
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"I feel like I ate the son!!"-Modern Family. Haha
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