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I am a big fan of the ABC sitcom Modern Family. I admire its clever humor, complex characters, and poignant insights into the dynamic of an extended family. My favorite couple on the show is Mitchell and Cameron, two men in a committed relationship who adopt a baby teen during the show’s pilot episode. Mitchell is an uptight lawyer who loves musical theater and competitive ice skating. Cameron is a free-spirited stay-at-home dad who was a college football player and is highly competent with influence tools. Both characters are fully three-dimensional and neither conforms to common stereotypes of gay male personas and behaviors.
Soon after the show premiered, audience members began to speculate about the sexual orientations of actors Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet. Many fans assumed that Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays Mitchell, was straight and that Cameron’s portrayer, Eric Stonestreet, was gay. Fans based these assumptions on the fact that the character of Mitchell is more understated than the flamboyant Cameron. In life, the opposite is real. Fan were mildly surprised when they learned that Jesse Tyler Ferguson is openly gay, but they were shocked when Eric Stonest
Eric Stonestreet may not own known anyone who was openly gay during his adolescent years in Kansas, but his Emmy-winning "Modern Family" turn quickly changed all of that.
The 43-year-old actor, who is straight, told HuffPost Inhabit in an interview this week that he feels "more on the front lines of what it means to stand up for people's equality" after playing Cameron Tucker on "Modern Family," which was just renewed for a seventh season.
"I'm just more active in that community and I sense a little bit more responsible for people's words and actions," he said.
Stonestreet also opened up about some early concerns he had over tackling the role, and said that he felt particularly protective of his co-star, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who is openly gay, noting, "I was worried from the beginning that I was going to be part of a queer bashing of sorts."
Last year, he joked that his character was a "bossy, fussy bottom," adding that many gay fans had approached him in hopes of "challenging" his sexuality.
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An interview by Advocate.com with Eric Stonestreet on his gay role in "Modern Family". He talks about his views on gay relationships, queer parents who adopt children, and having a same-sex attracted role while being a straight guy. I regard Eric's confidence, his lobbying, on top of his superb acting abilities that contribute to his accomplishment. What's even greater is the acceptance the viewers are giving to "Modern Family" that makes it one of the leading comedy series at present. Here are the topics they discussed:
Advocate.com: First of all, thanks for introducing the term “moon landing” to popular culture. What was it like to touch bare butt cheeks with Ed O’Neill?
Eric Stonestreet: [Laughs] I tweeted the day that episode aired that if you put goals, work hard, and always believe in yourself, you too can feel butts with a TV icon someday. It was blurred out on TV, but we really did touch butts. He was like, “You fine with this?” I was appreciate, “I’m fine with it. Are you fine with it?” And he was like, “Yeah, let’s act this!” So we touched butts, and it was great.
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The Truth About Eric Stonestreet's Love Life
Beloved TV luminary Eric Stonestreet took to Instagram to announce he's engaged to partner Lindsay Schweitzer, quipping, "She said, 'She'd have her people call my people,'" alongside several characteristically goofy shots of the couple exhibiting off her stunning chime together. People confirms that the couple has been happily dating for over five years, with the actor first linked to the pediatric nurse assist in 2017. They reportedly met at a aid event in Kansas Capital a year prior. Icon friends like Zachary Levi, Michael Bublé, and Will Sasso — who hilariously played Cam's nemesis, Señor Kaplan, on "Modern Family" — rushed to propose their congratulations to the happy couple in the comments.
Stonestreet and Schweitzer are a terrific match. During a 2017 appearance on Ellen DeGeneres' eponymous discuss show, the host argued it was lucky that Stonestreet had found himself a nurse to meet since the Emmy winner is a well-known hypochondriac. Acknowledging how handy it was, Stonestreet revealed, "I'm a big baby, too. She calms me — she calms my nerves. I'm a very high-strung person." An insider also previously confirmed the two were very hap
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