Modern family gay dad

The characters' wedding was also another major milestone, especially after marriage equality was finally passed in the United States. On a recent episode of his podcast Dinner's On Me with Jesse Tyler Fergusonhe told guest Luke Macfarlane about how his father originally struggled in seeing him play queer characters In the actor's own words:.

Despite being together the. The Modern Family alum, 49, shared on the May 13 episode of his Dinner’s on Me podcast that his dad asked him why he had played "so many gay parts" as he was starring in the hit ABC sitcom.

My family, they went through their own process with me being gay. Audiences noticed that Mitchell and Cam were far less affectionate than the other couples, which seemingly inspired the show to finally show the two men kissing.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson 39 : His dad’s confusion wasn’t rooted in disapproval, but more in a lack of understanding

Unfortunately, Mitch and Cam's spinoff isn't happening anymore. And when Ferguson's father had questions and concerns about him playing Mitch on TV, it actually opened up the opportunity for them to have an honest conversation. Jesse Tyler Ferguson revealed how a conversation about Modern Family brought his relationship to his father closer.

After all, the sitcom was wildly popular. I felt like it was gonna do wonderful things for the marriage equality movement, which it did. And he recently opened up about a conversation he had with his father about playing gay roles, and how ultimately it brought him together.

Graduated with degrees theater and literature from Ramapo College of New Jersey. This is likely a sentiment that many queer people know all too well. While Ferguson has played straight roles before, he definitely has played some very memorable queer men.

This Father’s Day, let’s take a moment to appreciate Mitch and Cam, the gay dads of the sitcom Modern Family, played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet. He's since been able to work himself up to reviews, phoners, and press junkets-- and is now able to appear on camera with some of his favorite actors He's particularly proud of covering horror franchises like Scream and Halloween, as well as movie musicals like West Side Story.

It was one thing for him to accept me being gay quietly, but it was another thing for me then to be doing that on a major network. Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. Indeed, the world and TV industry changed throughout Modern Family 's whopping season fun.

Socially, I wanted to be able to portray a gay man on television. And like he said, portraying a healthy same-sex relationship for the show's long tenure on the air did help to open and change minds.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dad :

While the actors from Modern Family bonded in their years on the show, it sounds like it also brought Ferguson and his father closer together. Modern Family is one of the best sitcoms of all timeand fans continue to re-watch it in the years since it wrapped.

My dad even asked me, while I was doing Modern Family, he's like, 'I just don't always understand why you have to play so many gay parts. Corey was born and raised in New Jersey. Later in the podcast, the actor shared why taking the role in Modern Family was so important to him at the time.

And there are steps to acceptance. As he put it:.