Coming Up! Rico Rodriguez on Ellen!
Tune in!! RICO RODRIGUEZ (“Modern Family”) on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” Wednesday, January 5th 2010. Check your local listings or visit www.ellentv.com for time and channel.
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“Modern Family” Star Admits To Being Bullied
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays Mitchell on the hit ABC series “Modern Family,” was a victim of bullying growing up–a moment in his life that he still remembers to this day.
“I left school in the eighth grade and I went to a different school,” he said at the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network’s Respect Awards recently, as reported by E! Online. “It was hard. It was a horrible, horrible experience.”
The openly-gay actor also said that lived in fear everyday. “I’m sure a lot of it was rooted in homophobia. I mean, I was an ‘artistic,’ kid, which was AKA gay. I think a lot of people sensed that I was gay and were terrified of that. I think bullying comes from fear and insecurity.”
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