Modern Family and the Emmys
There’s a very good chance that all six of last year’s Emmynominees for best supporting comedy actor will return. That means the “Modern Family” trio likely will be back: Ty Burrell,Jesse Tyler Ferguson and 2010 winner Eric Stonestreet.
BEST SUPPORTING COMEDY ACTOR
(Front-runners)
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Chris Colfer, “Glee”
Jon Cryer, “Two and a Half Men”
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, “Modern Family”
Neil Patrick Harris, “How I Met Your Mother”
Nick Offerman, “Parks and Recreation”
Mike O’Malley, “Glee”
Ed O’Neill, “Modern Family”
Oliver Platt, “The Big C”
Eric Stonestreet, “Modern Family”
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While he was shooting the first episode of “Modern Family” he was also playing a convicted rapist and murderer on “Nip/Tuck.”
“I played Oliver Platt’s legal intern on ‘The West Wing,’ on ‘CSI,’ I was the handwriting documents technician. I’ve killed a bunch of people on TV. People ask if my parents have a problem with me playing a gay man on TV, I say they were more upset with me killing people. They say, ‘Why do they see you as a killer?’ ”
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