‘Modern Family’ star Sofia Vergara ‘would die to’ film a reboot 15 years later: Cast then and…

‘Modern Family’ star Sofia Vergara ‘would die to’ film a reboot 15 years later: Cast then and now
‘Modern Family’ ran on ABC for 11 seasons from 2009 to 2020

“Modern Family” is celebrating its 15th anniversary.

The show premiered in September 2009 and aired on ABC for 250 episodes throughout 11 seasons, before ending in April 2020. The hit show followed Jay Pritchett (Ed O’Neil) and his two children, as they navigate their separate marriages and parenthood.

Over the years, the show won 20 Emmy Awards, including five in the outstanding comedy series category. Many of the show’s lead actors received multiple Emmy nominations for their work on the show, with Julie Bowen winning two years in a row.

Here is what the cast has been up to since the show premiered.

Ed O’Neill already had one successful sitcom under his belt, having starred in 260 episodes of “Married … with Children,” before taking on the role of Jay Pritchett in “Modern Family,” a role that earned him three Emmy nominations.

During his time on the show, O’Neil continued to act in other projects, eventually voicing the character Mr. Litwak in “Wreck-It Ralph,” and its sequel, as well as the character Hank in “Finding Dory.” Since the end of “Modern Family,” O’Neill has appeared in the FX miniseries “Clipped.”

“The last two weeks of shooting, there was a build-up of emotion, and you could feel it all around you,” he told Business Journal Daily in March 2020 about filming “Modern Family’s” final episode. “It got inside of you. People were getting choked up, and it built up to that last day. The last two days were long ones, because the [whole cast] was together filming for 12-hour days, and it became very emotional.”

O’Neill married Catherine Rusoff in 1986, and together they have two daughters; Sophia and Claire.

Sofía Vergara got her start appearing in telenovelas and small roles in TV and movies, before starring as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in “Modern Family,” a role which earned her four Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.

The show launched her into mega-stardom, leading to starring roles in “Happy Feet Two,” “Machete Kills,” “Chef” and “Hot Pursuit,” alongside Reese Witherspoon. While still on the show, she starred in “The Emoji Movie” and “Bottom of the 9th.”

Following the end of the show, she voiced characters in “Koati,” “Strays” and “Despicable Me 4,” and starred in “Griselda,” which earned her an Emmy Award nomination, and appeared in Jennifer Lopez’s “This Is Me … Now.” Fast-forward to today, Vergara is more than ready to step back into Gloria Delgado-Pritchett’s shoes.

“I’d die to be on that set. It’d be so much fun. A TV movie, maybe?”