"Modern Family" Kids in Commercials

The child actors of "Modern Family" Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, and Nolan Gould, are featured in some commercials. This is good for the Dunphy's.

Sarah Hyland, who plays Haley is in an Olive Garden commercial. Watch it now!

Meanwhile Ariel Winter, who plays Alex, is in a Nintendo DS cooking game. Imagine that?

Finally, Nolan Gould, who you know as dim-witted Luke, unfortunately his commercial isn't online. But I'll get it here once it's available.

(Source: TV.com)

Ariel Winter Shares Her Thoughts on Alloy

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I found an article about Alloy's interview with Ariel Winter o r Alex of "Modern Family".  She talks about how similar she is and the character she's portraying in the show.  She also shares with us how she handles herself at times when she's in a very funny scene and feels like bursting into laughter.  She's adorable, not to mention very talented and vibrant.  Here are the highlights of the interview:


How are you like and unlike your character, Alex?
Coincidentally, Alex and I are both loyal and smart (not really tooting my own horn), cynical and funny and I have to admit, I'm a bit of a smart alec myself, if you ask my parents. We both really value education. The biggest difference is how we dress. Alex is more Urban Outfitters tomboy and I'm more of an edgy rock and roll younger version of Taylor Swift. Also, I don't wear glasses or play cello.

How did your own family life help you prepare for Modern Family?
My family is somewhat like my TV family. My parents are hilarious and are opposites, exactly like Phil and Claire. My mom is like, "We're on a schedule! We have to get things done." And my dad is like, "Hey, we can relax."

Do you think of any of your cast mates as family now?
Ed O'Neill is definitely like a grandfather to me. He's really sweet. And Nolan is a lot like a little brother to me.

Do you have any brothers and sisters?
I have a brother and sister. They're a lot older than me so everyone always asks, "Same mother and father?"

Do you hang out with your brother and sisters on the show when you're not filming?
Yeah, I do. We go to dinner and a movie sometimes or we go to the arcade and just kick it. For Christmas I bought them rubber band guns so we'll just go outside the school room for recess and shoot at fake targets on the walls. We're really good friends.

Are you and your sister on the show close off-set?
Sara's actually 19. It's really fun. She's really sweet. We hang out sometimes but me and the boys are in school together like, 3 hours a day, so we get to bond a lot more.

What's been your favorite scene to film?
Probably when Alex goes to the school dance and a boy actually wants to dance with her. Talk about awkward.

Have you had that experience?
I actually haven't been to a school dance yet but I'm really excited. I have all these dresses in my closet that I've worn to premieres that I don't really get to wear anywhere else so I'm really excited that if I go to one of these school dances, I could go to my closet and be like, "Which dress do I want to wear?!"

That's every girl's dream!
Yes, I have so many dresses. I have separate closets. One is in my room, like casual clothes and jeans, and the one in our guest bedroom is all dresses and fancy stuff.

Who do you think is the funniest cast member on the show?
You can't decide that. Everyone is hilarious. We're SNL but for ABC.

Who makes you laugh the most during scenes?
I'm mostly in scenes with Ty and Julie and Nolan. During those scenes, Ty always has these really funny punch lines or the High School Musical dance. I swear he made that up all by himself. Ever since the pilot, to this day we still do "We're All in this Together…"

How do you refrain from laughing during a funny scene?
I just think to myself, "In a couple of seconds, they will yell cut and I will burst out laughing." I just think to myself, "I am cool, I am calm, I am collected." I try to channel my inner Alex and think what she would do.

(Source: Alloy)

Ariel Winter, Sarah Hyland, and Matt Prokop in "Clash of the Titans" Premiere

Below are some of the photos of "Modern Family" stars Ariel Winter(Alex Dunphy) and Sarah Hyland(Haley Dunphy) with boyfriend Matt Prokop who were spotted in the Premiere of the movie "Clash of the Titans".  The movie premiere was held at the Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles last March 31.  Enjoy these from Just Jared Jr.

(Source: Just Jared Jr.)

More Photos of "Modern Family" in Hawaii

Wow, I wish I was there with them in Hawaii.  The whole cast of "Modern Family" are filming at the Four Season's Hotel in Maui.  The sunset shoot sets almost all of the cast out for pictures.  At one point, they saw a whale that was breeching and they all stopped to take a look.  Photos done by PacificCoastNews.com.

(Source: Zimbio)

"Modern Family" Kids Nominated in the Young Aritst Awards

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The Young Artist Foundation and the St. Judes Children's Research Hospital & The Social Relations of Knowledge Institute, Inc. has announced its nominees for the different categories.  Rico Rodriguez, Nolan Gould and Ariel Winter of "Modern Family"are nominated for Outstanding Performers in a TV Series.  The awarding ceremony will be held at Beverly Garland, Studio City in California on Sunday, April 11, 2010.  I hope these kids will win, because they're really good at what they do, they're smart and very talented.  Let's wait for that.

Click here for the full list of nominations.

(Source: Young Artist Awards)

Scoop on Cam and Mitchell's Baby - Lily

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Here is an interesting scoop by Matt Webb Mitovich of Fancast on Lily:

Any scoop on my second-favorite family, the Dunphys? – Sasha

How about a bit on the youngest member of ABC’s ‘Modern Family‘? Baby Lily will utter her first word – and her choice is one that sends Cameron and Mitchell reeling. Also on the horizon: Judy Greer (’Arrested Development’) will play an ex-girlfriend of Phil’s with whom he’s reunited via Facebook, and Alex will convince Luke that he’s adopted (though not related to ‘TVD’s Katherine).

(Source: Fancast)

Latest from TV Guide's Fall TV Premiere

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I'm excited right now, because tonight is the start of Modern Family.  I'm so anxious to see the next episodes to come.  When you've seen the Pilot episode, come back and tell me what do you think about the show?  TV Guide shares with us their thoughts:


Modern Family
9/8c ABC
"Family. Redefined." That's an old tagline for The Sopranos, but TV familial units have been evolving since the beginning, and this new comedy is living proof. Shot mockumentary-style, the series follows the unusual kinship of the Pritchett clan, led by patriarch Jay (Ed O'Neill), whose much younger wife (Sofía Vergara) has a son of her own. Revealing more would spoil the fun of peeling back the layers one at a time, and the undercurrent of warmth at work here makes it one of the season's most promising sitcoms. — Joe Friedrich

(Source: TV Guide)


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Modern Family - Episode 1.02 - "Coal Digger" Press Release

With 2 days to go before the Pilot Premiere, here is the official press release of Modern Family's Episode 2 on Wednesday Sept. 30 on ABC.
 

Modern Family - Episode 1.02 - Coal Digger - Press Release

A NICE FAMILY BARBEQUE GETS A BIT UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN A LITTLE TOO MUCH IS SAID, ON ABC'S "MODERN FAMILY"

"Coal Digger" - The whole family is invited to Jay and Gloria's for some barbeque and football. However an earlier incident at school between Manny and Luke makes things very awkward for Gloria and Claire, and then things escalate when a not-so-flattering label is uttered, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sof’a Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy and Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado.

Guest cast include Andrew Borba as Mr. Balaban.

"Coal Digger" was written by Christopher Lloyd and directed by Jason Winer.

(Source: ABC)

Guide to the Pilot Episode of Modern Family

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Here is TV Fanatic's Modern Family Pilot Episode Guide :

We meet Jay, an older grandfather that recently re-married a much younger wife, Gloria.  Along with Gloria comes her son, Manny.  Jay starts to feel too old when he's mistaken for Gloria's father at one of Manny's soccer games by one of the other dads.  Jay decides to head to the mall to start dressing hipper, while Manny decides he's going to romance a much older employee.  Though Jay tries to stop poor Manny from embarassing himself, he goes for it anyway and Gloria tells him he has to start encouraging him more.

Meanwhile, Claire and Phil are struggling with parenting their kids as well.  Phil is trying so hard to be the kids' friends rather than a parent that when Luke ends up shooting his sister with a BB gun, Phil is not disciplining him to Claire's liking.  Claire is busy parenting Haley, their oldest teenage daughter, who's busy having a study date with a much older boy.

The real focus of the epiosde is Mitchell and Cameron who fly off to retrieve their daughter, Lily, they've adopted from Vietnam.  Mitchell grabs his sister, Claire, and his father, Jay, to announce the latest member to this Modern Family.

(Source: TV Fanatic)