{"id":99820,"date":"2025-09-23T08:20:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/modern-family-stars-then-now\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T08:20:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:20:29","slug":"modern-family-stars-then-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/23\/modern-family-stars-then-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern Family Stars Then, Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>Listen up, fam!<\/p>\n<p>Sixteen years ago, on Sept. 23, 2009, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/modern_family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><em>Modern Family<\/em><\/a> premiered on ABC. And after watching the Dunphy-Pritchett-Tucker crew go through life\u2019s ups and downs for 11 seasons, fans still enjoy keeping up with the cast\u2019s major milestones off-camera.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, for instance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/eric_stonestreet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Eric Stonestreet<\/strong><\/a> celebrated not just turning 54 but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1422247\/eric-stonestreet-marries-lindsay-schweitzer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">tying the knot with <strong>Lindsay Schweitzer<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s my birthday and guess what I got,&#8221; the actor, who played Cam Tucker on the sitcom, wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DOX1DAyjmG9\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> Sept. 9. &#8220;I got married!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, his onscreen husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/jesse_tyler_ferguson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jesse Tyler Ferguson<\/strong><\/a> was thrilled about the news.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of all the second marriages, this one is my favorite!&#8221; the 49-year-old, who portrayed Mitchell Pritchett, commented. &#8220;I love you both! I\u2019m so happy for you!!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And their TV daughter is doing big things too\u2014changing her name from <strong>Aubrey Anderson-Emmons<\/strong> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1420941\/frances-anderson-reese-witherspoon-more-stars-real-names-revealed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Frances Anderson<\/strong><\/a> as she grows her career as a musician.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Frances is actually part of my legal name,&#8221; the 18-year-old, who played Lily on <em>Modern<\/em> <em>Family<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1420900\/aubrey-anderson-emmons-frances-anderson-name-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">explained to E! News<\/a> last month. &#8220;It\u2019s my middle name, and it\u2019s after my mom\u2019s old family friend. I thought Frances, one, it was a bit shorter than Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. I do have a long, hyphenated last name. But I wanted to switch it up, and I wanted people to see a new side of me, and I wanted to create a space specifically just for music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1422880\/modern-family-stars-then-now?cmpid=rss-syndicate-genericrss-us-top_stories\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen up, fam! Sixteen years ago, on Sept. 23, 2009, Modern Family premiered on ABC. 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