Eric Stonestreet - wikipedia Eric Stonestreet Eric Stonestreet Stonestreet at the 2015 PaleyFest Eric Allen Stonestreet ( 1971 - 09 - 09 ) September 9, 1971 ( age 46 ) Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. Alma mater Kansas State University ( 1996 ) Occupation Actor, comedian Years active 1999 -- present Eric Allen Stonestreet ( born September 9, 1971 ) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for portraying Cameron Tucker in the ABC mockumentary sitcom Modern Family, for which he received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series out of three nominations. Stonestreet first rose to prominence in a recurring role on CSI : Crime Scene Investigation. He has appeared in films and telefilms including ; Bad Teacher ( 2011 ), Identity Thief ( 2013 ), The Loft ( 2013 ), Confirmation ( 2016 ). He also provided the voice of Duke in The Secret Life of Pets ( 2016 ). Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early Life Stonestreet was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Jamey Anne ( née Ball ) and Vincent Anthony `` Vince '' Stonestreet. During his childhood, he wanted to become a clown. As a child, he created a clown character named Fizbo, and by age 11 was performing at 6 - and 7 - year - olds ' birthday parties ; Stonestreet recalled in 2012, `` I do n't know where the name Fizbo came from. I do know one day that 's what my dad was calling me and that 's the name that I printed on my business cards. '' The name Fizbo was used for a clown character he periodically plays on Modern Family. Stonestreet graduated from Piper High School and Kansas State University where he was a brother of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1996. While at KSU, he performed in plays including his first, Prelude to a Kiss, for which he auditioned on a dare and won the smallest role ; All My Sons ; and Twelfth Night. He went on to study improv at ImprovOlympic and The Second City Training Center in Chicago, and moved to Los Angeles to begin his professional acting career. Career Stonestreet plays Cameron Tucker in ABC 's Modern Family. He is also notable for his role as Ronnie Litre on CSI : Crime Scene Investigation. He also guest starred in television shows, such as Dharma & Greg, ER, Malcolm in the Middle, The Mentalist, NCIS, Nip / Tuck, Party of Five, Spin City, The West Wing, Pushing Daisies, Greg the Bunny, Providence, Close to Home, Crossing Jordan, Bones, Monk, and American Horror Story. Early on in his career, Stonestreet was featured in Northwestern University 's 1996 football TV commercial campaign as the `` purple pride guy. '' He made his film debut in Almost Famous, as desk clerk Sheldon. He also played Dr. Benson in Girls Will Be Girls, Ed the Trucker in The Island, and Courtney 's Neighbor in Ninja Cheerleaders. In 2007, Stonestreet appeared in the short film `` Vinny 's Vault, '' which was produced during the reality show On the Lot. He also appeared in the movies Identity Thief as Big Chuck, and Bad Teacher as Kirk. In his role as Cameron on Modern Family, Stonestreet earned three consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ( 2010, 2011 and 2012 ), winning the award in 2010 and 2012. He also received three Golden Globe Award nominations ( 2010, 2011 and 2013 ) for his work on the series. In 2013, he appeared in a series of advertisements for Australian retail store Big W. In the fall of the same year, Stonestreet played the `` Fan Coach '' in the AT&T `` Be A Fan '' commercial series that ran during the college football season, in addition to appearing in a MasterCard / Stand Up 2 Cancer commercial as himself. In 2014, he performed in `` Weird Al '' Yankovic 's music video for `` Tacky, '' a parody of Pharrell 's `` Happy. '' In the same year, he also starred in the remake of the Belgian thriller The Loft. He regularly appears onstage at IO West improv Theatre in Los Angeles. In 2017, Stonestreet began starring as the host of the ABC reality series The Toy Box. Personal Life Despite his most prominent role being a gay character, Stonestreet is heterosexual and has lightheartedly described himself as `` openly straight ''. His gay co-star, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays Stonestreet 's character 's partner Mitchell Pritchett, jokingly called Stonestreet `` gay - for - pay ''. Stonestreet is a supporter of the LGBT community ; he declined to be photographed with Rick Santorum, an opponent of same - sex marriage. Stonestreet enjoys attending multiple sports events and has driven the pace car at several NASCAR events. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2000 Almost Famous Sheldon the Desk Clerk 2003 F.A.T. Ranger 2003 Girls Will Be Girls Dr. Benson 2003 Street of Pain Floyd Short film Straight - Jacket Labor Organizer Knuckle Sandwich Bill 2005 Saddam 17 The Clerk Short film 2005 The Island Ed the Trucker 2007 The Drifter Delivery Guy Short film 2007 Stories USA Floyd Segment : `` Street of Pain '' 2008 Ninja Cheerleaders Beergut 2008 American Crude Phil Father vs. Son Doug 2011 Bad Teacher Kirk 2013 Identity Thief Big Chuck 2014 The Loft Marty Landry 2016 The Secret Life of Pets Duke ( voice ) Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 Dharma & Greg Chester Episode : `` See Dharma Run '' 2000 I 've Got a Secret Himself Unknown episodes 2000 Malcolm in the Middle Phil Episode : `` Malcolm Babysits '' 2000 Party of Five Irv 2 episodes 2000 Spin City The Dentist Episode : `` Smile '' 2000 ER Willie Episode : `` Mars Attacks '' The West Wing Staffer # 1 Episode : `` Bad Moon Rising '' 2002 Greg the Bunny Wilson ( uncredited ) Episode : `` Welcome to Sweetknuckle Junction '' 2002 Providence Ted Stout Episode : `` Eye of the Storm '' 2001 -- 2005 CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Ronnie Litre 12 episodes 2005 Close to Home Andrew Morgan Episode : `` Under Threat '' 2006 13 Graves Andrew Schoch Television film 2007 Crossing Jordan Steve Anderman Episode : `` D.O.A. '' 2007 Bones D.C. Cop 2 episodes 2007 On the Lot Actor 2 episodes 2007 American Dad ! Brett Episode : `` Dope & Faith '' 2008 The Mentalist Malcom Boatwright Episode : `` Red Hair and Silver Tape '' 2008 Pushing Daisies Leo Burns Episode : `` Comfort Food '' 2008 NCIS Harvey Ames Episode : `` Silent Night '' 2009 This Might Hurt Brad Maynard Television film 2009 Monk Boom Boom Episode : `` Mr. Monk and the UFO '' 2009 Nip / Tuck Wesley Clovis Episode : `` Wesley Clovis '' 2009 -- present Modern Family Cameron Tucker Main role Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series ( 2010, 2012 ) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2011 -- 14 ) Nominated -- Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated -- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Series, Miniseries or Television Film ( 2011 -- 13 ) Nominated -- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series ( 2012 -- 13, 2015 ) Nominated -- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2010, 2015 ) Nominated -- Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Comedy Actor Nominated -- Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Male Scene Stealer Nominated -- Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy Good News Week Himself Episode : `` 8.37 '' 2011 American Horror Story : Murder House Derrick Episode : `` Piggy Piggy '' 2013 -- 2016 Sofia the First Minimus ( voice ) 11 episodes 2014 Sesame Street Himself Episode : `` Hansel & Gretel Playdate '' 2015 Jeopardy ! Himself 2 episodes 2016 Blue Peter Himself Episode : `` 4915 '' 2016 Confirmation Kenneth Duberstein Television film 2017 The F Word Himself `` Episode Seven '' 2017 -- present The Toy Box Himself ( host ) References Jump up ^ `` Eric Stonestreet ''. TVGuide.com. Retrieved July 14, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Stated on Inside the Actors Studio, 2011 ^ Jump up to : Engle, Time ( September 21, 2012 ). `` Eric Stonestreet talks Emmys, clowns, gay marriage and Tonganoxie ''. Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Kansas. Archived from the original on June 20, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Maullar, Marci ( n.d. ). `` K - State Alum wins an Emmy for his role in ABC Comedy Series '' ( Press release ). Kansas State University Theatre Dept. Archived from the original on June 22, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Moore, Debi ( 2014 - 12 - 22 ). `` The Loft Arriving One Week Later than Originally Announced ''. Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 07. ^ Jump up to : `` ABC Announces Expert Mentors and Young Judges Appearing on Upcoming Toy - Competition Series ' The Toy Box, ' Premiering Friday, April 7 '' ( Press release ). ABC. January 4, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Oprah talks to the cast of Modern Family ''. The Oprah Winfrey Show. p. 2. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2014. Jump up ^ `` All In The Family ''. Out.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2014. Jump up ^ Reynolds, Daniel ( 25 July 2014 ). `` Modern Family 's Gay Dad Says NO WAY to Rick Santorum Photo ''. The Advocate. Retrieved 25 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` Blue Peter - what time is it on TV ? Episode 4915 Series 0 cast list and preview ''. Radiotimes.com. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 07. External links Eric Stonestreet on IMDb Awards for Eric Stonestreet Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Art Carney ( 1954 ) Art Carney ( 1955 ) Art Carney ( 1956 ) Carl Reiner ( 1957 ) Carl Reiner ( 1958 ) Tom Poston ( 1959 ) Don Knotts ( 1961 ) Don Knotts ( 1962 ) Don Knotts ( 1963 ) Don Knotts ( 1966 ) Don Knotts ( 1967 ) Werner Klemperer ( 1968 ) Werner Klemperer ( 1969 ) Michael Constantine ( 1970 ) Edward Asner ( 1971 ) Edward Asner ( 1972 ) Ted Knight ( 1973 ) Rob Reiner ( 1974 ) Edward Asner ( 1975 ) Ted Knight ( 1976 ) Gary Burghoff ( 1977 ) Rob Reiner ( 1978 ) Robert Guillaume ( 1979 ) Harry Morgan ( 1980 ) Danny DeVito ( 1981 ) Christopher Lloyd ( 1982 ) Christopher Lloyd ( 1983 ) Pat Harrington, Jr. ( 1984 ) John Larroquette ( 1985 ) John Larroquette ( 1986 ) John Larroquette ( 1987 ) John Larroquette ( 1988 ) Woody Harrelson ( 1989 ) Alex Rocco ( 1990 ) Jonathan Winters ( 1991 ) Michael Jeter ( 1992 ) Michael Richards ( 1993 ) Michael Richards ( 1994 ) David Hyde Pierce ( 1995 ) Rip Torn ( 1996 ) Michael Richards ( 1997 ) David Hyde Pierce ( 1998 ) David Hyde Pierce ( 1999 ) Sean Hayes ( 2000 ) Peter MacNicol ( 2001 ) Brad Garrett ( 2002 ) Brad Garrett ( 2003 ) David Hyde Pierce ( 2004 ) Brad Garrett ( 2005 ) Jeremy Piven ( 2006 ) Jeremy Piven ( 2007 ) Jeremy Piven ( 2008 ) Jon Cryer ( 2009 ) Eric Stonestreet ( 2010 ) Ty Burrell ( 2011 ) Eric Stonestreet ( 2012 ) Tony Hale ( 2013 ) Ty Burrell ( 2014 ) Tony Hale ( 2015 ) Louie Anderson ( 2016 ) Alec Baldwin ( 2017 ) Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 2010 -- 2019 ) Modern Family, season 1 / season 2 ( 2010 ) : Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 2 / season 3 ( 2011 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 3 / season 4 ( 2012 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Modern Family, season 4 / season 5 ( 2013 ) : Anderson - Emmons, Bowen, Burrell, Ferguson, Gould, Hyland, O'Neill, Rodriguez, Stonestreet, Vergara, Winter Orange Is the New Black, season 2 ( 2014 ) : Aduba, Biggs, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Freeman, Gardner, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Lake, Lapkus, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, Marsh Garland, McGorry, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Pimentel, Polanco, Reiner, Roberts, Rodriguez, Rosenblat, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Toussaint, Tucci, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 3 ( 2015 ) : Aduba, Birbiglia, Blake, Brooks, Cox, Cruz, Curtin, DeLaria, Fowler, Glenn, Golden, Guerrero, Harney, Jeudy, Leyva, Manning, Marsh Garland, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Rodriguez, Rose, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Wiley Orange Is the New Black, season 4 ( 2016 ) : Aduba, Aisenberg, Brooks, Brown, Cruz, DeLaria, Dover, Glenn, Golden, Gómez, Guerrero, Harney, Henke, Jeudy, Lake, Leyva, Lyonne, Manning, McMenamin, Moore, Mulgrew, Myles, Peters, Petty, Pimentel, Polanco, Prepon, Purdy, Rodriguez, Sandow, Savage, Schilling, Shulman, Soules, Stone, Tucci, Wiley Veep, season 6 ( 2017 ) : Bakkedahl, Chlumsky, Cole, Colin, Dunn, DuVall, Franklin, Hale, Louis - Dreyfus, Richardson, Scheer, Scott, Simons, Sutherland, Walsh Complete list ( 1994 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- 2019 ) LCCN : no2010152180 VIAF : 151696141 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eric_Stonestreet&oldid=842956091 '' Categories : 1971 births Living people 20th - century American male actors 21st - century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American people of German descent Kansas State University alumni Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners Male actors from Kansas City, Kansas Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2016 Articles with unsourced statements from April 2017 Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Čeština Cymraeg Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Русский Suomi Svenska 中文 12 more Edit links This page was last edited on 25 May 2018, at 20 : 51. 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Question: who is the actor who plays cam on modern family
Answer: Eric Allen Stonestreet