page_title: List of Modern Family characters
section_title: Luke Dunphy
hierarchical_section_title: List of Modern Family characters / The Dunphy family / Luke Dunphy
caption_attribution_description: English: Actor Nolan Gould at the 2015 PaleyFest for the show "Modern Family"
context_page_description: Modern Family is an American TV comedy series revolving around three families interrelated through Jay Pritchett, his son Mitchell Pritchett, and Jay's daughter Claire Dunphy. The families meet for family functions and cross-family bonding.
context_section_description: Lucas Philip "Luke" Dunphy (Nolan Gould) (born November 28, 1998) is Claire and Phil's rambunctious son, who is often doing his own thing. He was named after his great-grandfather, Lucas (DeDe's father). At times, he can be a troublemaker, once shooting his sister with a toy gun and getting into a fight with Manny at school. Luke is playful, very innocent and does not always understand the repercussions of his actions, like most children; he once announced at a family gathering that his mom thought her dad's new wife was a "gold digger", although he had misheard it as "coal digger".
  Luke is also thought to be rather vacuous because of many questionable actions, such as getting his head stuck in the banister and jumping on the trampoline wearing only underwear and a box on his head. Both parents agree that they "dropped the ball" in regard to raising Luke; this is exemplified when Luke states that he was still wearing diapers when he was 5 years old. Phil once tells Claire that he considers Luke to be their dumbest child (although he conceded to Claire's assertion that Haley was, in fact, dumber than Luke). A psychologist who evaluated him said his type of behavior was normal for someone with above-average intelligence; afterwards, Phil and Claire accidentally left a wandering Luke behind when they left the psychologist's office, but they ended up being impressed by how calmly he made his way back home (in a limo) and decided he would do just fine in life. Subsequent events have borne this out, as he only got into one college he applied to (and did so because Phil gave up some magic secrets to his former rival-turned-Dean of Admissions) but has become a well-paid social fixture at Jay's country club and shows he can use his connections to help his family. He is frequently seen playing a Nintendo 3DS. Throughout the series, he is often seen playing with Manny. Often, they do not just play, but develop plans, plots, and ploys. Being that Luke's birthday is November 28, it sometimes coincides with Thanksgiving.
caption: Nolan Gould portrays Lucas Dunphy, the son
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