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Emmy Award-winning actor Eric Stonestreet dropped by HuffPost Reside this week, where he sounded off on his gay "Modern Family" ethics, Cam Tucker.
Although he is straight, Stonestreet said playing a gay role on such a high-profile TV series has garnered him admiration from male fans.
"I’m a type... Jesse [Tyler Ferguson] and I call Cam a ‘bossy, fussy bottom,’" he joked. "Now, what I get is a lot of guys who show up up and want to challenge my sexuality."
On a more serious note, Stonestreet said that while playing Cam on "Modern Family" for five seasons didn't change the way he thought about the people, he nonetheless has "more compassion and more empathy" for lesbian, gay, pansexual and transgender (LGBT) people than he did before the show.
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‘Modern Family’ Finale: How Cameron and Mitchell Forever Changed Gay Families on TV
When “Modern Family” premiered in 2009, the mockumentary-style family sitcom was an instant hit, one that would forever alter the fabric of the television landscape. At the time, it seemed water cooler discussion of primetime television had gone the way of the radio, but — much like that other medium — it came roaring back. While Sofia Vergara’s Gloria waltzed her way into the hearts of gay men and lesbians for wildly distinct reasons, it was Cameron and Mitchell’s loving partnership that made LGBTQ viewers feel truly seen and represented.
Played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet, seeing a loving (and bickering) gay couple on primetime was a uncovering. Without downplaying the strides made by “Will & Grace,” “Modern Family” was the first time a major network had shown a long-term, committed lgbtq+ relationship — and with two of its primary characters. That the demonstrate was funny, smart, and inclusive in other ways was the cherry on top.
To fully grasp the monumental nature of this milestone, it’s im
In the Season 5 premiere of Modern Family, Mitch and Cam finally got engaged, but, let's be real: It often seems like the Emmy-winning ABC comedy's gay couple has a lot of not-so-positive feelings about each other.
"They do plenty of fighting, but their arguments never resolve into real kindness," TV writer Mark Blankenship observed of Modern Family's second season. Although the show is interesting in that it shows that same-sex couples can be just as hateful as straight couples, it should be noted that a significant amount of Mitchell's embarrassment and eye rolls are inspired by Cam's being "too gay." The attitude extends outside the relationship; in the Season 2 premiere, for example, Mitchell says, "I needed to butch up my life." And a recurring joke in the Season 5 premiere is that Gloria (Sofía Vergara) and Jay's (Ed O'Neill) toddler throws up every age someone mentions gay marriage.
I rewatched the premieres of all the seasons of Modern Family, tracking moments between Mitch and Cam, Gloria and Jay, and Claire (Julie Bowen) and Phil (Ty Burrell) where one partner said something mean to the other, one partner was embarrassed by the other, one partner said something c
Eric Stonestreet Shares the Biggest 'Honor' of Playing Cam on 'Modern Family'
June 5, 2014 — -- It's only been two weeks since the "Modern Family" season finale, where Mitch and Cam tied the knot in a game-changing TV wedding.
Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cam on the show, told ABC News that "it was a meaningful episode, for us, for the show, for the arc of Mitch and Cam, but it was an important episode for so many viewers."
Stonestreet, 42, said once Prop 8 was overturned in California, it really "paved the way" for the show to tell the story of Mitch and Cam, two gay men, getting married in a quirky, "Modern Family" way.
Read: Why the 'Modern Family' Wedding Finale Had Jesse Tyler Ferguson in Tears
Related: 'Modern Family's' Jesse Tyler Ferguson Shares the Biggest Perk of Being Married
Getting to marry Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Mitch on the show was not just emotional for viewers, but the for the actors, as well.
"We had shot all that day doing some of the things leading up to it," he said. "Jesse and I walked down the aisle together, and we both were wearing our sunglass
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