1. Tyler Gerald Burrell was born on August 22,1967 and is an American actor.
22 Facts About Ty Burrell
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Ty Burrell is best known for playing Phil Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family, for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and five Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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Ty Burrell had starring roles on the television series Out of Practice and Back to You, and acted in films such as Evolution, Black Hawk Down, Dawn of the Dead, The Incredible Hulk, and Muppets Most Wanted.
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On stage, Ty Burrell made his Broadway debut playing Lennox in the revival of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth.
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Tyler Gerald Ty Burrell was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, on August 22,1967, the son of teacher Sheri Rose and family therapist Gary Gerald Ty Burrell.
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Ty Burrell grew up in Applegate, Oregon, near the California border.
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Ty Burrell attended Hidden Valley High School in Grants Pass, where he played football and was a lineman for the Hidden Valley Mustangs.
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Ty Burrell later attended Southern Oregon University in Ashland, graduating with a bachelor's degree in theatre arts in 1993.
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In 1997 and 1999, Ty Burrell worked as a festival actor at the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
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Ty Burrell has stated that for a period of time in graduate school, he lived out of his van to save money.
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Ty Burrell's first credited film roles were 2001's Evolution and Black Hawk Down.
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Ty Burrell subsequently appeared in the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, and in several stage roles.
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Ty Burrell was a co writer and actor in the original production of the offbeat comedy The Red Herring O' Happiness directed by Russell Dyball.
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Ty Burrell had a lead role as Realtor Phil Dunphy in the acclaimed ABC situation comedy Modern Family which was created by Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan.
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Ty Burrell received nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for his role, sharing the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with his co stars.
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Ty Burrell was the recipient of the individual SAG award in 2014, defeating Alec Baldwin, who had previously won the award seven years in a row.
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Ty Burrell appears as Phil in commercials for National Association of Realtors.
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In November 2014, Ty Burrell signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television to develop his own comedy projects.
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Ty Burrell was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in July 2017.
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Ty Burrell owns The Eating Establishment, a restaurant in Park City, Utah, as well as two bars in Salt Lake City called Bar X and Beer Bar, located next to each other with interconnecting doors.
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In March 2010, Ty Burrell said that they had adopted a baby girl and another girl two years later.
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Ty Burrell is a self-described lifelong fan of the Oregon Ducks, Portland Trail Blazers, New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Rams.