Jesse Tyler Ferguson Reacts to Frances Anderson’s Career Change

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson will always be rooting for his modern family.

Following Frances Anderson, who starred as his on-screen daughter in Modern Family, deciding to concentrate on her musical career, he expressed his opinions regarding her latest venture.

Jesse shared with TopMob News at the red carpet event for Twelfth Night in New York City on August 21st, “I am incredibly proud of her. Frances is truly exceptional in her performances. She’s been a constant source of support for my stage career, and I always enjoy watching her perform as well.

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, who is now 49 years old, recently disclosed that with increasing age, they have developed a common passion for the arts.

Jesse, who plays Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the Shakespeare play in Central Park, mused that he finds it heartwarming she developed an affection for the theater at a young age. They shared this love for musical theater when she was around six or seven years old and it became something they bonded over.

Indeed, the actor who played Mitchell, the character from “Modern Family” who shares daughter Lily with his on-screen husband Cam (portrayed by Eric Stonestreet), is ecstatic that Frances has plans to watch him perform live on stage.

In her latest life phase, the artist known for “Telephones and Traffic” has chosen to be referred to by her middle name rather than her full name.

As an avid fan, I shared with TopMob recently that the name in question is connected to my mom’s cherished family acquaintance. You see, I thought it might be more concise to refer to this individual as simply ‘Aubrey Anderson-Emmons’, rather than dealing with my lengthy, hyphenated surname.

The teenager expressed, “I aimed to showcase a different aspect of myself and thought it was time for a change. What I’m interested in is devoting a place entirely to sharing my musical talents.

Despite spending a decade captivating audiences on the popular sitcom, Frances chose to take a break from public life following the series’ conclusion.

During the time I was making the TV show “Modern Family”, I was homeschooled because it wrapped up when I turned 12 years old. Later on, I chose to step away from acting for a while so that I could attend regular school, socialize with children my own age, and explore who I truly am.

She acknowledged that while she intends to continue her actions, she has recently found herself drawn towards music.

She mentioned that much of her music draws influence from my childhood years, when I was just a child. The themes often revolve around the feelings and memories of high school, and I aspire for people to find it familiar or relatable.

For a closer look at where your favorite modern family is now, keep reading.

In simpler terms, the character portrayed by Sarah Hyland, Haley Dunphy from Modern Family, moved on to a new apartment (or perhaps a sunset metaphorically speaking) with her long-term partner Reid Ewing and their twins in real life. Interestingly, Sarah found love again with Wells Adams, who is a bartender on Bachelor in Paradise. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, one of her costars from Modern Family, officiated their wedding in 2022. Furthermore, Sarah hosted Love Island USA for two seasons and enjoyed the sunny weather in Fiji during that time.

Among her various roles, she had six episodes of “Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin” and performances on Broadway for both “Little Shop of Horrors” and “The Great Gatsby”. If she could speak to younger Sarah, as she shared with TopMob News in 2023, she would advise, “Be gentle with yourself. Cherish the people in your life, but above all, cherish you.

As Ariel Winter’s character Alex traveled to Switzerland for a fresh project, the young actress opted for a more local move, departing from California alongside her long-term partner Luke Benward.

Beyond portraying the main character of Disney’s Sofia the First, she has also lent her voice to shows like American Dad!, Firebuds, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and worked on the docuseries SOSA Undercover. In an interview with TopMob News in October 2024, the actress-activist mentioned that she only recently felt she had discovered her purpose. As a child, she aspired to be a doctor and later a lawyer, but now finds herself as an entertainer. However, using this platform for helping people has always been a part of who she is.

When Luke Dunphy joined the University of Oregon, Nolan Gould embarked on his own journey. In a humorous post on Instagram in December 2024, he playfully mentioned his absence and shared some photographs of himself taken in different locations, jokingly saying “Fell off the Earth again, here’s some proof of life.

As a lifestyle enthusiast, I’d like to share that I had the pleasure of discussing my adventures with Ferguson. On an episode of my podcast, “Dinner’s On Me” airing in September 2024, I revealed my decision to downsize my possessions after wrapping up Modern Family. This change allowed me to embark on a cross-country journey in a van, with stops between filming projects such as the 2023 movie Camp, the 2024 short film JOE, and an episode of Grey’s Anatomy.

After spending nine seasons playing her character on the show where she was daughter to Eric Stonestreet’s Cameron Tucker and Mitchell Pritchett, portrayed by Ferguson, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons once believed she would never act again. However, this changed when she rediscovered her passion for acting in high school theater productions. Now, she’s once more trying her luck with auditions, expressing her hope to take on new roles in the future. “So that’s exciting,” she said, hinting at her eagerness to work again.

As a diehard fan, I can’t help but feel ecstatic about Rico Rodriguez, the charismatic character who played Manny, Gloria Delgado’s son on Modern Family. This young actor has recently made appearances in an episode of Disney’s Bunk’d and voiced a part in the highly anticipated 2025 movie Sneaks.

Even off-screen, it seems like he’s still keeping in touch with his TV family! Just take a look at this photo from their 2023 reunion-it’s clear that they’re missing each other already. In the caption, Rico exclaims, “TV show reunions are all the rage these days,” followed by the enthusiastic question, “When will we hang out again guys?!” I can hardly wait!

In a 2024 interview with TopMob News, Jeremy Maguire shared, “People often say I have the soul of an older person in a young body.” He added that he agrees with this sentiment himself.

He began his acting career in 2015, joining the cast of Modern Family as Joe Pritchett, the son of Gloria and Jay Pritchett. Born in 2011, two years before the show premiered on ABC, he shared that growing up with a camera constantly present made it difficult for him to fully grasp that these weren’t his actual family. He further explained that this was particularly challenging for him because of his strong affinity towards everyone involved, and after Modern Family ended, he felt deeply sad as it was the only life he had ever known.

He bounced back swiftly and ended up appearing in all 12 episodes of Disney’s 2021 reboot of Turner & Hooch. If opportunities don’t come his way, he’s prepared to create them himself. “It’s quite healing,” he mentioned. “I’ve penned poems or stories, or written small scripts for potential projects I might want to work on in the future.

In an interview on Good Morning America prior to the show’s 2020 finale, Ty Burrell shared that before landing the role of the lovable Dunphy patriarch, he and his wife contemplated potential career alternatives since he was considering leaving acting. However, as he humorously admitted, his list of alternative skills was quite short – “I had nothing,” he joked, suggesting he felt he didn’t possess any other marketable talents.

Despite not needing a backup plan, the Oregon-born individual – father to daughters Frances and Greta with wife Holly Burrell – has used his vocal talents for Fox’s Duncanville following Modern Family. Yet, he still went ahead and established a chain of restaurants in Utah regardless.

Residing in Utah (commonly known as the Beehive State) limits his interactions with his previous colleagues, an absence which led some fans to mistakenly believe he had passed away when they didn’t attend Vergara’s 2023 gathering. However, their messaging thread remains active. In 2025, he told People, “That group was incredibly close-knit. We shared many experiences together, and everyone has managed to stay connected.

Five years since parting ways with Claire, Julie Bowen continues to view her television colleagues as kin. From aiding Hyland in leaving an abusive relationship to attending Anderson-Emmons’ high school play, she expressed during a June 2024 episode of The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast, “I regard them all like my children.” She further shared her affection by saying, “I love them.” Regarding her onscreen stepmother Vergara, Bowen told TopMob News in 2024, “We’re as close as two people can be without sharing the same home.

Despite her successful acting career, bolstered by roles in the Peacock thriller “Hysteria!” and an upcoming sequel to “Happy Gilmore,” she revealed during an interview on the “All Good Things with Jason Nash” podcast in 2022 that she’s quite frugal and harbors a genuine fear of running out of work opportunities. In her own words, “I’m always worried I might not get another job, and honestly, I’m genuinely afraid.

She may have humorously referred to herself as taking a break from dating after her 2018 separation with husband Scott Phillips (together they raised sons Oliver, John, and Gustav), but she admitted she’d be open for some late-night chats with Harry Styles. “Absolutely!” she playfully said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “Him? Just look at him!

Entering Gloria’s high heels catapulted Colombia-born Vergara into a familiar face for many households. However, the period following her role in Modern Family wasn’t all laughs. She’s been busy with projects like This Is Me… Now and Despicable Me 4, as well as serving on the America’s Got Talent judges panel for multiple seasons. But what might be most noteworthy is that she landed her first dramatic role, being a mother to adult son Manolo.

In the 2024 Netflix miniseries titled “Griselda,” she portrayed the infamous drug lord Griselda Blanco. This performance garnered her another nomination for both Golden Globe and Emmy awards. Vergara revealed this exclusive news to Laverne Cox on “Live From TopMob: Emmys.” She expressed, “I was taken aback by the nomination. It was a surprise because it was my debut in a drama role, and surprisingly enough, I had to act in Spanish. It was quite an unexpected-and pleasant-surprise.

Now, she seems to be experiencing a bit of an upswing in luck. Two years following her separation from husband Joe Manganiello, Vergara expressed in an interview with Access Hollywood in January 2025 that she desires good health, wealth, and perhaps a romantic partner – a boyfriend or possibly something more intimate.

The producers might have dampened our enthusiasm when they rejected the idea of having Mitchell Pritchett and his husband Cam Tucker (Eric Stonestreet), portrayed by the actor, moving to Missouri on the show. The actor clarified this on Watch What Happens Live, stating that the producers were questioning if this family was still the appropriate one to continue telling their story. “We had been running for 11 years,” he added, “they seemed ready to explore new narrative paths.

For those eager to reminisce, a journey down memory lane can be easily embarked upon simply by tuning into his “Dinner’s On Me” podcast. Here, he invites not only his past co-stars but also well-known figures such as Gavin Rossdale and Chelsea Handler as guests.

The actor-producer husband, Justin Mikita, along with their sons Beckett and Sullivan, accompanied him in London. They are there because he is set to start a 2025 run in the musical “Here We Are,” which he’ll be starring in. The family joined him there as the star of “Cocaine Bear.

Ever since his tenure as a football coach, Cam Stonestreet from Kansas, has been taking on fresh roles in shows like American Auto and The Santa Clauses, and he’s all geared up to shine in the upcoming revival of Dexter: Resurrection. In a humorous March 2025 Instagram post, this fan of the Kansas City Chiefs playfully shared some news about his own career freedom. “I’m thrilled to collaborate with this exceptional team,” he stated.

In real life, he partnered with nurse Lindsay Schweitzer, who agreed to his proposal in 2021. He described her as having inner beauty equal to her outer charm in a birthday message that year. He also mentioned that she is the ideal person for him to deal with, and expressed gratitude towards her every day.

Before his time as a well-known TV dad on “Married…with Children” for eleven seasons, Ed O’Neill effortlessly took on the role of Jay Pritchett in the sitcom. At first hesitant to commit to another television series, he recalled in an interview on “The Jenny McCarthy Show” in 2016, “They sent me the script, and I thought, ‘Wow, I have to be a part of this.’

Since then, he has taken on the role of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling in the 2024 movie “Clipped” and will also feature in Ryan Murphy’s legal drama series titled “All’s Fair”.

For several decades, the ex-defensive lineman from Youngstown State has often referred to actress Catherine Rusoff as his longtime partner in life. Together, they are proud parents of daughters Claire and Sophia.

Through numerous periods of being together and apart, the actor formerly known as Haley’s boyfriend on Good Luck Charlie, eventually became part of the family when their twins made their screen debut. In a 2020 Instagram post, he proudly labeled this role as “the best job of my life.

Since then, he has featured in the short films “Always Come in Second” and “Nest,” however, during a live Instagram session in September 2024, he announced his retirement from acting. He expressed that his career as an actor had been a lengthy journey for him, but he now felt it was time to step away due to the fact that the entire process was becoming increasingly unhealthy for him.

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2025-08-22 20:18