Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Ferguson at a PFLAG event on October 1, 2010.
Born	October 22, 1975 (1975-10-22) (age 35) Missoula, Montana, USA
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present

Jesse Tyler Ferguson (born October 22, 1975) is an American actor who portrays Mitchell Pritchett on the ABC sitcom Modern Family. Previously he played the role of Richie Velch in the CBS sitcom The Class. He is openly gay.^[1]

[edit] Biography

Ferguson was born in Missoula, Montana and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico as a child.^[2] At age eight, he decided to become an actor and joined the Albuquerque Children's Theater where he was a member for six years. In high school, Ferguson played Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie and General Bullmoose in Li'l Abner. He also joined his high school speech and debate team and worked as a dancer/singer at Cliff's Amusement Park.^{[citation needed]}

Ferguson graduated from high school in 1994 and attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City. He worked mainly in off-Broadway and Broadway shows, including the Tony Award-winning The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, where he originated the role of Leaf Coneybear.

In the summer of 2007, Ferguson starred in the Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. He recently starred in the 2008 thriller Untraceable. Ferguson currently appears in the ABC sitcom Modern Family.^[3] and like his character in Modern Family, Ferguson is openly gay.^[4] He has been nominated for Outstanding Supporting Role in a Comedy Series at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards and the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards for this role. He submitted the season one finale episode "The Family Portrait" and the season two episode "Halloween" for consideration in each year.

[edit] Filmography

• 2000: Sally Hemings: An American Scandal – Young Tom Hemings
• 2001: Ordinary Sinner – Ogden
• 2002: Mercury in Retrograde – Duane
• 2006: Griffin and Phoenix – Student
• 2007: The Class – Richie Velch (19 episodes)
• 2008: Untraceable – Arthur James Elmer
• 2008: Do Not Disturb – Larry
• 2009: Wonderful World – Cyril
• 2009-present: Modern Family – Mitchell Pritchett
• 2010: Ugly Betty – Dr. Gabe Farkus (2 episodes)
• 2011 So You Think You Can Dance - Guest judge Wednesday July 13, 2011

[edit] Stage productions

• On the Town – Chip (Broadway Revival, November 19, 1998 – January 17, 1999)
• The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told – (Off Broadway)
• Little Fish – Marco (Off Broadway)
• Where Do We Live
• newyorkers
• Hair – Margaret Mead – (Encores!)
• SantaLand Diaries
• A Midsummer Night's Dream – Francis Flute – Public Theatre (Shakespeare in the Park)
• The Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged)
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee– Leaf Coneybear (Broadway, May 2, 2005 – January 20, 2008)
• On the Twentieth Century – Max Jacobs (Special Concert, September 26, 2005)
• The Merchant of Venice – Launcelot Gobbo – Public Theatre (Shakespeare in the Park) - Summer 2010

[edit] Awards

• 2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Ensemble Performance – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• 2010 Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Modern Family

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Jesse Tyler Ferguson at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson at the Internet Movie Database
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson on Twitter