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Burrell in 2014
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Born |
Tyler Gerald Burrell August 22, 1967 Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S. |
Education | Hidden Valley High School |
Alma mater |
Southern Oregon University University of Oregon Penn State University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 2000–present |
Spouse(s) | Holly Burrell (m. 2000) |
Children | 2 |
Parent(s) | Gary Gerald Burrell Sheri Rose Hauck |
Tyler Gerald "Ty" Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He originally rose to prominence in several roles on Broadway including Macbeth, and the off-Broadway plays Corners, The Blue Demon, Burn This, and Show People.
His first feature film role was in 2001's Evolution. He also appeared in Black Hawk Down, Dawn of the Dead, Muppets Most Wanted and Marvel's The Incredible Hulk as Doc Samson. He has since voiced characters in a number of animated films Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Finding Dory as "Bailey" the Beluga Whale and Storks. Burrell had recurring on then television series Out of Practice and Back to You.
Burrell is best known for his role as patriarch Phil Dunphy in the ABC sitcom Modern Family, for which he has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2011 and 2014 and five Screen Actors Guild Awards: one for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series in 2013 and four consecutive awards outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series shared with the cast from 2011-2014.