In 2013, he appeared in a series of advertisements for Australian retail store Big W. He also received three Golden Globe Award nominations (2010, 20) for his work on the series. In his role as Cameron on Modern Family, Stonestreet earned three consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2010, 20), winning the award in 20. He also appeared in the movies Identity Thief as Big Chuck, and Bad Teacher as Kirk. In 2007, Stonestreet appeared in the short film "Vinny's Vault," which was produced during the reality show On the Lot. Benson in Girls Will Be Girls, Ed the Trucker in The Island, and Courtney's Neighbor in Ninja Cheerleaders. He made his film debut in Almost Famous, as desk clerk Sheldon.
Early on in his career, Stonestreet was featured in Northwestern University's 1996 football TV commercial campaign as the "purple pride guy." He also guest starred in television shows, such as Dharma & Greg, ER, Malcolm in the Middle, The Mentalist, NCIS, Nip/Tuck, Party of Five, Spin City, The West Wing, Pushing Daisies, Greg the Bunny, Providence, Close to Home, Crossing Jordan, Bones, Monk, and American Horror Story. He is also notable for his role as Ronnie Litre on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Stonestreet played Cameron Tucker in ABC's Modern Family.
He went on to study improv at ImprovOlympic and The Second City Training Center in Chicago, and moved to Los Angeles to begin his professional acting career. While at KSU, he performed in plays including his first, Prelude to a Kiss, for which he auditioned on a dare and won the smallest role All My Sons and Twelfth Night. Stonestreet graduated from Piper High School and Kansas State University where he was a brother of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1996. I do know one day that's what my dad was calling me and that's the name that I printed on my business cards." The name Fizbo was used for a clown character he periodically played on Modern Family. As a child, he created a clown character named Fizbo, and by age 11 was performing at 6- and 7-year-olds' birthday parties Stonestreet recalled in 2012, "I don't know where the name Fizbo came from. ĭuring his childhood, he wanted to become a clown. All rights reserved.Stonestreet was born in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of Jamey Anne ( née Ball), a teacher's aide, and Vincent Anthony "Vince" Stonestreet, who owned a retail business. reserves the right to make additions, deletions, or modification to the contents on the Website at any time without prior notice.Ĭopyright © 2013-2022.
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