Eric Stonestreet shares his lifelong passion for performing and the challenging path it took for him to break through in Hollywood. He recounts the grueling journey of landing the role of Cam on ABC’s hitcomedy “Modern Family,” and how the show ultimately changed his career. Stonestreet also opens up about his fathers journey with cancer and the impact it had on their relationship.
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0:00 Family pig farm
1:06 Prison warden dreams
1:51 College
3:05 Rejected from clown college
6:53 Worst memory as a clown
11:03 Public speaking
13:00 Breakup with ex changed my path
15:58 Moving to Chicago
20:40 Impostor syndrome and acting nerves
24:26 Auditioning for “The Office”
26:37 How I view auditioning
28:30 My first role on TV
29:53 Acting in commercials
31:05 Failure
31:56 Most meaningful step in my career
37:03 Modern Family auditions and role
46:20 Modern Family pilot
48:25 Playing middleman on Modern Family set
52:21 Kobe Bryant on Modern Family set
53:48 Learning what 'weird' is
54:57 Inheriting my dad's temper
57:40 Raising my fists to my dad, then becoming friends
59:18 Dad's lessons
1:02:40 Losing dad to cancer on his terms
1:07:55 Family Charitable Fund
1:08:53 Mom's cancer battles
1:11:51 The show we should do
1:13:58 The douchebaggery of Hollywood
1:15:25 Modern Family spin off?
1:19:25 The show I'm pitching with Peyton Manning
1:21:18 Giving Roger Goodell sh*t
1:24:03 Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
1:26:12 Sandy Koufax
1:27:25 Royals ownership
1:29:20 Chiefs' fandom
1:30:22 Randy Reid character

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