Eric Stonestreet
Biography
Eric Stonestreet is an American actor from Kansas City, Kansas, known for playing Cameron Tucker on the ABC sitcom Modern Family from 2009 to 2020. That part won him two Emmy Awards as outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, from three nominations. His film work includes Confirmation (2016), Bad Teacher (2011), Identity Thief (2013), and The Loft (2014), and he voices Duke in The Secret Life of Pets film franchise (2016 to 2019). His first film part was desk clerk Sheldon in Almost Famous. His other early credits include Girls Will Be Girls (2003) and Ninja Cheerleaders (2008). In Chicago he trained in improv at The Second City Training Center and ImprovOlympic after stage roles in Prelude to a Kiss, All My Sons, and Twelfth Night, and later moved to Los Angeles. He has also guest starred in television series including ER, Malcolm in the Middle, NCIS, and American Horror Story.
55years old
Turns 56 on September 9in 331 days
- Born Kansas City
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Eric Allen Stonestreet
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 16 years2003 to 2019
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First role
Stonestreet made his stage debut at Kansas State University in Prelude to a Kiss, auditioning on a dare and winning the smallest role.
Early training
After college, Stonestreet studied improv at ImprovOlympic and The Second City Training Center in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles to start his professional acting career.
Getting ready for a role
Stonestreet played a clown character named Fizbo on Modern Family. Each time Fizbo showed up in an episode, Stonestreet applied the clown makeup himself, saying nobody else could get it quite right.
A change of course
Stonestreet's early career included a role in Kansas State University's 1996 football commercials and the Big 12 Conference TV campaign, where he was the "purple pride guy."
Eric Stonestreet movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Chris Renaud directed two of these films, Richard Day two. Fourteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Chris Renaud
Richard DayDirector, 2 films, 2003 to 2004
All films by Richard Day
Also two films together8 more actors
- Jack PlotnickStraight-Jacket (2004) and Girls Will Be Girls (2003)
- Ellie KemperThe Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) and The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
- Hannibal BuressThe Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) and The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
- Michael BeattieThe Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) and The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
- Sam PancakeStraight-Jacket (2004) and Girls Will Be Girls (2003)
- Chris RenaudThe Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) and The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
- Clinton LeuppStraight-Jacket (2004) and Girls Will Be Girls (2003)
- Kiely RenaudThe Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) and The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2010 to 2012, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2012 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Modern Family | Won |
| 2010 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Modern Family | Won |
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