ABC initially wanted FRIENDS star Matt LeBlanc to play the role of the beloved Modern Family character, Phil Dunphy.

Ty Burrell is an Emmy Award-winning actor ... He next appeared in the 2001 movie Black Hawk Down and was later cast in several TV shows, including The West Wing and Law & Order: Special Victims ...

Ty Burrell made audiences laugh as Phil Dunphy ... Prior to this role, Burrell had appeared in a few movies and shows. Burrell's sense of humor is now his trademark. If anything, his humor ...