Ty Burrell

Ty Burrell
Burrell in February 2014
Born
Tyler Gerald Burrell

(1967-08-22) August 22, 1967 (age 57)
Grants Pass, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present
Spouse
Holly Burrell
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(m. 2000)​
Children2

Tyler Gerald Burrell (born August 22, 1967) is an American actor. Burrell is best known for his role as Phil Dunphy on the ABC sitcom Modern Family (2009–2020) earning two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

Burrell had starring roles on the television series Out of Practice (2005–2006) and Back to You (2007–2008). He has acted in films such as Evolution (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), Dawn of the Dead (2004), and Muppets Most Wanted (2014). He portrayed Doc Samson in The Incredible Hulk (2008). He has also voiced characters in the animated films Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014), Finding Dory (2016), and Storks (2016).

On stage, he made his Broadway debut playing Lennox in the revival of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth (2000).

Early life and education

Tyler Gerald Burrell was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, on August 22, 1967,[1][2] the son of teacher Sheri Rose (née Hauck) and family therapist Gary Gerald Burrell (1940–1989).[3][4][5][6] He has a younger brother, Duncan.[7] He is mostly of English and German descent, though he discovered via Finding Your Roots that he is also of 1/16th African American ancestry through his great-great-grandmother, a formerly enslaved girl from Tennessee who became a homesteader in Oregon.[8] He grew up in Applegate, Oregon, near the California border.[9][10] He attended Hidden Valley High School[1] in Grants Pass, where he played football and was a lineman for the Hidden Valley Mustangs.

While attending college at the University of Oregon, Burrell became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity[11] and worked as a bartender at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.[9] He later attended Southern Oregon University in Ashland,[10] graduating with a bachelor's degree in theatre arts in 1993.[9] Fifteen years later, in 2008, he was the school's commencement speaker.[12]

Continuing his education at Penn State University, he earned an MFA and was a member of the Theatre 100 Company along with Keegan-Michael Key.[9][13][14] In 1997 and 1999, Burrell worked as a festival actor at the Utah Shakespeare Festival.[15] He has also stated that for a period of time in graduate school, he lived out of his van to save money.[16]

Career

Burrell's first credited film roles were 2001's Evolution and Black Hawk Down. He subsequently appeared in the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, and in several stage roles (such as 2000's Broadway production of Macbeth, and the off-Broadway plays Corners, The Blue Demon, Burn This, and Show People).

He was a co writer and actor in the original production of the offbeat comedy The Red Herring O' Happiness directed by Russell Dyball. Burrell's stage work also includes writing and working in the off Broadway play Babble with his brother, Duncan. He has also made an appearance as a New Jersey prosecutor in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

After that, Burrell was cast as Oliver Barnes, a shallow but well meaning plastic surgeon, on the CBS sitcom Out of Practice (2005–06), also created by screenwriter Christopher Lloyd. The show was canceled in May 2006, with eight episodes remaining unaired in the United States. After the show's cancellation, he played Allan Arbus in the film Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus. In the same year, he also appeared in Friends with Money and The Darwin Awards. In 2007, he had a small role in the film National Treasure: Book of Secrets as the curator of the White House followed by a starring role in the sitcom Back to You on Fox later that same year. On the show, created by Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, Burrell played a field reporter (alongside Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton). The show was canceled in 2008.

In the 2008 Marvel film adaptation of the comic The Incredible Hulk Burrell played Leonard Samson (without superpowers) who had a short relationship with Betty Ross.

He had a lead role as Realtor Phil Dunphy in the acclaimed ABC situation comedy Modern Family which was also created by Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan. For his performance, he received eight consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2010–2017), winning the award twice in 2011 and 2014.[17]

He also received nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for his role, sharing the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series with his co stars. He was the recipient of the individual SAG award in 2014, defeating Alec Baldwin, who had previously won the award seven years in a row.[18]

Burrell also appears as Phil in commercials for National Association of Realtors.[19]

In November 2014, Burrell signed an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television to develop his own comedy projects.[20] In July 2020, his overall deal with 20th Century Fox continued with the establishment of his own production company, Desert Whale Productions.[21]

His web series Boondoggle, loosely based on Burrell's own life, debuted in June 2016 on ABC.com and ABCd.[22] He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series in July 2017.[23]

Ventures and charity work

Burrell owns The Eating Establishment, a restaurant in Park City, Utah, as well as two bars in Salt Lake City called Bar X and Beer Bar, located next to each other with interconnecting doors.[24]

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down Salt Lake City's bars and restaurants in March 2020, Burrell and his wife used $100,000 of their own money to create Tip Your Server, a crowd-sourced online fund to help out-of-work wait staff in Utah, where they had previously kept their main residence.[25]

Personal life

Burrell attending Los Angeles Rams' training camp in 2019

Burrell married his wife, Holly, on August 18, 2000. They resided in New York City until moving to Salt Lake City in 2008.[9][26] They still own a two-bedroom apartment in New York's Astoria neighborhood, which they rent out.[27] At one point, they relocated to Southern California for Burrell's work on Modern Family. In March 2010, Burrell said that they had adopted a baby girl[28] and another girl two years later.[29]

Burrell is a self-described lifelong fan of the Oregon Ducks, Portland Trail Blazers, New York Mets, and the Los Angeles Rams.[30]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Evolution Colonel Flemming
Black Hawk Down Timothy A. Wilkinson
2004 Dawn of the Dead Steve Marcus
In Good Company Enrique Colon
2005 Down in the Valley Sheriff / Cowboy
2006 Friends with Money Other Aaron
The Darwin Awards Emile
Fur Allan Arbus
2007 National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets Connor
2008 The Incredible Hulk Dr. Leonard Samson [31][32]
2009 Leaves of Grass Professor Sorenson
2010 Fair Game Fred
Morning Glory Paul McVee
2011 Butter Bob Pickler
2012 Goats Frank Whitman
2014 The Skeleton Twins Rich Levitt
Mr. Peabody & Sherman Mr. Hector Peabody (voice) [33][34]
Muppets Most Wanted Jean Pierre Napoleon [35]
2016 Finding Dory Bailey (voice) [36][34]
Storks Henry Gardner (voice) [37][34]
2017 Rough Night Pietro

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000, 2003 Law & Order Paul Donatelli Episode: "Turnstile Justice"
Herman Capshaw Episode: "Sheltered"
2001 The West Wing Tom Starks Episode: "The Women of Qumar"
2002 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Alan Messinger Episode: "Execution"
2003 Nip/Tuck "Big Mike" Episode: "Joel Gideon"
2005–2006 Out of Practice Dr. Oliver Barnes 21 episodes
2007 Lipshitz Saves the World Man in Red Episode: "Pilot"
2007–2008 Back to You Gary Crezyzewski 17 episodes
2008 Fourplay Christopher Episode: "Pilot"
2009 Damages Douglas Schiff 2 episodes
2009–2020 Modern Family Phil Dunphy Main role
2010–2011 The Super Hero Squad Show Captain Marvel (voice) 3 episodes[34]
Glenn Martin, DDS Mart-E (voice) 2 episodes
2012 Doc McStuffins Big Jack (voice) Episode: "Out of the Box"
2012–2014 Key & Peele Nazi Commander / Colonel Hans Müller 2 episodes
2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Himself Episode: "Ty Burrell Wears a Chambray Shirt and Clear Frame Glasses"
The Penguins of Madagascar Parker (voice) Episode: "The Penguin Who Loved Me"
2016 Boondoggle Ty Main role; also writer
2017 Family Guy Himself Episode: "Emmy-Winning Episode"[38]
2020 A Modern Farewell Modern Family documentary
2020–2022 Duncanville Jack Harris (voice) Main role[39]

Theatre

Year Title Role Venue Ref.
1997 Henry V Gower Adams Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival [40]
1999 A Midsummer Night's Dream Oberon Adams Theatre, Utah Shakespeare Festival [41]
2000 Macbeth Lennox Music Box Theatre, Broadway [42]
2002 Burn This Burton Union Square Theatre, Off-Broadway [43]
2004 Richard III Henry Stafford The Public Theatre, Off-Broadway [44]
2006 Show People Tom Second Stage Theatre, Off-Broadway [45]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Modern Family (episode: "Up All Night") Nominated [46]
2011 Modern Family (episode: "Good Cop Bad Dog") Won [47]
2012 Modern Family (episode: "Lifetime Supply") Nominated [48]
2013 Modern Family (episode: "Mistery Date") Nominated [49]
2014 Modern Family (episode: "Spring-a-Ding-Fling") Won [50]
2015 Modern Family (episode: "Crying Out Loud") Nominated [51]
2016 Modern Family (episode: "The Party") Nominated [52]
2017 Modern Family (episode: "Grab It") Nominated [53]
Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Series Boondoggle Nominated
2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series Modern Family (season 1) Nominated [54]
2010 Modern Family (season 2) Won [55]
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
2011 Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series Modern Family (season 3) Won [56]
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
2012 Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series Modern Family (season 4) Won [57]
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
2013 Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series Modern Family (season 5) Won [58]
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Won
2014 Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series Modern Family (season 6) Nominated [59]
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
2015 Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series Modern Family (season 7) Nominated [60]
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
2016 Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Comedy Series Modern Family (season 8) Nominated [61]
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated

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