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Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Biography

Jesse Tyler Ferguson is an American actor who gained fame for playing Mitchell Pritchet’s role on ABC’s Modern Family from 2009 to 2020. His role on Modern Family has earned Tyler five consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also known for playing Ogden in Ordinary Sinner (2001), Griffin and Phoenix (2006), and voicing Shangri Llama’s character on Ice Age Collision Course (2016).

Ferguson was born and raised in the suburbs of Missoula, Montana. He grew up as the middle child in his family of three kids. Jesse was named after his paternal grandmother Jessie Uppercue Ferguson. He attended St.Pius X High School where he was a member of the drama club and played various theatre plays. Tyler then enrolled and graduated from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (also known as AMDA) based in New York City

Tyler began his acting career on Broadway as a member of the Albuquerque Children’s Theatre. He then starred in a Tony award-winning play called The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as the Leaf Coneybear after college. Ferguson then starred in a 2007 Shakespeare in the Park production called A Midsummer Night’s Dream of The Tempest. Ferguson made his official on-screen debut by starring in CBS’s sitcom series known as The Class as Richie Velch.

He then starred in a 2008 thriller called Untraceable. Ferguson landed his breakthrough role as Mitchell Pritchett in ABC’s sitcom Modern Family in 2009. His character represented a successful gay lawyer who has excelled in life. Tyler then appeared in So You Think You Can Dance alongside Chrissy Metz and boosted his fanbase. His most recent roles are in Cocaine Bear (2023) and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2022).

Age

Ferguson is 48 years old. He was born on October 22, 1975, in Missoula, Montana, United States. His zodiac birth sign is Sagittarius.

Height

Ferguson stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.78 m). He also weighs approximately 73 kilograms (160 Ibs).

Family

Tyler was born to his loving and supportive parents Anne Doyle Ferguson (mother) and Robert Ferguson (father). He also grew up alongside a sister named Kelly Ferguson and one brother named Ben Ferguson. Tyler’s parents finalized their divorce when he was eighteen years old and his mother decided to move to New Mexico. Therefore, he grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his mother and siblings. His passion as an actor grew after joining a Children’s theatre in Albuquerque.

Husband | Partner

Ferguson is openly gay and happily married. He officially made public his engagement and long-term relationship with Justin Mikita in July 2013. Justin is a professional lawyer who began dating Ferguson two years before their engagement. Eventually, Tyler and Justin got married through a private wedding ceremony held on July 20, 2013, in Manhattan, New York City.

The wedding was officiated by Tony Kushner. The couple now shares two wonderful children through surrogacy. Tyler and his family reside in Los Angeles, California. In addition, Ferguson revealed in an interview that his coming out process was long. He had to tell his father that he was gay at 17, 19, and at the age of 21 years old. Therefore, it took time for his family to accept his sexuality as a gay man.

Children

Tyler has two wonderful children with his husband, Justin Mikita. His firstborn child is named Mercer Ferguson Mikita. Mercer was born on July 7, 2020. His second born is Sullivan Louis Ferguson Mikita. He was born on November 15, 2022. Tyler and Justin are doing their best to be the ideal parents to their kids.

Net Worth

Tyler has an estimated net worth of around $20 million. His primary source of income is his career as a film, theatre, and television actor.

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