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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lydia Spencer-Elliott

Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson says gay viewers criticised him for ‘stereotypical’ role

Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson has said some gay viewers of the show criticised him for his “stereotypical” depiction of a gay man.

The 49-year-old played the uptight environmental lawyer Mitchell Pritchett in the much-loved sit-com, which ran from 2009 to 2020.

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