'Modern Family' Stars Share Emotional Behind-the-Scenes Photos From Their Last Day on Set
The Modern Family series finale is coming up fast, and the cast is already feeling emotional. With [...]
Nolan Gould
View this post on InstagramThis is surreal. I'm not crying. You're crying. I'm just sweating from my eyeballs.
Nolan Gould — who plays Luke Dunphy — began the goodbyes at the beginning of the month, when the final Modern Family promotional poster was released. He joked that he was "not crying," just "sweating through [his] eyeballs" when he saw the promo.
prevnextSofia Vergara
Sofia Vergara (Gloria Pritchett) has shared many tributes to Modern Family cast and crew in the last month, from candid photos and videos to throwback shots and promotional material. Perhaps the most impactful of all, however, were videos of the cast and crew hanging out and saying goodbye to each other on Friday, after the series wrap.
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The actor behind Manny, Rico Rodriguez, shared many Modern Family tributes as well, one of the most impactful being a set of photos and videos from the cast's last table-read together. Out of costume, the cast's real-life dynamic came through clearly, even for fans.
prevnextJesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson looked sentimental in this photo of him in Mitchell's emptied out house. The actor thanked fans for keeping the series going for so long, but he was still sad to say goodbye.
prevnextAriel Winter
Ariel Winter said goodbye to her trailer, goodbye to her co-stars and goodbye to Alex Dunphy in her Instagram post on Friday. Fans wondered what will be next for the actress — one of the series' break-out stars in the younger generation.
prevnextAubrey Anderson Emmons
Aubrey Anderson Emmons posed for photos with everyone, from her huge cast of co-stars to the hair, makeup and wardrobe team that got her into character as Lily for the last few years. The actress admitted that it was hard to get across the emotions of leaving the series behind.
prevnextSarah Hyland
Sarah Hyland's photos from the final day of filming could have been regular old family photos to anyone who did not know the show, and that made them even more heartbreaking. The actress ended her farewell with a picture of herself alone in the Dunphy family kitchen, where so many of her biggest moments have happened on the series.
prevnextEric Stonestreet
Eric Stonestreet could not decide which song to send off Modern Family with on Friday, so he used two in an aerial video of the cast and crew gathered outside of their studio. The clip had a heartbreaking finality to it, but it also highlighted the massive undertaking of a show on this scale.
Modern Family's series finale airs on Wednesday, April 8 at 9 p.m. ET.
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