Today's 12 Hottest TV Superstars

Today's 12 Hottest TV Superstars book cover — TABLE OF CONTENTS Ty Burrell 4 Stephen Colbert 6 Ellen DeGeneres 8 Zooey Deschanel 10 Jimmy Fallon 12 Mindy Kaling 14 Jim Parsons 16 Amy Poehler 18 Andy Samberg 20 Ryan Seacrest 22 Sofia Vergara 24 Kerry Washington 26 Fact Sheet 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32

Today's 12 Hottest TV Superstars — page 1 — 1 TY BURRELL IS TV’S FUNNY DAD In 2014 Ty Burrell earned more than 175,000 per episode of Modern Family That’s not bad for a guy who once lived in a van Burrell grew up in Oregon His dad was a family therapist His mom stayed at home to raise Ty and his older brother Duncan The boys were always being silly They had competitions to see who could make their dad laugh first During a high school talent show Burrell learned he loved the stage He wasn’t a very good student though He failed out of college When Burrell was 19 his father died of cancer It pushed him to go back to school He studied theater and learned how plays are produced Burrell started taking acting seriously 4 Burrell starred in small college plays He didn’t earn much money from these roles To make ends meet he lived in his van In the meantime he kept working hard for bigger roles 5 Number of Screen Actors Guild Awards Burrell has earned for his role in Modern Family Full Name Tyler Gerald Burrell Birth Date August 22 1967 Birthplace Grants Pass Oregon Breakthrough Moment Role of Phil Dunphy on the hit TV show Modern Family Awards 5 Screen Actors Guild Awards 2 Emmy Awards for Modern Family

Today's 12 Hottest TV Superstars — page 2 — In 2001 he earned a small part in the movie Black Hawk Down In 2004 he landed another role in the movie Dawn of the Dead In 2009 Burrell was chosen to play Phil Dunphy on Modern Family Phil Dunphy’s character is a dad who tries hard to be cool Phil Dunphy is awkward and funny Burrell’s Burrell and Julie Bowen who plays Phil’s wife on Modern Family pose with their Emmy Awards in 2011 character makes people laugh each week This role won Burrell an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2014 5

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