When I was a kid, I wanted to be a clown. I didn't want to be an actor, I wanted to join the circus and entertain people.

" His openly gay co-star Jesse Tyler Ferguson who plays Cameron Tucker's partner Mitchell Pritchett jokingly calls him "gay-for-pay. Early life
Stonestreet was born in Kansas City Kansas. Stonestreet has received critical acclaim for his performance on Modern Family the latter of which earned him three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winning in 2010 and 2012.

Stonestreet has received critical acclaim for his performance on Modern Family the latter of which earned him three nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series winning in 2010 and 2012.