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Ty Burrell Biography

Birth Name:
Tyler Gerald Burrell
Birth Place:
Grants Pass, Oregon, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Did not pursue acting until he got to college
  • Worked as a forest firefighter when he was 19
  • Appeared in a 2000 Broadway production of Macbeth with Back to You costar Kelsey Grammer in the lead role
  • Enjoyed TV guest appearances on Ellen and The West Wing before debuting on the silver screen in 2001's Evolution and Black Hawk Down
  • Starred opposite Edward Norton and Catherine Keener in the acclaimed Signature Theatre off-Broadway production of Burn This
  • In 2010, bought a bar, Bar-X, in Salt Lake City with his brother Duncan
  • Honored his deceased father in his 2011 Emmy acceptance speech for his supporting role in Modern Family

Awards

  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2016Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2016Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2013Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: winner
  • 2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated

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