Dark Secrets The Cast Of Modern Family Tried To Hide

Publish date: 2024-05-17

It's a good problem for any ensemble cast to have, but the cast of Modern Family has had to be savvy when it comes to Emmy contention submissions because, with three households (and counting) in play, there are a lot of stars that could be considered leads. According to Reuters, the stars of the show had to be shrewd about how to divvy up their potential positions on the awards season ballots in 2010—whether the submit lead actor bids just for the adults or for all essential stars to vie for supporting cast members nominations, or to allow some of its principal castmates to contend for lead actor nominations, while others were relegated to the supporting actor spots. Ultimately, they opted for equality, with even if the top patriarch of the on-screen family, Ed O'Neill, presenting himself as a supporting star, and many have been consistent recipients of those nods as a reward for their hand-in-hand approach.

It wouldn't be the last time the cast of the show would have to band together for the sake of staving off potential in-fighting. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the show's adult stars also stood united in an intense salary struggle with the series' production company, 20th Century Fox—well, all except for O'Neill who'd long exceeded his co-stars in per-episode income. Negotiations became so intense that a lawsuit was even filed to void their existing contracts and table reads were cancelled amidst the stand-off, leaving the future of the show in doubt. However, the matter was ultimately resolved later that year, and in 2017, a new deal was inked that included all of the leading adult stars, including O'Neill, and assured that the series will make it to at least 10 seasons.

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