Eric Stonestreet 10 Personal Facts, Biography, Wiki
American actor Born: September 9, 1971 (age 49 years), Kansas City, Kansas, United States Height: 1.85 m Alma mater: Kansas State University (1996) Siblings: Mauria Stonestreet Parents: Jamey Stonestreet, Vince Stonestreet KNOWN FOR Cameron Tucker NICKNAME: Eric FULL NAME: Eric Allen Stonestreet PROFESSION: Actor NATIONALITY: American AGE: 49 years old (in 2021) DATE OF BIRTH: September 9, 1971 BIRTHPLACE: Kansas City, Kansas, United States ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo HEIGHT: 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) WEIGHT: 120 kg (265 lbs) CHEST: 38 inches WAIST: 27 inches BODYTYPE: Average BICEPS: 15 inches HAIR COLOR: Light Brown EYE COLOR: Light Brown
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In June 2016, Stonestreet begin dating pediatric nurse Lindsay Schweitzer, whom he met during the Big Slick charity event weekend in Kansas City. On August 22, 2021, the couple became engaged. Stonestreet is heterosexual and has lightheartedly described himself as “openly straight”. His Modern Family co-star, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, who plays Stonestreet’s character’s husband Mitchell Pritchett, and who is gay in real life, jokingly called Stonestreet “gay-for-pay”. Stonestreet is a supporter of the LGBT community; he declined to be photographed with Rick Santorum, an opponent of same-sex marriage, and a longtime opponent of LGBTQ+ equality. Stonestreet enjoys attending sporting events and openly supporting his hometown teams (including the Kansas City Chiefs), and has driven the pace car at several NASCAR events. He continues to frequent football games at his alma mater and stays active with several organizations there. In 2019, it was announced that Stonestreet was part of the new ownership group of the Kansas City Royals; Royals legend George Brett was once a guest star in a season nine episode of Modern Family where Cameron in-character considered him his favorite baseball player. Grew up on a farm in Kansas He got the acting bug after getting a small role in Craig Lucas’ play Prelude to a Kiss, at an audition a friend had dared him to go to. After college, he moved to Chicago, where he found work in TV commercials and studied with comedy groups Second City and ImprovOlympic (now IO) He had his big spotlight as Sheldon the hotel receptionist in Almost Famous (2000) Eric Stonestreet is Heterosexual, as he describes himself as “openly straight”. Eric has received three Golden Globe Award nominations (2010, 2011 and 2013) for his work on the series. In his childhood, Eric created a clown character named Fizbo. Stonestreet has earned three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. His mother is a teacher’s aide. His father owned a retail business. He wanted to become a clown during his childhood and created his own character named Fizbo. The name Fizbo was used for a clown character he periodically played on Modern Family. He was a brother of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Kansas State University. He auditioned on a dare for the role in Prelude to a Kiss, his first play. He was a celebrity contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2020. He was a guest judge in America’s Got Talent in 2020. He voiced Minimus in CGI animated children’s series, Sofia the First. He voiced Duke in The Secret Life of Pets film franchise. He performed in “Weird Al” Yankovic’s music video for “Tacky,” a parody of Pharrell’s “Happy” in 2014. He appeared in the music video for Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s song “Stuck with U” in 2020. He is a supporter of the LGBT community and plays a gay character in Modern family. He declined to be photographed with Rick Santorum, an opponent of same-sex marriage. He is a sports lover and supports his hometown teams including the Kansas City Chiefs. He has driven the pace cars at several NASCAR events.