Eric Stonestreet: 2x Emmy Award-Winning Actor

About this episode

Graham Bensinger spends a day with Emmy Award-winning actor Eric Stonestreet, discussing his upbringing, career, and personal experiences.

Graham travels to Kansas City for a day with Eric Stonestreet. The Modern Family star shares his unique midwest upbringing tending to livestock as a kid. He also explains how his clowning side hustle got him in trouble once, and the heartbreak that lead him down the path to becoming an actor. The Emmy winner goes into detail about the grueling audition process to get the role of Cam and reveals behind the scenes stories on the set of the hit show. Stonestreet also remembers the emotions of his father's passing, and explains how he became friends with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

People in this episode

Host: Graham Bensinger

Guest: Eric Stonestreet

Topics covered

• acting
• Emmy Awards
• audition process
• personal stories
• friendship
• midwest upbringing

Keywords

• Eric Stonestreet
• Graham Bensinger
• Modern Family
• Emmy Award
• audition
• Roger Goodell
• acting career
• midwest upbringing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Modern Family

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