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My Take
Eric Stonestreet is one of those actors I trust the instant he enters a frame. A Kansas City native who came up the steady way, from Piper High School to Kansas State, he grinded through recurring work on CSI before fully arriving as Cameron Tucker on Modern Family, a role that earned him two Emmys. What impresses me is the precision beneath the warmth: comedy this effortless is anything but, and his timing reveals serious craft hiding behind an easygoing, larger-than-life presence. I value performers who raise the temperature of a scene simply by showing up, and he reliably does exactly that.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Eric Stonestreet
- Name (Japanese)
- エリック・ストーンストリート
- Reading
- えりっく・すとーんすとりーと
- Born
- September 9, 1971 (age 54)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Boar
- Origin
- Kansas City, Kansas, United States
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- High school
- Piper High School
- University
- Kansas State University
Awards & achievements
- 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Eric Stonestreet born?
Born September 9, 1971 (age 54).
Where is Eric Stonestreet from?
Eric Stonestreet is from Kansas City, Kansas, United States.
What does Eric Stonestreet do?
Eric Stonestreet works as actor, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.