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“The truth is I've just never had any kind of plan at all for my career, which is probably not a very flattering thing to admit. I don't know that I'd ever planned to be in this situation. I'm still just an idiot, really really stupid. It's not like I'm now a genius because this has happened. I just got hugely lucky.”

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Ty Burrell, born on August 22, 1967, is an American actor. He gained widespread popularity for his role as Phil Dunphy in the ABC sitcom 'Modern Family', for which he won multiple awards. more

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