Eric Stonestreet is an American actor best known for portraying Cameron Tucker in the ABC sitcom Modern Family, for which he received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series out of three nominations.
Eric Allen Stonestreet was born on September 9, 1971, in Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America. Eric Stonestreet is 52 years old as of 2023.
Eric Stonestreet’s interest in acting began when he was a child. He created a clown character named Fizbo and started performing at younger children’s birthday parties at the age of 11.
Eric Stonestreet attended Piper High School and Kansas State University, where he was in the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1996.
While at Kansas State University, Eric Stonestreet made his stage debut when he appeared in Prelude to a Kiss, for which he auditioned on a dare and won the smallest role.
In 2020, Eric Stonestreet appeared in the music video for Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber’s song “Stuck with U”. Eric Stonestreet first rose to prominence in a recurring role on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
In 2013, Eric Stonestreet appeared in a series of advertisements for the Australian retail store Big W. In the fall of the same year, Stonestreet played the “Fan Coach” in the AT&T “Be A Fan” commercial series.