Emmy nomination

Burrell is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for the 64th Emmy Awards for portraying Phil Dunphy on Modern Family.

This is the third year in a row that I was woken up to that particular good news. The past two years I changed my daughter’s diaper immediately—that was the first thing I did—and this morning the first thing that she did was stick her foot in my mouth. I don’t know what that means, but it can’t be good. It’s basically telling me not to talk, I think.