IamA Eric Stonestreet AMA!

You my friend,are the best gay character I've ever seen on tv. How do you do it?

By not necessarily playing Cam as a gay man. I am playing him as a passionate enthusiastic man, who stops and smells the roses. I am also using my mom and her personality as a guide post.

Hi Eric,

Massive fan of Modern Family.

What is your favourite Cam moment?

Hi ikarlcpfc, It would be Cam dressed as Fizbo in season 1 at the gas station as it captures a lot of Cams personality - Clown, Defender of his love and prompt

Hi Eric do people mistaken you to be gay in real life?

The answer is yes and I don't care

Hi Eric, big fan. This seems like a really weird time to have an AMA are you IN England?

You're really weird.

I'm on US Pacific time so the time in LA when this started was 3:30 AM here. I'm a live in caregiver for a hospice patient so I just happened to be up because she is. Most people in the US are either asleep or, if they are on the east coast, just getting up to go to work. So just wondering if he was in England where the time would make a little more sense.

I was just giving you trouble :-)

What has been your favourite part of playing Cam on Modern Family? And what would you be doing if you weren't on Modern Family?

Number one - Employment! and helping to bring a character to life form the ground up. I would probably be doing the same thing I was doing for the twelve years before Modern Family, looking for work and hoping somebody would find me talented

Who is the funniest person off camera in Modern Family?

I would say Sofia, she is so gosh darn funny!

Hey, Eric! Modern Family is my favorite comedy on TV and Cam always has me dying :) have you always been a funny guy?

My parents say yes!

Hi Eric. What do you think about the future of your young cast members? (Modern Family)

They are all very talented, young, good kids and I'm sure they will all have very bright futures.

Hi Eric

I absolutely love the first episode of Modern Family, it is without a doubt one of the best episodes of TV comedy ever written and performed.

What were your first thoughts when you read that script?

When I read it I wanted to be a part of it and I was really excited when I was asked to audition for the show

Hey Eric!

Have you ever gotten any flack for being a straight man playing a gay character? (I for one assumed you were gay in real life until I started following you on social media).

No.

Hi Eric, I'm the most obsessive Modern Family fan in Germany. Thank you for your work as Cam. How does it feel to be supported by millions of viewers?

It feel really nice to know the show and my character touches so many people. My dream was always to make people laugh. I wana visit Germany one day!

Hi Eric I'm a big fan! If we were to watch the secret life of Eric Stonestreet what's the most unusual thing we'd see? x

Cooking, lounging, sports and Bachelorette watching. Oh and lots of nudity

Hey Eric,

Who has been your favorite actor or actress to work with on Modern Family?

Oliver Platt and Nathan Lane

Hi Eric! Really looking forward to watching The Secret Life of Pets. How did you prepare for this role as the voice of a dog?

It start with a picture of what Duke looks like and his physicality and then his point of view. I think you're really going to enjoy the movie!

Hi Eric, when did you realise that Modern family was a big deal? I am coming to LA in March for first time and we hope to get a family selfie outside the Mitch & Cam house!

After they showed the full pilot at the television upfronts and it got great reviews. Mitch and Cam's house is very close to Twentieth Century Fox, right off Pico Boulevard - see you there!

Hey Eric, first off thank you for taking time to do this. I am a big fan and enjoy following you on Instagram and other social media. My first question is who is your most memorable person to scare at a baseball game, and my second is who is your inspiration regarding acting and comedy?

Bryan Cranston was the most memorable person to scare. Secondly my inspirations are John Candy, John Goodman and Harvey Korman, Carole Burnett, Tim Conway and Benny Hill

Hello Eric,

Who's your favourite character in Secret Life Of Pets?

I really liked the tattooed pig!

Hi Eric! I'm such a huge fan of your work on Modern Family. Cam truly is my favorite character! I figure a lot of people might ask about your personal and work life. As to me, i just want to ask you : what's your go-to joke?

Much love from Belgium!

Do you know how Harry Potter gets down a hill? He jogs.

J K Rowling.

If you could be any TV show/movie, past present or future, which would it be?

I would have liked to have been a bad guy on Magnum PI

Would you rather fight 100 duck-sized horses or one horse-sized duck?

100 duck-sized horses

What is your favorite band?

Hi RoosterSamurai - Van Halen, Prince, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Kings of Leon, The Kooks

Hey Eric, Love your work as Cam. I read, that Jesse Tyler has described you as 'gay-for-pay', how has it been to act as the female part, admit it - even the mothers believed you were the mother, in a homosexual relationship, even though you are straight in real life?

Well you know there is history that Cam briefly dated Pepper after the passing of Pricess Di, we were both ships lost at sea in a moment of grief. But yes I do think Pepper would get back together with Cam, for a brief fling.