Watch: Why Sofía Vergara Says Modern Family Cast Got "Disconnected Fast" After FinaleForget Phil's-Osophy, Jesse Tyler Ferguson created his own motto when making this difficult decision. The Modern Family actor (who portrayed Mitchell Pritchett in the show's 10-year run) shared why he declined to star in a proposed spinoff with his onscreen husband Eric Stonestreet and daughter Aubrey Anderson-Emmons after the series ended in 2020. "Modern Family ended and then we had a pandemic," Jesse told guest Wendi McLendon-Covey in the Mar. 3 episode of his Dinner's on Me podcast.