<p>As actor <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/hollywood-news/article/christina-applegate-says-she-got-covid19-at-the-married-with-children-reunion-23616065" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Ed O'Neill</a></strong> turned 80, actress Sofia Vergara, who played his onscreen wife Gloria Mar&iacute;a Ramrrez Delgado-Pritchett in the popular sitcom &ldquo;Modern Family&rdquo;, wished her &ldquo;favourite husband&rdquo;.</p>
<p>Sofia took to Instagram, where she shared a picture with Ed, who essayed the role of the wealthy patriarch Jay Francis Pritchett. In the picture, the two are seen hugging each other as they posed for a picture.</p>
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<p>&ldquo;Feliz cumplea&ntilde;os to my favorite husband! (Happy birthday to my favorite husband!) I miss u Ed O&rsquo;neil!!!!,&rdquo; wrote Sofia, whose character is Columbian, passionate, outspoken, and family-oriented.</p>
<p>Talking about <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/hollywood-news/article/modern-family-fame-eric-stonestreet-gets-hitched-to-lindsay-schweitzer-at-54-23593183" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Modern Family</a></strong>, the show follows the lives of three diverse but interrelated family set-ups living in suburban Los Angeles.</p>
<p>Modern Family is presented in a mockumentary style, with the characters frequently speaking directly to the camera in confessional interview segments.</p>
<p>The series won a total of 22 Emmy Awards, including five Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. It also won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series &ndash; Musical or Comedy in 2011.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, O'Neil has earned four <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/hollywood-news/photo/actor-awards-2026-red-carpet-jenna-ortega-timothee-chalamet--109907" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Screen Actors Guild Awards</a></strong> as well as nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.</p>
<p>He gained stardom in the late 1980s for playing a working class father, Al Bundy, on the sitcom Married... with Children. He made his debut in films with the crime thriller Cruising.</p>
<p>The actor was then seen in films such as Dutch, Wayne&rsquo;s World, Little Giants, Prefontaine, The Spanish Prisoner, The Bone Collector, Sun Dogs, The Last Shift, Wreck-It Ralph, Finding Dory, Ralph Breaks the Internet</p>
<p>Talking about <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/hollywood-news/article/sofia-vergara-reveals-shocking-reason-for-missing-emmys-2025-23594107" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Vergara</a></strong>, she has also worked in the Netflix miniseries Griselda. Vergara shot to prominence when co-hosting two television shows for the Spanish-language television network Univision in the late 1990s.</p>
<p>After acting in the English-language film Chasing Papi, she appeared in Four Brothers, and Meet the Browns and Madea Goes to Jail. She also acted in New Year&rsquo;s Eve, The Three Stooges, Machete Kills, Fading Gigolo, Chef, Hot Pursuit, Happy Feet Two, The Emoji Movie, Despicable Me 4.</p>
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Sofia Vergara wished Ed O’Neill on his 80th birthday, sharing a sweet post and calling her ‘Modern Family’ co-star her “favourite husband"

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As Ed O’Neill turned 80, Sofia Vergara shared a heartfelt birthday post on social media. She posted a picture with her ‘Modern Family’ co-star and called him her “favourite husband.” 

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