“I wanna find this girl.
And give her a special award for this.”
“I guess there’s some background actor onModern Familywho it’s so funny.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson on ‘Modern Family’.Credit:Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty
The actor recalled seeing the moment on YouTube or TikTok.
She’s talking to thin air right behind me,” Ferguson said.
And then there’s this person behind me talking to an empty chair… a lot.

And it’s one of my favorite things.
I’m like, I wanna find this girl.
And give her a special award for this."

The ABC series about the relationship between three different but related families aired from 2009 to 2020.
She recalled that “the background people were lovely.”
Lynch added, “Being a background actor is is an art.
Because if it’s not good, you notice, and it can destroy what you’re doing.”
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