Did Luke Dunphy Ever Go to College? Here Are a Few of Our Favorite Milestones of This ‘Modern Family’ Character
He may not be the smartest or the most stylish of the Dunphy children, but Luke has a special place in the hearts of Modern Family viewers. Fans saw this character grow up, from attending his first middle school dance to graduating high school. Did Luke Dunphy ever go to college? Here are some of our favorite moments of this Modern Family character.
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Did Luke Dunphy go to college?
Luke isnāt exactly book smart, but he is creative. Throughout Modern Familyās 11 seasons, viewers saw Luke grow into the young man he is today. He made movies with his friends, he performed magic tricks for his dad, he helped Phil create The Real HeadScratcherā¢, and he graduated from high school with Jay and Gloriaās son, Manny.Ā
This character did apply to a few different colleges, including Arizona State and Notre Dame. Unfortunately, Luke didnāt get into any of them, (and the Dunphys have the reaction videos to prove it.) Phil thought that maybe because Luke is a ālegacy,ā he could get into his alma mater but after a bribing incident, Luke didnāt get in there, either.Ā
The other two Dunphy children did get into college. Haley attended an unnamed university for a brief period of time, before getting kicked out for underage drinking, resisting arrest, and assaulting a police officer. Alex, on the other hand, got into Caltech for biochemistry and graduated at the top of her class.Ā
Luke experiences loss on āModern Familyā
There are plenty of celebrations on Modern Family. With all the good times, though, there are a few bad. One of those includes the loss of Philās mother. The whole family heads down to Florida to spend time with Philās father and Luke is gifted a pocket watch.Ā
Perhaps the biggest loss for Luke was when his friend Walt, an elderly man who lived next door, passed away. After he dies, Luke sneaks next door and takes his TV. When his mothers asks him why, Luke explains that at night when he couldnāt sleep, heād look out of his window. If the TV was on, he knew Walt was awake. Heād miss that.Ā
Luke is an uncle to Haleyās twinsĀ
There are a few other milestones that Luke experiences related to his family. Of course, one of the most important is when Luke becomes an uncle to Haleyās twins. He also becomes a brother-in-law to Dylan, once he and Haley are married. Although Modern Family is coming to a close, the actor behind Luke Dunphy shared his thoughts about his time as the character.
āI still just havenāt found a good way to sum it up. Itās 11 years of your life, itās been an amazing journey and experience, and Iāll never find anything quite like what we have going on here so thereās a lot of different emotions coming into the final season but weāre about halfway done and itās feeling really strong, itās going to be an amazing season,ā actor Nolan Gould said during an interview with ABC.
Episodes of Modern Family are available for streaming on ABC.com. The last episode of ABCās Modern Family premieres on April 8.Ā