‘Modern Family’ Actor Ty Burrell Reveals Why He Relates More To His ‘Finding Dory’ Character Than Phil Dunphy
Some know him as Phil Dunphy, others know him as the voice of the beluga whale named Bailey. Throughout his career, Ty Burrell portrayed several comedy characters. When it comes to which one he relates to the most, his Finding Dory animal comes out on top.
Hereās what we know about this former-Modern Family star.
Ty Burrell portrays Phil Dunphy on ABCās āModern Familyā
Itās one of ABCās longest-running comedy series, known for its iconic cast and heartwarming episodes. Modern Family tells the story of one extended family as they face everything from love to loss together.
In this television show, Burrell portrayed the father of the Dunphy family, the cheerleading, upbeat realtor named Phil. Throughout Modern Familyās run on the television network, the actor earned several Emmy awards and nominations, including Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.Ā
Ty Burrell voiced one character for the Disney and Pixar animated film, āFinding Doryā
Aside from his work with Modern Family, this actor appeared in a Disney and Pixar animated sequel, the story of Doryās family, Finding Dory. There, Burrell portrayed a āsickā but always lovable and friendly beluga whale named Bailey, whose echolocation was apparently not working.Ā
He wasnāt the only Modern Family cast member voicing characters in this film. Ed OāNeill, who portrayed businessman Jay Pritchett on the ABC comedy series, voiced a surly septopus named Hank. (Ariel Winter also worked with Disney for the Disney Junior animated series, Sofia the First.)
This actor relates more to Baileyās āneuroticā side
Although Phil Dunphy and Bailey are both pretty fun-loving and energetic, there are differences between Burrellās well-known characters. When it comes to who the actor relates to more, Bailey comes out on top.
āIām just such a fan of Pixar and thereās also a practical side to doing animated film too,ā Burrell said during an interview with Stuff. āWhich is that itās not a crazy demand on your schedule, so you can actually be with your family a little bit more.āĀ
āBut actually, itās just because heās neurotic, so itās not a stretch for me,ā he continued. āIām absolutely prone to idiocy, like Phil, but Baileyās sort of neurotic and heās got self-doubt, and I relate to that a little bit more.ā
When Burrellās daughters watched the Disney and Pixar movie, they knew their father voiced Bailey. They didnāt understand, though, that he didnāt make the entire movie. Or tell Destiny when he saw a wall.Ā
āSo they basically spent the whole movie blaming me for everything that Bailey did wrong, theyād just constantly turn to me during the screening like, āCome on, dad! Just, please, tell her where the wall is already,'ā Burrell said.
Although Modern Family has since premiered its last episode, Finding Dory is available for streaming on Disneyās streaming platform, Disney+.