Eric Stonestreet’s net worth is $23 million as per Celebrity Net Worth as of May 2025.
Eric Allen Stonestreet is an American actor who earned worldwide recognition for his role as Cameron Tucker in the sitcom Modern Family. His role in the series, from 2009 to 2020, earned him critical acclaim alongside two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series out of three nominations.
Stonestreet made his debut as an actor in 1999 in the television series Dharma and Greg. He soon became a prolific television actor, starring in several dozen roles before he got his first recurring role in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation from 2001 to 2005. That was before he earned his breakthrough role in Modern Family, from 2009 until the show’s finale in 2020.
How much is Eric Stonestreet's net worth?
As per Celebrity Net Worth, Eric Stonestreet’s net worth is $23 million as of May 2005. His salary on the show from 2014 to 2018 was $190,000 per episode, and that was increased to $500,000 from 2019 until the show’s finale in 2020. That worked out to around $12 million per season in the later seasons.
Stonestreet was born in Kansas City, Kansas, and as a child, he wanted to become a clown, even creating a clown character named Fizbo. Not only that, he was performing for younger children at birthday parties by age 11 before he attended high school and then Kansas State University, where he graduated with a degree in sociology. Post that, he made his stage debut as an actor and then moved to Los Angeles to begin his professional acting career.
He made his film debut in the 2000 film Almost Famous, a year after he made his debut on television in Dharma and Greg. Following that, Stonestreet appeared in several television and film productions, albeit in small roles, such as Malcom in the Middle, ER, The Mentalist, NCIS, and more. That was until he got his first recurring role as Ronnie Litre on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, playing the character for 12 episodes between 2001 and 2005.
Stonestreet's role as Cameron Tucker in Modern Family is widely acclaimed. Stonestreet has earned several awards for the show, including two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor and four SAG Awards for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Not only that, he was also nominated for three Golden Globes for Best Supporting Actor and a Critics' Choice award for the same in 2011.
Post Modern Family, Stonestreet has acted in a few television series, including The Santa Clauses, American Auto, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Madagascar: A Little Wild, and more.
FAQs
A. No, Eric Stonestreet isn’t gay although he portrays a gay character on Modern Family.
A. All the adult actors of Modern Family were earning $500,000 per episode, thus making them all amongst the highest-paid actors in television at the time.
A. The series ended because the show’s creators, Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, always intended for Season 11 to be the final season.
