Who was replaced in Modern Family?

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Who was replaced in Modern Family?
Cast of Modern Family (Source: Official Facebook Post)


In Modern Family, the child characters of Joe Pritchett and Lily Tucker-Pritchett were replaced once throughout the series.


Modern Family is a comedy family drama that shows a redefined take on the family comedy genre with its humor, diversity, and heartfelt storytelling. The series started back in 2009 and revolves around 3 interconnected families and the joys and challenges of handling modern life. The series has released a total of 11 seasons with around 250 episodes released in a span of 11 years.


The series was created and written by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan and has various award-winning actors in the series namely, Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, and Rico Rodriguez among others. The series is known to have gained various accolades in its 11 long years along with multiple Emmy Awards in its collection.


Who was replaced in Modern Family?


In Modern Family, it is known that the child actors of the characters Joe Pritchett and Lily Tucker-Pritchett were replaced once throughout the series. The character of Lily Tucker-Pritchett was replaced in the 3rd season while the actor of Joe Pritchett was replaced 2 times in the series. During the introduction episode of the character, Joe’s role was played by the child actor twins Rebecca and Sierra Mark in season 4. During the 5th and 6th seasons, the role was taken over by Pierce Wallace, and finally, from season 7 to the finale season the character was played by actor Jeremy Maguire. Apart from these two characters, there was no cast replacement throughout the 11 seasons of Modern Family.


Also read: Who played Lily on Modern Family?


Why did Lily get replaced on Modern Family?


The character of Lily Tucker-Pritchett, who is introduced as the daughter of the main characters Mitchell and Cameron, was originally played by infant twins, Ella and Jaden Hiller. In Hollywood, it is known that child actors are only allowed to work for a couple of hours, in such cases casting twins means that productions can continue for a longer time. In the first 2 seasons of the series, the Hiller twins portrayed Lily, but according to the news portal NowToLove, it was known that the child actor’s parents were not enjoying the process of how the production was going.


Due to this, the child actors did not return for the 3rd season of the series. Hence the producers were forced to find a replacement to play the role of Lily in Modern Family. The role was finally taken over by actress Aubrey Anderson-Emmons who took over the role of Lily Lily Tucker-Pritchett, from season 3 all the way till Modern Family's conclusion.


Who was replaced in Modern Family?
Cast of Modern Family (Source: Official Facebook Post)


Who are the family members in Modern Family?


As mentioned above Modern Family revolves around the interconnected lives of the Pritchett family:


  • Jay Pritchett the head of the family is married to Gloria. The two have two kids: Manny (from Gloria’s previous marriage) and Joe.

  • Jay’s daughter, Claire Dunphy, is married to Phil who is a realtor by profession. They have three kids: socialite Haley, brainy Alex, and quirky Luke.

  • Jay’s son, Mitchell Pritchett, is a lawyer married to Cameron Tucker. They raise their adopted daughter, Lily.


Read more about Modern Family:


How many seasons of Modern Family are there

Why did modern family end after 11 seasons

What happened to Manny from Modern Family?


FAQs about Modern Family

The main cast members of the series are Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, and Rico Rodriguez.

The role of Gloria is played by Sofía Vergara, in Modern Family.

Cameron is married to Mitchell Pritchett, in Modern Family

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