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Before Sofia Vergara, 40, was on "Modern Family," she was a model and TV personality on Spanish language shows. She's pictured in 2003 during a taping for "MTV Spring Break" in Miami. (Getty Images) -
Here's Vergara at the 2012 Emmys in September. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) -
Back in 2005, with darker hair. In interviews, Vergara has said she's a natural blonde, but has dyed it brown for roles in which she's portraying a hot Latina. (Getty Images) -
Vergara has also been photographed a lot at various parties. Here she is in 2003, at a Maxim Hot 100 party. (Getty Images) -
Outside The Latin Lounge club in 2002 in West Hollywood. (Getty Images) -
At a celebrity auction in Los Angeles in 2002. (Getty Images) -
Vergara at the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Feb. 26, 2012. She became the highest paid TV actress this year, according to Forbes. (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images) -
Before Julie Bowen became Claire Dunphy on "Modern Family," she was in soap opera "Loving" and TV show "Ed." She's pictured in 2000. (Getty Images) -
Julie Bowen in 2002, during a US Open party. (Getty Images) -
Julie Bowen, 42, at the Emmys awards on Sept. 23, 2012, where she won an acting honor for her work in "Modern Family."
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Bowen back in 2003. (Getty Images) -
It's a good thing Julie Bowen has discovered high fashion, because she was wearing things like this see-through dress back in 2001. She's at a makeup launch party for Chanel. (Getty Images) -
Ready for the red carpet: Julie Bowen (R) laughing with Leslie Mann at the 2012 Vanity Fair Oscar party. (Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images) -
Julie Bowen (L) doesn't get to show off her great legs on "Modern Family" much, but she does here at the 2011 American Music Awards with co-star Sarah Hyland. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images) -
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, 36, worked mainly in Broadway and off-Broadway shows before joining "Modern Family." He's pictured in 2005 performing at Shubert Alley in New York City. (Getty Images) -
Ferguson, who plays gay lawyer Mitchell Pritchett, announced in September that he and his boyfriend are engaged. He's pictured at the Emmys on Sept. 23, 2012. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) -
Ferguson in 2005, performing a Broadway role in New York City's Bryant Park. He was playing "Leaf Coneybear" from the musical "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee." (Getty Images) -
Jesse Tyler Ferguson in 2006. (Getty Images) -
Sarah Hyland, 21, has been
acting since she was 5, with her first role as Howard Stern's daughter in the movie "Private Parts." She's pictured in 2006, at a party for "Grey Gardens." (Getty Images) -
Sarah Hyland at the Emmys on Sept. 23, 2012. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images) -
Hyland was in the TV show "Lipstick Jungle," in which she played Brooke Shields' daughter. She's pictured at a promotional event in 2008 for the show. (Amy Sussman / Getty Images) -
Hyland revealed in May that she has kidney dysplasia and underwent a kidney
transplant this year with the organ donated from her father, People magazine reported. She's pictured on Sept. 23, 2012. (Mark Davis / 2012 Getty Images) -
Before Ariel Winter became brainy Alex Dunphy, she played "young Tori" in 'So NoTORIous," a sitcom loosely based on Tori Spelling. She's pictured at a 2006 screening party for the show. -
Ariel Winter in 2012, at the Emmys in September. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) -
Ariel back in 2008, when she played a young Trixie Shimura in the movie "Speed Racer." She's pictured at the movie's premiere. (Jesse Grant / Getty Images) -
All grown up, at a "WWE SummerSlam" on Aug. 16, 2012. (Jason Merritt / 2012 Getty Images) -
Eric Stonestreet was previously in "Dharma & Greg," "CSI" and the movie "Almost Famous," in which he played Sheldon the desk clerk. He's pictured in 2010. (Michael Buckner / Getty Images) -
Stonestreet, 41, won his second acting Emmy in this year for "Modern Family." He also won in 2010, after playing "Fizbo the clown."
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Stonestreet plays gay dad Cameron Tucker and has described himself as "openly straight." (Colleague Jesse Tyler Ferguson has joked that Stonestreet is "gay-for-pay"). Stonestreet is pictured presenting a 2011 Billboard music award. -
A dog lover, Stonestreet unveils a newly renovated "Dream Dog Park in Alabama. His bio says he grew up in Kansas raising pigs. (Skip Bolen / 2012 Getty Images) -
Ed O'Neill was best known as Al Bundy on "Married ... with Children" before he joined "Modern Family." He's pictured in 1993 with actress Katey Sagal, who played Peggy Bundy. (Getty Images) -
O'Neill, 66, grew up in a blue-collar family on Youngstown, OH, where played football and was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1969. But he was cut in training camp. He's pictured at the Screen Actors Guild awards in 2012. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images) -
After "Married ... with Children" (pictured), O'Neill played Joe Friday in the 2003 remake of "Dragnet." But the show was cancelled in its second season. (Getty Images) -
O' Neill with his wife Catherine Rusoff (L) and daughters Claire O'Neill and Sophia O'Neill at the Kidstock festival in Beverly Hills on June 3, 2012. (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images) -
Ed O'Neill (C), with his "Modern Family" co-stars, actors Eric Stonestreet (L), Rico Rodriguez (2L) and Sofia Vergara (2R) and Jesse Tyler Ferguson (R), being honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2011. (ROBYN BECK / AFP/Getty Images) -
Rico Rodriguez, 14, plays Manny Delgado, a character he said producers described at his audition as "Antonio Banderas in a 12-year-old kid's body." He's pictured in 2009. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) -
Rico Rodriguez (L) and mom Diane Rodriguez at the Emmy awards on Sept. 23, 2012. He has said he began acting when he was about 8, when his sister started acting.
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Before "Modern Family," Ty Burrell, 45, appeared in "Black Hawk Down," "The Incredible Hulk" and the remake of "Dawn of the Dead." He's pictured at
the 2004 premiere of "Dawn Of The Dead." (Getty Images) -
Burrell also appeared in the 2006 indie movie "The Darwin Awards," for which he's pictured during the Sundance Film Festival. (Getty Images) -
Ty Burrell won an acting Emmy last year for playing Phil Dunphy on "Modern Family." He's pictured at the 2012 Emmys. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images) -
Nolan Gould, 13, began acting in commercials when he was 3. Known for playing dim-witted Luke Murphy, Gould is a smart kid - he's a member of Mensa. He's pictured in 2009. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) -
Nolan Gould, 2012. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) -
The ladies of "Modern Family" at the 2012 Emmys. (L-R) Ariel Winter, Julie Bowen, Sarah Hyland, Sofía Vergara and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. (Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images) -
The men of "Modern Family" at the 2012 Golden Globes: (L-R) Eric Stonestreet, Rico Rodriguez, Nolan Gould, Ty Burrell, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. (Kevin Winter / Getty Images) -
(L-R) Sarah Hyland, Nolan Gould, and Ariel Winter at the Critics' Choice Awards on June 18, 2012. (Kevin Winter / 2012 Getty Images) -
Ty Burrell (L) and Julie Bowen ham it up at the Critics' Choice Awards on June 18, 2012. (Frederick M. Brown / 2012 Getty Images) -
Nolan Gould (L) and Rico Rodriguez at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2010. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images) -
Actors Eric Stonestreet and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons at a post-Emmy party on Sept. 23, 2012. (Christopher Polk / 2012 Getty Images)
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