Modern Family is an American TV comedy series revolving around three
families interrelated through Jay Pritchett, his son Mitchell
Pritchett, and Jay's daughter Claire Dunphy. The families meet for
family functions (usually around their three neighborhoods or while
traveling during vacations) and cross-family bonding.Philip Humphrey
"Phil" Dunphy (Ty Burrell) is Claire's husband of 15 years who sees
himself as the "cool dad". He dotes on his wife Claire and constantly
tries to find ways to bond with his three kids. He is seen as very
competitive, one example being his nature of always beating his son at
basketball. He has a very juvenile attitude, and is referred to by
Claire as the "kid [she's] married to". He uses a parenting method
that he calls "peerenting", which is a combination of talking like a
peer but acting like a parent.Phil is a real estate agent who is very
confident in his work, once saying "I could sell a fur coat to an
Eskimo." Phil has a severe case of coulrophobia, which is first
revealed when despite Mitchell's objection, Cameron comes to Luke's
party dressed as a clown. This may stem from Phil's having found a
dead clown in the woods when he was a child. Phil appears to love home
repair yet never seems to get around to any of the jobs requested by
Claire. Throughout season 1, his ongoing project is fixing the step.
He at times shows a sort of crush-like affection for Gloria. However,
he says he "would never stray from Claire," although Gloria did kiss
him during a "kisscam" segment at a basketball game in the final
episode of season 1, "Family Portrait". He is also staring at her when
she does something that makes Phil think she is sexy. In college, he
was a cheerleader at Fresno State and his birthday is on April 3. List of Modern Family characters Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter