re: Who is Best Actor on Modern Family?

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I'd say Cam

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Easily.

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followed closely by Phil

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Probably early, but Luke (Nolan Gould) has got to be right there, now. All of the Dunphy kids are good, but Luke starts to stand out in the later seasons.

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I HATE MANNY! Kid can't act. He's the weakest link on that show.

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Part of the problem is the other boy child is Luke, IMO, and this makes Manny look bad by comparison.

Julie Bowen (Claire) is underrated, as well - the chemistry between her and Ty Burrell (Phil) drive the show forward.

Likewise, Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Mitchell) - has a tough job, because he has to be in contrast to Cam - and yet still pull off his funny lines - in a way he has the toughest job in the show, because he has to be Cam's straight man, then play off Jay, with Jay as his straight man. That's a tough balance.

The acting on this show is one of the best by a pure comedy since Seinfeld - and perhaps better, when you consider all the various interactions (compared to the big 4 of Seinfeld) - a better comparison would back to WKRP - which was also stunningly well acted, and with a more comparably sized regular cast.