Matt LeBlanc Turned Down a Role on “Modern Family”
Matt LeBlanc was offered the role of Phil Dunphy while the series was in pre-production, but after looking at the script, he felt that he wasn’t the right actor for the role and he was right. Fortunately, the right actor did come along, and his name was Ty Burrell. But during the run of “Modern Family,” LeBlanc appeared as himself on the Showtime series “Episodes,” and he won a Golden Globe award for his role.