Originally appeared on E! Online
Ty Burrell had a plan post-Phil Dunphy.
Indeed, the Modern Family alum, his wife Holly Burrell and their two teen daughters Frances Burrell and Greta Burrell left California for Salt Lake City, Utah.
“It’s just been spectacular,” Ty, 57, told People in an interview published Aug 3. “We moved here right after [Modern Family] ended, and I don’t have any regrets. It’s been lovely and a great place to raise the kids.”
Burrell — who played Dunphy family matriarch Phil on Modern Family for nearly 11 years — revealed his family had to get acclimated to mountain life.
“So, at first, when we moved here, it almost felt like cosplay, like we were pretending to be people who were outdoorsy,” he shared. “And now we really truly love it.”
Burell — who starred alongside Julie Bowen, Sofia Vergara, Ed O’Neill, Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson for 11 seasons—was noticeably absent when the cast, including his onscreen children Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould and Sarah Hyland, reunited in 2023.
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And this led to fans to question if Burrell was okay, as everyone was coincidently dressed in black as they held up a framed picture of him.
“I can see how this looks but Ty is alive and well I PROMISE,” Ariel quipped on Instagram at the time. “He’ll definitely be there for the next one.”
For her part, Ariel also moved out of Hollywood in 2020 for a quieter life alongside her boyfriend Luke Benward in Tennessee.
“I don’t think L.A. was ever really my vibe, but I just was nervous,” Ariel, 27, told E! News in October. “And then this opportunity presented itself, and I was like, you know what? I’m in a season of change, and I’m really trying to heal and grow and evolve. It’s opened up my world a lot.”
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