Birth Place: Missoula, Montana, USA
Jesse most recently starred as “Mitchell Pritchett” on the Award-winning ABC comedy “Modern Family.” The show ran 11 seasons and has earned five Emmy Awards® for Outstanding Comedy Series, a Golden Globe Award® for Outstanding Comedy Series and four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. Ferguson has also received five Emmy Award® nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and three People’s Choice Award nominations for "Favorite Comedic TV Actor" on behalf of “Modern Family.” A longstanding advocate for marriage equality, Ferguson co-founded Tie The Knot in 2012 with his husband, where they design limited edition bow ties with all the proceeds going to various organizations that fight for LGBTQ equality around the world. In 2017, he won the Drama Desk Award for "Best Solo Performance" for his 40-character turn in the Broadway production of Fully Committed. He made his Broadway debut at the age of 21 as "Chip" in George C. Wolfe's revival of On The Town. He later went on to originate the role of "Leaf Coneybear" in Second Stage’s Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Drama Desk Award, "Outstanding Ensemble Performance"). He has worked extensively with The New York Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park in such notable productions as The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Comedy of Errors where he performed alongside Al Pacino, Sam Waterston, Jesse L. Martin, Martha Plimpton, Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe. Other theatre credits include world premieres of Christopher Shinn's Where Do We Live and Michael John LaChiusa's Little Fish (Second Stage) as well as "Sir Robin" in Spamalot, "Leo Bloom" in The Producers, both at The Hollywood Bowl, and most recently “Log Cabin” with the Playwrights Horizons company, directed by Tony Award® and Obie Award-winner Pam MacKinnon.
From: Photos: TAKE ME OUT Cast Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway
From: Photos: Inside TAKE ME OUT's Opening Night Curtain Call
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From: Photo Flash: Opening Night of Phillipa Soo-Led AMELIE at Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Coverage: With Cheers and Happy Tears - SPELLING BEE Reunion Concert Curtain Call!
From: Photo Flash: BLITHE SPIRIT National Tour, Starring Angela Lansbury, Opens in Los Angeles!
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Take Me Out
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Fully Committed
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Fully Committed
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Fully Committed
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, The Comedy of Errors
Established by theatrical producer Barbara Whitman in 2021, this award recognizes a woman, trans, or non-binary director who has developed a clear and distinctive artistic voice and demonstrated unique vision in their theatrical work.
With special guests, laughter and music, Lea DeLaria is back! This time, she’s doing it at brunch! Catch the first of her new brunch series at 54 Below starting May 12th and June 2nd at 1 pm featuring guests Gabe Ebert (Matilda) and Alexis Michelle (RuPaul's Drag Race). Read a conversation with DeLaria about the new show and what's coming up next.
The 77th Annual Tony Award Nominations will be announced on Tuesday, April 30, by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsbery. The announcement can be viewed LIVE (9am ET) in their entirety here on BroadwayWorld.
It's Tonys time! On Tuesday morning, Tony Award winners Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry will announce the 77th Annual Tony Award Nominations. We have all of the details about how to tune in!
The nominations for the 77th Annual Tony Awards were announced this morning by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. Follow us throughout the day, as we'll bring you Tony nominee reactions!
The 77th Annual Tony Awards nominations were announced this morning by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renee Elise Goldsberry and here they are, celebrating the best of the 2023-24 theatre season. Check out the full list of nominees here!
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is April 26, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Tony Award winners Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry will announce the 77th Annual Tony Award Nominations. Learn more!
Jesse Tyler Ferguson joined Live with Kelly and Mark on Thursday to discuss his podcast Dinner's On Me, where he takes celebrities out for dinner and a conversation. One of the unique things about Ferguson's podcast is that it isn't a controlled environment, he says. He went on to talk about specific accommodations for guests and a dream guest that he wants to appear on the podcast. Watch the interview here!
Join Merle Dandridge (The Last of Us, Station 19) and Jenna Ushkowitz (Glee, Waitress) for Jenna, Merle, and Friends: A Night of Song a night of pop and Broadway performances.
Learn who is taking part in CTG: The Gala 2024, featuring Lea Salonga and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
The 2024 theatre awards season is quickly approaching, and keeping track of all of the important dates for the many ceremonies and their corresponding nomination announcements is no easy feat. BroadwayWorld has all of the details!
See photos of Eddie Redmayne, Gayle Rankin, Rupert Friend, Nathan Lane, and more arriving on the red carpet of the opening night celebration of Doubt here!
Happy Leap Day, BroadwayWorld! It is February 29, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours:
Second Stage Theater has announced that Bennett Leak, Second Stage Theater's Director of Artistic Production, has been named Interim Artistic Director for the 2024-25 Season.
Vineyard's Annual Gala, honoring Tony Award-winning actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson, was held Monday, February 26, 2024 at the Edison Ballroom. BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out photos from the big night here!
Emmy and Tony Award-winner Cynthia Nixon and Taylor Trensch star in THE SEVEN YEAR DISAPPEAR, is running now at The New Group. The play is a funny, deeply human mystery of mothers and sons, coming of age, and coming apart. Go inside the play's opening night in new photos!
Television and Broadway stars Merle Dandridge (The Last of Us, Station 19) and Jenna Ushkowitz (Glee, Waitress) will host a night of pop and Broadway performances as part of a benefit concert for Harvest Home L.A.
Patti LuPone will perform at the Vineyard's Annual Gala honoring Tony Award-winning actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Learn more about the gala and find out how to attend here!
Broadway's biggest night will be back in 2024! The Tony Awards, Broadway's most beloved tradition, returns this June, honoring theater professionals for distinguished achievement in the 2023/2024 Broadway season. What can you expect this time around? We've got the scoop!
Jesse Tyler Ferguson has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson has not appeared in the West End.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Take Me Out," Distinguished Performance Awards at the Drama League Awards for "Take Me Out," Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Take Me Out," Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Take Me Out," Best Leading Actor in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Fully Committed," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Fully Committed," and Distinguished Performance Awards at the Drama League Awards for both "Fully Committed" and "The Comedy of Errors."
Jesse Tyler Ferguson has won several awards, including the Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Take Me Out," Best Leading Actor in a Play at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Fully Committed," and Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Fully Committed."
Jesse Tyler Ferguson's next show will be Take Me Out which opens on 10/27/2022 on Broadway.
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