Overview

• Rodriguez admitted that as an 11-year-old playing Manny Delgado he often struggled to grasp the character’s complex dialogue and turned to his studio teacher and co-stars for clarification.
• He recalled a first-season shoot where Ed O’Neill stopped filming, worked one-on-one with him on a difficult line and boosted his confidence.
• Vergara’s love of improvisation sometimes led her to ask Rodriguez mid-scene to remind her of her next line.
• He joked that he “got played” by marking Vergara’s script during a table read only to discover she expected him to do it every week.
• These anecdotes aired on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s Dinner’s On Me podcast, offering a glimpse into the supportive and spirited atmosphere behind Modern Family’s scenes.