The Modern Family Kids Have Real Commercial Appeal

We get to see Haley, Alex, and Luke Dunphy—the lovable trio of kids from Modern Family's Dunphy clan—each Wednesday night on ABC, but why does it feel like we see them more often than that? Well, because we do.

All three child actors, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, and Nolan Gould, are currently featured in national commercials that are undoubtedly padding their bank accounts until they turn 16 (or whenever it is that they get access to the cash and can blow it all on Jonas Brothers tickets).

Here, we see Sarah Hyland, who plays Haley, in one of those intolerable Olive Garden spots. We also see how great of an actress Hyland is, because she actually appears to be happy that she's at Olive Garden. An Emmy can't be far behind.



Next up is Ariel Winter, who plays smart-aleck Alex. She's hawking a Nintendo DS cooking game that's based on America's Test Kitchen, and gets some major screen time. But it looks as though Ariel is being typecast as a snark.



Finally, there's Nolan Gould, who you know as dim-witted Luke. Unfortunately his commercial isn't online (or at least it's beyond my search capabilities), but it's a spot for Hartford Insurance with some trippy graphics. You're not missing much by not seeing it, as Nolan is only in it for a few seconds and doesn't have a bucket on his head.

If anyone can find this ad online, post a link in the comments and I'll try and get it in here.


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  • hockeyrick

    Claire is too hot to be a mom of 3!

    Apr 16, 2010
  • Starprincess13

    Sarah Hyland is 19? Wow, I am terrible at guessing people's ages.

    Apr 16, 2010
  • freak-e719

    talented kids but i see ariel going the farthest.

    Apr 16, 2010
  • Chels725

    Gotta agree w/ RobGrizz, Ariel Winter is gonna go far. She's the most entertaining out of all the kids. The Empire Strikes Back line from an episode a while back still cracks me up

    Apr 15, 2010
  • RobGrizz

    Put your money on Ariel Winter. She's gonna go far.

    Apr 15, 2010
  • dashx2525

    Ya like Matthew229 said, Sarah Hyland is 19. Just because someone plays a child doesn't mean they actually are a child. I mean, that's like calling Tom Welling a child actor for playing a 16 year old (or around that age) Superman in Smallville when he was actually like 24 at the time I think. Although I will admit, Sarah does look pretty young for her age. I was a little shocked when I found out she was 19 (I would have guessed around 16)

    Apr 15, 2010
  • hockeyrick

    Julie Bowen is way tooo hot to be a mom on this show!!!!!!!

    Apr 15, 2010
  • Matthew229

    FYI, Sarah Hyland is 19 years old.

    Apr 15, 2010
  • KingofIPirates

    Didn't realize they were in commercials already

    Apr 15, 2010