Ty Burrell
- Birthplace: Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
- Birthday: August 22, 1967
A versatile talent with a knack for playing egotistical heels, Ty Burrell was a supporting actor and occasional lead who established himself in the industry with strong performances in the horror feature “Dawn of the Dead” (2002) and on the television series “Modern Family” (ABC, 2009- ). He was exclusively a stage actor in the late 1990s before making inroads to television and features; his turn as a smarmy yuppie in Zack Snyder’s remake of “Dawn” made him a go-to for that character type, but he also showed considerable comic cho…more