- Ed O’Neill, Modern Family, TV, 2009- . As any actor will attest, when you hit 65 and you’re offered not one but two sitcoms and one role is a father in Parenthood and the other a grandfather in Modern Family – you go with Pops. Far better for the image, ageist-wise. O’Neill proved perfect in what appeared a 21st century take on his previous hit, Married With Children, 1987-1997. But that never won five consecutive Emmys.
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