--- description: The star tells Jimmy Kimmel how he loves to prank his TV husband title: Eric Stonestreet Loves to Prank 'Modern Family' Co-Star Jesse Tyler Ferguson image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Eric Stonestreet Loves to Prank His _Modern Family_ Co-Star Jesse Tyler Ferguson by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 7, 2015 2:28 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 7, 2015 2:28 PM CUT Eric Stonestreet, known for playing Cam on _Modern Family_, is apparently a real jokester who loves pulling pranks. His favorite target? His TV husband, Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Stonestreet stopped by _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_ Tuesday, where he revealed a prank he’d pulled on Ferguson earlier that day. It began, as [so many modern pranks](http://www.people.com/article/amy-schumer-pranks-kate-couric-husband-jimmy-fallon-zings-al-roker-today "undefined") do, with a hijacked phone. Stonestreet took Ferguson’s phone, opened his Instagram account and started liking “a whole bunch of butt-twerking videos. Like, female butt-twerking videos.” Of course, Ferguson’s fans notices and tried alerting him that his phone had been hijacked. In [an interview](http://teamcoco.com/video/eric-stonestreet-jesse-tyler-ferguson-prank "undefined") with Conan O’Brien last year, Stonestreet revealed some of the other pranks he likes to pull on Ferguson. Most of them involve loudly calling attention to Ferguson in public places and then hiding. Stonestreet’s pranks haven’t all been entirely benign, though. A few months ago, he [apologized ](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/21/eric-stonestreet-jim-parsons-sex-toy%5Fn%5F7346518.html "undefined")to _Big Bang Theory_ star Jim Parsons for involving him in an elaborate sex toy prank. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4064413/modern-family-eric-stonestreet-jesse-tyler-ferguson-prank/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4064413/modern-family-eric-stonestreet-jesse-tyler-ferguson-prank/"},"headline":"Eric Stonestreet Loves to Prank His Modern Family Co-Star Jesse Tyler Ferguson","datePublished":"2015-10-07T14:28:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:25:41.355Z","description":"He revealed his latest practical joke on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'","url":"https://time.com/4064413/modern-family-eric-stonestreet-jesse-tyler-ferguson-prank/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4064413/modern-family-eric-stonestreet-jesse-tyler-ferguson-prank/","name":"Eric Stonestreet Loves to Prank His Modern Family Co-Star Jesse Tyler Ferguson"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The Best TV Dads","description":"The Best TV Dads","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/6dNnDwSX/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-06-13T20:29:42.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6dNnDwSX.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4064413/modern-family-eric-stonestreet-jesse-tyler-ferguson-prank/","duration":"PT1M54S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4064413/modern-family-eric-stonestreet-jesse-tyler-ferguson-prank/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```