Lucas Philip "Luke" Dunphy is Claire and Phil Dunphy's third and youngest, though tallest child and is the younger brother of Haley and Alex Dunphy. BiographyLuke was born in California, USA on November 28, 1998 and was conceived by Phil Dunphy and Claire Pritchett as their third and youngest child. In Spring Break it is implied Luke was conceived as a result of Claire's needing to get Phil to stop bagpiping. PersonalityLuke is a rambunctious, playful, mischievous, and immature teenage boy who is often doing his own thing. He is also known for being a boy with low intelligence, which he has supposedly inherited from his father, who is not very smart either. This gives him innocence and leads him to not always understand the repercussions of his actions, which is clearly shown in "Coal Digger" when he announces at a family gathering that his mother thought Gloria was a gold digger, although he heard this as "Coal Digger". He is also thought to be a bit vacuous, because of many questionable actions, such as getting his head stuck in the banister and jumping on the trampoline wearing only underwear and a box on his head. Like his father, he is believed to have ADHD, as he repeatedly becomes distracted when he has to do something important. He is easily annoyed when people show intelligence: Whenever Manny says something with long words, he says 'You're making it lame again!'. Despite his obvious lack of common sense at times as a child, Phil is very defensive of him, especially in front of Claire. Claire once said that "there's book smart and there's street smart, and then there's Luke", but Phil defensively says that "he's just like this little Einstein", where "some people say 'why?', but Luke says 'why not?'". Season Summaries
RelationshipsFamilyPhilLuke has a special relationship with his father. They have more of a friendly relationship than a family one, as Phil mostly calls him "buddy". They almost have the same likes and dislikes and are most of the time seen doing something together, such as playing video games, watching TV, having adventures, playing sports, etc. However, they don't have exactly the same likes/dislikes, as in some episodes it has been shown that they share different ones:
ClaireUnlike with Phil, Luke has a more familial relationship with his mother. He usually asks her help for something important, mostly for a school problem: homework, exams, projects, etc. While with Phil, for something about girls or to have fun with him. Also, when Luke does anything that makes Claire upset she gets mad at him, while Phil tries to bond with him and to not get mad at him. Despite this, Luke has demonstrated that he loves his mother in some episodes. Manny Get Your Gun The Last Walt Snip HaleyHaley is Luke's oldest sister, and Haley and Luke don't have as many fights as she does with Alex. In fact Luke rarely ever fights with his sisters, although they do call him names sometimes. Even though they sometimes tease each other, Luke and Haley have a good sibling relationship and they love each other very much. At times, it might be implied that Luke can at times favor Haley (a little) over Alex. Truth Be Told Me? Jealous? New Year's Eve In "The Long Honeymoon" We see that Haley and Luke seem to get along really well when Alex isn't around. They seem to be perfect children when Alex is building houses for the homeless. When Alex comes back we see that Haley and Luke immediately start to fight feel stressed out again. Phil and Claire then deny that Alex is the problem in the household. But it is quite evident that Alex seems to be the problem as when Alex leaves the house for a minute, Haley and Luke start being a happy family again and this is evidently broken when Alex comes back in the house. AlexAlex is Luke's older sister, Alex and Luke don't have as many fights as she does with Haley, in fact Luke rarely ever fights with his sisters although they do call him names sometimes. Even though they sometimes tease each other, Luke and Alex have a good sibling relationship and they love each other. Truth Be Told Me? Jealous? New Year's Eve The Long Honeymoon MannyManny is Luke's step-uncle. They are very good friends as much as they are family and get along really well, although Luke is often annoyed by Manny's opinions, as he is so much more mature than Luke. Luke and Manny care for each other very deeply. However, Luke appears to be more popular at school than him, and usually helps him to be more popular or score with a girl. Coal Digger Virgin Territory Mistery Date A Hard Jay's Night LilyLuke was often seen to be jealous of all the attention Lily received for being the 'cute' one in the family instead of him. He and Manny used cookies that Claire made to try and lure Lily into a trap so she would spill the milk and get in trouble but Cam ended up being tricked instead. He liked to insult Lily. For example, he told Mitchell that Lily had no emotion in her eyes. The same thing happened after Joe was born, Lily became worried that he was the cute one and she was being replaced and Luke told her that they would talk. FrankFrank is Luke's grandfather on his father's side. They don't see each other as much as Luke and Jay see each other since Frank lives all the way over in Florida. But still, they have a very strong and special bond, which is probably because Frank’s personality is a lot like Phil's, who Luke also has a very special connection to. Luke even has a framed picture of Frank on his nightstand. Love InterestsBeccaBecca first appears in New Years Eve along with her cousin, Joyce. New Year's Eve SimoneSimone is a girl who first and only appears in "Best Men", as Luke's date. Luke and Simone follow each other on Facebook and go to the same school. They both have a crush on each other. Phil pretending to be Luke messages Simone asking her out! Simone replies back telling him to meet her in the cafe at the mall. The date is an awkward one, but they both have a lot in common. Meanwhile, sat at another table, Phil meets Simone’s mother, Valerie. Phil unknowingly flirts with Valerie, and she likes it. Eventually, Phil mentions Claire, and revealing he is married. Valerie scolds him, as she is unmarried and not in a relationship, and thought she could be in one with Phil. Valerie then forces Simone to come home with her, and telling her Luke is not the one. But later, it is revealed that Simone thinks Luke is a bad boy, and that is why her mother took her away, and Simone wants to date Luke. CarlyCarly is a girl who first and only appears in "Suddenly, Last Summer". Luke and Carly are both at Summer camp together and it is known that Luke has a crush on her. SiennaSienna is a girl who first and only appears in "A Fair to Remember", Luke has a huge crush on Sienna, a girl from his school who has recently become the new best friend of his sister, Alex. Luke tells Sienna and Alex he has a crush on a girl, but doesn’t say it is Sienna. He gets Alex thrown in Fair County jail, to be alone with Sienna. Luke explains to Sienna that he has never kissed a girl before, and Sienna offers to be his first kiss, but only as a friend. Alex escapes from the fair jail and tells Sienna she is Luke’s crush. So then Luke tells her Alex is very unpopular and a geek, and Sienna ends her friendship with Alex and Luke. RhondaRhonda is a girl who first and only appears in "Spring-a-Ding-Fling". Spring-a-Ding-Fling Tammy LaFontaineTammy is the daughter of Ronnie and Amber LaFontaine, the Dunphy's next-door neighbors. The Big Guns Rose and SaraRose is Luke’s high school girlfriend, but Luke eventually developed a crush on a rival of Rose’s, Sara. Luke starts dating Sara, while still dating Rose. He decides to break up with her gently and wait for a while to tell her. But Alex and Haley send Rose a long text about how great she is. But Rose replies back furiously, angering Haley and Alex. Rose later tells Sara that Luke cheated on her and Sara breaks up with Luke. Luke is furious at his sisters for the text they sent Rose, and Haley and Alex offer to text Sara to get back together with him, infuriating Luke. Sarah HoLuke briefly dates Sarah beginning with episode The More You Ignore Me and dances with her in Promposel. Carla and Abby Luke has been hitting on a girl working at a cafe, Carla. But then he meets Abby, a richer girl. He dates Carla but breaks up with her so he can date Abby, but Abby discovers mustard on Luke’s T-shirt, and she knows Luke hates mustard. Abby realizes that Luke cheated on her and she breaks up with him. (It's the Great Pumpkin, Phil Dunphy). DanielleLuke tried to seduce her in All Things Being Equal. JaniceLuke dates Janice in Yes-Woman, but she breaks-up with him in The Last Halloween, because he reveals that he blows up her house several years ago, though he did not know it was her’s. Janice is 47 and Luke is 19. AnnabelleLuke briefly dates Annabelle, who he met on Tinder in Can't Elope. Sherry ShakerLuke agrees to help Gloria to convince Sherry to get back on Manny's arms in Tree's A Crowd but ends up dating her instead, infuriating the Pritchett/Delgado clan. FriendshipsMannyManny is the son of Gloria Pritchett, who is Luke's step grandmother which makes Manny his Uncle, Luke and Manny have a great friendship as much as a family relationship. Luke and Manny care for each other very deeply. At first Luke didn't like the fact that Manny was his step uncle and dismissed anyone calling them that. Coal Digger WaltWalt Kleezak was the elderly neighbor of the Dunphys', Walt needed oxygen tanks to breathe, which Luke subsequently finds cool, it's revealed that Walt had fought in the war and had a love of playing video games with Luke: Boys' Night Lifetime Supply Sexual BehaviorLuke was first not so much interested about having girlfriend or seen pornography. However, as the series has progressed and he has grown up, he has shown an interest about it in many times: Not in My House Baby on Board New Year's Eve Under Pressure Trivia
Character DevelopmentFrom Season 1 Luke is known to be very simple minded and quite dumb, doing things that could lead to disaster but never actually did. This doesn't change much, but it progresses throughout Season 5 and after. The Verdict QuotesSeason 1— From Hawaii — From Hawaii — From Not in My House Season 2— From "Slow Down Your Neighbors" — From "Slow Down Your Neighbors" — From "Good Cop Bad Dog" — From "Good Cop Bad Dog" — From "See You Next Fall" — From "Caught in the Act" — From "Caught in the Act" — From "Regrets Only" — From "Mother's Day" — From "Boys' Night" — From "The Old Wagon" — From "Dance Dance Revelation" — From "The One That Got Away" Season 3— From "Phil on Wire" — From "Me? Jealous?" — From "When Good Kids Go Bad" — From "When Good Kids Go Bad"
— From "Send Out the Clowns" — From "Treehouse" Season 4— From "Diamond in the Rough" — From "Diamond in the Rough" — From "Diamond in the Rough" — From "Yard Sale" — From "Yard Sale" — From "Yard Sale" — From "Career Day" Season 5— From "And One to Grow On" — From "And One to Grow On" — From "The Late Show" — From "The Late Show" Season 6Season 7Appearances
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Why was Joe replaced on Modern Family?Trivia. Joe was first portrayed by twin girls Rebecca and Sierra Mark in Season 4. For Season 5 Rebecca and Sierra Mark were replaced by Pierce Wallace. For Season 7, Pierce Wallace was replaced by Jeremy Maguire beacause they wanted to age the actor up, as they needed someone who could walk, talk and speak their lines ...
How old was Luke when Modern Family ended?Luke is 21 years old.
Why did Adam DeVine leave Modern Family?Andy's Career Exploded Both on and off Screen
In reality, the actor left the show for the exact same reason. Adam DeVine's comedy career was taking off and he relinquished his Modern Family role in order to pursue other ventures, to many fans' dismay.
Did Modern Family end abruptly?After over a decade of success, iconic ABC sitcom Modern Family came to an end with season 11's finale, which saw lots of big changes take place.
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