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“Modern Family” actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson says that “the last month of filming was extremely moving” on the hit comedy, and adds that the cast is in touch via the House Party app. (March 27)

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson is officially a dad!

The star of “Modern Family” and her husband, lawyer Justin Mikita, welcomed their first child together, confirmed Jillian Rosco, the representative of Ferguson in the USA today.

According to People and US Weekly, the couple’s child, a little boy named Beckett Mercer, arrived on Tuesday.

In January, Ferguson announced the “The Late Late Show with James Corden” that he and her husband were expecting their first child.

“In fact, it’s not something I haven’t even mentioned to anyone if we could just keep it between the three of us and all of you, but I’m actually expecting a baby in July with my husband,” said the actor under tumultuous applause. “I’m 44 years old now. I say to myself, ‘Let’s start this show!’ “

When Corden asked Ferguson if he knew if the baby was a boy or a girl, the actor playfully replied that he was expecting “a human”.

“You two are going to make the best parents,” said Corden. “You really are, really.”

In February, the couple popular a baby shower with several celebrities, including reality star Lisa Rinna and members of the cast of “Modern Family” Sofa Vergara and Sarah Hyland.

Ferguson and Mikita got married in a ceremony chaired by playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushnerin in downtown New York in 2013. The couple signed up in Mexico in 2012 after being together for almost two years.

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The actor expands his family shortly after the release of the sitcom “Modern Family”, in which he plays since its premiere in 2009. The show saw the character of Ferguson Mitchell Pritchett become dad with his partner on screen Cameron Tucker, played by Eric Stonestreet. The series ended in April after 11 seasons.

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