She seemed like the right character because she so directly affects so many of our characters. “It seemed like the right character to put everybody through something. “She's directly involved with three of our characters and she touched everybody's life in some interesting way,” co-creator Steve Levitan said to The Hollywood Reporter of the decision to kill DeDe.
The news of the death came at the beginning of the episode, with the shock that DeDe had died in her sleep of a heart problem. 'Modern Family' killed off this surprising character on Wednesday's episode Recurring character and family matriarch DeDe Pritchett (Shelley Long) – mom to Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen) and Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) and ex-wife of Jay (Ed O'Neill) – died in Season 10's Halloween episode, "Good Grief." This isn't the first time a "Modern Family" character unexpectedly disappeared. "If it's any consolation to those who are angry about the spoiler alert, karma hit real fast and Boo (my dog) just farted in my face and then had to get off the bed because the smell was so bad," she said. "Oh yeah, I guess I should have put a spoiler alert for grandpa Frank dying, but I was just caught off guard," she said. "Like, as his granddaughter, you'd think I'd be invited to the funeral?"įor fans still upset, however, Hyland said she got her comeuppance for the spoiler. Some fans must not have been too happy with Hyland dropping the plot point with no warning, as she returned to her story later that night to apologize for not offering a "spoiler alert." She added jokingly: "I still feel special." Modern Family wrapped its final episode after 11 seasons last month. "So I don't read scripts of episodes of 'Modern Family' that I'm not in," she said. "So I just found out that my grandpa's dead along with all of you." Louise Burne The Modern Family cast are mourning the death of one of their most loved members who passed away just weeks after the show's finale was filmed.
The shocker? Her character's grandfather Frank, played by Fred Willard, dies. The actress, who plays Haley Dunphy on the show, took to Instagram that night to share her reaction to "Legacy." Because her character wasn't in the episode, Hyland says she didn't know what was coming until it aired. If you weren't expecting that death on Wednesday's "Modern Family," you're not alone – Sarah Hyland was just as surprised as fans were. Spoiler alert! This story contains details from "Modern Family" Season 11, Episode 11, "Legacy," which aired Jan.
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