Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Judy Greer revealed in a recent episode of the “Dinner’s on Me” podcast that she passed on an audition for the role of Claire ...

It’s hard to imagine Modern Family’s Claire Dunphy as anyone other than Julie Bowen — but actress Judy Greer has revealed that she was once in the running for the huge role. In conversation with Jesse ...

Judy Greer explains why she turned down her audition for 'Modern Family'. Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for Planoly/Peter 'Hopper' Stone/ABC/Courtesy Everett Collection After more than 15 years, Judy ...

Judy Greer attends the Los Angeles premiere of Lionsgate's "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" at AMC The Grove 14 on November 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California (Paul Archuleta/Getty Images) Judy ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I think I was asked to audition for Claire. This was a time in my career when I was starting to ...

Julie Bowen will forever be known as Claire Dunphy, the quirky, modern-day mom on "Modern Family," but early on, she cast doubt on her chances of snagging the life-changing sitcom role. Bowen was ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Julie Bowen had her big break in the 1996 comedy, Happy Gilmore, but it wasn’t until she played Modern Family‘s Claire Dunphy that she became a household name. Now, four ...

The actress says she doesn't mind being typecast as a mom, but this twist made her want to star in the pop-horror series 'Hysteria!' "I didn’t really care," Bowen tells PEOPLE. "I loved that job, and ...

For 11 seasons on ABC’s beloved sitcom Modern Family, fans knew and loved actress Julie Bowen as the character Claire Dunphy. But on a recent episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s podcast Dinner’s on Me, ...

Judy Greer revealed in a recent episode of the “Dinner’s on Me” podcast that she passed on an audition for the role of Claire Dunphy on “Modern Family.” Greer told “Dinner’s on Me” host Jesse Tyler ...