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Eric Stonestreet is sitting in for Heidi Klum on the judges panel on tonight’s all-new America’s Got Talent.

The actor, who starred with Sofia Vergara on Modern Family, was brought into the show within a matter of hours.

Fellow judge and executive producer Simon Cowell explained that “we didn’t have days to think about it. We had hours to think about it.”

He added, “Heidi obviously got ill and, for obvious reasons, she had to stay at home. Someone said, ‘Well, why don’t we hire Eric?’ And we said it’s a good idea because Sofia and Eric worked together and they have chemistry. He was a real trooper. He stepped in at the last moment.”

If you recall, Heidi came down with coronavirus like symptoms, but tested negative for the virus.

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The joke is on Jesse Tyler Ferguson!

The 44-year-old actor and his Modern Family co-star Eric Stonestreet appeared on Wednesday’s (April 1) home-edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and got into the spirit of April Fool’s Day.

In honor of Modern Family coming to an end next week, host Jimmy shared a prank that Eric pulled on Jesse on the set of the hit ABC series before we were all in isolation due to the world health crisis.

“I have done a fair amount of pranks to Jesse, some small, some very small, some medium, some bigger pranks along the 11 years we’ve been associated,” Eric admitted to Kimmel.

In the clip, Jesse and Jimmy joined forces to get back at Eric, except there was one problem: Ferguson was being set up to be the victim once again. Ferguson planned to hook a forklift to Stonestreet‘s trailer and move it, then to get him with confetti. But Jimmy was involved, and the prank was on Ferguson the whole time. Stonestreet orchestrated for Ferguson to be doing his prank in a disguised earthquake simulator.

Check out the elaborate prank switch below…

Eric Stonestreet is donating 200,000 meals to residents of Kansas City, Kan., who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

The 48-year-old Modern Family actor teamed up with Harvestors.org to give back to his hometown, he announced on social media on Wednesday (March 18).

“Right now Harvesters is considered an essential service and they are working to get as much food to people as they can through mobile distributions (which means they put food directly into cars),” Eric captioned the Instagram post below.

“They are buying all the food they can right now to meet that need,” he added. “Normally they rely heavily on donated food, but they need the community’s support to make sure they have the resources to help families and children in need. @harvesters.”

ICYMI, Eric Stonestreet recently stepped in as an America’s Got Talent judge for Heidi Klum, who was taken ill.

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Sofia Vergara shields herself from the drizzle with a giant umbrella while arriving for an America’s Got Talent taping in Los Angeles on Friday (March 13).

The 47-year-old actress was joined by co-judge Howie Mandel and Eric Stonestreet, who is sitting in for Heidi Klum, as she was taken ill.

Sofia and Eric starred together in the long-running series, Modern Family, which just wrapped up its’ final season.

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Heidi opened up about coming down with a cold while sitting on the judging panel this season.

However, she’s not able to access a coronavirus test.

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet are filming their last scene ever for Modern Family!

The on-screen married couple were seen filming with on-screen daughter Aubrey Anderson-Emmons (Lily) outside of the Dunphy house on Friday (February 21) in Los Angeles.

The new set photos also revealed a HUGE spoiler – it looks like Mitch and Cam have adopted another baby!

Jesse was seen carrying a car seat with an Asian baby wrapped in a blue blanket.

If you caught the most recent episode, Cam got a call that his and Mitch’s form had been picked been an adoption agency – and they were debating the idea of adopting another baby.

Later that day, the Modern Family cast shared tear-jerking posts marking the final day of production.

10+ pictures inside of Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet on set…More Here! »

The cast of Modern Family have set the date for their 11th season and final episode!

The cast of the hit ABC series – Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen, Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Sarah Hyland, Nolan Gould, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Ariel Winter, Rico Rodriguez, Jeremy Maguire and Reid Ewing – joined the show’s co-creator Steve Levitan as they addressed the press at the ABC Winter TCA 2020 held on Wednesday (January 8) at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.

Sofia and the cast revealed that Modern Family will air its finale after 11 seasons on April 8, and confirmed that there are no spin-offs in the works involving its large cast.

They also revealed a visit Paris in an episode airing Feb. 12, continuing their tradition of trips to such places as Australia, Hawaii, Las Vegas, New York and Wyoming.

“I was able to do a lot of shopping, so it was perfect,” said Sofia Vergara (via Fox). “I had been working almost 20 years when I got lucky with Modern Family. I might never get a job again, but now I have the money and I can sit in my house.”

Modern Family‘s final season premieres on ABC at Wednesday, September 25!

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Eric Stonestreet can’t stop getting spooked!

The Modern Family star made his 18th appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday (November 21).

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If you didn’t know, the talk show created the notorious “scare table” specifically for Eric, so Ellen surprised him by dedicating the table to him!

During his appearance, he talked about filming the final season of his hit series, and shared how his co-star Ed O’Neill reacts when recognized by fans. While talking about pranks pulled on Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ellen scared him from the dreaded table!

Later on, they play a game of “5 Second Rule” – and he’s scared by “Jesse Tyler Ferguson“!

Watch inside…