IN Conversation With Eric Stonestreet - IN Kansas City Magazine

He’s best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of Cameron Tucker in the ABC sitcom Modern Family, but Kansas City, Kansas, native Eric Stonestreet is just as famous locally for being a superfan and inner-circle friend of the Kansas City Chiefs.The 51-year-old actor and comedian has a long list of TV and film credits, most recently providing the voice of Duke in the Secret Life of Pets films and hosting Fox’s reality competition series Domino Masters. Stonestreet recently wrapped a role in Season 2 of the Disney+ series The Santa Clauses.Stonestreet attended Piper High School and earned a degree in sociology at Kansas State University in 1996, where he was also active in theater. He’s part of the “KC mafia” of top actors—along with Rob Riggle, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, Jason Sudeikis, and Heidi Gardner—who host Big Slick, an annual celebrity weekend fundraiser for Children’s Mercy hospital. Tickets for this year’s events June 2-3 at Kauffman Stadium and T-Mobile Center are at bigslickk...