{"id":39535,"date":"2026-08-11T23:28:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39535"},"modified":"2026-08-11T23:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T18:28:53","slug":"fans-in-absolute-disbelief-after-hit-sitcoms-child-star-looks-unrecognizable-at-15-has-it-been-that-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39535","title":{"rendered":"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom&#8217;s Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &#8220;Has It Been That Long?&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For millions of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern Family<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> viewers, <\/span><b>Jeremy Maguire <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is frozen in time as the tiny Joe Pritchett running around Jay and Gloria\u2019s house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actor was only four years old when he joined the ABC sitcom in 2015, becoming the youngest member of one of television\u2019s most recognizable families. By the time <\/span><b><i>Modern Family<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ended in 2020, audiences had watched him spend much of his childhood in front of the camera.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-highlights\"><span class=\"h2\">Highlights<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Jeremy Maguire was only four when he joined \u2018Modern Family\u2019 as Joe Pritchett.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Recent photos of the now-15-year-old actor left longtime viewers stunned at the passage of time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"bullet-wrapper\"><i class=\"bullet\"\/><\/span><span>Maguire has continued acting since the series ended, while former cast members have admitted they struggled to say goodbye to the show.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those days suddenly feel much further away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maguire celebrated his <\/span><b>15th birthday<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on August 10, and photos showing how dramatically he has grown since playing Joe have left longtime viewers confronting an uncomfortable realization about just how much time has passed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWait What?!\u201d one stunned viewer wrote. \u201cHas it really been that long since <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern Family<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ended?! <\/span><b>I feel old as hell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><i>Modern Family<\/i><\/b><b> fans were left stunned after one of the show\u2019s child actors uploaded a photo<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"1-6a7b49d163c02__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?image_id=1-6a7b49d163c02__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: Has It Been That Long?\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?media_id=1-6a7b49d163c02__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-6a7b49d163c02__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-6a7b49d163c02__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/walt-disney-television-via-getty-imagess-modern-family-news-photo\/1028654136?slot=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Getty\/Robert Ashcroft <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maguire joined the show during its seventh season, replacing the younger actor who had previously portrayed Joe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joe was the son of Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, played by Sofia Vergara, and family patriarch Jay Pritchett, portrayed by Ed O\u2019Neill. That also made him the half-brother of Rodriguez\u2019s Manny Delgado.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maguire effectively grew up on the series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While other children his age were beginning elementary school, his routine included scripts, sets, cameras, and scenes alongside performers he came to regard almost like actual relatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"4-6a7b49d574c0f__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?image_id=4-6a7b49d574c0f__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: Has It Been That Long?\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?media_id=4-6a7b49d574c0f__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-6a7b49d574c0f__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-6a7b49d574c0f__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/dead-on-a-rival-mitchell-learns-a-valuable-life-lesson-when-news-photo\/1192978206?slot=22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Getty\/Christopher Willard <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re growing up and there\u2019s a camera in front of your face, sometimes you don\u2019t wrap your head around the fact that these aren\u2019t your actual family,\u201d Maguire later explained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAnd that\u2019s just really hard, especially for me because, you know, I love everybody.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maguire spent five formative years surrounded by the same cast and crew before filming ended when he was eight. In 2020, even before the finale aired, he said he felt \u201csad and mopey\u201d about leaving the show behind, while also understanding that everyone would move on to other projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAfter <em>Modern<\/em> ended, I was so sad \u2019cause [it was the] only life I\u2019ve ever known,\u201d he later said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Fans struggled to recognize Maguire when he reunited with his TV brother in 2024<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"6-6a7b49d8c2f88__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?image_id=6-6a7b49d8c2f88__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: Has It Been That Long?\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?media_id=6-6a7b49d8c2f88__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6-6a7b49d8c2f88__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6-6a7b49d8c2f88__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-sq6JHHIDC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">superjmaguire<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the clearest reminders of how much Maguire had changed came on October 28, 2024, when he attended the world premiere of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wizards Beyond Waverly Place<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at Hollywood\u2019s El Capitan Theatre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maguire was 13 at the time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"7-6a7b49da36994__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?image_id=7-6a7b49da36994__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: Has It Been That Long?\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?media_id=7-6a7b49da36994__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7-6a7b49da36994__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7-6a7b49da36994__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/superjmaguire\/p\/DTKWv0nFGK0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">superjmaguire<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gone was the small child viewers remembered trailing behind Jay and Gloria. The young actor arrived wearing a dark blue shirt, black jeans, and spotless white sneakers, looking considerably older than he had during his final episodes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern Family<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then another familiar face appeared.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"3-6a7b49d3561f9__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?image_id=3-6a7b49d3561f9__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: Has It Been That Long?\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?media_id=3-6a7b49d3561f9__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-6a7b49d3561f9__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-6a7b49d3561f9__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/news-photo\/summer-lovin-emmy-award-winning-and-critically-acclaimed-news-photo\/487645302?slot=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Getty\/Eric McCandless <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rico Rodriguez, who portrayed Manny, was also at the premiere, giving the former television brothers an opportunity to reunite four years after their sitcom ended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBros reunited. Might as well be twins,\u201d Maguire wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the images quickly produced a wave of nostalgia among the show\u2019s fans, most were less prepared for what seeing the two actors together did to their perception of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGod, I\u2019m getting old,\u201d one person wrote. \u201cWhere did all the time go?\u201d another asked.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Maguire has always considered himself older than his years<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"8-6a7b49dbe2796__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?image_id=8-6a7b49dbe2796__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: Has It Been That Long?\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?media_id=8-6a7b49dbe2796__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8-6a7b49dbe2796__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8-6a7b49dbe2796__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBrIa12vGdA\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">superjmaguire<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly six years have now passed since <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern Family<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aired its final episode, and the little boy viewers associate with Joe is officially 15.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transformation might be surprising to viewers, but Maguire has long insisted there was always an older personality hiding behind his childhood appearance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019ve been told I\u2019m a 30-year-old in a kid\u2019s body,\u201d he told <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E! News<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2024. \u201cI\u2019ve been told I\u2019m an old soul.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"6a7b4ca9075bb__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?image_id=6a7b4ca9075bb__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: Has It Been That Long?\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?media_id=6a7b4ca9075bb__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a7b4ca9075bb__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a7b4ca9075bb__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DBuClGTyHOk\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">superjmaguire<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His career did not disappear when the Pritchett family said goodbye.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maguire subsequently appeared in Disney\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turner &amp; Hooch<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the action-comedy series starring Josh Peck and Carra Patterson, and also added an appearance on the police drama <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S.W.A.T.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to his credits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Maguire is far from the only former cast member who has found saying goodbye difficult<\/b><\/h3>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"6a7b4a5c7d5de__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?image_id=6a7b4a5c7d5de__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: Has It Been That Long?\" data-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?media_id=6a7b4a5c7d5de__700\" data-image=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a7b4a5c7d5de__700.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i><svg class=\"svg-icon icon-share-icon\" role=\"img\" height=\"16\" width=\"16\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M0 15C0 10.8824 5.22292 10.0588 8.79817 10.0588V14.1765L15.7006 8.23061C15.7941 8.15345 15.8695 8.05559 15.9213 7.94441C15.9731 7.83323 16 7.71155 16 7.58824C16 7.46492 15.9731 7.34314 15.9213 7.23196C15.8695 7.12078 15.7941 7.02302 15.7006 6.94586L8.79817 1V5.11765C2.3995 5.11765 0 9.76235 0 15Z\"\/><\/svg><\/i><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6a7b4a5c7d5de__700.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBGts8NnYFG\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">superjmaguire<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The series ran for 11 seasons between 2009 and 2020, leaving its actors associated with the same characters for more than a decade in some cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eric Stonestreet, who played Cameron Tucker, later revealed that there had been an opportunity to keep part of the family going after the finale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The proposed spinoff would have followed Cameron, his husband Mitchell Pritchett, played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and their family after moving to Missouri during the final season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"attachment-link-container shareable-image-block\" id=\"5-6a7b49d70a269__700\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/fans-in-disbelief-after-modern-family-child-star-unrecognizable-at-15\/?image_id=5-6a7b49d70a269__700.jpg\"><a class=\"web-share-button list-item-share new-share-experiment\" data-location=\"single-post-image\" data-title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: Has It Been That Long?\" 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title=\"Fans In Absolute Disbelief After Hit Sitcom's Child Star Looks Unrecognizable At 15: &quot;Has It Been That Long?&quot;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix bp-image-meta\"><span class=\"sources\"><a class=\"open-list-submission-source staff-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B-sq6JHHIDC\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">superjmaguire<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Stonestreet, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern Family<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> co-creator Christopher Lloyd and other writers had already produced a script.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cChris Lloyd and a couple of the writers wrote a really great script that spun Jesse and I off in our life in Missouri,\u201d Stonestreet explained during an interview with Graham Bensinger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABC declined.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 700px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKngKXZB7zm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"\/><p><span class=\"post-desktop-ad-within-content post-ads margin-left\"><span class=\"dfp-ad\"><span><span class=\"pg-ad-label\">ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI think Jesse and I maybe felt like they thought of us as the old guys, or something like that, that didn\u2019t seem worthy of keeping those characters going,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt felt a little hurtful. 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