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TV’s ‘Modern Family’ Star Morns Passing Of Father
BRYAN, Texas (AP) — The actor who plays Manny on the popular sitcom "Modern Family" is mourning his father in real life.
In a post on his Instagram account, Rico Rodriguez says the week since his father Roy Rodriguez died at age 52 "has been the toughest week of my life."
The Bryan, Texas, newspaper The Eagle reports that Roy Rodriguez died on March 12.
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