Jesse Tyler Ferguson

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson is an American actor.

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Jesse was born on October 22, 1975 in Missoula, Montana. At age eight, he decided to become an actor. He joined the Albuquerque Children's Theater. He was a member for six years. In high school, Jesse played Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie and General Bullmoose in L'il Abner. He also joined his high school speech and debate team and worked as a dancer/singer at Cliff's Amusment Park. Jesse graduated high school in 1994 and attened American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in New York City. He worked mainly on Off-Broadway and Broadway shows (including the Tony Award winning 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee). He currently stars as Richie Velch in the CBS sitcom The Class.