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In 2012, according to the Hollywood Reporter, five adult actors on Modern Family ― Eric Stonestreet, Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ty Burrell, and Julie Bowen ― scored a major pay increase from roughly $65,000 per episode to over $150,000. (Ed O'Neill also reportedly received a pay bump, though his contract operated differently as he'd joined the show at a higher rate. Nevertheless, he joined his costars's lawsuit over their contracts. ) A few years later, in 2017, Matt LeBlanc told USA Today that Jesse reached out to him for advice amid negotiations, given the Friends cast's success in securing more money for themselves years prior. "You have to walk out, or they won’t take you seriously," Matt told USA Today was the advice he gave Jesse. "If you stick together, you have power."