Jesse Tyler Ferguson has become a celebrated actor.
He’s even released a cookbook!
When he’s not acting, Ferguson is most likely fighting for causes he believes in.
He started a non-profit organization with his husband in 2012 called “Tie The Knot.”
Medical professionals demanded that he go on vocal rest.
But Ferguson was still in the middle of filming an episode for the show’s fifth season.
He begged producers to let him rest his voice so that he wouldn’t damage it further.
I was so mad.
Luckily, the crew obliged, and the episode was shot with Ferguson silently delivering his lines.
He explained that he had to go back and record the vocals for the episode weeks later.
“It was terrible …
I look like a ventriloquist is operating my voice.
I do not look like I’m speaking,” he said.
But coming out to his family took some time.
“He would conveniently kind of forget.
The last one was he asked if I had a girlfriend,” Ferguson said.
“I was like, ‘Dad, I’m gay.
Do we really have to go back to this every time?'”
However, looking back, Ferguson said his father just needed time to adjust.
“It was a process for him as well.
“We said goodbye to her on Tuesday November 25.
Today I give thanks that I was able to be with her in her final moments on this earth.
You only get one mom and I’m glad she was mine,” Ferguson captioned the sweet picture.
to find out more about his family history.
Ferguson discovered that his paternal great-grandfather was accused of murdering his aunt!
Ferguson was shocked to learn about the scandal in his family line.
“It was overwhelming,” he toldPeople.
And here we are dealing with it in the beginning.”
Ferguson reflected on how his accused relative raised his grandmother, who he loved dearly.
Luckily, he shared the news after his doctors had already removed the cancerous skin.
He posted a selfie with a bandage on his neck, encouraging people to get regular dermatology checkups.
Don’t worry, I got it early and I’m gonna be just fine.
(and, wear sunscreen!
SPF 1000 for me!)"
This wasn’t the first time that Ferguson had a touch of skin cancer removed.
The fair-skinned actor shared in 2015 onInstagramthat he got a cancerous mole removed from his face.
Newsin 2014 while supporting the Stand Up for Cancer initiative.
So, cancer screening and treatment is something that their whole family takes very seriously.
The collision was between Mikita and motorcyclist Nick Trela.
(At the time, Trela was engaged to the daughter of actress Kirstie Alley.)
Trela tragically passed away from injuries he sustained during the crash.
The crash happened when Mikita crossed the double yellow line, attempting to turn left.
