How to be more like Phil Dunphy from Modern Family

Just follow his Phil-osophy…

Phil Dunphy

by Anna Lewis |
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Ever looked at yourself in the mirror and thought, ‘God, I wish I was more like Phil Dunphy’? Yeah, of course you have – PHIL IS GOD! And Everyone in Modern Family knows it...

He’s not only a brilliant dad, an awesome husband, a smashing guy to pick up in a bar (Clive Bixby – the high-end electro-acoustic transducers designer), a top class cheerleader, a dreamy gymnast and experienced tightrope-walker, he’s also an inspiration to us all. So let’s all just try and be a little bit more like Phil, shall we? Here’s how…

Respect nature

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Be a super-cool dad

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Be modest

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Laugh in the face of life

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Lower your expectations

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Do the opposite of what people expect you to do

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Stay sharp

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Lie to the popo

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DON’T raise a serial killer

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And if all else fails, grow a banging moustache and move your home office into a Portaloo…

Part 2 of Season 7 of Modern Family is back 14 March!

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