‘Modern Family:’ Is Manny Jay Pritchett’s Son?
Jay Pritchett and Manny Delgado couldnāt be more different. One loves the business of closets and his dog, Stella, the other loves reading and writing poetry. Still, these two characters are family on ABCās award-winning comedy series, Modern Family.
Hereās what we know about these characters and their relationship.Ā
Javier Delgado is Mannyās biological father
The characters in this series are one big Modern Family, with Jay Pritchett connecting them all. When fans first met Gloria and Jay Pritchett, they had only been married for a few months, with Gloria and her son Manny moving into Jayās house.Ā
Javier Delgado, Gloriaās former husband (and lover, as heās quick to point out,) is Manny Delgadoās biological father. That makes Jay Pritchett Mannyās stepfather. Although they have somewhat of a rocky relationship at the beginning, over the showās several seasons, these two become friends.Ā
Jay Pritchett doesnāt like Gloriaās ex-husband, Javier
Does Jay have reasons for not liking Javier? Yeah. Good reasons? Yeah. What are they? It doesnāt matter, Jay says, he doesnāt like the guy. During a few episodes, Jay Pritchett talks about his relationship with Manny.Ā
Particularly, Jay discusses how Mannyās biological father gets in the way of the father-son relationship they have. Fans first met Javier in season 1ās āUp All Night,ā where Jay actually becomes close friends with the character. Just like with Manny, however, Javier lets him down.
In season 3ās āLifetime Supply,ā Javier takes Manny and Jay to the races where, by looking at the horseās eyes, he can tell who the winner is. Jay knows this isnāt true, but with every win, he gets more and more frustrated.Ā
āModern Familyā character, Manny, considers Jay Pritchett to be his father
When Manny and Luke graduate from high school in season 8, (āThe Graduates,ā) Javier decides to take his son for a night of father-son bonding. That ends poorly when Manny realizes he left his cap and gown at the stripper club.Ā
The next morning, Manny and Jay go on an adventure to get it back. When they do, Manny thanks Jay, saying that their relationship is what he considers to be father-son bonding. Although Manny went off to college, the character still has a close relationship with Jay and his mother.Ā Ā
āWhen I was younger I would more likely say that we were the complete opposite, but as Iāve grown into the character I feel like now I have kind of followed his way of lifeā¦,ā Rico Rodriguez said during an interview with CBS News. āManny is kind of becoming a little like me, and Iāve become a little like him, which is awesome. So weāre kind of like the same person.ā