For more than a decade, Jesse Tyler Ferguson made us laugh on the small screen, playing the beloved Mitchell on the hit TV show Modern Family. Well, now he is returning to the stage, starring as the eccentric author Truman Capot in an immersive one-man show. True has already been extended three weeks because of the overwhelming demand.It's playing right now at a venue called House of the Redeemer in New York's Upper East Side. Jesse Tyler Ferguson joins us now. Jesse, it's so great to have you here on Daily ...

My father was a CEO most of his career and he was desperate for me to follow in his footsteps. He was a mechanical engineer and wanted me because I was a good math student and good in physics wanted me to apply to engineering programs. So I did.Applied to a few schools, got in and then I decided I'm going to study theater. Sorry, Dad. In acting class, I was working on a monologue that you many of you may know.Shillock from Merchant of Venice. hath not the Jew eyes. I started my monologue and I'm going into ...