Fox 'Modern Family' TV Show Season 6 Cast News: 'You're the Worst' Star Aya Cash to Meet Alex Dunphy in New Episode
According to a report filed by Entertainment Weekly, Aya Cash, the star of hit show "You're the Worst" will guest star on an episode of "Modern Family" next month.
Rumors indicate that Cash's appearence on the smash ABC sitcom is set to occur only because "Modern Family's" producer, Steve Levitan, asked her to make an appearence on the show. Levitan is reportedly a big admirer of "You're the Worst." Cash stars as Gretchen Cutler on "You're the Worst," playing a zany public relations executive. "You're the Worst," which airs on cable network FX, has been renewed for a second season.
On the Febr. 4 episode of "Modern Family," Cash is set to play Vanessa, a college interviewer that will be meeting with Ariel Winter, who plays brainy youngster Alex Dunphy. Alex will be attempting to move onto the next step of her education.
Cash has also held roles in "The Wolf of Wall Street," and "The Newsroom," along with multiple versions of "Law and Order."
"Modern Family" has been one of the highest-rated shows on television since its debut in late 2009, and its ratings have only grown from that point. The show, which stars Ed O'Neill as patriach Jay Pritchett and Sofia Vergara as his wife Gloria, along with an extended, inter-related cast (on the show, that is), has enjoyed huge success since the pilot aired over five years ago.
Although O'Neill was the highest-profile actor attached to the series once the show initially started airing on ABC, "Modern Family" has made big stars out of virtually every other regular castmember since its debut. That includes Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Nolan Gould, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Rico Rodriguez and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons.
However, it's worth noting that Bowen had an extended role on multiple shows, including "Boston Legal." Vergara, meanwhile, was already an accomplished model, and was well-known in Latin America.
The show is currently in the midst of Season 6, which debuted this past September. Episodes air at 9 p.m. Eastern on ABC Wednesday nights.