‘Modern Family' Cast Resolves Salary Dispute

Stars drop lawsuit against 20^th TV after securing raises

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 7/27/2012 10:55:26 PM

The six adult cast members of Modern Family have resolved their salary renegotiation with 20 Century Fox Television, a studio spokesman confirmed late Friday.

With the deal done for a salary increase, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet and Sofia Vergara have also dropped the lawsuit they filed earlier this week against 20^th TV.

News of the closed deal broke during ABC's party at the TCA summer press tour in Los Angeles, where Modern Family co-creator Steve Levitan told reporters that filming on the fourth season was scheduled to begin on Monday on a pilot episode that he will direct.

The cast renegotiation was a main topic at ABC's executive session with Paul Lee earlier Friday, with Lee saying he was "optimistic" for a resolution with the stars of its top-rated comedy.