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Introduction :

• Holly Burrell is a professional chef who turned her back on an acting career to support her more popular husband and raise her children.
• She regularly tops the ‘Family Members’ List, which is a list of celebrities that are well-known for their association to a famous family member.

Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :

• Holly Ann Burrell (neé Brown) was born in Utah on November 25, 1975.
• She was raised as a Mormon in Utah. Little else is known about her upbringing.
• On August 18, 2000, Holly married actor Ty Burrell. Ty is best known for his role as ‘Phil Dunphy’ in the Emmy-Award American TV series Modern Family.
• She has two adopted children Greta and Frances. On March 18, 2010, Frances was adopted and 2 years later in 2012, Greta was adopted.

Early Life and Education :

• Following graduation from high school, Holly went on to gain a degree in Theatre from the University of Utah.
• Later, she graduated from the French Culinary Institute as a pastry chef.

Work, Career, Salary and Net Worth :

• Following her graduation from university, Holly moved to Washington D.C to work at the Shakespeare Theatre.
• It was here that she met her husband Ty, while on stage! They were both understudies in Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night.
• Realizing that the acting profession was extremely competitive, Holly turned to her passion which was food and cooking as a career, took over.
• She enjoyed her work in a bakery until she moved to Los Angeles (L.A) to support her husband’s acting career.
• After the success of Ty’s career, Holly’s main focus now is food in family life and when she isn’t cooking, she likes reading about food.
• Some of her recipes such as ‘Baked vegetable Risotto’ which are focused on healthy eating can be found on Pinterest.
• To this date, Holly has not produced a cookbook, but often her recipes are discussed on ‘Mouth Feelings’ a podcast via the Radio Republic. Her recipe for ‘Brown Butter Shortbread’ was introduced her by her husband Ty.
• Holly is often by her husband’s side at red carpet events where she is often praised for her style and elegance.
• In addition to the Hollywood glitz and glamour, Ty and Holly support charities such as ‘Kids in the Spotlight.’ ‘Kids in the Spotlight’ is quite close to Holly’s heart as it helps children in foster care to write, cast, perform and edit 10-minute films of their experiences. Even Ty’s father works within the foster care system.

Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :

• Holly is of Danish heritage but was raised in Fruit Heights, Utah.
• Her wedding was a surprise arrangement made by her husband.
• During a flight from New York, Holly and her husband went from not wanting children to deciding it was the best thing ever.
• It is important to Holly that the family sits down together to eat each evening.
• When taking time out, the Burrell family likes to go hiking in Southern Utah.
• Holly and her husband have restored a prairie style house circa 1915 near Salt Lake City, Utah, to be near family and friends. Her time is split between California and Utah.

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