Matt Dillon might have thought there was something about Mary, but at one point he thought there was something about Phil Dunphy's wife, too.

It was recently announced that the Takers star has been tapped to appear in a future episode of Modern Family. Matt will play a former boyfriend of Claire’s who has developed a friendship with her mother (actress Shelley Long).

No date has yet been announced for Dillon’s arrival.

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