The iconic actor celebrates his milestone 80th birthday today. We look back at his phenomenal, multi-Emmy-nominated run as Jay Pritchett and the ten episodes that defined the beloved modern patriarch.

(From left to right): Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy ...