Adam DeVine SaysModern FamilyCostar and 'Work Wife' Sarah Hyland Is Still a ‘Good Friend’ (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Adam DeVine and Sarah Hyland on ‘Modern Family’.Photo:Eddy Chen/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty

Eddy Chen/Disney General Entertainment Content/Getty

Modern Familymay have ended in 2020, butAdam DeVineis still keeping up with the Pritchetts, Tuckers and Dunphys — particularly his former costarSarah Hyland.

The actor, 40 — who partnered with TurboTax to advocate for the company’s new‘Beat Your Price’ campaign, which encourages tax filers to switch toTurboTax Full Serviceand receive at least a 10% reduction in the fees they paid their licensed tax preparer last tax season — tells PEOPLE that despite his busy schedule with current projects and collaborations, he makes time to keep up with Hyland, 33, who played Haley Dunphy, DeVine’s character Andy Bailey’s on-and-off love interest on the show.

“I talk with Sarah quite a bit,” he shares. “And I’ll throw a party every 4th of July, and she comes to those, and we go to each other’s birthday parties when we’re in town, and she’s a good friend.”

DeVine also notes, “We did thePitch Perfectspinoff showBumper in Berlintogether, and I’m always looking for ways [to connect]. I callRebel [Wilson], my work wife, but Sarah’s also my work wife.”

Adam DeVine and Sofia Vergara on ‘Modern Family’.Ron Tom/ABC/Getty

The actor reflects on the learning experiences he had working on the hit sitcom up until his 2018 departure, saying, “OnModern Family. It was such a tightly scripted show. The dialogue was super fast paced,” a facet of the acting experience that he wasn’t fully accustomed to at the time.

“I remember when they hired me, Steve Levitan, who’s one of the creators and producers, he was like, ‘We want you to be the breath of fresh air. You’re coming in season 5. Maybe you can improv a little and keep people on their toes,’ " he shares.

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“Steve comes over to me and was like, ‘Hey, remember when we said you could improv? Let’s not do that anymore. Let’s stick to the script,’ " DeVine further notes with a laugh. “So I think it taught me just the fast pace of sitcom acting and how it’s kind of a different beast and super fun to do.”

All-in-all, despite moving on to other laugh-out-loud projects such asThe Righteous Gemstones, DeVine says that he would “love to do something” likeModern Familyagain. “I’m not opposed to it.”

source: people.com