Bowen, 55, has looked back on her upbringing with a real estate developer father who taught her a "golden rule" about success.

Meanwhile, Sandler and Bowen reacted to Bowen’s shocking “Happy Gilmore 2” death during an interview with Entertainment Weekly published shortly after the movie’s release. The “Modern Family” star suggested that her character needed to die to drive Happy and the events of the film.

After the buzz surrounding Sydney Sweeney potentially taking over Julie Bowen’s role in Happy Gilmore 2 was put to rest, the popular actress had no problem joking about the topic. She also offered high praise to Sweeney,

Happy Gilmore 2 takes a shocking turn in the first few minutes, and the movie has a tough time recovering, but director Kyle Newacheck defends the choice.

Julie Bowen has seen all those comparisons between the viral Coldplay concert kiss cam and Gloria and Phil's hilarious scene from "Modern Family." The Emmy winner chatted with Access Hollywood's guest correspondent Emily Orozco at the "Happy Gilmore 2" premiere and joked the hit sitcom was "ahead of its time" for that scene.