{"id":50716,"date":"2023-02-24T18:28:20","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T23:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=50716"},"modified":"2023-02-24T18:28:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T23:28:20","slug":"emmy-award-winner-eric-stonestreet-joins-the-merry-cast-of-the-disney-original-series-the-santa-clauses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/24\/emmy-award-winner-eric-stonestreet-joins-the-merry-cast-of-the-disney-original-series-the-santa-clauses\/","title":{"rendered":"Emmy Award Winner Eric Stonestreet Joins the Merry Cast of the Disney+ Original Series &#8220;The Santa Clauses&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50717 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Eric-Stonestreet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Eric-Stonestreet.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Eric-Stonestreet-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Disney+ announced today that Eric Stonestreet (&#8220;<em>Modern Family<\/em>&#8220;) will join the cast of the Disney+ Original series &#8220;<em>The Santa Clauses<\/em>&#8221; as Mad Santa. The Disney Branded Television series is produced by 20th Television, a part of Disney Television Studios, and is now in production on its second season. Season one of &#8220;<em>The Santa Clauses<\/em>,&#8221; which debuted November 16, 2022, was a Top 5 most-watched original series on Disney+ by hour streamed during its Season&#8217;s Streaming campaign (November 3-December 31).<\/p>\n<p>In the second season, the Calvin family is back in the North Pole as Scott Calvin continues his role as Santa Claus after retirement plans were thwarted when failing to find a worthy successor in season one. Now that Scott and his family have successfully saved Christmas, Scott turns his focus towards training his son Calvin to eventually take over the &#8220;family business&#8221; as Santa Claus.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1850280879\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Eric Stonestreet stars as Magnus Antas (aka the Mad Santa), who reigned during the 14th century and is now returning to try and take down Scott Calvin and reclaim the North Pole.<\/p>\n<p>Disney Legend Tim Allen will executive produce and continue to reprise the beloved role of Santa\/Scott Calvin. Also returning as series regulars in season two are Elizabeth Mitchell as Mrs. Claus\/Carol, Elizabeth Allen-Dick as Sandra Calvin Claus, Austin Kane as Cal Calvin Claus, and Devin Bright as Santa&#8217;s elf bestie Noel. Matilda Lawler will reprise her role of Santa&#8217;s chief of staff, Betty, as a recurring guest star. Additional guest stars include newcomer Marta Kessler as Olga, a surly, take-no-prisoners gnome who doesn&#8217;t understand &#8220;feelings&#8221; and &#8220;empathy&#8221; and sidekick to Magnus Antas, aka The Mad Santa, along with returning guest stars Liam Kyle as Gary, Isabella Bennett as Edie, Sasha Knight as Crouton, Ruby Jay as Riley, Mia Lynn Bangunan as Pontoon, and Laura San Giacomo as La Befana, the Christmas Witch.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Allen, award-winning Jack Burditt (&#8220;<em>30 Rock<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Modern Family<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Frasier<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt<\/em>&#8220;) will continue as executive producer and showrunner. Kevin Hench (&#8220;<em>Last Man Standing<\/em>&#8220;), Richard Baker (&#8220;<em>Last Man Standing<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Santa Clause<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Santa Clause 2<\/em>&#8220;), and Rick Messina (&#8220;<em>Last Man Standing<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Santa Clause,<\/em>&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Santa Clause 2<\/em>&#8220;) will serve as executive producers along with Jason Winer and Jon Radler for Small Dog Picture Company.<\/p>\n<h4>About Eric Stonestreet<\/h4>\n<p>Eric Stonestreet is best known for his beloved role as Cameron Tucker on ABC&#8217;s comedy series &#8220;<em>Modern Family<\/em>,&#8221; for which he earned two Emmy Awards in the Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category, in 2010 and 2012. Stonestreet also garnered a 2011 Emmy Nomination, Golden Globe Nominations in 2011, 2012, and 2013, Screen Actors Guild Nominations in 2012, 2013, and 2015, and a TCA Award nomination for his portrayal. Last year, Stonestreet could be seen as the host of Fox&#8217;s reality competition series &#8220;<em>Domino Masters<\/em>,&#8221; alongside celebrity judges Danica McKellar, Vernon Davis, and Steven Price. Currently, he can be seen as a guest star in the critically acclaimed NBC comedy &#8220;<em>American Auto<\/em>.&#8221; On the big screen, Stonestreet has appeared in films including &#8220;<em>The Secret Life of Pets 2<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Loft<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Identity Thief<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Bad Teacher<\/em>,&#8221; among others.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3096169870\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stonestreet is repped by Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Thruline Entertainment, Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson McGinnis Ryan, and Wolf-Kasteler Public Relations<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: @DisneyPlus Instagram: @DisneyPlus Facebook: @DisneyPlus TikTok: @DisneyPlus Hashtag: #DisneyPlus #TheSantaClausesSeries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disney+ announced today that Eric Stonestreet (&#8220;Modern Family&#8220;) will join the cast of the Disney+ Original series &#8220;The Santa Clauses&#8221; as Mad Santa. 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