Earlier this year, Nolan Gould — who plays the dimwitted Luke on Modern Family — went on Ellen and revealed that he is actually a genius. Like, a for real genius, with a Mensa membership and an IQ of 150 and everything. This information blew me away, because he plays a stupid character on TV and I am an idiot who has trouble separating real life from make-believe. (WHY IS OLIVER FROM THE O.C. ON VEGAS THIS MAKES ME FURIOUS.) Gould went back on Ellen this week to update her on everything, and it turns out the actor has actually finished high school already. At age 13.
“Over the summer I did a lot of studying and I took an exam and tested at high school, so I’m hopefully going to go on and do some online community college courses,” Gould told the dumbfounded host.
The last time Gould visited DeGeneres, in January 2012, the two chatted about his Mensa membership, how he likes to discuss nuclear fusion in household microwaves, and how he still only receives an allowance of $30 a week, with the rest going to his college fund. Now that the little genius is ready for college-level courses, it looks like Gould might need that money sooner than anyone thought. [Yahoo]
In a related story, one time when I was 13 I ate a bug at a junior high dance on a dare.
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So this 13-year old genius just finished high school and makes $150,000 an episode?
Big deal, I can legally buy lotto SO WHO IS THE TREE AND WHO IS THE SHRUB NOW, BUDDY?!?
Gould is from Mensa and DangerG is from Densa?
Yeah, well, I could still kick his ass. And then get pummeled by security guards
“Over the summer I did a lot of studying and I took an exam and tested at high school…”
Ooh, he english speak good.
Such a brilliant kid he’s a god awful actor. Or maybe he’s not, maybe it’s just that since most of his scenes with Manny are so awful that Manny’s suck transfers to him.
He’s not the best actor, but whenever Luke and Phil share screentime, it’s basically the most adorable thing ever. So I kind of love this kid.
That’s about right. Even when he is in the scene with Manny, he shines by comparison. I don’t hate kids* but boy would I enjoy it if Manny started being like Kenny from South Park and died horribly every week.
*But I hate kids on TV.
Thirded.
Mensa don’t mean jack. 98th percentile acceptance? Commoners.
He is going to get so many chicks. Let’s just hope this doesn’t become a Brady situation where he starts dating his costars.
Why not? Which of his (ok, female) costars shouldn’t he date? Ms. Vergara isn’t married, is she?
So he’s actually really smart? I guess it makes sense why he sucks at acting.
Seriously, watching this kid try to act is painful.
I don’t care how smart this little snot is, he is still not fit to smell Ursula Parker’s farts.
Jane > Luke
Luke is my favorite character after Phil and Sophia Vergara’s boobs. I think he’s the worst of the child actors, but he has great lines.
I don’t care how young he is, no actual genius takes online community college courses.
Being Smart Does Not Guarantee He Will Be Creative And Actually Have Something Important To Contribute To…sorry, I have never seen this show (zipping up my comment)
“It smells like puke married poop and they had the ceremony in my nose.”
His best line ever.