India, June 6 -- Actor Rico Rodriguez, who portrayed Manny Delgado on Modern Family for all 11 seasons, recently shared a funny behind-the-scenes story about his longtime costar Sofia Vergara, who played his onscreen mother, Gloria. Speaking on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's podcast Dinner's On Me, Rico revealed how he ended up helping Sofia with her script markings-and how he got cleverly "played" in the process.

Rico recalled that he often arrived on set already knowing everyone's lines, including Sofia's, which came in handy since Sofia sometimes "goes off the rails" with her improvisation. "She would go off the rails and then she would go, 'Rico, what's my line?'" he said, explaining how he would help her get back on track. He also noted she...