Mitchell Vincent "Mitch" Pritchett is Jay and DeDe Pritchett's son, Claire Dunphy's

younger brother, Manny Delgado's step-brother, Joe Pritchett's half brother,

adoptive father of Lily Tucker-Pritchett and Cameron Tucker's husband. He and
Cameron ultimately get married in "The Wedding (Part 2)".
Biography
Before the show
Mitchell was born on June 21,1974 in Sacramento as second child to Jay and DeDe
Pritchett. His older sister Claire was born approximately 2 years before him. Timid
but smart, he is closer to his mother as opposed to the fiery Claire who is closer
to their father. Many relate Claire as the son of Jay and Dede and Mitchell as the
daughter.

The siblings were figure skating partners in their youth, known as "Fire and Nice".
When he was 9, he went to a terrible theater camp where Jay let him suffer through
to "toughen him up" ("Spring Break"). At 10, his father offered to teach him self-
defense, but he quit shortly afterwards saying all he needed to learn he can learn
from West Side Story. In junior high, he was part of the drama club with Ben Dugan
("Travels With Scout").

Mitchell attended Cornell University and Columbia University where he topped his
classes in both ("Benched"). He has been working for a law firm in California at
the start of the series.

Growing up in the closet, he dated several girls including Tracy in high school
before eventually coming out (three times, to Jay). Shortly after, he dated a
doctor named Teddy. He also dated Langham whom he broke up with on an email ("Las
Vegas"). He eventually met Cameron at a charades party whom he dismissed because he
grew up at a farm. During the game however, Cam was the only one able to guess
Mitchell acting out 'Casablanca' and the two bonded afterwards eventually becoming
a couple ("Come Fly With Me").

Personality
Mitchell is shown to be a Type A, high-strung person. At most times he is the exact
opposite of Cam which usually causes disagreements, but each counterbalancing the
other. He used to suffer from ornithophobia, the fear of birds, until he becomes
acquainted with one at the park in "American Skyper", though he still he still
seems to show discomfort when one is around ("Promposal"). Similar to his sister
Claire, Mitchell tends to show obsessive compulsive behavior especially in raising
his daughter. Cam says that Mitchell's strength lies in making preparations in
dealing with Lily rather than actual childcare and that is what makes them a great
team ("Run for Your Wife").

It is revealed in the season 2 episode "The Kiss" that Mitchell has had problem
with public displays of affection, due to his father being aloof during his
childhood. This was in response to criticisms that Mitchell and Cam have not been
physically affectionate during the first season. Claire says that Mitchell has had
an issue with boundaries since they were kids ("Mother Tucker") and Cam says
Mitchell is a snob ("Come Fly With Me").

Although he lashes out during arguments with the family, Mitchell is generally not
confrontational and prefers professionalism in difficult situations. And though
highly critical in nature, he tries his hardest to stray away from disappointing
people and his family unless he is pushed to the edge to tell them the truth, as
seen when he could not bring himself to shut down Phil's jokes in "Strangers on a
Treadmill", and when he forces himself to be supportive of Cam's attempt to direct
a musical for kids in "The Musical Man".

In various episodes, Mitchell helps out his family members in need of legal aid,
such as when Gloria crashes a car and Haley is jailed. He is especially eager to
earn his father's recognition as a serious lawyer, partly because of their
difficult relationship growing up ("Moon Landing"). In several situations, such as
the first of these incidents, Mitchell is often used as a scapegoat by family
members (Jay volunteered Mitchell as Gloria's attorney because Jay preferred that
his son took the bullet and not him).

Physical Appearance
Mitchell has red hair with blue eyes, which according to Luke, strikingly resembles
Vincent Van Gogh. He is usually seen wearing preppy clothes, which Cameron mentions
is style fit that of a "small-town detective" ("The Late Show"). At work and during
formal events, he is always seen sporting suits.