It's a hard knock life! Jesse Tyler Ferguson dresses up as Annie while filming Modern Family on Hollywood Walk Of Fame

By Ross Mcdonagh For Dailymail.com

Published: 21:00 EST, 2 March 2016 | Updated: 21:34 EST, 2 March 2016

Meeting people in costume as cinema icons is not an uncommon occurrence on the Walk Of Fame.

But a fully grown - and fully bearded - man dressed as Little Orphan Annie is a little unusual, even for Hollywood.

That's what Jesse Tyler Ferguson was up to on Wednesday, as one of the small screen's most famous redheads donned the mantle of one of the big screen's.

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Hard knock life: Jesse Tyler Ferguson dressed up as Annie while filming Modern Family on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Wednesday

Hard knock life: Jesse Tyler Ferguson dressed up as Annie while filming Modern Family on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Wednesday

The Modern Family star flashed his hairy white legs in a shorty red dress, which he paired with tiny frilly white socks and black buckle shoes.

He completed the look with a wig of tight red curls which, while close, didn't quite match the lighter hue of his ginger beard.

The reasons why won't become clear until the episode of Modern Family he was filming is eventually broadcast.

Flaunt it: The Modern Family star flashed his hairy white legs in a shorty red dress, which he paired with tiny frilly white socks and black buckle shoes

Flaunt it: The Modern Family star flashed his hairy white legs in a shorty red dress, which he paired with tiny frilly white socks and black buckle shoes

Redheads: He had completed the look with a wig of tight red curls which while close, didn't quite match the lighter hue of his ginger beard

Redheads: He had completed the look with a wig of tight red curls which while close, didn't quite match the lighter hue of his ginger beard

But he seemed to be filling the same role of every other costumed hero on Hollywood's iconic boulevard, clutching a handful of dollars likely tipped by selfie-seeking tourists. 

Despite the unflattering outfit, the actor was looking on the bright side, quoting the little orphan in an Instagram soliloquy, albeit in a very rough New York accent.

'When I'm stuck with a day that's grey and lonely, I just stick up my chin, I grin, I and say, hey! The sun will come out tomorrow!' he shouts in the vid.

Original: Ten-year-old Aileen Quinn - pictured with Sandy the 'dumb dog' - played the titular role in the 1982 film

Original: Ten-year-old Aileen Quinn - pictured with Sandy the 'dumb dog' - played the titular role in the 1982 film

Sun will come out tamarra: Despite the unflattering outfit, the actor was looking on the bright side, quoting the little orphan in an Instagram soliloquy, albeit in a very rough New York accent

Sun will come out tamarra: Despite the unflattering outfit, the actor was looking on the bright side, quoting the little orphan in an Instagram soliloquy, albeit in a very rough New York accent

He also shared a pic of his place marker on the street which - whether by accident of design - happened to land on Donald Trump's star. 

'Shooting on Hollywood Blvd this morning! Oh, and there's all new #ModernFamily tonight!' he wrote but added, 'UPDATE: If you think this is an endorsement you are more stupid than the star I'm standing on!'

The star appeared to have been cleaned of the swastika that was spray painted onto it some weeks ago.

Beneath me: He also shared a pic of his place marker on the street which - whether by accident of design - happened to land on Donald Trump's star

Beneath me: He also shared a pic of his place marker on the street which - whether by accident of design - happened to land on Donald Trump's star

  

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