Jesse Tyler Ferguson Enlists OITNB Stars to Design Bow Ties for Marriage Equality

According to People, stage and screen star Jesse Tyler Ferguson has enlisted ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK stars Lea DeLaria (Big Boo), Uzo Aduba (Crazy Eyes) and Kate Mulgrew (Red) to design bow ties for his latest collection.

Ferguson's "Tie The Knot" line raises funds for marriage equality, and the three new ties are part of a 15-piece set that will be available on TheTieBar.com on Monday, May 11, in time for the Supreme Court hearing on the LGBTQ issue.

DeLaria told People, "Since my fiancée works in fashion, I asked her to help me with the concept. We considered a screwdriver because of the obvious tie-in with the show but we ultimately chose a '50s pin-up girl -- which is much more me."

Mulgrew said she modeled hers after "a papier-mâché chicken that I have at my apartment."

In the past, Ferguson has crafted a Tony Award bow tie, a Bryan Cranston-inspired design and more to support his cause. Founded by Ferguson and Justin Mikita, the goal of Tie The Knot is to advocate for the civil rights of gay and lesbian Americans throughout the United States and to look damn good while doing it. Visit www.TieTheKnot.org for more.

Aduba will next appear in the film SHOWING ROOTS. She has also recently starred on the big screen in PEARLY GATES. Aside from OITNB, her TV credits include SNL, HOW TO LIVE LIKE A LADY, BLUE BLOODS and more.

DeLaria has just been promoted to series regular for the fourth season the Netflix original prison dramedy. She has appeared on Broadway in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW and ON THE TOWN, the latter for which she earned a Drama Desk nomination. Among her off-Broadway credits are OUT OF ICELAND, LITTLE FISH, CINDERELLA, THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES and LI'L ABNER, as well as the US tour of CHICAGO.

Mulgrew received a Critics Choice Television Award and a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy for OITNB. She is internationally recognized as "Captain Janeway," in STAR TREK: VOYAGER. As Katherine Hepburn in TEA AT FIVE, she was nominated for Outer Critics Circle and Lucille Lortel awards. Other theater credits include EQUUS, THE AMERICAN DREAM, THE SANDBOX, IPHIGENIA 2.0 (Obie winner), OUR LEADING LADY, BLACK COMEDY, TITUS ANDRONICUS and SOMEWHERE FUN, all in New York.

Ferguson, well known for his Emmy-nominated role on ABC's MODERN FAMILY, will soon appear onstage in SPAMALOT at the Hollywood Bowl (where he last starred in THE PRODUCERS in 2012) and Shakespeare in the Park's THE TEMPEST. His Broadway credits include THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE and ON THE TOWN.