Milo Ventimiglia He became emotional when he revealed that his house in Malibu was completely destroyed in Los Angeles wildfires -Scarily Similar circumstances for him this is us Jack Pearson's character.
Ventimiglia, his wife Mariano's loot41, is Nine months pregnantvisited the charred remains of what was once the couple's home before it burned to the ground CBS News On Thursday, January 9th.
talking to CBS News As he inspected the damage, Ventimiglia, 47, admitted the loss was “heavy.”
“You start thinking about all the memories that are in different parts of the house and what aren't, and then you see your neighbors' houses and everything around you and your heart breaks,” he said.
the Gilmore Girls The alum knew their house was no longer standing before the visit because he saw it burning on home security cameras after it was evacuated on Tuesday.
“It's a moment of shock when you go, 'This is real, this is happening,' and at a certain point you turn it off,” he said. “What's the point of continuing to watch? We've kind of accepted the loss.”
Coincidentally, one of Ventimiglia's most famous characters, this is usJack died of smoke inhalation after a crock pot burned his family home to the ground.
“You know, I never lost sight of life imitating art,” Ventimiglia said. CBS News Because the fictional scenes are similar to his real life circumstances.
While Ventimiglia and Mariano lost most of their possessions in the fire, including the crib for their unborn child who is due to be born any day now, the actor is grateful that the most important items survived.
“We have good friends and we have good people to work with and we will manage. Wife, child and dog, most important,” Ventimiglia said.
The couple, Who were linked for the first time in 2022 and married in 2023, revealing in September 2024 that they were expecting their first child together.
“The baby is on the plane!” Mariano wrote in an Instagram post at the time, sharing maternity photos while sitting on a skateboard.
Ventimiglia played Jack in reverse Mandy Moore Like his wife, Rebecca Pearson this is usWhich extended from 2016 to 2022.
The actor revealed that Mariano had recently done so I started watching the emotional series During an appearance on the “That Was Us” podcast in October 2024.
“She could break up Jack with me, but she just cries,” he said, laughing. “It's one of those things. She just cries and accepts it. I'm not nagging her; I'm not asking her: 'Hey, tell me about this character, this scene, tell me things.' I'm waiting for her to want to talk to me about it.”