Milo Ventimiglia becomes emotional when he reveals that his Malibu home has been completely destroyed Los Angeles fires – horribly In similar situations to him This is us Character, Jack Pearson.
Ventimiglia, whose wife Zarah Mariano41, is Nine months pregnantInspected the charred remains of what was once the couple's home before it burned to the ground CBS News Thursday, January 9.
talking CBS News While inspecting the damage, Ventimiglia, 47, admitted the damage felt “overwhelming.”
“You start thinking about all the memories of different parts of the house and whatnot and then you see your neighbor's house and everything around and your heart breaks,” she said.
D Gilmore Girls The alum knew their home was no longer standing before viewing it because she saw it burning through the home's security camera after vacating Tuesday.
“It's kind of a shock moment where you go, it's real, it's happening and at a certain point you turn it off,” he said. “What's the use of watching? We kind of accepted defeat.”
Coincidentally, one of Ventimiglia's most famous characters, This is usJack, died of smoke inhalation after a crock pot burned his family's home to the ground.
“You know, it's not lost on me, life imitates art,” Ventimiglia said CBS News Similarities between fictional scenes and his real-life situations.
Although Ventimiglia and Mariano lost most of their possessions in the fire, including a crib for their unborn baby due any day now, the actor is thankful the most important things survived.
“We've got good friends and we've got good people that we're working with and we will. Wife and kids and dog, most important,” Ventimiglia said.
couple, who were first connected 2022 and wed in 2023, revealing in September 2024 that they are expecting their first child together.
“Baby on board!” Mariano wrote in an Instagram post at the time, sharing a photo of her giving birth while sitting on a surfboard.
Ventimiglia stars opposite Jack Mandy Moore As his wife Rebecca Pearson This is uswhich ran from 2016 to 2022.
The actor revealed that Mariano did recently Start watching emotional series During an appearance on the “That Was Us” podcast in October 2024.
“He can tell Jack apart from me, but he's just a bitch,” she said with a laugh. “It's one of those things. He's just crying and taking it in. I'm not badmouthing him; I'm not asking him, 'Hey, so tell me about this character, tell me this scene, tell me something.' I am waiting for him to talk to me about this.”