And as a hobbyist photographer - nearly every drawer in his office is a warehouse for lenses, film, etc - he is known to take pictures, whether on set or in life, and gift them as keepsakes. He built part of his backyard patio with his father, Peter - their names are inscribed in the concrete footings. A floor-to-ceiling photo collage of friends and family lines a wall in his kitchen. The actor - who up until now was best known for his breakout roles as Jess Mariano, the moody bad-boy boyfriend to Rory in “Gilmore Girls,” and Peter Petrelli, the medical caregiver with superhuman powers in “Heroes” - is very much like the genial, family man-type character he currently portrays. (And because you’re probably wondering: Yes, his smoke detectors have batteries - “I change them regularly” - and yes, the two slow cookers in his kitchen function properly.) Instead, in the spirit of the show, let’s flash back to a few days ago, when Ventimiglia was riding out the last days of the mystery at his home in Los Angeles. Yes, there’s another new episode set to air Tuesday. “I feel for the audience right now,” Ventimiglia says, “because not only did they get hit with learning how Jack died, but, on Tuesday night, they’re gonna get hit with another whammy.” I don't know of another show that I've watched that we KNEW someone was going to die for like 30+ episodes and yet I'm still a mess when they die #ThisIsUs- Johnathon February 5, 2018 With its plum post-Super Bowl slot, the time-jumping, twist-friendly family drama once and for all revealed that Jack died of cardiac arrest after inhaling too much smoke while saving his family’s dog - and a few other things - as a fire, sparked by a faulty slow cooker, ravaged the Pearson home. MORE: ‘This Is Us’ finally told us how Jack died - Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore help us cope » So beloved, in fact, that the character’s death, revealed in the show’s debut season, and the mystery surrounding it, kindled the question, “How did Jack die?” It quickly became a pop culture phenomenon rife with conspiracy theories. “I’m happy everyone is in the know,” he says by phone.Īs flawed-but-nearly-perfect patriarch Jack Pearson on NBC’s megahit “This Is Us,” Ventimiglia has joined the roster of TV’s most beloved dads. and Milo Ventimiglia, finally settling into his Minneapolis hotel room after a climactic Super Bowl night, can at long last sleep with one less secret to keep.
ABC has also ordered the drama “Will Trent” for a midseason debut.ĪBC previously ordered the comedy series “Not Dead Yet” starring Gina Rodriguez for the new broadcast season as well as a spinoff of “The Rookie” starring Niecy Nash-Betts and the drama “Alaska Daily” starring Hilary Swank.It’s just after 1 a.m. Prior to this announcement, the network announced it was not moving forward with its drama pilots “Criminal Nature and an untitled drama from Kay Oyegun as well as the comedy “The Son-in-Law,” the last of which was to star Ventimiglia’s fellow “This Is Us” alum Chris Sullivan.
With the series order, ABC has no more pending business on its pilot season slate for the year. Ben Younger directed and executive produced the pilot. Chu and Caitlin Foito of Electric Somewhere also executive produce with Todd Harthan and Lindsay Goffman. Ventimiglia executive produces along with Russ Cundiff via their DiVide Pictures banner. Phil Klemmer is also executive producer and co-showrunner. Julia Cohen wrote the pilot for the series and serves as executive producer and co-showrunner. The show also stars William Fichtner as Leo, Tim Chiou as David, Freda Foh Shen as Grace, James Saito as Joseph, Sarah Wayne Callies as Birdie, Felisha Terrell as Daphne, and Polly Draper as Fran.