‘This Is Us’ star Milo Ventimiglia chokes back tears after home burns down in wildfire days before wife gives birth

Milo Ventimiglia said he feels “heavy” while seeing the remains of his Malibu, Calif., home, which burned to the ground in the ongoing Palisades Fire.

The “This Is Us” alum described the property as “toast” as he processed in the damage during an interview with CBS News on Thursday.

“You start thinking about all the memories and the different parts of the house and whatnot and then you see your neighbors’ houses and everything around and your heart just breaks,” he said while holding back tears.

Milo Ventimiglia choked back tears while visting the remains of his Malibu house, which burned down in the Palisades Fire. CBSEveningNews/X
The “This Is Us” actor was one of many celebrities who lost their homes in the devastating wildfire ravaging Los Angeles. CBSEveningNews/X

Ventimiglia and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated their house on Tuesday as the flames rapidly spread through their neighborhood.

“I think there’s a kind of shock moment where you’re going, ‘Oh, this is real, this is happening,’” the actor, 47, said of watching his home being engulfed by flames on security cameras.

“And at a certain point, we just turned it off. What good is it to continue watching? We kind of accepted the loss.”

“You start thinking about all the memories and the different parts of the house and whatnot and then you see your neighbors’ houses and everything around and your heart just breaks,” he told CBS News on Thursday. CBSEveningNews/X
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, watched their home go up in flames on their security cameras. CBSEveningNews/X

Ventimiglia and Mariano — who is due to give birth any day — grabbed ”everything they could think of” while evacuating. However, they still lost a lot, including their baby’s crib.

“The whole thing was set up,” the “Gilmore Girls” alum sadly told the reporter of the nursery.

The father-to-be famously played Jack Pearson on “This Is Us” opposite Mandy Moore’s character, Rebecca Pearson.

Jack and Rebecca — a married couple with three children — also lost their home in a fire on the hit television show.

“And at a certain point, we just turned it off. What good is it to continue watching? We kind of accepted the loss,” Ventimiglia said. CBSEveningNews/X
The “Gilmore Girls” alum is expecting the arrival of his first child any day. CBSEveningNews/X

“It’s not lost on me life imitating art,” Ventimiglia said after the tragedy.

Despite the blaze reducing his home to ash and debris, the actor has all he needs to persevere.

“We got good friends, and we got good people we’re working with, and we’ll make do,” he said. “Wife and baby and dog, most important.”

Meanwhile, Moore was fortunate not to lose her home in Altadena, Calif., after she was forced to evacuate due to the deadly Eaton Fire.

The couple announced they were expecting in September 2024 after secretly tying the knot the year before. RochelleBrodinPhoto/Shutterstock
Coincidentally, Ventimiglia’s “This Is Us” character, Jack Pearson, also lost his family home in a fire on the TV series. NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images

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