'This Is Us' 's Mandy Moore Celebrates 'Best TV Husband and Dad' Milo Ventimiglia on His 45th Birthday

Mar. 15, 2025

Milo Ventimiglia.Photo: Emma McIntyre/Getty

Milo Ventimigliahas a reason to celebrate — theThis Is Usalum turned 45 on Friday!

The actor’s former onscreen wifeMandy Mooremarked the occasion with a heartwarmingInstagramtribute sharing a glimpse back at their last day on set together.

“There are a million pics of you and our time together these past 6 years on my phone but I love this one because it was ourlast time walking through our house, the Pearson house, and we snapped a pic in the bedroom mirror,” wrote Moore, 38.

Ventimiglia replied in true Jack Pearson fashion: “Love you so much@mandymooremm. Couldn’t have been the tv hubs and dad I was without you.”

Ventimiglia has become a fan favorite in the television world, most notably for his portrayal of Jess Mariano inGilmore Girls, Peter Petrelli inHeroesand Jack Pearson inThis Is Us.

The actor — whoreceived a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in January— has also appeared in other series such asThe Marvelous Mrs. MaiselandAmerican Dreams, as well as in films likeRocky BalboaandThe Art of Racing in the Rain.

Milo Ventimiglia.Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

His birthday comes a few months after he and the cast ofThis Is Uswrapped their six-season run on NBC.

Ventimiglia also acknowledged how he would also miss playing a character who many men felt they could relate to and hoped to emulate in their own lives.

“I like that Jack felt like an attainable superhero,” he explained. “I like that he was someone any man could be. In his flaws, in his shortcomings, he still did his best to show the ones that he loved how much they meant to him and give them everything they need to go forward and have happy lives.”

“I think he was [an] inspiration to a bunch of great fathers and great husbands, and something we needed to see out of men,” he added.

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Speaking about the series finale, Ventimiglia said he hoped fans would watch it and then “continue the conversation of what the show represents.”

“Finding common ground with people that are different, and understanding that we have our own experiences to live, but other people have their experiences to live too, and we should give people love and show people love and hopefully, it’ll be showered back on us,” he explained. “And that hope of what happens when we move on in life and where we go and the appreciation of life. It’s so fragile and it moves so quick. It can be gone in a heartbeat or take a lot of time, but I think really living a full complete life.”

The actor shared similar sentiments later that day while sitting on a panel beside his costars. Afterrevealing that his favorite line from the serieswas “when the world puts something this obvious in front of you, you don’t just walk away from it,” he explained its meaning further.

“Pay attention. Pay attention when life is happening in front of you,” he urged the audience. “That was a big moment for me to be like, pay attention to life happening in front of you as it’s happening, don’t let it pass.”

“Be there, be present, recognize those good things that come into your life,” he continued. “Recognize when you can be that good thing in someone else’s life because the moment will pass and it’ll be gone, so just recognize it.”

source: people.com