Milo Ventimiglia got choked up after his Malibu home burned down in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
The This Is Us star, 47, visited the remains of the house where he and his pregnant wife Jarah Mariano, 41, had been excitedly preparing to raise their baby.
On Thursday, he went back to the area to check out the aftermath of the natural disaster.
He also spoke to CBS News about how he and wife watched their home burn down to the ground in horrifying security camera footage.
Fortunately, he and his wife as well as their dog safely evacuated on Tuesday before it happened.
Ventimiglia got visibly emotional talking about their loss — which included the crib and ‘everything [that] was set up’ for the arrival of their first child together.
Milo Ventimiglia got choked up after his Malibu home burned down in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires
The This Is Us star, 47, visited the remains of the house where he and his pregnant wife Jarah Mariano, 41, had been excitedly preparing to raise their baby; pictured October 2024 in Agoura Hills
About seeing their home burn down with their own eyes, he talked about how difficult it was for them to process.
‘I think there’s a shock moment where you go, this is real and this is happening. Then, at some point, you just turn it off. What good is it to continue watching?’
Eventually, while watching the live footage, he said: ‘We kind of accepted the loss.’
After the fire in the area was put out, he returned to the area two days later.
He knew his house was gone but to stand there in person he said it felt ‘heavy.’
‘You start thinking about all the memories in different parts of the house and what not,’ the Gilmore Girls alum explained.
‘And then you see your neighbors’ houses and everything kind of around and your heart just breaks,’ he continued.
The actor also spoke about how his character Jack Pearson on the hit NBC series This Is Us faced a devastating fire in his very last appearance and watched his fictional home burn down.
On Thursday, he went back to the area to check out the aftermath of the natural disaster. He also spoke to CBS News about how he and wife watched their home burn down to the ground in horrifying security camera footage
![Fortunately, he and his wife as well as their dog safely evacuated on Tuesday before it happened. Ventimiglia got visibly emotional talking about their loss — which included the crib and 'everything [that] was set up' for the arrival of their first child together](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/06/93947051-14269547-Fortunately_he_and_his_wife_as_well_as_their_dog_safely_evacuate-a-52_1736492209090.jpg)
Fortunately, he and his wife as well as their dog safely evacuated on Tuesday before it happened. Ventimiglia got visibly emotional talking about their loss — which included the crib and ‘everything [that] was set up’ for the arrival of their first child together
After the fire in the area was put out, he returned to the area two days later. He knew his house was gone but to stand there in person he said it felt ‘heavy’
About seeing their home burn down with their own eyes, he talked about how difficult it was for them to process
His character saved his family from a house fire before dying of cardiac arrest caused by smoke inhalation.
‘It’s not lost on me,’ he said about the comparison. ‘Life imitating art.’
Different than his onscreen character, however, he is still here and said he fortunately still has everything that truly matters.
‘We’ve got good friends, and we’ve got good people we’re working with,’ he said. ‘We’ll make do. Wife and baby and dog are most important.’
His former onscreen wife Mandy Moore was also one of the many who were forced to evacuate amid the ravaging fires.
The actor also spoke about how his character Jack Pearson on the hit NBC series This Is Us faced a devastating fire in his very last appearance and watched his fictional home burn down
‘It’s not lost on me,’ he said about the comparison. ‘Life imitating art’
His former onscreen wife Mandy Moore was also one of the many who were forced to evacuate amid the ravaging fires
Stars like Paris Hilton as well as Leighton Meester and Adam Brody and many more unfortunately lost their homes in the blaze.
Fires broke out in Malibu, the Pacific Palisades, Eaton Canyon, the Hollywood Hills and other areas around Los Angeles County amid a ‘life-threatening and destructive’ windstorm that picked up Tuesday.
As of Thursday, at least six people have died in the Southern California wildfires, which have forced nearly 180,000 people to evacuate and left more than 1.5 million without power.