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Ventimiglia was born in [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], [[California]], the son of Carol ([[married and maiden names|née]] Wilson) and Peter Ventimiglia.<ref name="Ventimiglia">{{cite news|last=Keck|first=William|title=Yo! Ventimiglia gets into the tough-guy act|publisher=USA Today|date=[[2006-12-18]]|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-12-18-milo-ventimiglia_x.htm| accessdate =2006-12-21 }}</ref> His father is of [[Sicily|Sicilian]] descent and his mother has [[Irish people|Irish]], [[English people|English]], [[Scottish people|Scottish]], French, [[Cherokee]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]Croatian and [[India]]n ancestry.<ref name="chat1">{{cite web|last=Ventimiglia|first=Milo|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Milo Ventimiglia AOL Chat|publisher=AOL|date=[[2002-05-14]]|url=http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t21610.html|format=|accessdate=2007-11-04}}</ref> His last name, "Ventimiglia", literally translates to "twenty miles" in Italian. The youngest of three children, he has two older sisters |
Ventimiglia was born in [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], [[California]], the son of Carol ([[married and maiden names|née]] Wilson) and Peter Ventimiglia.<ref name="Ventimiglia">{{cite news|last=Keck|first=William|title=Yo! Ventimiglia gets into the tough-guy act|publisher=USA Today|date=[[2006-12-18]]|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-12-18-milo-ventimiglia_x.htm| accessdate =2006-12-21 }}</ref> His father is of [[Sicily|Sicilian]] descent and his mother has [[Irish people|Irish]], [[English people|English]], [[Scottish people|Scottish]], French, [[Cherokee]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]Croatian and [[India]]n ancestry.<ref name="chat1">{{cite web|last=Ventimiglia|first=Milo|authorlink=|coauthors=|title=Milo Ventimiglia AOL Chat|publisher=AOL|date=[[2002-05-14]]|url=http://asianfanatics.net/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t21610.html|format=|accessdate=2007-11-04}}</ref> His last name, "Ventimiglia", literally translates to "twenty miles" in Italian. The youngest of three children, he has two older sisters. He was born with dead nerve endings in his lower left lip. Ventimiglia attended [[El Modena High School]] in [[Orange, California]], where he wrestled and held the office of president in student government (ASB). He graduated in 1995. |
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At the age of 18, Ventimiglia received a scholarship to study at the [[American Conservatory Theater]] for their summer program.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.miloventimigliafan.com/milo/index.php?bio| title = Milo Ventimiglia Fan| accessdate = 2007-05-1| date = [[2002-04-21]]| language = [[English language|English]]| quote = he received a scholarship from San Francisco's prestigious American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) for their summer program. .}}</ref> He attended [[UCLA]] as an Theatre Arts major for four years. |
At the age of 18, Ventimiglia received a scholarship to study at the [[American Conservatory Theater]] for their summer program.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.miloventimigliafan.com/milo/index.php?bio| title = Milo Ventimiglia Fan| accessdate = 2007-05-1| date = [[2002-04-21]]| language = [[English language|English]]| quote = he received a scholarship from San Francisco's prestigious American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) for their summer program. .}}</ref> He attended [[UCLA]] as an Theatre Arts major for four years. |
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Milo Ventimiglia | |
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 Milo Ventimiglia at the William S. Paley Festival for Heroes, March 10, 2007 | |
| Born | Milo Anthony Ventimiglia |
| Occupation | actor |
| Years active | c. 1995–present |
| Parent(s) | Carol and Peter Ventimiglia |
Milo Anthony Ventimiglia (born July 8, 1977) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the NBC series Heroes as idealistic hero Peter Petrelli, in the family-oriented television series Gilmore Girls as Rory's rebel boyfriend Jess Mariano, and as Rocky's son Robert Balboa in the final movie of the Rocky saga, Rocky Balboa.
Biography
Early life
Ventimiglia was born in Anaheim, California, the son of Carol (née Wilson) and Peter Ventimiglia.[1] His father is of Sicilian descent and his mother has Irish, English, Scottish, French, Cherokee Native AmericanCroatian and Indian ancestry.[2] His last name, "Ventimiglia", literally translates to "twenty miles" in Italian. The youngest of three children, he has two older sisters. He was born with dead nerve endings in his lower left lip. Ventimiglia attended El Modena High School in Orange, California, where he wrestled and held the office of president in student government (ASB). He graduated in 1995.
At the age of 18, Ventimiglia received a scholarship to study at the American Conservatory Theater for their summer program.[3] He attended UCLA as an Theatre Arts major for four years.
Career
At eighteen years of age, Ventimiglia started auditioning, booking jobs, and working his way up. From there, Ventimiglia studied for a while at UCLA before landing a role on The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.[4] Ventimiglia has also guest starred on such television series as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series), Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Boston Public.
From 2001 to 2003, Ventimiglia played brooding teen Jess Mariano on Gilmore Girls. He signed on for a spin-off of Gilmore Girls, entitled Windward Circle, which was going to be focused on the relationship between Jess and his estranged father (Adrian Pasdar, who plays Ventimiglia's brother on Heroes, was up for the role of the father), but the proposed series never made it to the air because of high filming costs. The season 3 episode Here Comes the Son, was the pilot for the California-set spin-off, which would have starred Ventimiglia, Rob Estes and Sherilyn Fenn. He also directed the 2003 and 2004 WB Image Campaigns for the WB.[citation needed] Ventimiglia returned to Gilmore Girls for a few episodes in seasons four and six since his 2003 departure.
In the third and final season of the NBC drama American Dreams, Ventimiglia played Chris Pierce, the rebellious boyfriend of Meg Pryor (Brittany Snow). Pierce and his single mother, Shelly (Daphne Zuniga), a Playboy bunny, move into the house next to the Pryors. Chris Pierce evades the draft, fearing he would be forced to fight in the Vietnam War, where Meg Pryor's older brother, J.J. (Will Estes) was wounded. Chris and Meg escape Philadelphia in the series finale to Berkeley, California, much to the sadness of Meg's best friend, Roxanne Bojarski (Vanessa Lengies).
In 2005, he starred in the mid-season replacement series The Bedford Diaries, for which he did not have to audition. The producers had Milo, and only Milo, in mind for the role. However, the show lasted only eight episodes and was one of several shows not picked up by the newly-formed network The CW. During his off-time from television and production work, he has had supporting roles in horror films such as Cursed and Stay Alive as well as starring roles in the short-film Intelligence and the full-length feature Dirty Deeds. Most recently, he played Robert "Rocky Jr." Balboa, the son of Rocky Balboa, in the latest Rocky installment Rocky Balboa which was released in December 2006.
He can currently be seen starring as Peter Petrelli in the NBC program Heroes, a show about "ordinary" people discovering they have superpowers. Along side his work in Heroes, Ventimiglia has also taken on other projects. In mid-2007 he starred as the love interest of pop singer Fergie in the music video for her single "Big Girls Don't Cry". He is next set to star in the horror film Pathology. The movie co-stars Charmed actress Alyssa Milano and is directed by Marc Schoelermann for MGM.
Production work
In addition to being hired as a second unit director for the 2003 and 2004 "Image Campaigns" for The WB Network, which is no longer in existence, Divide Pictures (the production company Milo co-owns and operates with best friends Russ Cundiff and Dino DeMilio), according to USA Today, is now producing and developing a mini web-series called It's a Mall World as part of a marketing campaign for American Eagle Outfitters. The "webisodes" are due to start airing on American Eagle's official website, during episodes of the new season of MTV's The Real World, and in American Eagle stores nationwide on August 2nd. According to American Eagle's website, Milo will be directing the series, while his friend Russ will be producing it.
Personal life
Ventimiglia is a lacto-vegetarian.[5][6]
He and fellow former Gilmore Girls co-star Alexis Bledel dated for three and a half years, but the relationship ended sometime July 2006.[7]
Ventimiglia is a fan of British band The Clash.[8] When he was younger, Ventimiglia's older sisters dressed him up as Madonna and took photos. He found the photos when he was 13 years old and tore them up.[8] On the Munich leg of the Heroes World Tour in 2007, he and his co-star Adrian Pasdar were presented with a pair of lederhosen each by the German construction workers involved with setting up the stage. Pasdar convinced Ventimiglia to try on the lederhosen for the Germans after he had originally refused to do so.[8]
He neither smokes cigarettes nor drinks alcohol.[9]
References
- ^ Keck, William (2006-12-18). "Yo! Ventimiglia gets into the tough-guy act". USA Today. Retrieved 2006-12-21.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Ventimiglia, Milo (2002-05-14). "Milo Ventimiglia AOL Chat". AOL. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Milo Ventimiglia Fan" (in English). 2002-04-21. Retrieved 2007-05-1.
he received a scholarship from San Francisco's prestigious American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) for their summer program. .
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Morrow, Terry (2006-12-20). "Ventimiglia moves from super-rebel to superhero". Scripps Howard News Service. Retrieved 2007-01-07.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "TV.Com Trivia".
- ^ http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/Today/2007/09/24/4521083-sun.html
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- ^ a b c Milo Ventimiglia (2007-08-31). "Jo Whiley" (Interview). Interviewed by Jo Whiley.
{{cite interview}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Unknown parameter|program=ignored (help) - ^ "Mens Fitness Interviews: Milo Ventimiglia".