Milo Ventimiglia Chokes Up After Losing House In Malibu Fire: “Your Heart Just Breaks”

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As fires continue to rage around Southern California, Milo Ventimiglia is one of many to lose his home in the tragedy. After evacuating with his family on Tuesday, the 3x Emmy nominee opened up about the “heavy” experience of losing their home in the Malibu Fire while surveying the damage, noting “it hits you so quick” as he choked up. “You start thinking about all the memories in the different parts of the house and whatnot,” said Ventimiglia on CBS Evening News. “Then you see your neighbors’ houses and everything around, and your heart just breaks.” He noted that he and wife Jarah Mariano saw the fire consume their home on security cameras. “I think there’s a kind of shock moment where you’re going, ‘Oh, this is real, and this is happening,'” he explained. “And then at a certain point, we just turned it off.

What good is it to continue watching? We kind of accepted the loss.”Actor Milo Ventimiglia tells CBS News’ @TonyDokoupil he helplessly watched his home burn to the ground through security cameras.

The 47-year-old father-to-be returned to his property to see what was left. pic.twitter.com/jidcR5ZAsY As he and Mariano prepare to welcome their first baby, Ventimiglia noted their crib was one of the items lost in the flames. “Everything was set up,” he said. “We’ve got good friends, and we’ve got good people we’re working with,” said Ventimiglia. “We’ll make do.

Wife and baby and dog are most important.” Ventimiglia also acknowledged the coincidence of his This Is Us patriarch character Jack Pearson saving his family from a house fire before dying of cardiac arrest caused by smoke inhalation. “It’s not lost on me, life imitating art,” he said.