Milo Ventimiglia and His Pregnant Wife's Malibu Home Burns Down in Palisades Fire: 'Your Heart Just Breaks'

Mar. 15, 2025

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Milo Ventimigliais opening up about the destruction of his Malibu, Calif., home suffered during the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.

“I think there’s a kind of shock moment where you going, ‘Oh, this is real. This is happening,’ ” he said of watching the footage of their home burn down. “Then, at a certain point, we just turn it off. It’s like, ‘What? What good is it to continue watching?’ … We kind of accepted the loss.”

Milo Ventimiglia and Jarah Mariano.Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Jarah Mariano/Instagram

Jon Kopaloff/Getty; Jarah Mariano/Instagram

“You start thinking about all the memories in different parts of the house and whatnot,” Ventimiglia said. “And then you see your neighbors' houses and everything, kind of around, and your heart just breaks.”

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The actor, who is known for his role inThis Is Usas Jack Pearson also commented on how his recent circumstances have mirrored his character’s fate. In the show, Jack dies of smoke inhalation after the Pearson family home burns down.

“It’s not lost on me, life imitating art,” Ventimiglia said of the stark similarities.

Palisades Fire on January 9, 2025.DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty

DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty

After the episode aired in 2018, he toldVarietyhow impactful it was to film such a traumatic scene.

Ventimiglia later became an advocate for fire safety. As a result of the recent fires, Ventimiglia said he is now interested in also advocating for wildfire safety.

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Over 100,000 residents are under evacuation orders as of Thursday, Jan. 9, due to the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire. City officials reported five fatalities on Wednesday, though a concrete toll has yet to be determined.

Many residents, includingcelebrities, were forced to leave their homes. PEOPLE reported Adam Brody andLeighton Meester,Anna Faris,Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam,John Goodman,Jamie Chung and Bryan Greenbergand Jennifer Grey were among the names.

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source: people.com