Milo Ventimigliadidn’t have to look too far for inspiration for his portrayal of family patriarch Jack Pearson.During Friday’s episode ofThe View, theGilmore Girlsactorgot emotionalwhile reminiscing about how his father informed his character onThis Is Us, which concluded in May 2022 after six seasons.“My mom and dad are wonderful people,” Ventimiglia, 45, told the hosts while getting choked up. “My father and Jack Pearson were of the same era, both born in the 1940s, both Vietnam vets, and I saw in Jack the way that my father was with my sisters and I.“As he teared up and paused — which hostJoy Beharcommended, cohostSunny Hostinhanded him a tissue before he continued.Ron Batzdorff/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty"What I also saw was an opportunity with the way he was to just kind of be a version of my dad and the big three were actually me,” he added. “So I think anything I was doing was kind of just looking up to my dad.“To help him get into the right mindset of a caring, strong dad, Ventimiglia revealed he kept a sweet memento of his own father in his trailer.“In my trailer, I had a photo of my dad and I when I was a little kid and it said ‘be a good husband, be a good father,'” the actor said. “And I was just like, look at that every day and you’re there.“Ventimiglia described his character as an “attainable superhero,” someone that audiences could relate to or aspire to be like as they watched the show. He imagined Jack as a “great example” of what a husband and father should be, despite his flaws.Jack Pearson in his wide wale pants.Ron Batzdorff/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/GettyNow, Ventimiglia is pivoting into a slightly less aspirational character as he takes on the role of Charlie Nicoletti inThe Company You Keep,where he’ll play a smooth-talking swindler he describes as a “good bad guy.““He’s pulling off cons … which is the bad side,” Ventimiglia said on the daytime talk show. “The good side is he has a moral compass. They’re not just going after anybody, they’re going after people that kind of deserve it.“ABC/Eric McCandlessNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Company You Keeppremieres Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.
Milo Ventimigliadidn’t have to look too far for inspiration for his portrayal of family patriarch Jack Pearson.
During Friday’s episode ofThe View, theGilmore Girlsactorgot emotionalwhile reminiscing about how his father informed his character onThis Is Us, which concluded in May 2022 after six seasons.
“My mom and dad are wonderful people,” Ventimiglia, 45, told the hosts while getting choked up. “My father and Jack Pearson were of the same era, both born in the 1940s, both Vietnam vets, and I saw in Jack the way that my father was with my sisters and I.”
As he teared up and paused — which hostJoy Beharcommended, cohostSunny Hostinhanded him a tissue before he continued.
Ron Batzdorff/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
“What I also saw was an opportunity with the way he was to just kind of be a version of my dad and the big three were actually me,” he added. “So I think anything I was doing was kind of just looking up to my dad.”
To help him get into the right mindset of a caring, strong dad, Ventimiglia revealed he kept a sweet memento of his own father in his trailer.
“In my trailer, I had a photo of my dad and I when I was a little kid and it said ‘be a good husband, be a good father,'” the actor said. “And I was just like, look at that every day and you’re there.”
Ventimiglia described his character as an “attainable superhero,” someone that audiences could relate to or aspire to be like as they watched the show. He imagined Jack as a “great example” of what a husband and father should be, despite his flaws.
Jack Pearson in his wide wale pants.Ron Batzdorff/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty
Now, Ventimiglia is pivoting into a slightly less aspirational character as he takes on the role of Charlie Nicoletti inThe Company You Keep,where he’ll play a smooth-talking swindler he describes as a “good bad guy.”
“He’s pulling off cons … which is the bad side,” Ventimiglia said on the daytime talk show. “The good side is he has a moral compass. They’re not just going after anybody, they’re going after people that kind of deserve it.”
ABC/Eric McCandless
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