Biography
While actor Milo Ventimiglia initially found success by playing brooding, angry teens on primetime television, the actor's off-screen reputation as a well-behaved, focused professional who preferred to stay out of the spotlight secured his success. Ventimiglia spent years as a bit player until his role as Rory Gilmore's troubled teen suitor on "Gilmore Girls" (WB, 2000-07) earned widespread recognition. He subsequently explored ne'er do well …
Career Milestones
1995 | Made first TV appearance on an episode of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (NBC) |
1996 | Featured in the short film "Must be the Music," playing one of four gay men out on a Friday night in Los Angeles; later compiled into "Boys Life 2" a quartet of homoerotic short films |
1999 | Played a soccer player in the teen classic "She's All That," starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. |
2000 | Landed lead on the short-lived Fox series "Opposite Sex" |
2001 | Cast as Jess Mariano, a love interest of Rory (Alexis Bledel) on The WB's "Gilmore Girls" |
2001 | Played a murderer on an episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS) |
2003 | Guest starred on three episodes of drama series "Boston Public" (Fox) |
2003 | Signed on for a spin-off of "Gilmore Girls" entitled "Windward Circle" that never aired |
2004 | Joined the third and final season of NBC's "American Dreams" as Chris Pierce, the rebellious boyfriend of Meg Pryor (Brittany Snow) |
2005 | Cast in small role in Wes Craven's "Cursed" with Christina Ricci |
2005 | Landed a regular role on the mid-season replacement series "The Bedford Diaries" (The WB) |
2006 | Cast as the son of the titular boxer (Sylvester Stallone) in the "Rocky" installment "Rocky Balboa" |
2006 | Delivered breakthrough role as Peter Petrelli, a New York hospice worker who can absorb the superpowers of those around him on NBC's "Heroes" |
2007 | Directed the original short comedy series "It's a Mall World," made exclusively for American Eagle Outfitters; mini-episodes aired on MTV and shown on the official American Eagle website |
2009 | Joined ensemble cast in action thriller "Armored' |
2009 | Nominated for the 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actor: Action Adventure |
2012 | Co-starred with Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg in "That's My Boy" |