Milo Ventimiglia went from one of Rory's boyfriends on Gilmore Girls who almost got his own spinoff, to one of my favorite TV dads on This Is Us. Now, while one is a teen dramedy and the other is a heart-wrenching family drama, they both made pretty big impacts on television, and they're staples in the actor's career. So, Ventimiglia has opened up about what he was going for with Jess and Jack, and I’m melting.
Ventimiglia looked back at his time on Gilmore Girls and This Is Us, including being coined the “Internet’s boyfriend,” while speaking with InStyle Magazine. He was asked if his experience acting with Scott Patterson, who played Luke, on Gilmore Girls prepared him for his role as a father on This Is Us. Overall, he sees the two characters as very different, but he did elaborate on the fatherly role Luke played in Jess's life, explaining:
