Milo Ventimiglia

Milo is close friends with Heroes co-stars, Adrian Pasdar and Kristen Bell. He is also close friends with Sophia Bush.

Milo Ventimiglia is the creator of the D.S.C. (Divide Social Club), along with Russ Cundiff and Dino Demilio. It is a company actively involved in clothing design as well as the creation of original digital content for the Internet and the Wireless space.

Milo is 5' 9" (1.75 m) tall.

Honors: - Milo was featured on the cover of the March 2003 issue of YM as one of "The 10 Hottest Guys on TV." - Milo was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive in 2006. - Milo was nominated as one of PETA's sexiest vegetarians of 2007. - Milo was chosen as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive for 2007.

Favorites: Color: Black Book: The Long Walk by Richard Bachman Movies: The Matrix, Blow, The Godfather, The Godfather 2,Those Good Boys and Goodfellas Actors: Sean Penn and Edward Norton Bands: The Hives, The Clash, The Strokes, Deftones, A Tribe Called Quest, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, and No Doubt Directors: Orson Wells, Michael Mann, and Martin Scorsese Gilmore Girls episode: "Teach Me Tonight"

Milo's production company Divide Pictures will produce their very own comic limited editon series Rest published by Devil's Due. The main character of the comic will look like Milo.

Milo has his very Heroes character Peter made by trading card company Topps. He will also have action figures of his character Peter Petrelli from Heroes by Mezco Toyz.

Milo and Sophia Bush are friends. They are both members of M.S.L.A. Society (National Multiple Sclerosis Society).

In January 2008, Milo and Hayden Panettiere, Heroes co-stars began dating, until they called it quits in February 2009.

Milo has interests in directing and producing. He owns Divide Pictures with partner Russ Cundiff and Dino DeMilio. He is producing and starring in the first episode of a series of holiday-themed stop-animation short films for American Eagle Outfitters called AE Winters Tale. The digital shorts also feature Lil Jon, Kristen Bell, Pete Wentz and Adrianne Palicki. Milo has already directed and produced 13 episodes of It's a Mall World for American Eagle Outfitters in 2007.

Milo does not smoke or drink alcohol.

In 2007 Milo was nominated for an award, from "Teen Choice Awards", starring in the new hit TV show Heroes.

Milo appears in Fergie's music video "Big Girls Don't Cry."

Milo donated the leather jacket he wore playing Jess on Gilmore Girls to an auction benefiting the Musicians Assistance Program.

Milo donates to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. A favored charity of many people who work on Gilmore Girls.

Milo played Rocky Balboa Jr. in the sixth installment of the Rocky franchise Rocky Balboa.

Milo's passion for the art of acting keeps him drawn to both the studio and independent features.

Milo's Gilmore Girls spin-off, Windward Circle, was cancelled because of the high cost of filming in Venice, California.

Milo is an accomplished cook.

Milo interned at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

Milo's mom, Carol, is a teacher and his dad, Peter, is a salesman. He has two older sisters, one of them is named Rose. One of his sister works in publishing and the other sister is a photographer.

Milo is right-handed.

Milo dated his Gilmore Girls co-star Alexis Bledel for four years from 2002 to 2006.

Milo was onced asked by an agent to shorten his last name to Venti.

Milo was a member of the National Honor Society.

Milo was in the Gifted and Talented Education (G.A.T.E) program in elementary school.

Milo has attended La Veta Elementary, El Modena High School, and UCLA. While at UCLA, he studied Theatre.

Milo was featured in the 2005 film Dirty Deeds, as Zach Harper, which also features a small role from Arielle Kebbel, who also had a recurring role in Gilmore Girls as Dean's wife.

In high school, Milo was the senior class president, wrestler (wrestled in the 119 pound group), Associated Student Body president, a member of the drama club and was voted Outstanding Senior Boy Graduate by his school's faculty.

Milo has a star tattoo on his right bicep.

In December 2003, Milo appeared in a commercial for T-Mobile cell phone service.

Milo didn't audition for his role in the 2006 film The Bedford Diaries. The WB wanted only Milo for the role.

The part of Chris Pierce on American Dreams was written specifically for him after he met with the show's creators.

When Milo was younger, his sisters liked to dress him up as Madonna.

Milo's mouth is crooked because he was born with dead nerve endings in his lower lip.

Milo has a '67 Chevelle he named Evelyn and a 2002 Chevy Tahoe named Sylvia.

Milo's hobbies includes renovating his 40-year old house, snowboarding, skateboarding, and restoring muscle cars made between 1964 and 1972.

Milo's mother was a fan of Gilmore Girls prior to him being on the show.

Milo is of Sicilian Italian, descent on his father's side, whilst a combination of Irish, English, Scottish, French, Cherokee and Blackfoot descent on his mother's.

Although Milo originally said he wouldn't appear in Gilmore Girls again unless Jess was being killed off, he changed his mind, and returned for two episodes: "Let Me Hear Your Balalaikas Ringing Out" on November 8, 2005, and then again on April 11, 2006 for the episode "The Real Paul Anka."

Milo has been a lacto-vegetarian since he was a child.