LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� torched the home of 鈥淭his Is Us鈥� star perhaps most poignantly destroying the father-to-be's newly installed crib.
caught the actor walking through his charred house for the first time, standing in what was once his kitchen and looking at a neighborhood in ruin. 鈥淵our heart just breaks.鈥�
He and his pregnant wife, Jarah Mariano, evacuated Tuesday with their dog and they watched on security cameras as the flames ripped through the house, destroying everything, including a new crib.
鈥淭here's a kind of shock moment where you're going, 鈥極h, this is real. This is happening.鈥� What good is it to continue watching?鈥� And then at a certain point we just turned it off, like 鈥榃hat good is it to continue watching?'鈥�
Ventimiglia was struck by a connection to his 鈥淭his Is Us鈥� character, Jack Pearson, who died after inhaling smoke in a house fire. "It's not lost on me life imitating art.鈥�
Mandy Moore, who played Ventimiglia's wife on 鈥淭his Is Us,鈥� nearly lost her home in the Eaton fire, which scorched large areas of the Altadena neighborhood. She said Thursday that part of her house is standing but is unlivable, and her husband lost his music studio and all his instruments.
Mel Gibson鈥檚 home is 鈥渃ompletely gone鈥�, his publicist Alan Nierob confirmed Friday. The Oscar winner revealed the loss of his home earlier Friday while appearing on Joe Rogan鈥檚 podcast.
Numerous stars have or sustained damage in devastating wildfires burning in and around Los Angeles. At least 10 people have died, thousands of structures and vehicles have been destroyed and more than 150,000 people remain under evactuation orders.
Billy Crystal and his wife lost their home of 45 years. Paris Hilton, Jeff Bridges and Cary Elwes and R&B star Jhen茅 Aiko have also said their homes are gone.
The Associated Press
