Milo Ventimiglia: Grief and Gratitude in the fire | The Storytellers Ep. 37

Описание: On this episode of The Storytellers Podcast, Andrew Erwin sits down with actor Milo Ventimiglia for an honest, moving, and personal conversation about career, calling, and finding purpose through storytelling.

Milo reflects on the roles that shaped him—from the beloved family drama This Is Us to the fast-talking charm of Gilmore Girls—and how those projects prepared him for something very different: stepping into the world of faith-based filmmaking for Andrew’s upcoming movie I Can Only Imagine 2.

In a powerful moment, Milo shares the surreal experience of being on Zoom with musical artist Tim Timmons when he looked outside his Palisades home and saw smoke rising from the devastating Palisades fire that would ultimately take his house. That moment of loss, vulnerability, and perspective reshaped how he thought about gratitude and grief.

Andrew and Milo dive deep into why I Can Only Imagine 2 feels different—why it’s more than just a sequel—and how portraying Tim Timmons on screen became an emotional collaboration rooted in friendship and authenticity. Milo discusses the responsibility of playing a real person, and how Tim's life reflects his faith.

This episode is about legacy, resilience, Hollywood, faith, and the moments that change us forever.
If you love This Is Us, Gilmore Girls, inspiring true stories, and behind-the-scenes filmmaking conversations, you won’t want to miss this one.

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00:51:19 - Andy Intro
1:36:22 - Milo and his 100LB bag of sand!
02:28:05 - First meeting: ICOI2 casting
03:07:05 - Andy’s Comic-Con moment
04:03:11 - What attracted Milo to ICOI2?
09:52:07 - Work Ethic
13:05:10 - Milos Acting Origin story
15:48:03 - From “Party Goer 3” to the Big Leagues
20:25:14 - Gilmore Girls
23:14:11 - ICOI and Unlocking Tim Timmons
32:24:07 - The California Fires
39:24:17: - Horiatio Spafford and It Is Well
43:32:00 - The Actor/ Director relationship
45:29:11 - Culture on Set
52:31:12 - MIlo’s Favorite ICOI2 scene
56:28:11 - The lighter strokes of Acting
58:09:12 - A hunger for hope in filmmaking
59:35:04 - Advice for young storytellers
01:02:00:12 - Andy Outro