Happy birthday, Milo Ventimiglia!

Milo Ventimiglia is turning 31 today, July 8, 2008.

Born as Milo Anthony Ventimiglia in Anaheim California, the Heroes hunk is fast becoming one of Hollywood’s most talented actor. He is now known for his role in Heroes as Peter Petrelli but really gained attention when he joined Gilmore Girls as the quiet and complicated Jess. His other recent accomplishments include starring in Pathology, directing and producing webisodes through his company Divide Pictures, producing the graphic novel “Rest“.

Want to know more? Here are some interesting trivia about Milo Ventimiglia:

• Vegetarian since childhood
• When he was seven, his sisters used to dress him up like Madonna
• He is of Sicilian Italian descent on his father’s side and a combination of Irish, English, Scottish, French, Cherokee and Blackfoot descent on his mother’s.
• Trademark crooked smile made him believable as Sylvester Stallone’s son in “Rocky Balboa”
• Is best friends with ‘Heroes’ co-star Adrian Pasdar
• Milo and ‘Heroes’ co-star Adrian Pasdar auditioned for roles in the proposed Gilmore Girls spinoff where Milo was to be the son of Pasdar’s character. As there are only 12 years difference between them, the casting director said they would be better off playing brothers. Eight years later, they were playing brothers Peter (Milo) and Nathan (Pasdar) Petrelli in ‘Heroes’.

Do you know something else of Milo that I (or IMDB) don’t know about? Share it in the comment, or just greet him a lovely happy birthday greeting!

source: flickr/ Joits @ 2008