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Born on July 8, 1977 in Anaheim, California, Milo Anthony Ventimiglia was a student at the El Modena High School, where he was a member of the wrestling team and was the student body president. Before he started college, Ventimiglia worked hard to earn a scholarship to the summer program of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, afterwhich he went on to study at the University of Southern California and UCLA. He eventually landed a role on the sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and from there, he continued to obtain guest roles in different television series such as
CSI ,
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Boston Public. He gained immense popularity when he joined the cast of the drama series,
Gilmore Girls and American Dreams. Ventimiglia also has a number of big screen projects to his name, specifically Dirty Deeds and Rocky Balboa. Currently, he stars in the NBC hit television series, Heroes.
Peter Petrelli, on the show Heroes, is played by Milo Ventimiglia. Peter is a kind, gentle and sensitive nurse who holds residence in New York City, where his older brother, Nathan, is campaigning to be the next Congressman. They used to have a close bond, but Nathan's political aspirations have caused a tear in their relationship. Peter's resentment for Nathan increases when Nathan refuses to recognize the fact that Peter also possesses superhuman powers. Unlike his brother, Peter has devoted all of his time and energy trying to control and explore his gift, which he eventually realizes is the abilty to mimic and absorb any superhuman ability.