Milo Ventimiglia Breaks Millennial Hearts Everywhere and Gets Secretly Married
Andrew Walker
Updated on March 29, 2026
It might be a good time to check in on the devoted member of Team Jess in your life, because Milo Ventimiglia got secretly married and his wife’s name is—get this—Jarah Mariano. As in, the same last name as Ventimiglia’s beloved Gilmore Girls character, Jess Mariano.
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According to Us Weekly, Ventimiglia, 46, and Mariano, 38, were married in a private ceremony earlier this year, with just family and close friends in attendance. The couple had been spotted together, but they never publicly confirmed the relationship because Ventimiglia is famously private about his personal life. “I try and remain as anonymous and invisible as I can so it doesn’t take away from the experience of the men that I play. I don’t know how interesting my life is any more than anyone else’s,” the actor told People in 2017.
Personally, I find the fact that Ventimiglia married a woman with the same name as his (arguably) most iconic character very interesting. Did they talk about the coincidence when they first met? Is Jarah Mariano Team Jess Mariano? Is she a fan of Gilmore Girls at all, or did she first fall in love with Milo Ventimiglia as Jack on This Is Us? I have so many more questions.