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Milo Ventimiglia has received his star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The โThis Is Usโ actorโs star was placed next to Mandy Mooreโs at 6562 Hollywood Blvd, who plays his on-screen wife in the hit US drama.
Milo was joined by his co-star Jon Huertas and โGilmore Girlsโ creator Amy Sherman-Palladino as he was bestowed with the honour.
The star made his acting debut on โThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Airโ in 1995.
In 2001, the 44-year-old star landed his breakthrough role as Jess Mariano on โGilmore Girlsโ.
He was further propelled into the spotlight as Peter Petrelli in the superhero drama โHeroesโ, before going on to play Jack Pearson on โThis Is Usโ in 2016, for which he received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series prize twice.
On the big screen, Milo landed his breakthrough movie role as Rocky Balboaโs son in the sixth instalment of the โRockyโ franchise, 2006โs โRocky Balboaโ, a role he reprised for 2018โs โCreed IIโ.
Speaking during the livestreamed ceremony, Milo dedicated his star to his colleagues.
He said: โThis star represents a large group of people.
โIt may say Milo Ventimiglia, but it is actually made up of 26 years of names both in front of and behind the camera professionally and personally.โ
Prior to the unveiling, Milo insisted that while heโs had โgood fortuneโ during his 26 years in the acting business, heโs always โlooking forwardโ to whatโs next.
He told Variety: โIt more feels like, โOK kid, youโve done good for last 26 years, what do you got for the next 26?โ
โI know some people, when theyโre walking away and moving on from those iconic roles that they play, they really try hard to get away from them.
โI think Iโm just looking forward to whatโs coming my way and take each man that Iโll be playing as an individual and grow them and build them and create them just like I did with Jack or Jess [Mariano on โGilmore Girlsโ] or Peter [Petrelli on โHeroesโ] or any of the other roles that Iโve played for 26 years on TV.
โIโve had a very fortunate career.โ