All About Milo Ventimiglia’s Wife, Jarah Mariano
This Is Us actor Milo Ventimiglia and model Jarah Mariano have been married just over one year, but they keep their relationship fairly private. That has always been Ventimiglia’s style when it comes to his romantic relationships. He told People in 2017 that he wants his work as an actor to be at the forefront of people’s minds, not his love life.
“I try to minimize myself so people can see the character and can really dive into the work,” he shared. “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.”
Here’s everything that is known about Ventimiglia’s wife, Jarah Mariano, and their relationship so far.
Mariano was born in Kauai, Hawaii, in 1984. She later moved to California and then New York City as a teen, before going to college at Pace University, where she received a degree in Speech Communications with a concentration in Media Studies. She pursued a career in modeling and made her debut as a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue star in 2008. She also appeared in campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch, MAC, Armani Exchange, and Victoria’s Secret.
She’s starred in music videos, including Jay-Z’s “Show Me What You Got,” and had acting roles on Chuck, Rescue Me, Minority Report, and The Audition.
Mariano has talked a lot about her heritage, especially her pride in being from Hawaii. In May 2021, for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Mariano shared on Facebook that she is Korean and has Native Hawaiian ancestry. In November 2021, she launched H I N A + K ū fragrance, which works with the Makalapua Fund, an organization that provides education and aid in Hawaii.
In addition to modeling and acting, Mariano has a very active sports life, enjoying a number of hobbies, including surfing, skiing, tennis, and yoga.
In 2022, Instagram gossip account DeuxMoi posted a photo of Ventimiglia and Mariano together in response to a question about who the Gilmore Girls actor was dating. In October 2023, pictures shared by TMZ showed Ventimiglia wearing a wedding ring. That month, Us Weekly confirmed the couple tied the knot earlier that year.
In September 2024, Mariano shared pictures of their wedding on her Instagram, revealing they’d gotten married “last year.”
In the photos, they’re matching in white and wearing leis as they embrace.
“Last year I married my best friend,” she wrote in the caption. “There aren’t enough words that exist to describe all the special qualities that make him who he is. AlI can say is that I am grateful for the life that we have together and the happiness that we have created🤍 Aloha wau iā ‘oe my husband Milo.”
In February 2024, Ventimiglia spoke with Extra, saying that “things are good” in his married life.
“We’ve had relationships that have come and have gone and then you get to a point where you kind of meet your match and meet someone that inspires you in a way different than anybody else,” he said. “I’m grateful for her, and I’m happy to have arrived in this moment, so married life is nice.”
The couple announced they were expecting their first child in September 2024. Mariano shared a photo of herself sitting on her surfboard in a bikini in Hawaii while visibly pregnant.
“Baby on board!” she wrote in the caption. In the second picture, it looks like Ventimiglia is giving her the surf’s up hand gesture.
On the last day of January 2025, the couple announced they had welcomed their first child, Ke’ala Coral Ventimiglia, on January 23. In an Instagram post, Mariano shared a picture of the infant’s feet and their dog’s paw being held in the couple’s hands.
In the post, she shared that her home with Ventimiglia had burned down just ahead of their baby’s birth, writing, “Jan 7th my family & I evacuated from the Palisades Fire. We lost our home that we were living in & everything we own, as well as our home under construction that we were about to move into. I was 38 weeks pregnant & I had done an evacuation only a few weeks prior during the Franklin Fire as well. I take it as a gift that I was able to essentially do a practice run for what was inevitably to come.”
She added, “My family & I are together, happy, healthy & safe, which is truly all that matters. We are deeply grateful to all of the heroes who help battle fires, as well as care for everyone affected by the aftermath for years to come.”
On July 8, 2025, Mariano marked Ventimiglia’s 48th birthday by posting a new photo of him holding their daughter, Ke’ala. In the Instagram Story, Ventimiglia was seen holding the 5-month-old in his arms. “Happy birthday Milo, husband, dada,” she wrote in the caption.
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