#10 Milo Ventimiglia
Milo Ventimiglia said yes to 'This Is Us' because he felt people would connect with it just as he had.
"There's so much to it that anybody can plug their own experience and references to make it feel like it was plucked from their own life."
#9 Mandy Moore made Chrissy Metz cry on set!
When Chrissy Metz saw Mandy More in the aging make up, she started tearing up and said,"I saw this like love in her eyes, and it's obviously a different person, so it was emotional for me."
#8 Milo's shirtless scene
One of the most talked topic from the show's pilot was Milo's shirtless scene. Milo said he was pretty nervous about it and was glad it turned out alright. Alright? Just alright? Please!
#7 The Real Life Contract
In the show, Chrissy Metz plays the role of Kate, who is struggling to lose weight over the season. Chrissy revealed that in her contract, it was a part of the deal for her to lose weight in real life also as her character does while finding herself.
#6 Child Birth Videos
Mandy Moore in order to make the scene where she gives birth more realistic watched childbirth videos on YouTube. She said, "I wanted to make the pain realistic, not just that stereotypical screaming and buckling down."
#5 Did you know?
This Is Us has the same writing and directing team as Crazy, Stupid, Love.
#4 The Tangled Connection
It's said that Mandy was asked to play the role of Rebecca by writer Dan Fogelman, both of them had worked together in Tangled.
#3 Real Life Besties
Even though Mandy and Chrissy have a strained relationship onscreen, in real life they are very good friends.
#2 Randall
Sterling K. Brown who plays Randall in the show, says he immediately connected with his character since neither of them grew up with their father.
#1 Rare Opportunity
Chrissy says that she really wanted to play the role of Kate because she had a love interest and that doesn't happen often for plus-sized actors on TV.
