Is 'The Art of Racing in the Rain' Milo Ventimiglia's George Clooney moment?

When Milo Ventimiglia was in third grade, he applied to his school's honors program. After the testing was complete, his parents were told that their son wasn't as inherently gifted as the other young candidates. Compared to his bright pupils who'd scored perfectly, Ventimiglia had only managed to get roughly 70% of the answers correct.

"But I would work and work and work until I got a 100," he recalls. "The program head said that my work ethic exceeded that of the naturally smartest kids who came through. So they put me in the honors program."

This story has become a part of Ventimiglia's foundational identity. He defines himself as the guy who will work four times harder than anyone else. Yes, he recently earned his third Emmy nomination for his portrayal of beloved father Jack Pearson on "This Is Us." But acting