-I want to talk "This Is Us." -Mm-hmm.
-This is -- This is a big deal.
I mean, you play Nicky. You play Jack's brother.
-Right. -Now, this is a --
Were you a fan of "This Is Us" going into this?
Did you know about the show?
Do you know how much people love the show?
-I do. -People love this show.
-Yes. [ Cheers and applause ]
Yeah.
You know, I tried to watch the show...
-Yeah. -...when it first came out,
because I'm friends with Milo and Chris Sullivan.
And within 10 minutes, I was crying.
-Yeah. -And I decided, "I don't know
if I need this in my life on a weekly basis."
[ Laughter ]
But, of course, when I found out that I got the part,
I was very excited. My family was very excited.
My older sister Kristen was very excited.
-Oh, really? [ Laughter ]
-Very, very excited.
-Is she trying to get spoilers out of you?
-Yeah. I mean, it's funny,
because my family, as much as they've supported me
throughout my career, they, you know, very loving,
they've never been more interested
in the mundanities of my everyday life.
You know, they'll be like, "What you are doing tomorrow?"
And I say, "Well, actually, I have a fitting at 9:00."
And my sister's like, "Huh.
Didn't you already have the fitting?"
[ Laughter ]
And I said, "Yeah. I have another fitting."
"Don't they know your sizes? What, is it for another era?"
[ Laughter ] "The clothing for another era?"
Yeah, they're very interested
in the everyday goings on of the show.
-I know grandma's proud of you. -Grandma is very proud of me.
My grandma, Terry, she, um...
You know, she left me a very sweet voicemail.
-She loves you, and you actually brought us the voicemail.
-I did, because it's worth it.
It's worth it. -This is -- This is grandma
calling him after the show, tell him how proud she is of him.
-Hi, Mikey, this is grandma, and I am so proud of you.
I saw you on "Entertainment Tonight."
You look so cute. I love you.
Good luck.
You're famous. Okay.
Love you, honey. Bye.
[ Cheers and applause ] -Aw, grandma!
-No. -"You're famous."
-The best part -- The best part about that voicemail is,
what, is it like 20 seconds long?
-Yeah.
-It goes on for three more minutes.
[ Laughter ]
She forgot to hang up the phone. -Doesn't hang up the phone.
-Yeah, no.
-I love that you get that support.
-Yeah. -Come on, grandma, we love you.
Is it Terry? -Grandma Terry.
-Grandma Terry -- we love you, grandma, from New York.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Now, I know there's -- there's different theories
about your character, Nicky, in the show.
-Right.
-'Cause you're a soldier in Vietnam.
-Right. -And you're Jack's brother.
-Right. -And we're just trying to --
-Those are not theories. Those are facts.
-That is correct. Those are facts, yeah.
But now that you're here, I thought maybe
if I would mention some theories,
maybe you would tell me if they're true or not.
-All right. -Okay?
-Sure. Sure. -Just react.
Here we go.
There's a rumor, there's a theory,
that Nicky is still alive.
[ Laughter ]
Okay. Wow.
[ Laughter ]
There's a rumor that Nicky is dead
because Jack killed him.
[ Audience "Oohs" ]
-Sure. [ Laughter ]
-Hmm. Okay. -Change things.
-Okay. I'm trying to feel the vibe here.
A third theory is that Nicky has or had a child while in Vietnam.
Wow! Wow! [ Laughter ]
This is interesting, wow.
-Yeah, no, those are good. Those are good.
Those are very good. Huh.
[ Laughter ]
-You can't give me anything?
You did already. You might have.
If we watch the tape back in slow-motion...
-I think I've given you everything I could give.
-Which one do you guys think it is?
What? Still alive?
-Still alive. -Wait, still alive?
Oh, that's what the fitting was for.
[ Laughter ]
Modern-day clothing, and you're still alive.
No. I don't know.
I think -- I think child.
Child in Vietnam, because then we get to see
younger, right, maybe? -Sure.
[ Laughter ]
-That's why I love the show. -Yeah.
-Because, honestly, it is just --
you never know where the show's gonna take you.
-No. -And it's very well written.
Very well acted. You, as well.
-Thank you. [ Laughter ]
-I want to show everyone a clip.
Here's Michael Angarano and Milo Ventimiglia
on "This Is Us." Take a look at this.
♪♪
-How we feeling?
-We've felt better shoveling crap back in my base.
-I'll bet.
About a week more to get that junk out of your system.
-Roger that, Sarge.
Glad to hear you got a new mission.
-G.I.!
[ Speaking Vietnamese ]
-Boy cut his foot on the wire last week.
-Then the wire's doing its job.
[ Helicopter blades whirring ]
The supply chopper's bringing a hot turkey.
Me and some of the guys are having
a sit-down Thanksgiving dinner.
You're welcome to join us.
That is, if you can leave your sunny-ass disposition here.
♪♪
-Michael Angarano, everybody! [ Cheers and applause ]
"This Is Us" airs Tuesdays at 9:00 p.m., on NBC.