Dark and handsome actor Milo Ventimiglia is probably already on your radar for his many popular TV roles on "Gilmore Girls", "American Dreams" and "Boston Public". Milo is now starring in the hot series "Heroes" where he plays Peter, a male nurse who is an empath with flying dreams. Milo has taken on the big screen in the thrillers Cursed and Stay Alive and the comedy Dirty Deeds. Now, you can catch him playing Sly Stallone's son in the final Rocky movie Rocky Balboa.

Milo Ventimiglia Credit: MGM

We sat down with Milo in Beverly Hills (he was wearing a stylish black suit and white shirt) to learn how he got the role, that he's nervous in front of a camera, what it is like to play the son of an icon, what is up with "Heroes" and why he is into photography and hot 1960's "muscle cars". Yo... (as Rocky would say) check it out...

TeenHollywood: Did you grow up watching these films and what was it like being in one?

Milo: I did. I was negative one when the first one came out. But, by the time of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th one... I pretty much grew up in the Clubber Lange, Ivan Drago era (boxers in Rocky films). I've always been a fan of the films. I thought they were great, entertaining and I really got into the underdog story and how if your mind is in the right direction and your heart is full of the right kind of stuff, then you'll succeed. You'll triumph over adversity, over anything.