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Jack Pearson
(Played by Milo Ventimiglia)
- Loving, comforting father to three children /beloved
husband to Rebecca
- Passes away due to smoke inhalation trying to save
his family during their house fire
- Loving father who worked so hard to give his kids
everything
- Had a dream of starting his own construction company
called "The Big Three" for his three children
- Was in the military
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Rebecca Pearson
(Played by Mandy Moore)
- Devoted, loving mother to three children/wife to
Jack
- Was a singer growing up and had her own band
- Inspires daughter, Kate, to sing
- Had to take on the role of both mother and father to
her children after Jack passed away
- Always wants to give her children everything and see
them succeed
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Kevin Pearson (Played by Justin Hartley)
- Son of Jack and Rebecca
- Football star in high school
- Movie actor
- Always felt so lost and conflicted after his
father's death and the fact that he was not with him
the night he died
- Has issues expressing his emotions
- Always leaned on his twin sister, Kate, for support
- Struggled with various issues but went to a
rehabilitation center and improved tremendously
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Kate Pearson
(Played by Chrissy Metz)
- Daughter of Jack and Rebecca
- Always has struggled with her weight and asks her
brothers for advice
- Extremely close to her two brothers
- Has always been inspired to sing like her mother and
sees her mother as her role model
- Had such a strong relationship with her father
before his death
- Met her husband, Toby, at Overeater's Anonymous
- Struggles with her confidence and self image
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Randall Pearson
(Played by Sterling K. Brown)
- Son of Jack and Rebecca- He was adopted a few days
after he was born. Originally, Jack and Rebecca had
triplets, but one died at birth, so they adopted
Randall to make their family complete
- Loves his family so much but has always struggled
with feeling like he belongs with them
- Loving father to his two daughters
- Has struggled with anxiety but overcomes it with his
family's support
- Involved in fostering children to give them a better
life and safe home
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