<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (March 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> This Is Us is an American television series created by Dan Fogelman that premiered on NBC on September 20, 2016 . The ensemble cast stars Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, and Ron Cephas Jones . </P> <P> Jack Pearson (born August 31, 1944; death between 1996 - 1997) portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia as Rebecca's husband, and Kate, Kevin, & Randall's father . Jack has a brother named Nick . </P> <P> Jack had a rough childhood because of his abusive father, causing them to have a strained relationship . His father did not know that he was married, so when Jack found out that he and Rebecca were expecting triplets, he went to his father asking for money, citing gambling debts, rather than telling him that he intended to buy a house for his family . He also approached his boss and got a raise to $17,000 a year (Over 49,000 in 2016 dollars .), making him the highest paid foreman . Jack is revealed to have served in the Vietnam War as an Army mechanic before taking work as a manual laborer . </P>

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