Did Jack have a kid in Vietnam?

At the time, Jack had told his son that "someone very special" had given it to him in Vietnam during a very low point in his life, though he didn't specify who this person was. Originally, some may have assumed it had belonged to his brother, but we now know that was not the case.
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Did Jack have a girlfriend in Vietnam?

In that pile of precious intel was a photo of Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) with the Vietnamese woman (Porter Duong) whom we met briefly in last week's episode, and Kevin noticed that she was wearing the necklace that Jack had given him.
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What happened to Nicky and Jack in Vietnam?

Instead, Nicky saves his own life, and Lanh dies in the explosion. It turns out that incident caused a giant rift between the Pearson brothers. Jack angrily yelled at Nicky, saying, "He was just a kid. I'm done, I'm done!," then didn't speak to him again for quite some time.
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What happened to Nicky in Vietnam in This Is Us?

Nicholas "Nicky" Pearson is Jack's younger brother who was later estranged from Jack after they had a falling out during the Vietnam War. Jack told his family Nicky had died during the war when he was in fact alive and living in an old trailer in Bradford, Pennsylvania.
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What happened to Jack's dad This Is Us?

Randall makes friends with some of the other black kids at the pool. Jack's dad dies. It happens while Jack is off on a camping trip with the boys. Rebecca and Kate head to the nursing home, where Rebecca meets her father-in-law, Stanley, for the first time.
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Family of lost Vietnam vet discovers son they didn't know he had



Did Toby and Kate get divorced?

Viewers have known that Kate winds up with Phillip, but this episode chronicled how they got together, starting with them enjoying a drink the day Kate and Toby finalized their divorce and a first date in which Philip explained how he was married and the relationship went bad when they couldn't have kids.
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Did Jack's parents know Nick was alive?

It seems like Nicky's folks had to have known he was alive after the incident in Vietnam. In flashbacks, their father criticized Jack for not being able to "protect" Nicky, but never explicitly mentioned that Nicky was dead.
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Does Nicky get married This Is Us?

Nicky, it's revealed in the final moments of the episode, is happily married to Edie, the flight attendant meets on the plane right home and with whom he has a delightfully flirtatious encounter, following a failed trip to rekindle something with his old flame, Sally.
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How did they find out Nicky was alive?

It's only discovered later when Zoe is rifling through a box of things that she comes across a postcard Nicky sent Jack -- not when they were younger, but well after Nicky had presumably died. "Jack," the postcard read. "Last one. - C.K."
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What did Nicky never get to tell Jack?

Of course, he loves Jack so much. But they had this falling out for so many decades and they really left everything unfinished. Nicky didn't get to tell Jack it was an accident in Vietnam with the ocean and the little boy — that huge event that ruined their relationship forever.
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How did Nicky leave Vietnam?

Nicky had taken the Vietnamese boy on a boat to go grenade fishing. Nicky originally wanted nothing to do with him (the boy's mother is the mysterious Vietnamese woman, Hien), but the kid won him over, so the two went out on an adventure.
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Where is Nicky This Is Us?

Pearson patriarch Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) had told his wife and kids that Nicky died after the brothers had a falling-out during the war. But Kevin Pearson (Justin Hartley) later discovered that Nicky was alive, and he and siblings Kate (Chrissy Metz) and Randall (Sterling K.
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Who is Kevin's son on This Is Us?

16-year-old Preston Oliver stars as Nicky, while Franny is portrayed by Jasper McPherson, whose age is unknown.
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Who gave Jack the necklace in Vietnam?

It seems the woman is named Hien (Porter Duong, who is scheduled to appear in three more episodes this season), according to This Is Us credits on IMDb, and we saw her and the boy suggested to her son in last week's “Vietnam.” Hien, is wearing “Jack's” necklace.
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When was Jack married to a Vietnamese woman?

Grateful for their second chance, Jack and Luan were determined to marry and live the rest of their lives together. The wedding was rich with a mixture of both Vietnamese and American tradition and took place in Trinity Chapel on February 14, 1995.
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Why was Nicky not at his mom's funeral on This Is Us?

That included how he got her away from his abusive father. However, after Jack got his own family, he barely had any chance to really spend time with her. Jack was the only one from his family to attend his mom's funeral; he did call his abusive dad to deliver him the bad news.
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Is Nicky still alive?

Yep, Nicky is alive and well — and when the show returns next year, he'll be played in the present day by Dunne. And, we bet, Kevin is probably going to come looking for him. “This Is Us” will return Jan. 15 on NBC.
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How did Kevin find Uncle Nicky?

Then in season 3, Kevin (Justin Hartley) discovered a post-war postcard from Nicky to Jack and the Big Three discovered that their uncle, who was struggling with alcoholism and PTSD, was in fact alive and living in an old trailer in Bradford, Pennsylvania, where he still lives.
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Does Deja get pregnant with Malik?

Malik is overjoyed to hear that Deja is pregnant in This Is Us Season 6 Episode 17. He tells her, “I have loved you since I was 16.
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Why is Nicky at Rebecca's bedside?

Perhaps Rebecca and Nicky formed a very close platonic relationship after he moved in with her and Miguel. And that's the reason why he is sitting by her side in the future. As for Miguel's whereabouts, there's always the possibility that he died.
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Does Deja get pregnant?

In it, the Pearson extended family has all gathered to say goodbye to Rebecca (Mandy Moore), and while they're waiting, Deja tells Randall that she's pregnant—but the father's identity is a mystery.
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How old is Rebecca Pearson?

Rebecca's Age: In an interview with E! Online, makeup artist Zoë Hay said Moore's old-age makeup is meant to represent Rebecca "in her mid-60s." If we put her right at 65, that means Rebecca's around 29 or 30 when the kids come into the picture.
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How old are the Pearson triplets on This Is Us?

The triplets are conceived during Super Bowl XIV on January 20, 1980. Kevin Pearson is born on August 31, 1980. Kate Pearson is born on August 31, 1980. Kyle Pearson is born and dies on August 31, 1980.
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Who plays Jack's brother in this is us?

Even though we're now onto the fifth season of This Is Us, one of season 3's most notable faces, Michael Angarano, will appear once again to play Jack Pearson (Milo Ventimiglia)'s younger brother, Nicky, in several flashback scenes.
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