in your life, because got secretly married and his wife’s name is—get this—Jarah Mariano. As in, the same last name as Ventimiglia’s beloved Gilmore Girls character, Jess Mariano.This content can also be viewed on the site it from., Ventimiglia, 46, and Mariano, 38, were married in a private ceremony earlier this year, with just family and close friends in attendance.