Scott Patterson (actor)
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| Scott Patterson | |
 Patterson as Luke Danes |
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| Birth name | Scott Gordon Patterson |
| Born | September 11, 1958 (age 48) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  United States |
| Notable roles | Luke Danes on Gilmore Girls |
Scott Gordon Patterson (born September 11, 1958) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Luke Danes on the CW show Gilmore Girls.
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[edit] Biography
Patterson was born in Philadelphia, and raised in New Jersey. He was a minor league pitcher with The New York Yankees, the Atlanta Braves, the Texas Rangers, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. He attended Rutgers University and pursued a degree in comparative literature. He studied acting in New York with renowned coaches Robert Lewis and Sondra Lee. He was exposed to the teachings of such luminaries as Paul Newman, Arthur Penn and Frank Corsaro at The Actors Studio, where he appeared in numerous productions, including Rasputin and Miss Julie.
Patterson recently completed filming the leading role in the feature film Her Best Move, directed by Norm Hunter and co-starring Lisa Darr. He also appeared on the big screen in Little Big League, with Timothy Busfield and Jason Robards, and in Three Wishes, with Patrick Swayze and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. He also starred in the independent films Highway 395 and Rhapsody in Bloom, with Penelope Ann Miller.
On television, he has landed romantic roles guest starring opposite some appealing leading women. On Seinfeld, Patterson was deemed "spongeworthy" by Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus). He had a profound effect on Grace (Debra Messing) in the "Das Boob" episode of Will & Grace, and he played the love interests of Jennifer Grey in It's Like, You Know and Sharon Lawrence's character in Fired Up. He has also guest starred on Arli$$ and Get Real.
Among Patterson's recent projects is voicing the character of Lieutenant Farraday in the 2004 animated series Justice League Unlimited, from Warner Bros. Animation. [1]
[edit] Career
Besides Gilmore Girls, Patterson has guest-starred in shows such as Will & Grace and Seinfeld (where he was deemed "sponge worthy").
[edit] Trivia
- Patterson and television host Marc Summers co-founded the soft-rock band The Happy Birthdays in June of 2001.[citation needed]
[edit] Filmography
- "Gilmore Girls" (2000-present) TV Series .... Luke Danes(2000-Present)
- "Her Best Move" (2006) .... Soccer Coach/Dad [2]
- Them (1996) (TV)
- A Boy Called Hate (1995) .... CHP Officer
- Three Wishes (1995) .... Scott's Father
- Little Big League (1994) .... Mike McGrevey
- Alien Nation: Dark Horizon (1994) (TV) .... Ahpossno
- Intent to Kill (1993) (V) .... Al
- The Return of Ironside (1993) (TV)
- Blank Check (1994) (stunts) ... aka Blank Cheque (1994)
Notable TV guest appearances
- "Will & Grace" (1998) playing "John Gregorio" in episode: "Das Boob" (episode # 2.4)
- "Get Real" (1999) playing "Jacob Perryhill" in episode: "Performance Anxiety"
- "It's Like, You Know..." (1999) playing "Ted" in episode: "The Client" (episode # 1.4)
- "Vengeance Unlimited" (1998) playing "Detective Tom Swain" in episode: "Noir" (episode # 1.9)
- "Vengeance Unlimited" (1998) playing "Detective Tom Swain" in episode: "Justice" (episode # 1.5)
- "Fired Up" (1997) playing "Mickey" in episode: "Fire and Nice" (episode # 2.15)
- "Fired Up" (1997) playing "Mickey" in episode: "Where There's Smoke" (episode # 2.11)
- "Silk Stalkings" (1991) playing "Chick Chandler" in episode: "Pre-Judgement Day" (episode # 6.5)
- "Seinfeld" (1990) playing "Billy" in episode: "The Sponge" (episode # 7.9)
