List of Gilmore Girls characters

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Back row: Lane, Michel, Paris, Richard, Emily, Sookie, Kirk, Miss Patty; Middle row: Dean, Luke, Lorelai, Jess; Front: Rory
Back row: Lane, Michel, Paris, Richard, Emily, Sookie, Kirk, Miss Patty; Middle row: Dean, Luke, Lorelai, Jess; Front: Rory

This is a list of characters for the comedy-drama television series Gilmore Girls.

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[edit] Lorelai Victoria Gilmore

Main article: Lorelai Gilmore

Lorelai Gilmore, played by Lauren Graham, was named after her paternal grandmother, Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore and is mother to Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore.

Raised in Hartford, Connecticut, Lorelai is a highly talkative, free-spirited woman, a child of the eighties and part of the MTV generation.[1] Lorelai is a self-proclaimed caffeine addict and possesses no cooking skills; when not eating leftover takeout or junk food, she frequents Luke's diner. Lorelai is innately humorous and has a witty remark for every situation, often with a pop culture reference.

Her wealthy parents, Richard and Emily, raised her to be a proper young lady of good breeding. They had her future in society planned out and arranged for her to come out to society after her sixteenth birthday, but Lorelai was always rebellious and resentful of her structured, sheltered and silver spoon upbringing. As a teenager (played in flashbacks by Chelsea Brummet), Lorelai dated Christopher Hayden and became pregnant at age 16, which embarrassed and disappointed her parents.[2] Emily flat out refused an abortion, and Lorelai refused to marry Christopher. After her daughter, Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore, was born,[3] Lorelai lived with her parents for a year before running away to find a job at the Independence Inn in Stars Hollow, where she got a job as a maid, and lived with Rory in the back in a renovated potting shed.[4] Lorelai worked her way up over the years, and was eventually promoted to manager. The inn is where she met her best friend, Sookie St. James, a talented chef.

Lorelai attended Hartford Community College and earned an Associate of Arts degree in business while running the Independence Inn. After the inn burned down, she and Sookie owned and operated The Independence Catering Company in order to fund renovation of the Dragonfly Inn, their long-term dream, which opened to rave reviews on May 6 for their friends when they had a trial, the opening was May 8 and May 9th when they had their first booking during Season 4.[5]

For many years, Lorelai had almost no contact with her parents, except for visits during major holidays. The rebelliousness of her teen years stayed with her in adulthood. As they both grew up, Lorelai and Rory's relationship evolved into the relationship of two best friends or sisters, rather than a parent to her child. Lorelai often says that she and Rory are best friends first, mother and daughter second. Lorelai would only use the "mom card" as a last resort. It wasn't until she needed to borrow a very large sum of money for Rory's education at the exclusive Chilton Academy that she started seeing her parents regularly due to the mandatory "Friday night dinners" Lorelai reluctantly agreed to attend.

Besides an on-again, off-again relationship with Christopher, Lorelai's romantic relationships have included Alex Lesman, an outdoorsy coffee house entrepreneur, Max Medina (Scott Cohen), a teacher at Chilton who she almost wed, Jason "Digger" Stiles, her father's business partner, and Luke Danes, the owner of the local diner.

[edit] Lorelai "Rory" Leigh Gilmore

Main article: Rory Gilmore

Rory Gilmore is played by Alexis Bledel. Rory is the only child of Lorelai Gilmore, and the first-born daughter of Christopher Hayden. Rory shares her mother's taste in junk food, coffee, movies, and much more. She spent her childhood in the Independence Inn in Stars Hollow where her mother worked originally as a maid. Lorelai was later able to buy a house where Rory spent her adolescent years. Rory did not have much contact with her grandparents until she started to attend Chilton which Lorelai preferred.

Rory attended the prestigious and fictional Chilton Academy for her sophomore, junior, and senior years of high school. To pay tuition, Lorelai had to ask for the money from her estranged parents, Richard and Emily, who in turn demanded that Lorelai and Rory would have to come to their house every Friday night for dinner. This tradition continued after graduation as the elder Gilmores went on to pay her college tuition as well.

Before leaving Stars Hollow High School, Rory met a fellow school mate, Dean Forester, who becomes her first steady boyfriend. Rory and Dean dated for two seasons before Dean broke up with her because of the obvious attraction to 'bad boy' Jess Mariano. Rory and Jess decide to date but Jess' problems made their relationship difficult. Jess later decided to leave to go to California to see his dad without telling Rory. Jess later made occasional visits and told Rory that he loved her, but Rory started to date Dean again, leading to Dean's divorce.

After graduating Chilton as valedictorian, Rory went on to attend Yale University, although her entire life she had wanted to go to Harvard. Rory majored in English. Rory started dating the heir to the Huntzberger Publishing Company, Logan Huntzberger. Although their relationship started out casually with "no strings attached", Logan eventually took Rory to a family dinner at his house and introduced her as his girlfriend. Logan's father, Mitchum Huntzberger, later gave Rory an internship at one of his newspapers, but told her at the end of the internship that she "just didn't have it" to make it as a journalist. This upset Rory so much that she misappropriated a yacht with Logan to go joyriding. She got caught and had to do community service. Rory also rethought her lifelong ambition to become a journalist, and temporarily quit Yale. She temporarily moved into her grandparents' poolhouse and accepted a job with the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Another visit by Jess led to a prolonged split-up between Rory and Logan, but they reunite later. Around a year later, while her grandparents were hosting a graduation party from college for her, Logan proposed. After her graduation ceremony from Yale, Rory declines because she feels that she is too young and has too many opportunities to tie herself down already. As of the final episode Rory had taken a job covering the 2008 Barack Obama presidential campaign for an online magazine. Luke throws a surprise graduation party for Rory, which closes out the series.

[edit] Lucas "Luke" Danes

Luke Danes, played by Scott Patterson, is the owner of a diner, housed in his father's former hardware store. He is a handsome, mysterous, sexy man with a constant five o'clock shadow that never evolves into a full grown beard. One of a few eateries in the town of Stars Hollow (others include Al's Pancake World and Weston's Bakery), it is frequented by the Gilmores, and is Lorelai Gilmore's main source of morning coffee and flirtous morning wake up conversations. Luke dotes on Rory and she in turn likes him, in early seasons, though she has little to do with him past season 3.

Luke had an intermittent long-term relationship with Rachel (played by Lisa Ann Hadley), and was later "accidentally" married to (and later divorced from) Nicole Leahy, a corporate lawyer played by Tricia O'Kelley. He also had a relationship with Anna Nardini (played by Sherilyn Fenn).

Luke has always been willing to drop everything for people he loves, including his sister and Lorelai. He and Lorelai remained in denial of their feelings until season 4. For many fans, it was a long awaited relationship. In the finale ("Raincoats and Recipes"), Emily (in contrast to her earlier attitude) vehemently disapproved of Lorelai's attachment to a blue-collar working man, and used Rory's father Christopher in a briefly successful effort to break them up. Lorelai proposes marriage to Luke, as the last words of season 5.

In season 6, April Nardini (Vanessa Marano), age 12, appears at the diner and takes a sample of Luke's hair, so that she can determine – purely as a science fair project – which of her mother's old flames is her father. Though April and her mother Anna Nardini (Sherilyn Fenn) initially want nothing from Luke, who is indeed the father, Luke feels a strong duty to do whatever he can for his daughter, and they awkwardly become friends. Unsure how to integrate April into his life with Lorelai, Luke delays telling Lorelai of April's existence, until April spills the beans two months later. Feeling betrayed that Luke broke their "no secrets" agreement, Lorelai questions their future marriage. To make matters worse, Luke asks to postpone the wedding to figure things out. She feels left out as Luke spends more time with April and excludes Lorelai from that side of his life, and resentful of being forced to wait again for the man she had fallen in love with. In the finale of season 6, Lorelai gives Luke an ultimatum: elope with her now, on the spot, or break up. Luke attempts to talk her out of it, and Lorelai walks away.

The breakup from Lorelai does not appear to damage Luke's relationship with April. Things took a bad turn, however, when Anna announced that she was moving back to New Mexico to be with her ailing mother and that she intended to take April with her, and Luke fought her for custody. It ends with Anna and April moving to New Mexico and April visiting Luke during holidays and other times off.

In the final episode of the series, Luke throws a surprise going-away party for Rory and the whole town pitches in to help. On learning that rain is expected, Luke stays up the entire night sewing tarps together to create a giant tent. Sookie tells Lorelai that the whole party was Luke's idea, detailing all the work he put into it. Lorelai thanks Luke, who says it was no big deal, and then confesses that he just wanted to see her happy. Luke and Lorelai kiss, and it is implied that they rekindle their romance as Lorelai is seen flirting with Luke and later wearing the necklace that he gave her.

[edit] Emily Gilmore

Emily Gilmore, played by Kelly Bishop, is the mother of Lorelai and grandmother to Rory. Emily had very limited contact with her daughter for most of her adult life, and though they have gotten to know each other better as adults, they still have a somewhat strained relationship. One constant source of discord between them involves the matter of Christopher Hayden, Rory's father: despite Chris's shortcomings, Emily always pushed Lorelai to pursue a relationship with him in their adulthood, so that their family can finally be together, only to be frustrated as either Lorelai or Christopher failed to take the necessary steps to make it happen. Emily however always dotes on Rory (She being their only Grandchild), however, and she and Richard made it financially possible for Rory to attend the exclusive Chilton Preparatory school as well as Yale University.

Emily was raised by a strict social code and graduated from Smith College. After she married, she dedicated herself to furthering her husband Richard's career. As a result, she spends much of her time arranging charity events, and she is very concerned with propriety and appearances. She is difficult to please, and is incapable of keeping a maid very long no matter how well she pays them. They quit or are fired in rapid succession for reasons like singing or walking too heavily. Many people have judged her to be a snobbish, haughty and highly opinionated woman. There is a softer, more caring side to Emily, but it is often obscured by her aforementioned snobbish persona.

Emily is heavily involved in Hartford society. Besides being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, she is also a member of the Symphony Fundraising Committee, the President of the Horticultural Society, and a Co-Chair of the Starlight Foundation. She is a board member on the Hartford Zoological Silent Auction, the Mark Twain House Restoration Fund Luncheon, and the Harriet Beecher Stowe Literacy Auction.

In season 4 it was revealed that Richard had been having yearly lunches with Pennilyn Lott (his ex-girlfriend) since his marriage to Emily, which damages her marriage with Richard, almost leading to divorce. Emily and Richard were separated during Season 5, and Emily even tried dating another man. Though the date went well, it primarily made Emily realize how much she missed Richard. They soon reconciled and renewed their vows.

In Season 6 Emily and Richard took Rory into their house after she had dropped out of Yale and had been arguing with Lorelai. When Rory moved out again, she got into a conflict with her grandparents, and her grandmother in particular, partly because Rory felt controlled by Emily, just like her mother had many years earlier. Emily was very upset and described it as being how she felt when Lorelai had left years earlier.

Some of the issues that had to be worked out were somehow solved in episode 6.13 "Friday Night's Alright for Fighting", but things still are not completely all right between them. When the series ends and Rory goes off to begin a reporting career as an online magazine correspondent for the Barack Obama Presidential Campaign, Emily believes that that their routine Friday night dinners will end since Lorelai and Rory no longer need her money for any tuition. However, Lorelai tells her mother that she will continue going to dinner every Friday night, implying that she will maintain a friendly relationship with her parents.

[edit] Richard Gilmore

Richard Gilmore, played by Edward Herrmann, is the father of Lorelai Gilmore, grandfather of Rory Gilmore, and husband of Emily Gilmore. His mother was named Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore (Marion Ross), which was the inspiration for his daughter's own name. His father was Charles Abbott Gilmore, who died sometime before the show. Lorelai and Rory are briefly horrified to learn that Richard's mother and father were second cousins. "Trix" disliked Emily and often made fun of her in front of her family. When Emily was organizing her estate and planning her funeral, she found a carbon copy of a letter she wrote to Richard the eve of their marriage asking him to break off his relationship to Emily and consider marrying his previous girlfriend, Pennilyn Lott, instead. Richard stuck to his guns because he truly loved Emily. Though Richard loves being part of the Hartford Elite, he hates the events his wife drags him to, like for instance her meetings with the DAR. Like Emily, Richard disapproves of many of Lorelai's decisions, but unlike Emily, he prefers not to meddle in things, being more reactive than proactive, which may be one of the reasons why Lorelai prefers him over Emily. Richard often had a strained relationship with Lorelai, largely because Emily who could not get out of bed for a month after Lorelai left with her baby.

Richard and Emily's relationship go through many ups and downs throughout the show, even in the first season. The main storyline in the second season was the effect of Richard's work stress on their relationship, especially after Richard quit his job without telling Emily. Richard finally decided retirement was really not for him. It was in the fourth season that viewer's saw a slow deterioration in Emily and Richard's marriage after Emily found out about Richard's friendship with a former lover. Despite a complete break down in communication, Richard soon appeared to want to get back together with his wife. When they got back together, they immediately attempted to renew their vows.

Rory and Richard have developed a very close relationship since the beginning of the series over a common love of books and a thirsty quest for knowledge. Richard became the father figure that Rory was lacking in her life and she often filled the gap of daughter as Lorelai had left home very young. Richard is a proud Yale Alumnus, and when Rory decided to attend Yale, he was ecstatic and often met Rory for lunch there. In the seventh season, Richard is teaching an Economics class with Rory in attendance when he collapses from a heart attack. Rory rides in the ambulance with him to a local hospital, where Lorelai and Emily (and later Luke) arrive. Richard has an emergency bypass surgery and is soon recovering, though he and his wife argue about the healthy, non-alcoholic meals she has arranged. Lorelai has her friend Sookie bring Richard more delicious (but still healthy) meals.

[edit] Christopher Hayden

Christopher Hayden, played by David Sutcliffe, and first appears in season one in "Christopher Returns". He has never visited the girls in Stars Hollow, but surprises them. Rory is thrilled, but Lorelai is reserved. He lies that his business is doing well, but cannot buy an Oxford English Dictionary for Rory. They sleep together on the balcony (supposedly the site of Rory's conception) after a blowout between their parents. He asks Lorelai to get married, but she says "no" thinking that he is not ready for the responsibilities of being part of a family.

Christopher reappears during Season 2 when he is invited to escort Rory at her coming out party, and brings her a copy of the book he tried to buy before as a gift. While in town, he proves that he is more capable of settling down than before, having gotten a steady job as a consultant for a computer company in Boston and a Volvo. Lorelai then thinks that now is the time for them to pursue a relationship, but, he states that his girlfriend, Sherry Mädchen Amick, is the reason for his stability. Sherry and Christopher come to Rory's debate and the girls, a little blind-sided, decide that Sherry and Rory spend sometime bonding, while Christopher joins Lorelai at their Friday night dinner. Emily is mad that Christopher gets his life together for someone other than Lorelai. Christopher then appears when Rory breaks her arm and is the support Lorelai needs. At that point, Chris and Sherry have broken up as have Lorelai and Max, so Christopher and Lorelai agree to try to be a couple. Their happiness is cut short when Christopher gets a call from Sherry, saying that she is pregnant. Lorelai and Rory are mad at Christopher and estrange themselves from him. Rory begins to secretly converse with her father when a few months pass and both are present at the birth of his daughter "Gigi". Christopher misses Rory's high school graduation because of work.

Christopher is not around in season 4. In season 5, Lorelai comes to the rescue when Christopher calls, needing help with his baby daughter, Gigi, after Sherry has left him for a job in France. Lorelai is in a happy relationship with Luke at this time and Rory does not want Christopher messing that relationship up, so she tells Chris to stay away from Lorelai. When Christopher's father dies, both Lorelai and Rory realize that he is lonely and that he needs contact with both of them. At Richard and Emily's vow renewal, after being manipulated by Emily before hand, a drunken Chris lashes out at Luke, saying that Lorelai belongs with him and not Luke. Christopher causes drama between Luke and Lorelai as Rory had feared. Luke did not know that she was still in contact with him and becomes very hostile. Lorelai and Luke split temporarily because of this.

In Season 6, Christopher has inherited much money from his recently deceased paternal grandfather and asks the Gilmore girls if there is anything he can do as something of an apology for all his years of neglect. An episode deals with how much Christopher spoiled GiGi. Chris goes with Lorelai to Lane's wedding. The two drink, but Lorelai gets very drunk and makes an embarrassing speech about not getting married to Luke. In the Season Six finale, Lorelai and Luke's relationship hits some turbulence and then explodes. In the last scene, a distraught Lorelai goes to Christopher for comfort and in the season-ending cliffhanger, is seen waking up in Christopher's bed. Christopher and Lorelai begin dating. When Sherry sends a letter saying she has changed her ways and would like Gigi to visit her in France, and Christopher invites Lorelai to accompany him. In Paris they have a romantic time and Christopher impulsively proposes to Lorelai, and they get married in Paris. Christopher and Lorelai's relationship becomes strained again when Lorelai says she wants to have children, but not right now. One night on his way home, Chris gets into a fist fight with Luke, from which neither one emerges the victor. In the end, Lorelai decides that he is not the man for her after all. Christopher made another appearance at Rory's college graduation, where he and Lorelei seemed to be on good terms.

[edit] Paris Eustace Geller

Paris Geller, played by Liza Weil, is introduced in the second episode of Season 1 and makes her last appearance in the penultimate episode of Season 7. Being the child of wealthy, Jewish parents, she was raised almost completely by her Portuguese nanny. Paris was originally Rory's arch-nemesis at Chilton Academy, partially because she felt threatened by Rory's academic prowess, but more because of the attention that Tristan DuGrey (Chad Michael Murray), the local golden boy/bad boy, paid the new transfer from Stars Hollow High. Her two best friends prior to Rory were Madeline and Louise, who were more concerned about boys and makeup than Paris' focus on her academics. Paris attends Yale as well and is roommates with Rory for all four years.

Paris was originally created for a three-episode guest arc by series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino and executive producer Gavin Polone at the beginning of the show's first season to introduce Rory Gilmore's character to the high pressures, competitiveness and stress of going from the small public high school in Stars Hollow, to the storied and respected halls of Chilton Academy. This character was created in consolation for Weil after a strong audition for the role of Rory (Weil had been known to Polone through her work in Stir of Echoes, which he and his company produced), which eventually went to Alexis Bledel. Weil however had to change her hair color to play Paris from her natural brown hair coloring to blonde. This was done to further the contrast of Paris to Rory. The character proved to be the proper foil to Rory in time, and the role of Paris in the show was extended and expanded through the first season until Weil became a series regular in the second season.

[edit] Lane Kim

Lane Kim or later Lane Hyung-hyung Van Gerbig (née Kim), played by Keiko Agena, was born and raised in Stars Hollow, Connecticut. The rock-and-roll child of strict Seventh-day Adventist, vegan, Korean parents (Mr. Kim is never seen, nor are his whereabouts ever mentioned, but Lane has referred to "parents", plural, on many occasions, and said "My mother and father" in Season 2), Lane was forced to start hiding who she was from her family at a young age. She used loose floorboards and her closet to hide her enormous collection of non-Christian music and books along with her makeup that her mother disapproved of. She and her best friend Rory Gilmore used hollowed out books and a variety of pretexts to try and help Lane live a more acceptable life, all the while resenting her mother's over protective strictness, which she viewed as controlling rather than tough love.

Lane attended Stars Hollow High with Rory until Rory enrolled in Chilton Academy. Lane describes herself as a "dedicated audiophile," although this is a bit of a misnomer, since audiophiles, by definition, are most interested in the technical details associated with high fidelity recording and playback, whereas Lane is actually interested in the history of modern music, its production, its influence upon pop culture, making her more of a music fanatic. Eventually, she joined a band, consisting of Dave Rygalski, Brian Fuller, and Zach Van Gerbig (Todd Lowe). Lane and Dave began a romantic relationship that largely involved intricate strategies for hiding their relationship from her mother and their bandmates. In Season 3, however, they are forced to make their relationship public. The next year, Dave moved to California for college. Sebastian Bach's character, Gil, replaced Dave on guitar, and Zach replaced Dave as Lane's romantic interest. In Season 6, the band splits and later reunites. Zach proposes to Lane, and they were married quickly in the sixth season. In Season 7, Lane is pregnant with twins. At the end of "Gilmore Girls Only" (Season 7, Episode 17), Lane gives birth. Their names are Kwan and Steve.

[edit] Sookie St. James

Sookie St. James, played by Melissa McCarthy, is a kind-hearted, top chef and co-owner of the Dragonfly Inn with Lorelai Gilmore. She is married to Jackson Bellville with whom she has two children named Davy and Martha. At the end of the series, she was pregnant with her third child. She originally met Lorelai Gilmore while working at the Independence Inn where Lorelai was the executive manager and the two were best friends throughout the series. Sookie is a culinary genius with perfectionist tendencies that is very ambitious in both her cooking and baking. Sookie is unable to delegate in her kitchen and there are several storylines throughout the series that comically highlight her inherent control issues. She is also known for being somewhat of a scatter brain and a klutz as she is often re-writing her menus (often up to the very last minute) and getting injured in the kitchen (the first scene in her kitchen is quite chaotic with one of her sous chefs being whacked in the head with her pan).

Alex Borstein, the real-life wife of actor Jackson Douglas, who plays Jackson Belleville, was originally cast in the role of Sookie St. James, but had to back out due to scheduling conflicts. Instead, she has taken miscellaneous supporting roles throughout the show, including Drella, the harpist from Season 1, and Miss Celine in Seasons 3 and 5.

[edit] Michel Gerard

Michel Gerard, played by Yanic Truesdale, first appeared in the pilot episode. He is a native of France who attended the École Hôtelière de Genève, one of the finest hospitality schools in the world. He worked as the concierge at the Independence Inn with Lorelai and Sookie, and followed them to the Dragonfly when it opened. He is extremely style- and diet-conscious.

[edit] Dean Forester

Dean Forester, played by Jared Padalecki, is a main character in seasons 1 through 3, and recurring afterward. He is introduced as the new guy in town in the "Pilot". He immediately falls for the shy, sensitive intellect, Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel) after she shows him around Stars Hollow. Rory in turn quickly becomes infatuated with him, and he becomes the first serious boyfriend for Rory. Later, however, Jess Mariano is introduced. Although the couple was having problems before Jess, their relationship is further strained after Rory spends more time with Jess. Dean is eventually driven to jealousy by Jess' presence and this leads to the end of his relationship with Rory.

Dean later starts dating a girl named Lindsay Lister (Arielle Kebbel) and impulsively marries her. However, it is still obvious that he still carries strong feeling for Rory. His feelings for her remain so strong that, at a party, when he discovers that Jess made her cry, he violently attacks Jess, resulting in a brawl between the two (in the end, Dean threw both the first and last punches of the fight) Dean remains too close to Rory and, when it becomes clear to him that he's made a mistake in marrying Lindsay, he goes to Rory and starts an affair—Rory's first sexual experience. When Lindsay eventually finds out, she throws Dean out. Rory and Dean eventually begin to date, but this is short-lived.

In his final appearance in "To Live And Let Diorama", Dean does not see Rory, but rather Luke. Dean relates his faulty relationship with Rory to Luke's with Lorelai, saying that ultimately, Luke would hold Lorelai back from whatever potential she may have. With this statement, Dean is never heard from again.

[edit] Jess Mariano

Jess Mariano, played by Milo Ventimiglia, was a main character in seasons 2 and 3, and recurring afterward. He first appears in the episode "Nick & Nora, Sid & Nancy". He is both labeled a bad boy and intellectually inclined and well-read. He grew up with his mother Liz Danes (Kathleen Wilhoite); his father, Jimmy Mariano (Rob Estes), departed after his birth. Liz sent him away to Stars Hollow, Connecticut to live with her brother, Luke Danes, but Jess's arrival in Stars Hollow wasn't well received by the town at large. Luke has an even bigger problem controlling Jess's personal life at Stars Hollow. Despite his actions, Jess's knowledge of books and pop culture eventually appealed to Rory Gilmore. They became friends despite others' disapproval, and Jess pursues Rory, despite her relationship with Dean. Jess leaves town for a while following a car accident which leaves Rory injured. Rory skips school to visit him in New York, where they officially say goodbye. In the season two finale, he returns for a surprise visit during Sookie's wedding. Rory impetuously kisses Jess, and then begs him not to say anything.

Jess and Rory officially start dating after the local dance marathon when Dean tells Rory he knows she is interested in Jess and breaks up with her. Their relationship runs into trouble because of both Jess's and Rory's constant insecurities and difficulties communicating. When Luke finds out that Jess would not be allowed to graduate from Stars Hollow High because he had cut too many classes, he tells Jess that he must repeat his senior year or leave. Unwilling to accept Luke's stipulations, Jess rides a bus to Venice Beach, California to find his estranged father. He has a brief encounter with Rory on the bus, but she is unaware of his departure at the time. In California, Jess stays with his father. The WB was originally going to continue Jess's storyline in a spin-off called "Windward Circle". In this new show, Jess works on building his relationship with his estranged father and befriends a bunch of California skateboarders. The Gilmore Girls episode 3.21 "Here Comes the Son" acted as a backdoor pilot for the show. It was originally picked up as a mid-season show, set for January of 2004. However, the network cancelled the show before it aired, citing high production costs to shoot on location in Venice Beach as the reason. [6]

Jess briefly returns to Stars Hollow in season four to steal back his car from Luke after his mom tells him Luke stole it from him nearly a year earlier. Jess also sees Rory several times, though every encounter ends with him giving her the cold shoulder. Jess leaves after telling her that he loves her. A few months later, Jess returns to Stars Hollow for the wedding of Liz. After the wedding, Jess visits Rory in Yale and asks her to run away with him. She declines. Then Jess returns to deliver a copy of his book to Rory, who had dropped out of Yale and moved into her grandparents house. Upon meeting Rory's new, rich boyfriend and viewing her laid-back lifestyle, Jess made her question who she was and why she doubted herself in the first place. Rory took Jess's criticism to heart and made the appropriate changes. Before he left, Jess said it must have been a bad time for them to meet up, so he'd see her another time. Jess appeared for the final time in the Season 6 episode "The Real Paul Anka", where he, Luke and Rory meet again at the new book store/art gallery/publishing house in Philadelphia where Jess works. Rory and Jess exchange a kiss, though Rory tells Jess that she is in love with Logan.

Jess never appeared again, but both Ventimiglia and series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino believed that his story was complete. As Jess made his amends with Rory and Luke during his final appearance in the show, Ventimiglia and Sherman-Palladino both believe that he "turned into a grown-up", as he had fully-developed and finally reached his own happy ending. [7]

[edit] Logan Huntzberger

Logan Huntzberger, played by actor Matt Czuchry, is the second child of Mitchum and Shira Huntzberger (portrayed by Gregg Henry and Leann Hunley). Born in February 1982, he is heir to the Huntzberger Publishing Company, a national newspaper conglomerate. Traditionally a chronic ladies man and more interested in partying than studying, he first takes little note of Rory. They have started a real relationship by the end of Season 5. At the end of Season 6, he is sent to London by his father to take charge of his family's business and, according to Mitchum, "set him on a path." Season 7 sees him acquiring an interest and penchant for his work (in London, then in New York), and the relationship suffers.

Later, after getting involved in a bad business venture that brings a lawsuit in Season 7, Logan quits working for his father and things start to get serious between Logan and Rory. Although Rory and Logan have a fight, Logan asks Lorelai's permission to ask Rory to marry him. Logan proposes to Rory one episode later, but Rory asks for more time to think. Logan makes the offer one last time in the penultimate episode, at Rory's graduation from Yale, saying it's all or nothing. Rory still turns him down, and Logan takes the ring back, and walks off. Logan does not make an appearance in the final episode, and the series ends with them still broken up.

[edit] Jason "Digger" Stiles

Jason Stiles, played by Chris Eigeman in Season 4, is the son of Carol (Catherine McGoohan) and Floyd Stiles (Lawrence Pressman). Jason and Lorelai know each from a camp, where Jason received the nickname "Digger," which stuck. When they met again by chance in early Season 4, Jason soon renewed his acquaintance with Lorelai and began pursuing her romantically. He was persistent in the face of her repeated rejection, and wore her down. They hid the relationship from Lorelai's parents for five months, until the night Floyd informed Richard and Jason that he was suing them because of the clients Jason took with him when he left his father's business... and revealed that he had hired a private investigator to tail Jason.

Richard and Floyd made a deal behind Jason's back that allowed Richard to create a boutique company under the umbrella of Gehrmann-Driscoll. When Jason told Lorelai he was suing her father, she broke off their relationship. Though he tried to win her back, even showing up at the Dragonfly Inn on the night of its test run, Lorelai had already moved on to a relationship with Luke Danes. That night, to get Jason away from the Dragonfly Inn, Sookie and Michel call his cell pretending to be somebody else and tell him his condo is on fire so Jason leaves to go see his home.

[edit] Kirk Gleason

Kirk Gleason, played by Sean Gunn, is a quirky and good-hearted but emotionally stunted, very odd man who until recently lived with his mother (when he's not sleeping on park benches or in other people's RVs). At the end of the fourth season, Kirk has a beautiful girlfriend, Lulu, who is also quirky and reveals that he has night terrors that cause him to go streaking through the town naked when they attend the dry run of the Dragonfly Inn. In Season 2, Ep. 13, Kirk told Jackson Belleville that he was one of thirteen children. Sean Gunn appeared in early episodes as different characters. In Season 1, Ep. 2 "The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton", Sean Gunn was the DSL installer, named "Mick" and in Season 1, Ep. 3, he is credited as the "Swan Man". Season 1, Ep. 5 marks the first appearance of Kirk as he is known throughout the rest of the series. In that episode, Kirk is introduced as a new citizen of Stars Hollow (Miss Patty, who knows everyone in Stars Hollow, asks who he is, when meeting him in Doose's market). However, in Season 2, Ep. 14 Mrs. Kim says: "I know you’re Kirk. I’ve known you since you were two." There are several implications telling that Kirk has lived in Stars Hollow for years.

He's had dozens of jobs, such as assistant manager of Doose's Market, various delivery men, various entrepreneurial activities, photographer, salesman, assistant at various town functions, and realtor-in-training.[8]

He had a crush on Lorelai for a while, and asked her out in Season 3, Ep. 2 "Haunted Leg", but was gently rebuffed.[9]

He started dating Lulu, his brother's ex-girlfriend in Season 4, Ep. 6 "An Affair to Remember."

They've done some ring shopping, and Kirk bid on the historic Twickham house in hopes that he and Lulu might someday raise a family there, but the town elders decided to sell the house to Luke (who later reconsidered and revoked his bid).

[edit] Major recurring characters

[edit] Jackson Belleville

Jackson Matthew Belleville is played by Jackson Douglas. Although Jackson's name has regularly been "Melville" (mentioned specifically in season 1's "Christopher Returns"); there are several episodes (most recently season 6's "Always A Godmother, Never A God") where it has been "Belleville". The discrepancy is unexplained.

Jackson is Stars Hollow's preeminent produce supplier. He takes great pride in providing a top-quality, organic and pesticide-free products to his customers.

Sookie is even more particular about her ingredients than Jackson is, and they frequently argue over the quality of the food. Shared passions and mutual attraction led them to start dating during the first season, and they were married in an outdoor ceremony at the Independence Inn during Season 2, Ep. 22 "I Can't Get Started". Jackson's father was best man, and pressured Jackson into wearing the same kilt that his father and grandfather had worn at their weddings. Lorelai and Rory were bridesmaids.

Jackson has a very large family, including his cousin Rune, who went on a disastrous blind date with Lorelai and stayed with Jackson for a while, until he overstayed his welcome. Sookie begged Lorelai to give him a job and lodging at the Independence Inn, and she hired him as an (incompetent) handyman.

Jackson is the father of Davey (Born at the end of Season 4, Ep 7 - The Festival of Living Art) and Martha, middle name Janice-Lori-Ethan-Rupert-Glenda-Carson-Daisy-Danny. (Born Season 5, Ep. 21 - Blame Booze And Melville). His Christian family (denomination unknown) pressured him into baptizing both children at the local church. When the family showed up for the baptism, his mother informed him that he, himself, had never been baptized, and pressured him into going through with the ceremony at the same time as his children. Rory is godmother to Davey, and Lorelai is godmother to Martha. Martha has so many middle names because Jackson had originally planned to have more children. When he and Sookie agreed to stop at two, they decided to use all of the names Jackson planned to use on future children as Martha's middle name(s). In episode 7.12 "To Whom It May Concern" Jackson finally tells Sookie that he didn't get a vasectomy and that she is pregnant again.

Jackson and his family live in the house that Sookie owned before she met Jackson.

Jackson successfully ran for town selectman, defeating Taylor Doose, though Jackson realized he did not want the job and resigned.

He is also a notorious fan of band Creedence Clearwater Revival and the show frequently references them.

[edit] Taylor Doose

Taylor Doose is played by Michael Winters.

Taylor Doose is the Town Selectman for the town of Stars Hollow, and holds a number of other positions in town government and public organizations. He is largely responsible for organizing Stars Hollow's many events and festivals. He is also the owner of Doose's Market, where he employed Dean Forester for the first five seasons, and Taylor's Old Fashioned Soda Shoppe.

As Stars Hollow's most powerful citizen, Taylor often uses his positions in a rather self-serving manner. He is a stickler for making sure town rules and statutes are followed to the letter. He also has his own opinions about how people should live. Often this brings him in conflict with other members of the community, most often Luke Danes and Lorelai Gilmore . He also is in charge of the frequent town meetings, which he often uses as a forum to air his personal grievances.

During the fifth season, Taylor was briefly voted out of the Town Selectman office after Jackson Belleville ran against him for the office. However, Jackson realized he did not want the job, and resigned.

He remains single throughout the series and never seems to even date.

[edit] Mrs. Kim

Mrs. Kim, played by Emily Kuroda, is a conservative Korean woman living in Stars Hollow, Connecticut, and she is the mother of Lane Kim, Rory Gilmore's best friend. Notable aspects are her Seventh-day Adventist faith and her vegan diet. Mrs. Kim is owner of Kim's Antiques which has a "you break, you buy" policy. Mrs. Kim also rebelled against her mother because Mrs. Kim is a Christian while her mother is a Buddhist. This was found out during the sixth season. She has appeared in every season of the show.

Mr. Kim never appears in any of the episodes, including Lane's wedding, however Lane specifically mentions her father when her parents plan to send her to Korea (s.2 ep.1). Mrs. Kim mentions Mr. Kim when reminiscing about her wedding night.

[edit] Dave Rygalski

Dave Rygalski, portrayed by Adam Brody, is presumably from the Hartford area although his place of residence is never stated. He is a guitarist in the original "Hep Alien" along with Lane Kim, Zach Van Gerbig, and Brian Fuller. Dave is originally introduced in the episode "Application Anxiety" where he is responding to Lane's "drummer seeks rock band" ad. From the beginning sparks flew between Lane and Dave due to their shared love of rock and roll.[10]

When Brody left the show to star in "The O.C.," his character's absence was explained by sending Dave to college in California (where The O.C. was set); bandmate Zach became Lane's new love interest and eventual husband.

The Rygalski character was inspired by, and named after, the real-life husband of Helen Pai — the show's co-producer and the inspiration for the character of Lane. The real Dave Rygalski shares his namesake's musical hobby and was the inspiration for many of the character's acts of devotion, such as participating in religious activities to please Lane's mother.[11]

[edit] Brian Fuller

Brian Fuller, played by John Cabrera, is the bass player of Lane Kim's band, named Hep Alien after the addition of a player to replace Dave Rygalski. Brian is best friend and roommate to fellow band member Zach, who goes on to date and marry Lane. At one point, the three share an apartment. Brian is known for having several ailments including asthma, hypoglycemia, a deviated septum, and rosacea. In the sixth season, he was indirectly responsible for the band's breaking up after he wrote a song titled "Lane" in response to his bandmate's disappointment over boyfriend Zack's writing several songs named for other girls; Zack became intensely jealous, thinking the song indicated a romantic interest on Brian's part, and when they were to play a showcase for a (unknown) record label, Zach started acting like the stereotypical "rockstar" and they never even got through the first song.

Brian and Gil continue the band without Zach and Lane. After some time, Zach shows up at one of their gigs (a bat mitzvah) and reconciles. The band re-unites at Zach and Lane's wedding. The band doesn't play again because Lane becomes pregnant. Brian continues to be a dear friend to Lane and Zach until the end of the series.

[edit] Max Medina

Max Arthuro Medina, played by Scott Cohen, was a recurring character in Season 1, and made guest appearances in seasons 2 and 3. He was Rory’s English teacher in her sophomore year at The Chilton School, and he went on to become romantically involved with Lorelai.

Max met Lorelai at a parent teacher meeting ("The Deer Hunter"), where he assured Lorelai that Rory was a fine student and person who would do well in her new school. However, when Rory subsequently overslept and arrived late to his class after studying all night for her English exam, Max initially refused to allow her to take the test, thus incurring Lorelai's wrath. After some initial coldness in a later encounter at a school bake sale, Lorelai agrees to meet him at a coffee shop to talk, away from the Chilton context. Their early attempts to date were hampered by Lorelai's having to cancel in order to attend a wake for her neighbor's beloved cat ("Cinnamon's Wake"), but later they managed a date when his car broke down in her town and he ended up sleeping on the sofa due to heavy snowfall ("Love, War, and Snow"). The couple separated and reunited various times — once leading to a kissing session during a Parent-Teacher Night at the school — before Max proposes in the season-one finale ("Love, Daisies and Troubadours"). The beginning of Season 2 saw Lorelai accepting the proposal ("Sadie, Sadie"), preparing for the wedding ("Hammers and Veils"), and then cancelling the engagement after comparing her own lack of excitement to her mother's nostalgic memories of her own engagement ("Red Light on the Wedding Night").

Max continued to be Rory's English teacher after the breakup, a situation they discussed briefly when she was assigned to interview him for the school paper ("Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy"). He is not seen again that season, but returns to Chilton in Season 3 after teaching out of state for a time; he claims he has recovered from his heartbreak, but a kiss with Lorelai reveals he is not "over" her, prompting Max to decide they should not see each other anymore ("The Big One," "Keg! Max!"). He does not appear again in the series.

[edit] Tristan DuGrey

Tristan DuGrey, played by Chad Michael Murray, was a classmate of Rory's at Chilton. He teased Rory in her first weeks at the school ("The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton," "The Deer Hunters"), then attempted to attract her, consequently upsetting her classmate Paris, who had a crush on him dating back since childhood. Tristan teased Rory by occasionally calling her "Mary" as in the Virgin Mary. Louise, one of Paris' best friends, later refers to her as "Mary" but saying "Not virgin, Typhoid" when she and Paris believe that Rory is going with Tristan on a date to a concert. He became something of a romantic rival to Rory's first boyfriend, Dean, trying to ask her to a dance and then picking a fight with Dean, who had escorted her instead. During a short-lived breakup with Dean, Rory and Tristan kissed at a party ("The Breakup, Part 2"), causing her to burst into tears in emotional confusion. Tristan later asked Paris for a date ("The Third Lorelai"), on Rory's advice to find a different type of girl than the kind he usually dated, though he decided afterward that Paris was not his type. In the season-one finale ("Love, Daisies, and Troubadours") he caused friction between the two girls by lying that Rory had accepted his invitation to a concert, but after watching Rory's passionate reunion with Dean, he walked away alone.

Tristan appeared for the last time in a second-season episode ("Run Away, Little Boy") in which he fell in with a group of troublemakers pulling pranks throughout the school and shirked off his studies, much to the anger and dismay of Paris, who needed him as Romeo in a class Shakespeare project. After spending the week torturing Rory with veiled threats to reveal their one-time kiss to Dean, Tristan found himself forced by his father into a military school in North Carolina after the pranks went too far. (The plot development actually reflected Murray's being cast in a starring role in One Tree Hill, set and filmed in North Carolina.)

[edit] Marty

Marty, portrayed by Wayne Wilcox, was briefly introduced in the season four episode "The Hobbit, the Sofa and Digger Stiles" as a student at Yale who "had an unfortunate experience with a keg and a party and a need to take [his] clothes off and fall asleep in a hallway."

Shortly after, in "The Fundamental Things Apply", Marty reappeared, fully clothed. He invited a late and dishevelled Rory to eat breakfast with him and a group of his friends, who had adopted the name 'The Breakfast Crew'. Marty appeared once more in that season, albeit briefly.

He made several appearances in season five, including an appearance that seemed to be his last. During this, he went to dinner with Rory Gilmore, Logan Huntzberger and a group of Logan's well-to-do friends, some of whom had treated Marty with a lack of respect in the past. Marty had a horrible time and ended up not being able to afford his split of the bill and begrudgingly accepted Rory's offer to pay for it, promising to pay her back. On return to Rory's dorm, Marty revealed what many had already known, that he had romantic feelings for Rory. Rory rebuffed him, informing him of another fact many (including Marty, to a degree) were already aware of: she liked Logan.

Marty was not seen for nearly two years, until the November 14, 2006 episode, "French Twist". He was shown briefly, near the end of the episode, and was revealed to be in a relationship with Rory's new friend, Lucy (Krysten Ritter). In a move that noticeably wounded Rory, Marty pretended that he and Rory did not know one another when Lucy introduced the two.

In "Knit, People, Knit!", Marty bartended Lucy's birthday party, which Rory attended. Rory took initiative and they smoothed things over, but the newfound peace was quickly ruined as Marty made it obvious that he still had feelings for Rory. In the next episode, "Merry Fisticuffs", Logan, Rory, Marty and Lucy were enjoying dinner together when Lucy inquired as to how Rory and Logan met. Logan answered, honestly, that Marty introduced them because he knew that he still had feelings for Rory. He later admitted that he was a bit jealous. Lucy was upset after realizing that both Marty and Rory had been lying. She and Marty end up breaking up. She and Rory become friends again after Rory writes an apology letter to her, and Lucy ultimately realizes the situation wasn't Rory's fault.

[edit] Trix Gilmore

Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore, played by Marion Ross, is the mother of Richard Gilmore, and is the one after whom his and Emily's daughter Lorelai is named. Richard's nickname for her is "Trix." She was married to Richard's father, Charles Gilmore, who died sometime during his granddaughter's childhood or before. After her husband's death, Trix lived in London, and eventually began splitting her time between London and Hartford. She made a few appearances throughout the first four seasons until her death in Episode #4.16, "The Reigning Lorelai."

She strongly disapproved of her son's marriage to Emily and is extremely critical of her throughout the series. Upon her death, Emily found out that the day before her wedding to Richard, Trix wrote him, telling him to call off the wedding. Ironically, the character whose personality is most like Trix's is Emily's. However, Emily is no match for Trix, to the delight of the other Lorelais. It should be noted that Trix is not as critical of Lorelai as her parents are, depite her rebellious personality. It is even mentioned during the episode of her funeral that she keeps a picture of Lorelai around to show-off to visitors. However, during her last appearance, she leaves on bad terms with the family after insulting Richard and Lorelai, labeling them as financial failures. After her death, she is no longer referenced, though, in season 6, Richard mentions Rory receiving her trust fund at 25, which Trix had set up for her during her visit in season 1.

Charles Gilmore, Trix's husband, was also her second cousin; both her maiden and married names were Gilmore. Lorelai and Rory, upon learning this after Trix's death, both found it horribly disgusting and speculated that certain quirky traits and characteristics of their own might be attributed to a mutation caused by this inbreeding.

[edit] Recurring

[edit] Stars Hollow

  • Patricia "Miss Patty" LaCosta (Liz Torres), Stars Hollow's oft-married, oft-divorced dance instructor. She oftens makes references to her past as a dancer and singer; how much of it is true is unknown. She and Babette know most of the gossip of the town.
  • Babette Dell (Sally Struthers), neighbor and friend to the Gilmore girls. She enjoys singing and music, and appears to have been involved with many singers in the past and had a very "interesting" life. She mentions once having been pushed out of a car, and once joining a cult. Often paired with Miss Patty, Babette is very into gossiping. She also is VERY protective of her garden gnomes, reporting it to Lorelai after Jess steals it off of her front lawn. She is married to Morey Dell and have a "child", a cat named Cinnamon. After the cat dies, they adopt a new cat named Apricot.
  • Morey Dell (Ted Rooney), Babette's husband, often plays the piano and has an anything goes attitude. He does whatever Babette tells him and is pretty much her opposite as Babette is loud and short and Morey is quiet, tall, and lanky.
  • Zach van Gerbig (Todd Lowe) (2002 - 2007), member of Dave Rygalski's band which Lane joins; he later dates and subsequently marries Lane, and their twin sons Kwan and Steve are born near the end of Season 7. His own father abandoned him when he was ten years old.
  • Gil (Sebastian Bach) (2003 - 2007), Joins Lane, Zach, and Brian's band to replace Dave as guitarist; he has a wife and kids and owns a sandwich shop, but had a dream of again becoming a rockstar after in the past having a band that split up because they were fighting all the time. This could have been taken from his real life as Sabastian Bach was in the Rockband Skid Row but was fired.
  • Rachel (Lisa Ann Hadley) (2001), Luke's intermittent ex-girlfriend, a traveling photographer.
  • Liz Danes (Kathleen Wilhoite) (2003 - 2007), Luke's sister; she enters the series as mother to Luke's nephew, Jess, and later goes on to remarry and have a second child, Doula.
  • "T.J." (aka Gary) (Michael DeLuise) (2003 - 2007), marries Liz; father of Doula.
  • Lulu (Rini Bell) (2003 - 2007), a resident of Stars Hollow who begins dating Kirk.
  • Gypsy (Rose Abdoo), Stars Hollow's local mechanic.
  • Tom (Biff Yeager) (2001 - 2007), a construction contractor in Stars Hollow.
  • Andrew (Mike Gandolfi) (2000-2005), owner of Stars Hollow Books
  • Joe (Brian Berke), resident of Stars Hollow.
  • Bootsy (Brian Tarantina) (2001 - 2002), a Stars Hollow resident.
  • Kyle (Chauncey Leopardi) (2003 - 2005), a classmate and friend of Dean's from Stars Hollow High, who went on to lose his hand in the Iraq War and had it replaced by a hook.
  • Kyon (Susane Lee) (2004 - 2006), Korean exchange student whom Lane resents because she believes her mother is trying to replace Lane with her after Lane moves out.
  • Lindsay Lister Forester (Arielle Kebbel) (2003 - 2004), dates and then marries Dean after his breakup with Rory; they later divorce after she learns of his infidelity with Rory.
  • Reverend Archie Skinner (Jim Jansen) (2002 - 2007), Stars Hollow's minister.
  • Clara Forester (Scout Taylor-Compton), Dean Forester's younger sister

[edit] Chilton

  • Hanlin Charleston (Dakin Matthews) (2000 - 2004, 2005), the headmaster of Chilton
  • Louise Grant (Teal Redmann) and Madeline Lynn (Shelly Cole) (2000 - 2004), best friends; Rory's classmates; usually Paris's satellites.
  • Brad Langford (Adam Wylie) (2001 - 2003), a Chilton student who is scared of Paris; he leaves to perform in a Broadway show and then returns.
  • Tristan Dugrey (Chad Michael Murray) (2000-2001), a classmate who annoyed Rory with his attentions, though she once kissed him at a party; oblivious or indifferent to Paris's crush on him. His parents sent him to military school in North Carolina.
  • Francie Jarvis (Emily Bergl), leader of the Puffs, Chiltons "secret" sorority,

[edit] Yale

  • Colin McCrae (Alan Loayza) (2005 - 2007), a friend of Logan and Finn's at Yale
  • Doyle McMaster (Danny Strong) (2003 - 2007), editor of the Yale Daily News Rory's first year at Yale; later begins dating Paris
  • Finn (Tanc Sade) (2005 - 2007), a friend of Logan and Colin's at Yale
  • Glenn Babble (Ethan Cohn) (2003 - 2005), a Yale student whom Rory befriends
  • Joni (Rona Benson) (2006 - 2007), a staff member at the Yale Daily News
  • Janet (Katie Walder) (2003 - 2005), Rory, Paris, and Tana's roommate during Rory's first year at Yale
  • Tana Schrick (Olivia Hack) (2003 - 2004), Rory, Paris, and Janet's roommate during Rory's first year at Yale
  • Bill (Devon Michaels) (2006 - 2007), a staff member at the Yale Daily News. New Editor of the Yale Daily News
  • A.K. (Adam Hendershott) (2006 - 2007), a staff member at the Yale Daily News

[edit] Other

  • Georgia Hayden (Nicolette Collier), Nicknamed and often called 'GG' or 'Gigi' was born in the third season: Christopher and Sherry's daughter and Rory's half-sister.
  • Shira Huntzberger (Leann Hunley) Mother to Logan Huntzberger; Wife of Mitchum Huntzberger.
  • Mitchum Huntzberger (Gregg Henry) (2005 - 2007), Logan's father, with whom both Rory, Lorelai, Logan have many problems with.
  • Anna Nardini (Sherilyn Fenn) (2006 - 2007), Luke's ex-girlfriend and mother to his child, who runs a store dedicated to vintage merchandise. Has one daughter, April Nardini.
  • April Nardini (Vanessa Marano) (2005 - 2007), Luke's daughter with Anna Nardini, whom he does not find out about until she is 12, when she comes to see him at his diner, takes some hair from his head and uses it in a school experiment where, comparing and using the DNA, she determines Luke to be her biological father.
  • Nicole Leahy (Tricia O'Kelley) (2003 - 2004), Taylor's lawyer, whom Luke begins dating and then marries on the spur of the moment on a cruise; they immediately file for divorce, then attempt to reconcile and begin dating again, and then again call it off

[edit] Guest stars of note

[edit] Appearing as different characters

The show has had several guest stars appearing in two separate notable roles, including:

  • Alex Borstein played Drella, the inn's harpist, in season one, and in subsequent seasons, Emily's wardrobe advisor, Miss Celine. Borstein was supposed to play Sookie in the series' original pilot, but had to drop out due to contractual issues involving her status as a featured player on MadTV on another network; her real-life husband, Jackson Douglas, plays Sookie's on-screen husband.
  • Marion Ross played Richard's mother, Trix Gilmore, who died in season 4, as well as her lookalike niece Marilyn.
  • Sherilyn Fenn played Sasha, the girlfriend of Jess's father, Jimmy (Rob Estes), in the 2003 episode Here Comes the Son, set largely in California and serving as a backdoor pilot for a Jess-centric series (Windward Circle) that was not picked up. Beginning in 2006, Fenn played Anna Nardini, Luke's ex-girlfriend and mother of his daughter April.
  • Sean Gunn played Mick, a DSL installer, in the show's second episode before taking on the regular role of Kirk.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lorelai: It's my baby box. It's full of all these little things, mementos and stuff from the night Rory was born. I haven't taken it out in ages...My Walkman with the homemade compilation tape still in it. "99 Luftballons," some R.E.M., some Thompson Twins. Sookie: I never cared for them. Lorelai: The magazine I was reading that night, with a special feature on who's hotter - Andrew McCarthy or Emilio Estevez. —Season 4, Ep. 7 "The Festival of Living Art"
  2. ^ Lorelai: I humiliated them. The two proudest people in the world and I humiliated them. I spoiled their plans. I took their fine upbringing in a world of comfort and opportunity and I threw it in their faces. I broke their hearts and they'll never forgive me. I guess I can't expect them to. —Season 2, Ep. 21 "Lorelai's Graduation Day" She was graduating from the business college she had been attending)
  3. ^ Lorelai: I'm Lorelai Gilmore. This is my daughter, Lorelai Gilmore... 'cause I named her after me. I was in the hospital all whacked out on Demerol. Never mind. Um, but we call her Rory. It's short for Lorelai, but she'll answer to either one, or even "Hey, you" depending on the... is the Headmaster here? —Season1, Ep. 2 "The Lorelais First Day at Chilton"
  4. ^ Rory: I know it looks small, but it's really pretty. Come on. See, we had our bed right over there, and mom put up this really pretty curtain around the tub so that it looked like a real bathroom. And we would just sit outside at night when the inn would have parties and we'd just listen to music and feed the ducks and..." — Season 1, Ep. 19 "Emily in Wonderland"
  5. ^ Michel: But you wrote [the first reservation] down on a gum wrapper. Lorelai: So? Michel: It's embarrassing. This is an historical document. Sookie: Who cares what she wrote it on? Michel: Big Red wrapper. Sookie: Juicyfruit would have been better? Michel: Well, I'm going to go out and get a value pack for when things really start getting busy around here. —Season 4, Ep. 14 "The Incredible Shrinking Lorelais"
  6. ^ Breaking News - Development Update: June 19 | TheFutonCritic.com
  7. ^ Milo Ventimiglia Q&A - Ausiello Report | TVGuide.com
  8. ^ : Kirk: I’ve been working for eleven years, Luke. I’ve had fifteen thousand jobs. I’ve saved every dollar I’ve ever made. That and the miracle of compound interest has created a bounty of a quarter of a million dollars. Again, just under. I don’t want to brag.
    —Season 5, Ep. 21 "Blame Booze and Melville"
  9. ^ : Kirk: By the way, I think you might be the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen... outside of a really filthy magazine.
    —Season 3, Ep. 2 "Haunted Leg"
  10. ^ Lane: Doesn't it suck that Jello Biafra isn't singing for them. / Dave: Yeah, now it's that guy from The Courtship of Eddie's Father. / Lane: Yeah, what's next, Malcolm in the Middle fronting for the Butthole Surfers? / Dave Or Steve Urkel joining the Wu Tang Clan. / Lane: Some things are sacred. (Season 3, Episode 3 "Application Anxiety").
  11. ^ a b Ada Tseng. "Ode to Gilmore Girls: Behind the Musicality of TV’s Beloved Show," Asia Pacific Arts, August 23, 2006.
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