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The series Gilmore Girls is about the life of "Lorelai Gilmore" and her daughter "Rory", which are not only mother and daughter, but also best friends. The series aired from 2000 to 2007 over seven seasons. In 2016, Netflix continued the series with four more episodes of 90 minutes each and called it Gilmore Girls: A year in the Life.
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Alexis Bledel plays the role of "Rory Gilmore". "Rory" is an exemplary student, who dreams of studying at an elite University and later wants to work as a foreign correspondent.
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Alexis Bledel is now 41 years old was married to fellow actor Vincent Kartheiser, whom she had met on the set of the series 'Mad Men' until they divorced in 2022. Just like Lauren Graham, Alexis also returned for the Netflix sequel to play "Rory" for four more episodes.
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Lauren Graham starred as "Lorelai Gilmore". "Lorelai" became a mother at the age of 16, dropped out of school then moved out to get away from her parents. She raised "Rory" almost by herself.
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Lauren Graham is still mainly featured on different TV series. From 2010 until 2014, she played a lead role in NBC's Parenthood, in which she met her current partner Peter Krause. Naturally, "Lorelai" reprised her role in the Netflix sequel in 2016.
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Melissa McCarthy played "Lorelai's" best friend "Sookie St. James", who works as a cook in the same hotel as "Lorelai". They eventually start their own business and open up the "Firefly Inn" together.
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For Melissa McCarthy, her role in Gilmore Girls was a career stepping stone. Melissa appeared in many Hollywood blockbusters after the show was cancelled and is currently one of the most sought-after actresses when it comes to comedies. At first, she was not going to return for Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life but then her schedule opened up and she had a guest appearance as "Sookie"!
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Scott Patterson played the grumpy café owner "Luke Danes", who is secretly in love with "Lorelai". After several attempts and rows between the two, they managed to become a 'real' couple at the end of the seventh season. Thank God!
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After Gilmore Girls, Scott Patterson appeared in three parts of the Saw horror movie series and had a lead role in the drama series The Event in 2010. Also, Scott Patterson came back for Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life as "Luke" in 2016!
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Keiko Agena played "Rory's" best friend "Lane Kim", which attempts to circumvent the strict rules of her very conservative Korean mother and secretly dreaming of a career as a drummer.
Gilmore Girls is one of the most popular series in the last 20 years. It was on the air from 2000 until 2007 on The WB and The CW and still has a great number of fans!
The show continued with four more movie-length episodes on Netflix and they called the sequel Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life. Find out right here where "Rory", "Lorelai" and the others are today!
