Entertainment TV 'Gilmore Girls' Cast: Where Are They Now? It's been decades since Gilmore Girls premiered, but the residents of Stars Hollow still have our hearts. See what the cast of the classic series has been up to since the 2016 Netflix revival. By Andrea Wurzburger Andrea Wurzburger Andrea Wurzburger is a former features writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022. People Editorial Guidelines Updated on January 20, 2023 01:39PM EST Close 01 of 13 Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore Mitchell Haddad/The WB; Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Lorelai Gilmore was the definition of a "cool mom," and there was no one better for the role on Gilmore Girls than Graham. With her penchant for junk food, coffee obsession and quick wit, she raised her daughter Rory on her own after finding out that she was pregnant at 16. Following a Broadway debut in Guys & Dolls in 2007, Graham continued her streak of playing iconic TV moms when she took on the role of Sarah Braverman in Parenthood from 2010 to 2015. She has also starred in films like Evan Almighty, Because I Said So, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Max. Graham did a stint on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2017 and flexed her vocal abilities once more on the show Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist in 2020. Graham and her longtime partner, Parenthood costar Peter Krause, split after 12 years together in 2022. 02 of 13 Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore Mitchell Haddad/The WB; Kevin Mazur/Getty Bledel made her television debut when she landed the role of Lorelai's daughter, Rory Gilmore. Rory was smart, quiet but just as caffeine obsessed and witty as her mom. All grown up now, Bledel starred in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (both the original and the sequel), had a role on Mad Men (she married her co-star, Vincent Kartheiser, though they divorced in 2022) and won an Emmy in 2017 for her performance in The Handmaid's Tale. Bledel's other film roles include Violet & Daisy, Jenny's Wedding and Crypto. 03 of 13 Scott Patterson as Luke Danes Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection; Frazer Harrison/Getty Patterson had appeared in a few television shows and films before really making a splash as Lorelai's on-again/off-again love interest. Luke Danes was every girl's fantasy: rough around the edges but financially stable (hello, he owned a diner!), no-nonsense but caring and able to supply endless amounts of coffee. After Gilmore Girls, Patterson moved on to horror films, taking on roles in Saw IV, V and VI. Patterson also appeared on 90210 and The Event, amongst other television roles. He is slated to appear next in The Rogue and Liberty. And he hasn't completely left Stars Hollow behind — in 2021, he launched the podcast I Am All In, which features Patterson commenting on the series episode by episode. 04 of 13 Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James Warner Bros. Television/courtesy Everett Collection; Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic McCarthy put her comedic chops to good use when she played the clumsy, yet lovable, chef and best friend of Lorelai. Before she put on her apron and served dishes at the Dragonfly Inn, she had a few voice acting roles and guest appearances on shows like Kim Possible and Curb Your Enthusiasm. McCarthy's career took off after Gilmore Girls, with the actress scoring roles on shows like Samantha Who? and Mike & Molly as well as in films like Bridesmaids, Ghostbusters, Can You Ever Forgive Me? and the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid. She has received two Oscar and Golden Globe nominations, as well as two Emmy Awards. McCarthy has been married to actor Ben Falcone since 2005 and the pair share two children. 05 of 13 Keiko Agena as Lane Kim Jeffrey Thurnher/The WB; Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic Agena had small roles on shows like Sister, Sister, Felicity and Beverly Hills, 90210 before landing the role of Rory Gilmore's best friend, Lane. Though raised in a super-strict household, Lane managed to start a rock band, Hep Alian, become a drummer and get married to one of the band's members, Zack. Agena appeared in some guest roles on TV series like Scandal, Private Practice, Shameless, Grimm, 13 Reasons Why and Better Call Saul after retiring her drumsticks. Agena also had a small role in Transformers: Dark of the Moon and starred in the Fox television series Prodigal Son. 06 of 13 Liza Weil as Paris Geller PATRICK ECCLESINE/The WB; Frazer Harrison/Getty Weil played Paris Geller, Rory's over-achieving best friend who didn't get into Harvard because she had sex (at least, that's how she saw it). Before her turn on Gilmore Girls, Weil appeared in shows like The West Wing, E.R. and Law & Order: SVU. You've seen Weir in some of your favorite Shondaland shows. After Gilmore Girls ended, Weir started off with an appearance on Grey's Anatomy, eventually landing roles in Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder and had guest roles on shows like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Westworld. She was married to actor Paul Adelstein from 2006 to 2017. 07 of 13 Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester Scott Garfield/Warner Bros./Getty; Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic Padalecki jumped on the scene when he played Rory's first boyfriend, Dean, the bag boy at Doose's — never forget their sweet first kiss that involved petty theft. After Gilmore Girls, Padalecki landed a role on Supernatural, a series that ran a whopping 15 seasons from 2005 to 2020. He also starred on Walker, the Walker, Texas Ranger reboot. 08 of 13 Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection; David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Ventimiglia played Luke's nephew, the bad boy of Stars Hollow and Rory's love interest, Jess Mariano. Before he made hearts melt and Rory choose between him and Dean, Ventimiglia appeared on television in shows like American Dream, Boston Public and The Opposite Sex. Ventimiglia has enjoyed quite a bit of success as an actor, working in TV and film since the series ended. He enjoyed a long run playing Peter Petrelli on the hit television show Heroes from 2006 to 2010. Most notably, he made everyone in America cry every week as Jack Pearson on NBC's This is Us, a role that earned the actor three Emmy nominations. 09 of 13 Matt Czuchry as Logan Huntzberger Patrick Ecclesine/The WB; Paras Griffin/Getty Czuchry was both incredibly irritating and so very endearing as Rory's college boyfriend, Logan Huntzberger. Czuchry joined the cast in its fifth season, having already appeared in series like Veronica Mars, Seventh Heaven, The Practice and Young Americans. Since the penultimate episode of the series, in which Rory refuses his proposal, Czuchry has been busy! He followed up Gilmore Girls with an arch on Friday Night Lights, then on The Good Wife from 2009 to 2016 and The Resident on FOX. 10 of 13 Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard Warner Bros./Courtesy Everett Collection; Maury Phillips/WireImage No one could have played Michel, the snarky concierge (and then part-owner) of the Dragonfly Inn quite like the Canadian-American actor. Before he played Michel, Truesdale had mostly acted in French-Canadian films in Quebec. We saw him return to Stars Hollow in the series revival, but he has also appeared on shows like Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Fixer and Mohawk Girls. Truesdale returned to his hometown of Montreal and continues to act in films and television there. He reunited with McCarthy in the Netflix comedy series God's Favorite Idiot. 11 of 13 Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore Patrick Ecclesine/The WB; Michael Stewart/WireImage Before he was Richard Gilmore, the patriarch of the Gilmore clan, Herrmann enjoyed a long career, which began in 1971 with an uncredited role in Lady Liberty. From there, he continued to act in series like Beacon Hill, M*A*S*H, St. Elsewhere, The Practice and Oz. Hermann continued to act following the show's finale, working on films like The Town That Dreaded Sundown and television shows like Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order and The Good Wife. Herrmann died in 2014 after battling brain cancer. His death was written into the series reboot on Netflix, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. 12 of 13 Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore Patrick Ecclesine/The WB; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Bishop played the matriarch of the Gilmore family with a silver tongue and an iron fist. Emily didn't suffer any fools, loved a well-planned event and had a secret soft side. Before her role on the series, Bishop had already enjoyed a long acting career that included roles in films like Dirty Dancing and a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in A Chorus Line. Bishop followed her time on Gilmore Girls with roles on television shows like Law & Order: SVU, Mercy, Army Wives, Bunheads and The Good Wife. She is still acting and was in the TV movie, Art of Falling in Love, in 2019, plus the fourth season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. 13 of 13 Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason Warner Bros./Getty; Jerod Harris/Getty Gunn nailed it as the loveable and kooky Kirk, whose antics were well-known throughout Stars Hollow. From his many, many jobs to his love and adoration of his mother, Kirk was one of a kind. Gunn is part of the Marvel Universe, having appeared in the Guardians of the Galaxy films, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Thor: Love & Thunder as Kraglin. Gunn also provides the performance capture for Rocket in the Marvel films. He has also acted in television series like Glee, Bunheads, Bones and October Road.