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Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore
Independent, 30-something single mom who runs a local inn with a deep love for pop culture and coffee.
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Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore
Precocious and driven only-daughter of Lorelai, almost 16 at the start of the show.
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Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James
Lorelai's chirpy best friend and chef/co-owner at the inn.
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Keiko Agena as Lane Kim
Rory's best friend who lives a secret life, defying her strict, religious mother by becoming a rocker.
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Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard
The grumpy French concierge at Lorelai and Sookie's inn.
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Scott Patterson as Luke Danes
Grouchy but kind-hearted diner owner; Lorelai's friend and eventual love interest.
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Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore
Matriarch of the Gilmore family, who lives as a high society housewife.
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Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore
Intellectual patriarch of the Gilmore family, who works in insurance.
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Liza Weil as Paris Geller
Rory's feisty nemesis and eventual friend throughout high school and college.
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Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester
Rory's season 1–3 boyfriend, who moved to Stars Hollow from Chicago.
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Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano
Luke's troubled nephew who falls for Rory and becomes an intense but short-lived boyfriend.
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Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason
Quirky resident of Stars Hollow who works numerous jobs around the town.
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Chris Eigeman as Jason Stiles
Lorelai's season 4 boyfriend and Richard's business partner.
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Matt Czuchry as Logan Huntzberger
Rory's season 5–7 boyfriend, the heir of a New York Times-Esque publishing family resembling that of the Ochs-Sulzberger family.