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Lorelai's Graduation Day
The second season of ''Gilmore Girls'', an American dramedy television series, began airing on October 9, 2001 on The WB. The season concluded on May 21, 2002, after 22 episodes. The series was moved from Thursday nights to Tuesday at 8/7c (taking over ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''s old timeslot after UPN picked it up from The WB), where it aired for the entire season. On January 15, 2002, The WB announced that the show was renewed for a third season. Overview The season opens with Lorelai accepting Max's proposal. However, she calls off the wedding a few days beforehand, realising she doesn't truly love him. Christopher returns with a new girlfriend, Sherry, who he seems ready to settle down with. Both Lorelai and Emily are disappointed that he wasn't ready to settle down with Lorelai, but they remain in friendly contact. Rory spends the season in a relationship with Dean, while Tristin, the main rival for her affections from the first season, is sent away to military school. Luk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham (born March 16, 1967) is an American actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Lorelai Gilmore on The WB/ CW television series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007), for which she received nominations for Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe and Satellite Awards, and as Sarah Braverman on the NBC television drama '' Parenthood'' (2010–2015). Graham's film work includes roles in '' Sweet November'' (2001), ''Bad Santa'' (2003), ''The Pacifier'' (2005), '' Because I Said So'' (2007), and ''Evan Almighty'' (2007). She published her debut novel with Ballantine Books in 2013, ''Someday, Someday, Maybe''. In 2016, Graham reprised her role as Lorelai Gilmore on Netflix's reunion miniseries '' Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life'' and published a memoir, ''Talking as Fast as I Can''. Her third book, ''In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It'' was published in 2018. In 2021, she began playing Alex Morrow in '' The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers''. Early life Graham was born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorelai Gilmore
Lorelai Victoria Gilmore is a fictional character in The WB dramedy television series ''Gilmore Girls''. Portrayed by actress Lauren Graham, she appeared in every episode of the show from the pilot in 2000 to the series finale in 2007. Lorelai is introduced as a young single mother of a teenage daughter, Rory. Lorelai has a strained relationship with her wealthy parents, Richard and Emily, after running away as a teen to raise her daughter on her own. Lorelai remains estranged from her parents for many years, until the events of the pilot episode, where she asks her parents for help with paying Rory's tuition. Her parents agree, on the condition that she visits them for dinner every Friday. Besides an on-again, off-again relationship with Rory's father, Christopher Hayden, Lorelai had a few romantic relationships that included Max Medina, a teacher at Rory's school, Chilton, to whom she was briefly engaged; Alex Lesman, an outdoorsy coffee house entrepreneur; Jason Stiles, a chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Lee Phillips
Grant-Lee Phillips (born Bryan G. Phillips; September 1, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He led the group Grant Lee Buffalo in the 1990s, afterwards launching a solo career. He features as the town troubadour in ''Gilmore Girls''. Background Born in Stockton, California, Phillips began playing the guitar in his early teens. At age 19, he moved to Los Angeles where he worked tarring roofs to fund evening classes at UCLA and forming bands. He eventually dropped out of college and linked up with an old friend from Stockton named Jeffrey Clark. In the late 1980s, Phillips lived on campus at CalArts with future wife Denise Siegel, whom he met at a party through a fellow student and first Shiva Burlesque bassist, James Brenner. Phillips informally took art classes, went to public lectures and film screenings, and immersed himself in the school's World Music program until 1990Shiva Burlesquereleased two LPs, ''Shiva Burlesque'' (Nate Starkman & Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Cohen (actor)
Scott Cohen is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Wolf in the 2000 NBC miniseries ''The 10th Kingdom'', his performance as detective Steve Thomas in ''Perfect Murder, Perfect Town'', his recurring role as Lorelai Gilmore's love interest Max Medina on the WB series ''Gilmore Girls'', and his role as Josh in the indie romantic flick ''Kissing Jessica Stein''. Life and career In 1990, Cohen was offered a breakthrough role in Adrian Lyne's ''Jacob's Ladder''. In the video game ''Ripper'', he portrays protagonist Jake Quinlan. He appeared in the movie ''Gia'' with Angelina Jolie, as a parole officer in the Showtime original series '' Street Time'' with Rob Morrow, had a recurring role as Det. Harry Denby in the seventh season of ''NYPD Blue'', and was featured in the 2005 NBC series '' Law & Order: Trial by Jury'' as Det. Chris Ravell. In 2000 Cohen had a co-starring role as Wolf in the hit miniseries ''The 10th Kingdom'', where he played a mythical character fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Tarantina
Brian Tarantina (March 27, 1959 – November 2, 2019) was an American stage, screen, and television character actor born in New York City. He was known for his roles on such shows as ''One Life to Live'', ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'', and ''Gilmore Girls''. Personal life Tarantina was born in New York City on March 27, 1959, to father Frank William Tarantina and an unknown mother. He attended what is now the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, where he then began to pursue an acting career. Shortly after midnight on November 2, 2019, Tarantina was found dead at his home in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. At the time of his death, his publicist attributed the cause to "complications from a severe health crisis he experienced a few months rior" However, New York City Chief Medical Examiner report released in December 2019, stated that he died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and diazepam. Stage appearances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Kuroda
Emily Keiko Kuroda (born October 30, 1952) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Mrs. Kim on TV's ''Gilmore Girls'', but she has had a long career on stage and screen and is a veteran of East West Players, Los Angeles's premier Asian American theater group. Early life and education Kuroda, a Japanese-American, was born in Fresno, California, the daughter of Kay and William Kuroda. She began acting and directing in high school and majored in drama at California State University, Fresno before launching her career on stage and screen. Career Kuroda has performed in numerous plays including Luis Alfaro's ''Straight as a Line'' at Playwrights' Arena, directed by Jon Lawrence Rivera, Chay Yew's ''Red'' at East West Players, ''Winter People'' at the Boston Court, and Ken Narasaki's ''Innocent When You Dream'' at the Electric Lodge, which was directed by her husband, Alberto Isaac. She appeared in Narasaki's ''No-No Boy'' at the Miles Memorial Playhouse in Santa Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Struthers
Sally Anne Struthers (born July 28, 1947) is an American actress and activist. She played Gloria Stivic, the daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker (played by Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton) on ''All in the Family'', for which she won two Emmy awards, and Babette on ''Gilmore Girls''. She was also the voice of Charlene Sinclair on the ABC sitcom ''Dinosaurs'' and Rebecca Cunningham on the Disney animated series ''TaleSpin''. Early life Sally Anne Struthers was born July 28, 1947, in Portland, Oregon, the second of two daughters born to Margaret Caroline (née Jernes) and Robert Alden Struthers, a surgeon. She has an older sister, Sue. Her maternal grandparents were Norwegian immigrants. Her father abandoned the family when Struthers was approximately nine years old, after which she was raised by her single mother in the Concordia neighborhood of northeast Portland. Her mother, who supported herself and her two daughters working at Bonneville Power Administration, suffered fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Sutcliffe
David Sutcliffe (born June 8, 1969) is a Canadian-American retired actor. He is known for playing Christopher Hayden on the television series ''Gilmore Girls'' and Detective Aidan Black on the television series ''Cracked''. Early life Sutcliffe was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and raised in Grimsby and St. Catharines, Ontario. He studied English literature at Victoria College in the University of Toronto. He was recruited to play varsity basketball at university, but had to give up the sport when he was diagnosed with a herniated disk. Career Sutcliffe has appeared in numerous television shows; his most notable roles are Adam Williams on ''Cold Feet'', Patrick Owen on '' I'm with Her'', Christopher Hayden on ''Gilmore Girls'', Officer Kevin Nelson on ''Private Practice'', Detective Aidan Black on ''Cracked'' and Dr. Len Barliss on ''Proof''. He was also in an episode of the show ''Nancy Drew'' in 1995, titled "Exile", playing the character of actor Tyler Reed. Sutcliffe's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelly Cole
Shelly Cole is a former American actress. Career Born in Texas, Cole commenced her acting career appearing in TV movies and TV series. In 2003, she landed a main role in the film, ''Prey for Rock & Roll''. One of her best-known roles was that of Madeline Lynn in ''Gilmore Girls'', which she played from 2000 to 2004. After retiring from acting, Cole has worked as an acting coach in Denver, Colorado Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit .... In 2018, she directed an independent film entitled ''Body Keepers''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Shelly 1975 births American film actresses American television actresses Living people 21st-century American women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackson Douglas
Alexandrea Borstein (born February 15, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. Borstein voices Lois Griffin on the animated comedy television series ''Family Guy'' (1999–present), and won a Primetime Emmy Award for the role. She gained acclaim for starring as Susie Myerson in the comedy-drama series ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2017–present), which has earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards. Borstein also had lead roles as various characters on the sketch comedy series ''MADtv'' (1997–2009), as well as Dawn Forchette in the medical comedy series '' Getting On'' (2013–2015). She had supporting roles in numerous films, including ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'', ''Catwoman'' (2004), ''Good Night, and Good Luck'' (2005), ''Dinner for Schmucks'' (2010), ''Ted'' (2012), ''ParaNorman'' (2012), and ''A Million Ways to Die in the West'' (2014). Borstein spent her childhood in Deerfield, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, before moving with her family to Northridge, Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Winters (actor)
Michael Winters (born February 21, 1945) is an American actor of stage and television. He is best known for playing uptight town selectman List of Gilmore Girls characters#Taylor Doose, Taylor Doose on the The WB Television Network, WB series ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–2007). He played the role for all seven seasons of the comedy-drama and reprised it for the 2016 revival ''Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life''. Biography On stage, Winters appeared on Broadway in ''Wrong Mountain''. He spent seven seasons with the Oregon Shakespeare Company, including roles as King Lear and Falstaff. He has also played Prospero with the Seattle Shakespeare Company. He previously spent 10 years with the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts and has performed with several other theater companies in Western USA. His other screen credits include recurring roles on ''Days of Our Lives'' and ''Ally McBeal'', and guest roles on ''Friends'', ''The Nanny'', ''Cheers'', ''Frasier'', and ''Law & Order''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Torres
Elizabeth Larrieu Torres (born September 27, 1947) is an American actress, singer, and comedian. Torres is best known for her role as Mahalia Sanchez in the NBC comedy series ''The John Larroquette Show'' (1993–1996), for which she received two Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations. She is also known for her role as Patricia "Miss Patty" LaCosta in The WB family comedic drama series Amy Sherman-Palladino's ''Gilmore Girls'' (2000–07) starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. In the 1970s, she played Julie Erskine on ''Phyllis'' and also had a recurring role as Teresa Betancourt on ''All in the Family''. Career Torres started her career as a comedian and singer working the city's night club circuit with her friend Bette Midler. In 1971, she was spotted doing one of her acts by the producer of Johnny Carson's ''The Tonight Show'' who invited her to do a stand-up comedy skit on the show. She made her film debut in 1969 playing a prostitute in a low-budget movie title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
