'Gilmore Girls': Guest Stars Who Became Famous

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JON HAMM

Known For: Mad Men

Appeared In: Season 3, "Eight O'Clock at the Oasis"

Played: Peyton Sanders, a handsome devil who caught Lorelai's eye at a charity auction — he split the last glass of red wine with her! — but then bored her to tears on an awkward first date.

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KRYSTEN RITTER

Known For: Jessica Jones, Breaking Bad

Appeared In: Eight Season 7 episodes

Played: Lucy, the quirky acting student Rory befriended at Yale.

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ADAM BRODY

Known For: The O.C.

Appeared In: Nine Season 3 episodes

Played: Dave Rygalski, the guitar-strumming sweetheart who Lane fell for, despite Mrs. Kim's objections.

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RAMI MALEK

Known For: Mr. Robot

Appeared In: Season 4, "In the Clamor and the Clangor"

Played: Andy, a sweater-vest-clad classmate of Lane's at her Seventh Day Adventist college. (His first acting credit!)

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MAX GREENFIELD

Known For: New Girl

Appeared In: Season 4, "Chicken or Beef?"

Played: Lucas, a buddy of Dean's who attended his bachelor party — and annoyed Luke in the process.

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MARY LYNN RAJSKUB

Known For: 24

Appeared In: Season 2, "Teach Me Tonight," and Season 6, "Partings"

Played: The "Girlfriend" in Kirk's creepy black-and-white short film. She returned as a female troubadour in the Season 6 finale.

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SETH MACFARLANE

Known For: Family Guy, Ted

Appeared In: Season 2, "Lorelai's Graduation Day"

Played: Zach, a fellow business-school graduate of Lorelai's who looked down on her for being rich. (He also provided off-camera voices for the show in Seasons 3 and 4.)

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JANE LYNCH

Known For: Glee

Appeared In: Season 1, "Forgiveness and Stuff"

Played: A nurse who had to face the wrath of Emily Gilmore when Richard was taken to the hospital after a heart scare.

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NICK OFFERMAN

Known For: Parks and Recreation

Appeared In: Season 4, "The Festival of Living Art," and Season 6, "Always a Godmother, Never a God"

Played: Beau Belleville, Jackson's older brother who helped out when Sookie was pregnant — and hit on Lorelai when he heard she was a sex maniac.

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BRANDON ROUTH

Known For: Superman Returns, DC's Legends of Tomorrow

Appeared In: Season 1, "Concert Interruptus"

Played: A bad boy named Jess (!) who lured Rory's Chilton friends away for a night of drinking during a Bangles concert.

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MASI OKA

Known For: Heroes

Appeared In: Season 2, "The Road Trip to Harvard"

Played: A student in the Harvard philosophy class Rory crashed during an impromptu campus visit.

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VICTORIA JUSTICE

Known For: Victorious

Appeared In: Season 4, "The Hobbit, the Sofa, and Digger Stiles"

Played: A kid at a Lord of the Rings-themed birthday party who dared to insult Sookie's food. ("It tastes like diapers!")

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DANNY PUDI

Known For: Community

Appeared In: Four episodes in Seasons 6 and 7

Played: Raj, a student who worked on the Yale Daily News with Rory and Paris.

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CHAD MICHAEL MURRAY

Known For: One Tree Hill

Appeared In: Eleven episodes in Seasons 1 and 2

Played: Tristan, Rory's smarmy Chilton classmate who harbored a crush on her and antagonized her boyfriend Dean.

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BILLY BURKE

Known For: The Twilight movies, Revolution

Appeared In: Three Season 3 episodes

Played: Alex, a charming coffee purveyor who was a love interest for Lorelai for a few episodes, but then vanished without explanation.

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ABIGAIL SPENCER

Known For: Timeless, Rectify

Appeared In: Season 6, "Bridesmaids Revisited"

Played: Megan, one of Logan's sister's bridesmaids.

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LESLIE ODOM JR.

Known For: Hamilton, Smash

Appeared In: Season 6, "Bridesmaids Revisited"

Played: Quentin Walsh, the "pompous Princeton guy" who Rory sparred with at a college journalism panel.

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COLIN EGGLESFIELD

Known For: Rizzoli & Isles, The Client List

Appeared In: Season 4, "Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' the Twist"

Played: Sean, a dude who Rory nearly hooked up with during spring break.

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ARIELLE KEBBEL

Known For: The Vampire Diaries, 90210

Appeared In: Nine episodes in Seasons 3 through 5.

Played: Lindsay, the girl Dean dated, quickly married, then just as quickly divorced.

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NASIM PEDRAD

Known For: Saturday Night Live

Appeared In: Season 6, "Bridesmaids Revisited"

Played: A waitress who had to deal with a drunk and miserable Rory.

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MATT JONES

Known For: Breaking Bad, Mom

Appeared In: Season 3, "A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving"

Played: Morgan, one of the guys cheering on Jackson as he deep-fried a Thanksgiving turkey.

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RIKI LINDHOME

Known For: Garfunkel & Oates, Another Period

Appeared In: Four episodes in Seasons 5 and 6

Played: Juliet, a member of Logan's richy-rich inner circle. (Lindhome also played a student in Season 2's "One's Got Class and the Other One Dyes.")

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SCOUT TAYLOR-COMPTON

Known For: Nashville, Rob Zombie's Halloween remakes

Appeared In: Four episodes in Seasons 1 through 5.

Played: Clara, Dean's precocious little sister who always liked Rory.

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