'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.