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Lauren Graham

ACTOR · BORN 1967

Lauren Graham

Born
16 March 1967
Known for
Seinfeld (1989), Evan Almighty (2007), The Pacifier (2005), Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016)

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Lauren Graham (born 16 March 1967) is an actor best known for Seinfeld, Evan Almighty and The Pacifier.

9 Interesting Facts About Lauren Graham

Interesting Facts (7)

  1. #001

    Before she became known as an actress, Lauren Graham wore the costume of Striker, the dog mascot of the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the US, at promotional events.

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  2. #002

    Lauren Graham received her actor's Equity Card in 1988, after spending two summers working at the Barn Theatre in Augusta, Michigan.

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  3. #003

    Lauren Graham took the Gilmore Girls role because she liked that the script was serious and funny at once.

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  4. #004

    Reading the script for Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life made Lauren Graham cry; she called it "beautiful and fitting."

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  5. #005

    Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel met for the first time in the lobby of their hotel in Canada, shortly before the first table read for Gilmore Girls, as the show had not held a chemistry test with them beforehand.

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  6. #006

    Graham became a producer in season 7 after original showrunners Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino departed at the end of season 6; having been with the show from the start, she wanted a more active role.

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  7. #007

    Graham's cup was never empty in scenes where Lorelai drank from one, contrary to what fans assume: it held water or cold coffee, and the character usually drank soda because she liked it better than coffee.

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Career & Awards (1)

  1. #008

    From Season 7 onward, Lauren Graham also served as a producer on Gilmore Girls, partly to encourage her to stay on for an eighth season.

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Life & Family (1)

  1. #009

    For Max, Lauren Graham modeled her character on her grandparents, and she felt a connection to the film because many of the choir members came from a church her grandfather attended.

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