Gilmore Girls cast now after emotional Emmy reunion

Gilmore Girls legends Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel came together on stage at the 2025 Emmy Awards, renowned for their portrayals of mother-daughter pair Lorelai and Rory Gilmore.

The duo handed out the Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series gong to The Studio.

Graham quipped about how Gilmore Girls had "taken the season of fall hostage" after its debut in the early 2000s.

She then celebrated the "great, big" and "terrifyingly lengthy scripts" featured on Gilmore Girls, which initially broadcast on The WB.

Here's everything you need to know about the current whereabouts of the main cast.

Lauren Graham as Lorelai Gilmore

Lauren Graham, now 58, returned to her character in the Gilmore Girls Netflix revival miniseries A Year in the Life back in 2016.

More recently, she appears as Monica Frazier in T Z-Suite - a programme she also executive produces.

She's presently developing a movie titled Reminders of Him, which remains in post-production.

The actress was romantically linked with actor Peter Krause, but reports emerged in 2022 that they had concluded their 11-year romance.

Alexis Bledel as Rory Gilmore

Alexis Bledel, now 43, has become widely recognised for her role as Emily Malek in The Handmaid's Tale.

Her highly praised portrayal secured her an Emmy in 2017, and despite departing in series four, she returned for a special cameo in the programme's conclusion.

In 2012, Bledel started a romance with Vincent Kartheiser, her co-star from Mad Men scenes. The couple, who share a child, separated in 2022.

Melissa McCarthy as Sookie St. James

Melissa McCarthy, aged 55, is not only lending her voice to the title character in the forthcoming film Margie Claus but also serving as a producer.

She has recently secured the leading role in the upcoming series Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey.

Audiences may recognise her from her guest appearance in Only Murders in the Building.

The starlet is wedded to actor Ben Falcone and they are parents to two daughters.

Keiko Agena as Lane Kim

Keiko Agena, who portrayed Lane Kim, now 51, was last seen as Liz Hollenbeck in the series The Residence.

She also played a significant part in Prodigal Son from 2019 to 2021.

Yanic Truesdale as Michel Gerard

Yanic Truesdale, known for his role as Michel Gerard and now 55, teamed up again with Gilmore Girls creators Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino for their Amazon Prime series Étoile, where he played Raphaël Marchand.

The creators shared with Us Weekly: "We just need the best of the best and we've been very lucky to work with the best, and they spoil us because we think everybody's going to be like that and not everybody's like that. So we long to work with them again."

Scott Patterson as Luke Danes

Scott Patterson, who played Luke Danes and is now 67, has been portraying Harry 'Sully' Sullivan on the Canadian television series Sullivan's Crossing since 2023.

He is married to Kristine Saryan and they have one child.

Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore

Kelly Bishop, who played Emily Gilmore and is now 81, joined her former co-star Yanic Truesdale in the 2025 series Étoile.

She has also featured in the series Shrinking and The Watchful Eye.

The star was wedded to the television chat show host Lee Leonard until his passing in 2018.

Edward Herrmann as Richard Gilmore

Edward Herrmann, known for his role as Richard Gilmore, sadly passed away at the age of 71 in 2014, following a battle with cancer.

Before his death, the actor had roles in the series How I Met Your Mother and The Roosevelts: An Intimate History.

He made posthumous appearances in Perception and Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies.

Liza Weil as Paris Geller

Liza Weil, who played Paris Geller, is now 48 and has since starred as Deborah in Westworld and Miss Beard in the film The Passenger.

She was romantically involved with her How to Get Away with Murder co-star Charlie Weber from mid-2016 to February 2019.

Jared Padalecki as Dean Forester

Jared Padalecki, known for his role as Dean Forester, is now 43 and has recently been cast in an undisclosed role in the forthcoming season of The Boys.

He recently guest-starred in Fire Country, following his leading role in the series Walker.

The father-of-three is married to actress Genevieve Cortese.

Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano

Milo Ventimiglia, who played Jess Mariano, is now 48 and tragically lost his Malibu home at the start of 2025 during the California wildfires.

He had just welcomed his baby daughter with his wife, model Jarah Mariano.

The star is currently working on a film called I Can Only Imagine 2, and an upcoming series I Will Find You.

He can be seen in the 2025 series Countdown.

Sean Gunn as Kirk Gleason

Sean Gunn, known for his role as Kirk Gleason, is now 51 and married actress and film director Natasha Halevi in 2019.

He later took on the role of Maxwell Lord in the 2025 Superman film, a character he brought back to life in the series Peacemaker, and recently showcased his trivia knowledge as a contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy!

Chris Eigeman as Jason Stiles

Chris Eigeman, now 60, who played Jason Stiles, most recently graced our screens as Gabe in the hit series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Eigeman has been happily married to Linda D Eigeman since 1993, and they have a son, born in 2008.

Matt Czuchry as Logan Huntzberger

Matt Czuchry, now 48, known for his role as Logan Huntzberger, starred as Dexter Harding in American Horror Story: Delicate and Conrad Hawkins in The Resident.

After tuning into the Emmys, viewers were intrigued about actor Colin Egglesfield, who portrayed Sean in an episode titled Girls in Bikinis, Boys Doin' The Twist.

The actor's latest roles include Tom Sullivan in the film Duchess, Jacob Clark in The Time Travel Hills, and Dean Cupo in the TV movie A Holiday Hideout.

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