Rory Gilmore

Lorelai Leigh Gilmore, always called Rory, is a fictional character from the WB television series Gilmore Girls played by Alexis Bledel.

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Fictional character - The WB - Television series - Gilmore Girls - Alexis Bledel

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Rory was born on October 8, 1984 to her then 16-year-old parents, Lorelai Gilmore and Christopher Hayden. After a few months in her grandparents' home in Hartford, Connecticut, Lorelai took Rory and left for Stars Hollow, a small (fictional) town located about a half hour away. Lorelai arrived at the Independence Inn, looking for a place to stay and a job. Mia, the owner of the inn, felt bad for Lorelai and hired her as a maid. Rory and her mother lived in a pottery shed in the back of the inn until they were able to afford a house within the town.

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October 8 - 1984 - Lorelai Gilmore - Hartford, Connecticut - Stars Hollow - Fiction - Maid

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Within these years, Rory was raised in the town, befriended Lane Kim, and became extremely close to her mother, often acting more like sisters rather than mother and daughter. Very shy and studious, she wasn't very popular with her peers, but the adults in the community adored (and continue to adore) her.

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In the first few days of her sophomore year at Stars Hollow High, Rory received an acceptance letter to enroll in the prestigious Chilton Academy. In order to pay tuition, Lorelai had to ask for the money from her estranged parents. Richard and Emily agreed to pay for Rory's schooling but there was one string attached to the deal: Lorelai and Rory would have to come to their house every Friday night for dinner. This tradition continued after graduation as the elder Gilmores went on to pay her college tuition as well.

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Sophomore - High - Tuition - Richard - Emily - Schooling

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While in high school, Rory met and fell in love with Dean Forrester and dated him for most of two seasons before breaking up with him to date 'bad boy' Jess Mariano (nephew of Luke Danes, owner of the local diner where Rory and Lorelai eat every day). This relationship did not last either, though both men carried a torch for Rory for a long time afterwards. Dean went onto get married on the rebound (straight of high school), but ultimately had an affair with Rory leading to a quick divorce. Rory is now dating publishing heir Logan Huntzberger.

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Dean Forrester - Jess Mariano - Luke Danes - Logan Huntzberger.

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After graduating Chilton, Rory went on to attend Yale University, where she shared a dorm with fellow Chilton Alumni Paris Geller. She was majoring in journalism, but dropped out of Yale after newspaper owner Mitchum Huntzberger, father of Logan, told her that she doesn't have what it takes to make it as a journalist. She currently lives in the pool house of her grandparents and is currently on probation after stealing a yacht as a prank. As a result of this, she and her mother are not speaking (as of early season 6).

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Yale University - Journalism - Newspaper

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