The lovely Lauren Graham (Lorelai on Gilmore Girls) was on the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson last night. She was her usual effervescent self on the interview; it’s easy to see why she’s such a loved guest of talk shows. In the following clip, Lauren reveals that she hates Halloween! She tells a funny story about what happened one year it was too late for a costume and she had to improvise one as a kid.
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I’m eagerly anticipating Lauren Graham’s (Lorelai on Gilmore Girls) return to television with her new role on the upcoming NBC series, Parenthood. The role was originally intended for Maura Tierney, who had to bow out due to breast cancer. According to Mike Ausiello, the part has been tweaked for Lauren:
Parenthood boss Jason Katims tells me that Graham’s single mom Sarah will differ slightly from the version Maura Tierney played in the pilot. “We were very much writing for Maura… More »
Now that Lauren Graham (Lorelai on Gilmore Girls) is officially a part of the cast of Parenthood, it’s time for her to start doing her promotional appearances to promote the show. First stop: the Ellen DeGeneres show. Lauren is one of Ellen’s favorite guests and it’s very easy to see why in the following clip. Lauren is lively, warm and comes across as a normal person, not a high and mighty actress. She talks mostly about her experiences doing Guys… More »
Lauren Graham talked to Michael Ausiello about her decision to join the cast of Parenthood after Maura Tierney was forced to drop out due to medical reasons. Lauren will be portraying Sarah, a single mom in a large family, and I think she’s a perfect replacement for Tierney. When asked how she felt about returning to TV, she explained that she has enjoyed making movies and being on Broadway and that it’s “hard to think about giving up.”… More »
It’s that time again, time for a new trivia question!
The last trivia question was about Rory’s books. The question was: “What did Rory say she was reading when her Harvard application arrived?” and the answer was Dead Souls. You may remember the following exchange from that episode, “Application Anxiety”.
RORY: Oh, geez. Let the record show that when my application to Harvard arrived, we were watching “The Brady Bunch Variety Hour.”
LORELAI: You don’t lose points for that, do you?
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Lauren Graham is returning to television! The former Gilmore Girls star is joining NBC’s upcoming show, Parenthood. She will be replacing Maura Tierney who has had to withdraw due to medical reasons.
Graham has been cast in the role of Sarah, who is a member of the Braverman family. Originally, NBC was talking to Helen Hunt about the part but things didn’t work out.
Isn’t this great news? If you want to know more about the show, here are some great links:
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After we told you of Alexis Beidel’s upcoming project The Kate Logan Affair, many of you were wondering what Lauren Graham, who played her mother Lorelai Gilmore, was working on. Well, our questions have been answered: Lauren is in talks to join the cast of NBC’s “Parenthood.”
Originally, this role was slated for actress Maura Tierney, but she had to pull out of the project to recover from breast cancer. Her co-stars include Peter Krause and Craig T. Nelson. The… More »
A new video has been released showing the final day of the Broadway production Guys and Dolls in which Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) starred as Miss Adelaide. The video was put together by Lorin Latarro, one of the Hot Box Girls in the production.
If you skip forward to 2:05, you can see Lauren Graham very briefly. Too bad she’s not much in the video, though it makes you see how sad that last day must have… More »
If you didn’t have a chance to catch Lauren Graham’s (Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) The Answer Man in theaters or On Demand, you can now pre-order the movie for its release to DVD and Blu-Ray on November 3, 2009. As of yet, there are no extras mentioned.
In The Answer Man, Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels) is the reclusive author of “Me and God,” a book that become the new standard about spirituality for an entire generation. 20 years later, Arlen… More »
Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) may have a voice part in the upcoming animated film, Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs. I say *may* because she’s only listed in a recent press release, but not yet on the official site or on imdb.
Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs, due out on September 18, 2009, is inspired by Judi Barrett’s book of the same name. The story follows Flint Lockwood, a young inventor who dreams of creating something… More »
Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) appeared last week at the Stony Brook Film Festival for one of the early premieres of her movie, The Answer Man. Lauren is photographed below with Alan Inkles, director of the Stony Brook Film Festival:
In addition to this appearance, I have several other interviews to catch up on. First, here is an interview with Lauren Graham as featured by Newsweek:
Lauren talks about spirituality, about embracing her age, about all of Lauren’s various pursuits,… More »
Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) has been giving a number of interviews about her movie, The Answer Man. Many of the interviews deal with questions about Gilmore Girls too, as we saw in the last interview I posted! I have a few more interviews now to share.
In a new interview with ComingSoon.net, Lauren shares a good deal about what drew her to the role of Elizabeth in The Answer Man, how quickly it was filmed, and what… More »
Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) has been giving a number of interviews about her movie, The Answer Man, which comes to theaters on July 24th and can be watched now on demand!
Lauren talked with Dark Horizons about loving the script for The Answer Man, calling it “smart and funny” and a “great combination of sincerity and humor” along with some sarcasm. She talks about her character, Elizabeth, and what she does and doesn’t have in common with… More »
Lauren Graham and her The Answer Man co-star Jeff Daniels were on The View this morning to talk about their movie. Lauren was previously on The View in April to talk about Guys and Dolls.
The interview is just under 7 minutes long, which isn’t much, particularly when shared between two actors. The interview starts off with Jeff Daniels’ Broadway work, then about Lauren’s experience, which was exactly the same, minus the Tony Awards and closing early. Nice quip. They don’t… More »
Lauren Graham was a guest star last night on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, her second appearance this year after her April when she appeared to promote Guys and Dolls. This time, Lauren appeared on the late-night talk show to talk about The Answer Man, which also had its theatrical screening last night (hence the same outfit).
Lauren Graham, Jimmy Fallon — NBC Photo: Dana Edelson
Lauren starts off accepting a compliment on her outfit by saying “I’m wearing very short… More »
Lauren Graham had a little Gilmore Girls support last night!! Her on-screen daughter, Alexis Bledel, came out for the premiere of The Answer Man in New York City. And, for the first time since the end of Gilmore Girls, Lauren Graham & Alexis Bledel were photographed together!
The photos were taken at the after party held for The Answer Man at Supper club in New York City.
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Lauren Graham (Lorelai Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) appeared last night at the premiere of her movie, The Answer Man. The premiere was in New York City at Cinema 2.
In The Answer Man, Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels) is the reclusive author of “Me and God,” a book that become the new standard about spirituality for an entire generation. 20 years later, Arlen is still sought out as the man with the “answers”, though he has none (even for himself). Arlen’s… More »
Lauren Graham and her The Answer Man co-star Jeff Daniels will appear tomorrow morning on The View to talk about their movie.
Lauren Graham, Jimmy Fallon — NBC Photo: Meghan Sinclair
In addition, Lauren Graham will be making an appearance tonight on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon! This will be Lauren’s second appearance on Jimmy Fallon’s show, her first being in April when she appeared to promote Guys and Dolls.
Gilmore Girls was also mentioned on Wednesday’s Jimmy Fallon, about 12:15 into… More »
Lauren Graham appeared last week at Seth’s Broadway Chatterbox, as we previously mentioned. Video of her interview is now up! It’s a fantastic interview, and 45-minutes of Lauren’s fast-paced wit (it’s just hilarious)! We also get to learn how Lauren Graham landed the part of Lorelai Gilmore!
The interview is in 5-parts, and I’ll summarize points in each part as best I can:
Lauren talks about how she first called Seth’s radio show, sharing she’s actually really shy! She talks about her… More »
Lauren Graham and Jeff Daniels introduce their new movie, The Answer Man, in a new video segment. The Answer Man is currently available to watch on demand, and will be in theaters on July 24th. Lauren & Jeff introduce the film, and when it comes out, then writer/director John Hindman joins them to talk about the film and its characters in depth (particularly the relationship between Lauren & Jeff’s characters):
In The Answer Man, Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels) is the… More »