Later that evening, he went home and had a message on his answering machine informing him that he had landed the role. Patterson read the second scene and went about his business, including the second audition. The team informed Patterson that it was merely a typo, and both scenes were for Luke, the grumpy diner owner. He originally thought Luke and Duke were two different roles. Patterson said he hadn’t prepared anything for the scene because the character in it was not named Luke. RELATED: ‘Gilmore Girls’: How Did the Rumors That Lauren Graham and Scott Patterson Disliked Each Other Start? Jess Mariano and Luke Danes in ‘Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life’ | Netflix The casting agents informed him that there was another scene on the back of his script. When he finished his first scene as Luke, he went to walk out. In the first episode of his new podcast, I Am All In, Patterson revealed that he had two auditions lined up for the same day. When Patterson walked into the audition for Gilmore Girls, he wasn’t expecting much. Scott Patterson revealed there was a type in his audition script That typo showed up in a season 4 episode, too. Luke was such an afterthought that the script given to Patterson for his audition included a typo of Luke’s name. The part wasn’t initially supposed to be a big role, though. The character, portrayed by Scott Patterson, would become Lorelai Gilmore’s most important love interest.

Gilmore Girls fans learned Luke Danes’ name in the pilot episode of the series.

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