Lucas "Luke" Danes is a fictional character on the television series Gilmore Girls, played by Scott Patterson.
In the series, Luke is the owner of his eponymous diner, housed in what was formerly his father's hardware store. The sign "Williams Hardware" still hangs in front of the diner. He is a gruff, burly man with a constant five o'clock shadow that never evolves into a full grown beard. One of a few eateries in the town of Stars Hollow (othe...
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Lucas "Luke" Danes is a fictional character on the television series Gilmore Girls, played by Scott Patterson.
In the series, Luke is the owner of his eponymous diner, housed in what was formerly his father's hardware store. The sign "Williams Hardware" still hangs in front of the diner. He is a gruff, burly man with a constant five o'clock shadow that never evolves into a full grown beard. One of a few eateries in the town of Stars Hollow (others include Al's Pancake World and Weston's Bakery), it is frequented by the Gilmores, and is Lorelai Gilmore's main source of morning coffee. Luke dotes on Rory and she in turn likes him, in early seasons, though she has little to do with him past season 3.
Luke was raised in Stars Hollow. He attended Stars Hollow High, and excelled in its track team.
Luke's father ran Williams Hardware, and had a reputation about town as a stubborn and terse man, much like Luke. Despite this, Luke held his father in high regard, as evidenced on the show in...
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