The third tallest male lead on the TV series “Gilmore Girls,” Scott Patterson was born on September 11, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but was raised in New Jersey. Scott attended Rutgers University, studying comparative literature, but dropped out to play minor league baseball for the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers and the Texas Rangers before he embarked on his acting career. He moved to New York and studied with Bobby Lewis and Sondra Lee at the Actor’s Studio. Scott made some guest appearances on “Will & Grace,” “Silk Stalkings” and “Seinfeld” and soon after he landed the role that would make him famous: as Luke Danes the loyal, brooding and rarely shaven diner owner on the television series “Gilmore Girls.” His movie credits include “Her Best Move,” “Highway 395″ and “Little Big League.”

A reliable supporting player specializing in slightly gritty and rough-cut characterizations, Scott Patterson spent several years biding his time in forgettable cinematic ventures such as Intent to Kill (1992) and Little Big League (1994), before achieving fame in a recurring role as Luke Danes, the diner owner and eventual suitor of Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) on the popular comedy drama series Gilmore Girls TV Show. After that series eventually went off the air, he subsequently transitioning to feature roles, such as that of an agent in the gore-filled slasher outing Saw IV (2007). In 2007, Patterson also landed a regular role on the prime-time sitcom Aliens in America — about a Midwestern family that unwittingly hosts a Pakistani Muslim exchange student in an attempt to find a friend for their unpopular son.