"I started 'Gilmore Girls' when I was 17, fresh out of high school," Jared Padalecki revealed to Entertainment Weekly. The actor played Rory Gilmore's first love, Dean Forester, from Seasons 1 to 5, until Padalecki left the show for other adventures. Originally cast for just a four-episode stint, Dean quickly became a regular on the show and a fan favorite.
In Season 2, Dean was well into his relationship with Rory but still hadn't earned the approval of her very serious grandfather, Richard. The Gilmore family patriarch was played by Edward Herrmann, a well-established actor with multiple Primetime Emmy nominations dating back to 1976, and one big win in 1999. Young and newly minted into the acting world, Padalecki remembers one particular scene he had with Herrmann as being one of the most memorable.
"I had just moved to L.A. within the year. I'm shooting with this actor that I've had the utmost respect for and been a fan of for years when I was in middle school in Texas. And I kind of sat there and went like, 'I'm living my dream. This is it. When I dared to dream, I dreamt about this. And here I am,'" he told Entertainment Weekly. Fans of the show will remember the scene best by a few classic "Gilmore Girl" lines. Richard asks Dean, "How tall are you?" to which Dean responds, "Why? You wanna dance?"
