Lauren Graham’s life changed when she booked “Gilmore Girls.
Here’s what Lauren Graham has been up to since the series ended.
The role was Graham’s Broadway debut, and it was a dream-come-true for her.
“Growing up, this is the life I always pictured.
I wanted to live in this world,” Graham said in an interview withThe Wall Street Journal.
Those who cast Graham were excited about the choice, too.
“We are thrilled with the casting of Lauren as Miss Adelaide.
However, when the curtains came up, Graham overcame her fears and relied on her work ethic.
“I’m here and I’m doing it now and I’m working as hard as anybody.
“I’ve done all kind of things in my career, but this feels like a big deal.
Broadway has a mythic greatness and an actual greatness.”
The gig was a good move for Graham.
People will think you’re too old.'
And I was like, why?
People are mothers at my age.
And when I took ‘Parenthood,’ people said, ‘You shouldn’t play another mom.’
That’s like saying, oh, you’re playing another woman.
Graham started dating her “Parenthood” co-star Peter Krause.
When the two were both cast on “Parenthood,” the timing was right.
“It’s no accident that I’m in a great relationship now.
I don’t think there was room for it before,” Graham said in an interview withParade.
“It’s easier that we’re playing brother and sister.
We are very professional.
We don’t want to make anybody feel weird and we don’t want to feel weird.
And then we go home and share the day,” Graham said.
The novel got good reviews and landed Graham on The New York Times Best Sellers list.
Though she found success with her book, Graham did acknowledge that the process wasn’t easy.
In Graham’s real career at the time, though, she was finding plenty of success.
“Walking onto that set really felt like something.
It felt like a lot of time had passed and it felt like we were just there.
It felt amazing,” Graham said in an interview withTV Lineat the time of filming.
The revival series was met with positive reviews and favorable viewership numbers.
The filming and release process went by quickly, and Graham was emotional about finishing the series again.
“It was such an incredible, joyous rush to do it … And if the chance came again for Graham to play Lorelai, she’d jump at it.
However, one major step in her career signaled that she was ready.
The following year, Graham tackled screenwriting for the first time.
‘Windfall’ had this giant ‘what if?’
aspect to it and has a love story where you’re not sure what’s going to happen.
Unfortunately for Graham, neither project was fully realized.
Graham stayed part of the cast for its entire run from 2017 to 2021.
As “Vampirina” was airing, Graham signed on for another project.
Skylar Astin, Mary Steenburgen, and Peter Gallagher were among the other notable cast members.
“Not everybody thinks of me as a person to put in charge of things as an actor.
Like, I don’t get the boss roles.
That was really appealing to me, and to make something fun and off and interesting and odd.
Then singing and dancing?
Unfortunately, the series was canceled after just two seasons.
The actor and her longtime boyfriend, Peter Krause, split in 2021.
The two kept the information quiet, and the public didn’t learn about the news until 2022.
Later in 2022, Graham opened up about what led to her breakup.
and those more grown-up things.
And then they just caught up with us,” she toldPeople.
Amid the breakup, Graham had lots of work to remain focused on.
She published another book, a series of essays called “Have I Told You This Already?
“The dynamic was really electric, in terms of where we start, in opposition to each other.
The kids are a little bit older, and they’ve all gelled with one another.
Clearly Graham is able to pay for her star, and she expressed her thanks for the inclusion viaInstagram.
“Well, this is just beyond.
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“Back then, I don’t think I understood pressure in the same way.
I got to an upfront where they told us we were up against ‘Friends.’
“I think what we made is genuinely fun.
Right now, there’s not too many workplace comedies.
The voice of this one is really fresh,” Graham said.
