Dean Forrester
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Dean Forester is a fictional character from the TV series Gilmore Girls. He is played by Jared Padalecki.
Tall, strapping, and chestnut-haired, Chicago-born Dean is introduced into the series as the new guy in town and immediately catches the eye of shy, sensitive intellect Rory Gilmore (Alexis Bledel). Rory quickly becomes infatuated with the good natured, laid back, even-keeled Dean, which briefly poses a problem with winning an enrollment to the fictional Chilton Private School as it takes her away from the regular high school which Dean would be attending. He quickly gets a job as a grocery store stock boy and is the first serious boyfriend for Rory. At first their relationship almost doesn't work out because the emotionally repressed Rory has trouble expressing the intimate, affectionate feelings that Dean, like any boyfriend, likes to hear, but they manage to work though that. In short, he is set up as the boyfriend a girl doesn't fear taking home to meet her parents.
Later, however, another complication arises in the form of Jess Mariano (Milo Ventimiglia), the bad boy nephew of diner owner Luke Danes (Scott Patterson). Initially put off by Jess's anti-social attitude, Rory warms up to him when she discovers he shares her fondness for reading. Dean is eventually driven to jealousy by Jess' presence and this leads to the end of his relationship with Rory, which frees Rory up to pursue a full time romance with Jess—only to have it fall apart when Jess's problems prove to be too much for Rory to handle.
Dean later starts dating a girl named Lindsay Lister (Arielle Kebbel) and impulsively marries her even though he's still carrying a torch for Rory. Dean remains too close to Rory and, when it becomes clear to him that he's made a mistake in marrying Lindsay, he goes to Rory with his problems, and they have a short affair—Rory's first sexual experience. This incident creates a brief rift between Rory and Lorelai when Lorelai discovers what has happened.
Lindsay eventually finds out about the affair and angrily throws Dean out, which briefly complicates things with Rory. But Dean decides to rekindle his romance with Rory (even though she attends Yale, which takes her very far away from him), much to the aggravation of Luke, who judges Dean unworthy of Rory. Rory's grandparents, Emily and Richard (Kelly Bishop and Edward Herrmann) also disapprove of Dean and host a party with the sole purpose of introducing Rory to other prospective boyfriends, all of them blue bloods with business aspirations. Unfortunately, Dean and Rory's relationship ends again when it becomes apparent that their lives are heading in different directions; for Rory, this leads to an unexpected romance with the colorful Logan Huntzberger.
It is unlikely that Dean will ever make another appearance; Jared Padalecki is currently co-starring the WB show Supernatural.
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Main Characters
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Lorelai Gilmore |
Rory Gilmore |
Luke Danes |
Sookie St. James |
Lane Kim
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Minor Characters
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Michel Gerard |
Emily Gilmore |
Richard Gilmore
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Recurring Characters
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Paris Geller |
Kirk Gleason |
Christopher Hayden |
Logan Huntzberger
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Eliminated Characters
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Dean Forrester |
Jess Mariano |
Max Medina |
Jason Stiles
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