20 Things You Didn't Know About Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls was not the first time Kelly Bishop and Edward Herrmann had met. Long before their days as the married Gilmores, the two had very successful careers in Broadway.

In 1976, they had just won their first Tony Awards in the exact same year. Bishop’s award for ‘Best Performance by an Actress in a feature role in a Musical’ came about after a superb performance as Sheila in A Chorus Line. Meanwhile, Herrmann won a Tony for ‘Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role’ for his character in Mrs. Warren’s Profession.

They wouldn't reunite again until 2000 when they were cast together as Richard and Emily Gilmore but according to Kelly Bishop, she really bonded with Edward on that evening at the Shubert Theatre.

No wonder Richard and Emily were one of the best couples in Gilmore Girls.