An import from the Great White North, Canadian actor David Sutcliffe was best known for his role as the TV father of Rory Gilmore – one half of the wise-cracking, caffeine-chugging Gilmore Girls (WB/CW, 2001-). He rose through the acting trenches with humble beginnings in a Molson beer commercial, a litany of sitcom and made for TV movie appearances before proving himself worthy of co-star status and the growing number of fan sites devoted to his sandy-haired good looks and deft comedic skills.

David Sutcliffe was born in 1969 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. A lifelong athlete and sports