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Mitchum Huntzberger is a recurring character on Gilmore Girls. He is portrayed by Gregg Henry.

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Who is the actor that portrays Mitchum Huntzberger in Gilmore Girls? toggle section
The character Mitchum Huntzberger in the series Gilmore Girls is brought to life by actor Gregg Henry, featuring in seasons 5, 6, 7, and AYITL.
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Mitchum Huntzberger, portrayed by actor Gregg Henry, is the father of Logan Huntzberger. He holds a prominent position in the newspaper industry and has considerable wealth. Despite Logan's strained relationship with his parents, Mitchum offers an internship to Logan's girlfriend, Rory, at a newspaper he owns.
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Mitchum Huntzberger owns the Huntzberger Publishing Company, a national newspaper conglomerate. He began his career as a reporter and editor on two Huntzberger papers, later ascending to the CEO position. His son, Logan Huntzberger, is designated as the company's heir.
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At the end of Rory's internship with Mitchum Huntzberger, Logan Huntzberger's father, he tells her she lacks what it takes to be a journalist. This devastates Rory, leading to her stealing a yacht with Logan and getting arrested. Consequently, she takes a break from school, causing a disagreement with her mother. In Season 7, Mitchum reconsiders his previous assessment, offering to assist Rory in securing a job at any newspaper.
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Mitchum Huntzberger, a significant figure in the newspaper industry and Logan Huntzberger's dad, provided Rory with an internship at his local paper. Rory was under the impression that she was excelling, but Mitchum disagreed. He critiqued her lack of assertiveness in sharing her viewpoints, leading him to conclude that she lacked the necessary attributes for a successful journalism career.
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Character[]

Mitchum is the father of Logan and Honor Huntzberger and the husband of Shira Huntzberger. He is a big-shot in the newspaper industry and is very wealthy. He treated Rory better than his father and wife did when they all first met her.[4] He offers Rory an internship at the Stamford Gazette, but eventually he tells her he doesn't think she "has what it takes."[5] He takes it back in Season 7, and tells her he would be willing to help her get any job she wanted at any newspaper she liked.

Early history[]

Mitchum was born in 1953, the second of four children and the oldest son. A Yale alum who ran track, he did not attend grad school and had some "lost" years after college. He worked as a reporter and editor on two of the Huntzberger papers before taking over as CEO of the company.

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Trivia[]

  • Mitchum hates peas and is interested in sailing and wine (he even wrote a wine column for some time).
  • He only sleeps 4 hours a night.
  • There are 12,053 entries on Google about him in 2005.
  • Mitchum was shortlisted for the Pullitzer for covering the Iranian hostage crisis when he was 25.
  • Also covered Haiti in 1985.
  • He likes jazz.
  • He hates it when people quote My Favorite Things from The Sound of Music.
  • He switches to decaf after 4:00 because of high blood pressure.
  • He hates double talk, but he's really good at it.
  • He ran a 4 minute mile in college.
  • He usually notices people who stay late at his papers.
  • He's Episcopalian.

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