Alexis Bledel's real name is Kimberly Alexis Bledel, according to PopSugar. While Bledel hasn't explained why she dropped her first name, she did explain the trajectory of her career. Interestingly, she never really sought out a career in acting. Instead, she was working as a model when acting fell into her lap. "I went to college at NYU, and I was working there as a model, and I started auditioning for some pilots, around that time, and then I got the part on 'Gilmore Girls,' and then to work on the show I had to move to L.A.," she told IGN in 2002.

She wasn't totally averse to working in movies, but Bledel never thought she'd be in front of the camera. "I always thought that I would work behind the camera, because it's a more comfortable place for me to be, really," she explained. But obviously, fate had different plans for her.

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