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Lucas K. "Luke" Duke was born on November 6th 1951, Luke is a fictional character in the American television series The Dukes of Hazzard which ran from 1979 to 1985. Luke was played by Tom Wopat. Luke, and his younger cousin Bo Duke live in an unincorporated area of the fictional Hazzard County, in Georgia. Luke and Bo own a 1969 Dodge Charger, nicknamed The General Lee, which is painted orange, with the Confederate Flag on top, and 01 painted on the sides. Luke and Bo evade the corrupt politicians of Hazzard County, such as Boss Hogg and Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane along with his deputy(s).
The Duke family, including cousin Daisy Duke and Uncle Jesse Duke, is well known for their role in the moonshine business among other interests. Bo and Luke had both been sentenced to probation for illegal transportation of moonshine. As a result, neither was permitted to use firearms, instead preferring to use bow and arrows. It should also be noted that the terms of Bo and Luke's probation included staying within the boundaries of Hazzard County (unless given special permission by their Probation Officer, who happened to be Boss Hogg).
Of the two Duke boys, Luke was considered to be the more intelligent, "cool-headed" one. Where Bo was the one known to get the two into trouble, Luke was the one who usually got them out of it. Luke was older, and more mature than his younger cousin Bo. He usually thought his way through situations that arose, in contrast to Bo, whose actions were much more precarious. In one episode, Bo mentions that Luke had served in the U.S. Marine corps. His service in the Marines is confirmed in the episode titled "Mason Dixon Girls" where Luke explains he learned to hang glide in the Marines, in season two's "Follow that Still" where Luke mentions that he drove an APC in the Marines, and also in "Sittn' Dukes" where two convicts break out of prison and head to the nearby Dukes farm because one remembers Luke as his sergeant from the marines who busted him and as payback forces the Dukes to help them escape across the state line. However, when it came to fisticuffs, Luke was by far the more skilled fighter of the two, and was an amateur boxer in the Corps. Luke was also the more physical one, often performing stunts like jumping onto moving cars during high speed chases and rescuing Bo from sticky situations.
Luke's famous "hood slide" (as seen in the opening credits, originating from the second episode, "Daisy's Song") is the trick most commonly associated with the character. In a subsequent TV interview, Tom Wopat admitted that the move was actually a mistake; it originated when he was trying to vault over the car to get to the passenger side and his foot accidentally caught the edge of the hood, causing his leg to slide across it. They actually reshot it without the stumble, but for some unknown reason the show aired the slide with the stumble. The move eventually caught on and became the character's hallmark. Additionally, in this initial slide, Wopat caught his hand on the hood radio aerial, leading to the aerial being removed from all later examples of the car to avoid risk of injury.
Despite being quite a skilled driver, Luke rarely ever drove The General Lee; he usually preferred to ride shotgun because the General Lee had too much horsepower, which was why Bo drove the General Lee in almost every episode---however, Bo was also an ex-stockcar driver, so he was used to driving cars with a lot of horsepower.
In the pilot episode of the series, Bo commented (possibly just as a joke) that Luke's probably the father of at least two of the children who live at the Hazzard County Orphanage.
Luke later left Hazzard County, along with his cousin Bo, to join the NASCAR circuit which means they got a long probation permission from Boss Hogg for a while (they both returned the following year). His cousin Vance replaced him during that time.
According to the 1997 Reunion movie, Luke eventually would leave Hazzard for good, and put his military training to good use by becoming a fire jumper for the U.S. Forest Service. During training in Montana, he met and fell in love with a woman named Anita Blackwell, who was a talented singer. He convinced her to leave to pursue her dreams, and she became a successful country music star. Luke met her again in the 2000 Hazzard in Hollywood movie, although by then she was married to another man.
Luke Duke was later played by Johnny Knoxville in the subsequent cinematic version and Randy Wayne in the direct-to-DVD prequel, The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning.
Biography
Luke Duke vit avec son cousin Bo dans une zone non incorporée du Comté de Hazzard dans l’État de Géorgie. Il habite avec sa cousine Daisy, serveuse sexy au Repaire du Sanglier (Boar's Nest en V.O.), et avec son vieil oncle Jesse Duke, qui vit principalement de la fabrication et du trafic d'alcool maison. Il conduit avec Bo une Dodge Charger de 1969, surnommée « General Lee ».Un jour, Bo et Luke se font attraper en transportant de l'alcool. Désormais en liberté conditionnelle, ils sont surveillés par le shérif du comté Rosco P. Coltrane, aussi corrompu que son beau-frère : le maire Jefferson Davis « Boss » Hogg.
Il quitte ensuite Hazzard avec Bo pour devenir pilote de NASCAR, mais revient ensuite à Hazzard.
Luke met ensuite son entrainement de Marine au profit du Service des forêts des États-Unis comme pompier dans le Montana. Il y rencontre Anita Blackwell, une chanteuse de musique country, avec qui il entretient une relation. Mais il la laisse partir poursuivre sa carrière. Ils se retrouveront des années plus tard.
Personnalité
Il est plus âgé et plus calme que Bo, qui agit très souvent de manière impulsive. Luke est le plus intelligent des deux et est souvent celui qui permet à la famille de sortir des problèmes.
Contrairement à Bo qui conduit très souvent la voiture, Luke préfère faire « riding shotgun » et rester passager.
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Filmography of Luke Duke (4 films)
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, 1h35Directed by Robert Berlinger
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors April Scott, Jonathan Bennett, Sherilyn Fenn, Willie Nelson, Harland Williams, Randy Wayne
Rating44%
Les adolescents et cousins Bo et Luke Duke passent leurs premières vacances dans le comté de Hazzard dans la ferme de leur oncle Jesse qui fait de l'alcool en toute illégalité...
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
, 1h44Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Auto racing films, Road movies
Actors Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds, Steve Lemme, Willie Nelson
Rating51%
Cousins Bo (Seann William Scott), Luke (Johnny Knoxville), and Daisy Duke (Jessica Simpson) run a moonshine business for their Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson) in the fictional Hazzard County, Georgia. The cousins' primary mode of transportation is an orange 1969 Dodge Charger that the boys affectionately refer to as 'The General Lee'. Along the way, the family is tormented by corrupt Hazzard County Commissioner Jefferson Davis Hogg, widely known as "Boss Hogg" (Burt Reynolds), and his willing but dimwitted henchman, Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane (M.
, 2hOrigin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors John Schneider, Tom Wopat, James Best, Catherine Bach, Sonny Shroyer, Jay Acovone
Rating55%
Hazzard in Hollywood follows up on the first reunion movie, The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion! and begins with Bo and Luke Duke partaking in the Hazzard County festival which features actual country music star Toby Keith as himself.
, 2hDirected by Lewis Teague
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Actors John Schneider, Tom Wopat, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, James Best, Sonny Shroyer
Rating60%
Hazzard County is having a reunion festival, which includes a Toughman-style contest, and a rattlesnake chili cookoff, along with several other events. Uncle Jesse is the grand marshal of the reunion and at the same time, is facing a lawsuit filed by Mama Josephine Maxx for access across Duke property to the Hazzard swamp where she intends to build a theme park. Jesse however, refused access, not wanting to see the swamp destroyed. This however, has made the rest of the townsfolk angry with him, as the new theme park means new jobs, and revenue for Hazzard County.