Luke Duke

Luke Duke
The Dukes of Hazzard character
Tom Wopat as Luke Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard
First appearance	One Armed Bandits, first episode of The Dukes of Hazzard
Portrayed by	Tom Wopat - 1979 Johnny Knoxville - (cinematic version) 2005 & Randy Wayne - 2007
Information
Gender	Male
Occupation	U.S. Marine Crops Drill Instructor/Sergent and Former NASCAR Driver.
Significant other(s)	Random Girls in some episodes
Relatives	Daisy Duke (cousin) Bo Duke (cousin) Coy Duke (cousin) Vance Duke (cousin) Jesse Duke (uncle) Jud Duke (Brother) Hank Duke (Great-Great Grandfather) Unknown (Father) Unknown (Mother)
Religion	Christian
Nationality	American

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.