'90s Kids: Then & Now

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ANNA CHLUMSKY

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02of 09AMANDA BYNESNickelodeon; Splash News OnlineThen:In 1996,Bynesjoined the cast of Nickelodeon’s sketch comedy showAll That, eventually nabbing her own starring gig,The Amanda Show, in 1999.Now:Bynesannounced that she was retiring from actingon Twitter but has since been acting out, racking up aslew of legal troublesamid a drastic makeover (cheek piercings and wigs!) and reports of increasingly bizarre behavior. Still, she insists,– and then she Tweets somethinglike this.

02of 09

AMANDA BYNES

Nickelodeon; Splash News Online

Then:In 1996,Bynesjoined the cast of Nickelodeon’s sketch comedy showAll That, eventually nabbing her own starring gig,The Amanda Show, in 1999.Now:Bynesannounced that she was retiring from actingon Twitter but has since been acting out, racking up aslew of legal troublesamid a drastic makeover (cheek piercings and wigs!) and reports of increasingly bizarre behavior. Still, she insists,– and then she Tweets somethinglike this.

03of 09

JONATHAN TAYLOR THOMAS

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04of 09KENAN THOMPSON & KEL MITCHELLClockwise from Top: Getty; Filmmagic; NBCThen:Like Bynes, Thompson and Mitchell got their starts on the sketch comedyAll Thatbefore landing their own sitcom,Kenan & Kel, in 1996, and their own movie,Good Burger, based on one of their signatureAll Thatsketches.Now:Thompson has taken sketch comedy to the masses as a cast member onSaturday Night Live. Mitchell still acts from time to time, but now reportedly owns and operates several Wendy’s restaurants in Mississippi.

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KENAN THOMPSON & KEL MITCHELL

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Then:Like Bynes, Thompson and Mitchell got their starts on the sketch comedyAll Thatbefore landing their own sitcom,Kenan & Kel, in 1996, and their own movie,Good Burger, based on one of their signatureAll Thatsketches.Now:Thompson has taken sketch comedy to the masses as a cast member onSaturday Night Live. Mitchell still acts from time to time, but now reportedly owns and operates several Wendy’s restaurants in Mississippi.

05of 09

BEN SAVAGE & DANIELLE FISCHEL

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06of 09FRED SAVAGE & DANICA MCKELLARClockwise from Top: Everett/Rex/USA; Broadimage; AdMediaThen:Ben’s older brother and McKellar were Kevin and Winnie, the childhood sweethearts who tugged at your heartstrings onThe Wonder Years, which ended its run in 1993.Now:Savage has turned his attention behind the camera, directing future child stars onWizards of Waverly Placeand even his younger brother onBoy Meets World– as well as producing the so-not-for-kids showIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.McKellar, meanwhile, is now aNew York Timesbest-selling author for her educational books geared toward teaching math to girls.

06of 09

FRED SAVAGE & DANICA MCKELLAR

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Then:Ben’s older brother and McKellar were Kevin and Winnie, the childhood sweethearts who tugged at your heartstrings onThe Wonder Years, which ended its run in 1993.Now:Savage has turned his attention behind the camera, directing future child stars onWizards of Waverly Placeand even his younger brother onBoy Meets World– as well as producing the so-not-for-kids showIt’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.McKellar, meanwhile, is now aNew York Timesbest-selling author for her educational books geared toward teaching math to girls.

07of 09JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITTEverett (2)Then:A child star who appeared onRoseanneandFamily Ties, Gordon-Levitt became a household name in 1996 when he played alien Tommy Solomon on3rd Rock from the Sun.Now:Can you say superstar? Gordon-Levitt has racked up roles in some of the biggest films of the past five years, includingThe Dark Knight Rises,InceptionandLincoln– and thanks to his swoon-worthy portrayal of brokenhearted Tom in(500) Days of Summer, he’s also hit heartthrob status.

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JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT

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Then:A child star who appeared onRoseanneandFamily Ties, Gordon-Levitt became a household name in 1996 when he played alien Tommy Solomon on3rd Rock from the Sun.Now:Can you say superstar? Gordon-Levitt has racked up roles in some of the biggest films of the past five years, includingThe Dark Knight Rises,InceptionandLincoln– and thanks to his swoon-worthy portrayal of brokenhearted Tom in(500) Days of Summer, he’s also hit heartthrob status.

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MELISSA JOAN HART

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09of 09JENNA VON OYGetty; Lila McCann PhotographyThen:No one spoke faster than Six LeMeure, best bud to Mayim Bialik’sBlossomon the NBC hit. Her character weathered alcoholism and a pregnancy scare before von Oy hung up her floppy hat in 1995.Now:She followed upBlossomwith a run onThe Parkers, and although she didn’t end up with Joey Russo, von Oy didtie the knotwith Brad Bratcher. The couple settled in Nashville, where they welcomed daughter Gray, the focus of von Oy’sPEOPLE blog, in May 2012.

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JENNA VON OY

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Then:No one spoke faster than Six LeMeure, best bud to Mayim Bialik’sBlossomon the NBC hit. Her character weathered alcoholism and a pregnancy scare before von Oy hung up her floppy hat in 1995.Now:She followed upBlossomwith a run onThe Parkers, and although she didn’t end up with Joey Russo, von Oy didtie the knotwith Brad Bratcher. The couple settled in Nashville, where they welcomed daughter Gray, the focus of von Oy’sPEOPLE blog, in May 2012.

source: people.com