The biggest idols of teen television from the 90s, then and now
Here's what teenage dreams you will remember your monitor shows.
Each decade produces its ownAdolescence idolesBut when he comesTV stars All the children wanted to be, the 90s reigned. OfFelicityToBuffyToDawson CreekandThe Fresh prince,There were so many series that launched their young talents in the stratosphere. Many of them are still in the spotlight today, so we look back on what our teenage stars "90s favorite television looked when they hit the waves compared to now. We will also tell you how they kept busy.
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Kirk Cameron: Then
Thanks to a series of dramatic television movies and its role as Mike Seaver onGrowth pains,Kirk Cameronwas one of the first-time adolescence idols and early 90s.
Kirk Cameron: Now,
An evangelical Christian, Cameron still works as an actor, but almost entirely on television and movies (like theLeft behindseries) with religious themes. He also made a brief appearance in himself on the sisterCameron Bure Candace"S SeriesFULLER HOUSEIn 2019.
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Keri Russell: then
Keri Russell"S first actor concert was in 1992 ofDarling, I enlarged the babyBut she became an icon of adolescence when the dramatic college comedyFelicityCreated in 1998.
Keri Russell: Now,
Russell's dramatic espionage seriesAmericanswrapped in 2018; In 2019, she appeared in the most recent final movieStars warstrilogy.
Neil Patrick Harris: then
Neil Patrick Harrishad his role as breakthrough in 1988 ofClara HeartThen knew glory by playing a child genius inDoogie Howser M.D.
Neil Patrick Harris: Now,
Harris had tons of success on stage and screen as an adult too, to win a Tony for his role inHedwig and the angry inchto play the Attacking Ladies Man Barney onhow I Met Your Motherfor nine seasons. More recently, he appeared in the documentaryDadsand an episode of the acclaimed British drama,It's a sin.
Rider Strong: then
RIDER STRONGHas become one of the most loved hearthrobs Floppy hair playing Shawn Hunter, the best friend of Corey of the decade, onBoy Meets World.
Rider Strong: Now,
Strong continued to act, but also touched on other aspects of the entertainment industry, including podcasting, dramaturgy and cinema. He also made some appearances like Shawn in theBOY METES WORLDreboot,Girl meets the world.
Claire Danes: then
Claire Danesplayed Beth Mars inGillian Armstrong"SLittle womanIn 1994, the same yearMy so-called life, His short duration, but much loved the teenage drama, was created.
Claire Danes: Now,
During eight seasons, the Danes played as a CIA agent on the dramatic thrillerCountry.
Jared Leto: then
Jared Letohas experienced glory as the remote object of the Danish character the affections of Angela: Jordan Catalano.
Jared Leto: Now,
In 2021, Joker Leto appeared in the infamousZack SnyderCup ofJustice LeagueAnd the actor will see later this year in the Biopic,Gucci house. He also faced the thirty strip seconds to Mars.
Tia and Tamera Mowry: then
twin actorsTia and Tamera Mowryplayed twins lost for a long time gathered on SitcomSISTER, SISTER, Which was broadcast his first episode in 1994.
Tia and Tamera Mowry: Now,
Tia (left) and Tamera (right) are at onceHallmark Christmas movie Great travelers and have several other individual companies.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar: So
Mark Paul Gosselaarstarted playing Zack Morris Sage Man in 1987,Hello, Miss Bliss first. But it was in the early 1990s when the reorganized version of the sitcom-Saved by the gong-premiered in 1989 that he became a good faith idol.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar: Now,
Gosselaar recently played like the father of Bow on theblackishspin offmixed ISH.And he also resumed his key role in PeacockSaved by the gongthe comeback.
Mario Lopez: then
Jock in the preparation of Zack, Slater A A.C.Mario LopezEqually popular with children.
Mario Lopez: Now,
Lopez was also back for moreSaved by the gongAs Slater is now the physical education teacher and football coach in Bayside. But it is also maintained more busy as a host of an actor.
Elizabeth Berkley: then
Elizabeth Berkleystarted his career as a model and a dancer before being thrown like up Achiever Jessie Spano onSaved by the gong.
Elizabeth Berkley: Now
Berkley's interim Gig was Berkley's newest, you guessed it, playing the Jessie adult on theSaved by the gongTo restart. In addition to acting, she also plunged into the mutual aid arena, leading a consulting site for adolescent girls calledELIZABETH, who later became a book and a documentary.
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Tiffani Thiessen: So
Then known asTiffani Amber ThiessenShe played a cheerleader Kelly onSaved by the bell, saved by the bell: the university yearsAnd the television film where Zack and Kelly attach the knot. She also joined the cast of another influential teenager drama,Beverly Hills, 90210.
Tiffani Thiessen: Now
Thiessen, like his other costars, also recently returned to his teenage dream role for some episodes. She also stars on the Netflix seriesAlex & KatieAnd directed his fair share of Hallmark's holiday films.
Lark Voorhies: So
Lark Voorhies(photo above with cast-mateDustin Diamond, which is sadly died of cancer this year) played the Bayside mode plate,Turtle Lisa, toSaved by the gong.She then made roles in the soap operasDays of our livesandLove glory and beauty.
Lark Voorhies: Now
Voorhies did not have much acted since the end of the 00s, but it made a cameo in restarting the show.
Jaleel White: So
Steve Urkel was not supposed to be the main character of Tgif SitcomFamily questionsBut the heart wants what the heart wants.JaleelI became the Star Stay of the show, not just playing the adorable nerd next door, but his dreamy alter-ego, Stefan uquele.
Jaleel White: Now
Since at the beginning of his career, White has made voice acting in addition to the work on the screen. Its 2020 credits include the animated seriesDuck andTitan teen goas well as in the main cast of the Netflix SitcomThe big show showand appear on the Revelival Disney series,Raven's house.
Neve Campbell: So
Neve CampbellThe big break came when it was thrown like Julia Salinger in the dramaParty of five, About brothers and sisters who have to look at each other after their parents die. RolesThe joband theScreamThe series cemented as a teenage idol.
Neve Campbell: Now
You can see Campbell in the movie 2020 Disney +Cloudsand the 2018Dwayne JohnsondisasterSkyscraperbut the great news for the children of the 90s is that she also returned to theScreamFranchise for the fifth film of the series, as a result of 2022.
Will Smith: So
Will Smithwas already famous as a rapper at the time of his seriesThe prince of Bel-Airstarted broadcasting in 1990.
Will Smith: Now
Smith is one ofmost bankable actors Of all time, but he has not forgotten his roots. He was part of theFresh princeSpecial meeting This was created on HBO Max last fall.
Tatyana Ali: So
Tatyana Aliplayed little cousin ashley onFresh princeAnd also published his own pop music.
Tatyana Ali: Now
Ali can be spotted on small and large screens (including, yes, occasional holiday romance), but its last project was the son (his second)She welcomed in 2019.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar: So
Sarah Michelle Gellarstaked by countless creatures of the night onBuffy against vampires, which was broadcast from 1997 to 2003.
Sarah Michelle Gellar: Now
Gellar still catches the role of occasional actor, but it is also knownFor his cookbook and his adorable marriage of a teenager from the 90s,Freddie Prinze Jr.
Alyson Hannigan: So
Alyson HanniganHad acted for a few years when she was launched in the form of Buffy Bookish Best Friend Willow, but it was undeniably her role of rupture.
Alyson Hannigan: Now
Just two years afterBuffyFinished, Hannigan found himself on another long-term TV show:how I Met Your Mother, which ran until 2014. More recent credits include the original Disney Channel movieKim possible and the Slasher Flick 2018,You could be the killer. She is also married to another former resident of Sunnydale:Alexis Denisof, who played Wesley Wyndam-Pryce.
Joey Lawrence: So
If you were not aThe 90's, you'll never know how ubiquitousFlowerStarJoey Lawrenceand his châtiere - "Whoa! will be at the time.
Joey Lawrence: Now
Lawrence, who had two pretty popular strikes in the day,released a new music Also recently in 2017, and was also onBig brother celebrityIn 2019.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: So
Joseph Gordon-Levittacted on the screen since the end of the 80s and if you grew up looking at it,Angels in the outside fieldCould be the first place where you remember to see it. But two years after that, he started to feature3rd rock of the sun, a Sitcom on a group of foreigners claiming to be an average and human family.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Now
In 2020, the actor appeared in two netflix movies:Project powerandThe Trial of Chicago 7. Like many old teen stars on this list, he also marked in writing, directing and producing, and he directs a creative site calledHitarecord, which promotes collaboration between artists who have never met.
James van der Beek: So
James van der Beekbecame hero from filming nerds everywhere when he played the director in the eponymous grass onDawson Creek, who came to the WB in 1998.
James van der Beek: Now
In 2019, Van der BeekcompeteStars(coming in a fifth respectable) and made a cameo in theKevin SmithmovieJay and Silent Bob restart.He was also in the horror movie 2020,Bad hair.
Katie Holmes: So
Like Joey Potter,Katie HolmesWas neighboring neighbor with a secret crush on his best friend, Dawson.
Katie Holmes: Now
In 2020, Holmes appeared in the moviesBrahms: The boy IIandThe secret: Dare to dream.
Michelle Williams: So
Michelle Williamsbroke out playing the new girl Jen, Joey's Rival and Friend Avenue, ONDawson's.
Michelle Williams: Now
In 2019, Williams won an Emmy for playing the dancerGwen Verdonin the ministeriesFOST / VERDON. In 2020, she announced that she had been married to the director of the seriesThomas Kailand they welcomedtheir first child in June.
Joshua Jackson: So
Before playing Pacey Witter,Dawson's Creek'sSarcastic class clown resident,Joshua Jacksonwas known forThe powerful ducksmovies.
Joshua Jackson: Now
In 2020, Jackson played withReese WitherspoonandKerry Washingtonon the seriesSmall fires everywhereand announced theArrival of his first child with woman and companion actorJodie Turner-Smith. Its new series of peacocks,Dr. Death, just the first time.
Shannen Doherty: So
Shannen Dohertyhad tons of credits under his belt-includingSmall house in the meadow- to play Brenda Walsh onBEVERLY HILLS, 90210, which was created in 1990.
Shannen Doherty: Now
In 2019, Doherty joined his old friends at the fishing pit on the Revival seriesBH90210and made a tears camened in theRiverdaleepisode honoring the endLuke Perry.
Jason Prestley: So
Jason PrestleyWon millions of hearts playing Twin Brother de Brenda Brandon on90210.
Jason Prestley: Now
Prestley was also on board forBH90210And is currently playing a detective on the Canadian series,Private eyes.
Brandy: So
Brandy Norwood, or just brandy, was well known to his teenager fanbase before taking the main role ofMohaIn 1996. Her first 1994 album was a massive blow.
Brandy: Now
In 2020, Norwood published his new album,B7. She was also recently regular on the drama showbizStar.
Corin Nemec: So
For three seasons,Corin Nemecplayed the eponymous character in Sitcom,Parker Lewis can not lose-A child who seemed to be able to get out of it with just about anything.
Corin Nemec: Now
Post-Parker, Nemec remained active in front and behind the camera. In recent years, you may have seen it act in one of the films of the "bad x" of life life (that is to say.The bad cheerleader coach,The bad father-in-law), but it also produces, writes and directs.
Melissa Joan Hart: So
Melissa Joan Hartgrew up with his fans. She followed her role on the Nickelodeon seriesClarissa explains everythingIn the early 1990s with the Sitcom PrimetimeSabrina teen girl witch in 1996.
Melissa Joan Hart: Now
In 2019, Hart led Netflix series No good nick And can often be seen in the televised Christmas Roma.
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