What 24 of Your Favorite ’80s and ’90s TV Stars Look Like Today
People
05/28/2019

Movies and TV shows from the ’80s and ’90s will forever be in our hearts. The whole generation grew up with shows like Full House, girls were glued to their TV screens to hear all about Clarissa Darling’s life, and the world collectively worried for Rachel and Ross’s relationship for an entire decade. It’s been about 40 years since the ’80s and 30 years since the ’90s, and if you saw some of your favorite actors from that era today, you probably wouldn’t even recognize them.
Bright Side invites you to recall some of the best ’80s and ’90s TV series and movies and take a look at how the stars have changed since then.
1. Gillian Anderson — Dana Scully from The X-Files (1993-2002)
2. Matt LeBlanc — Joey Tribbiani from Friends (1994-2004)
3. Matthew Perry — Chandler Bing from Friends (1994-2004)
4. David Schwimmer — Ross Geller from Friends (1994-2004)
5. Jennifer Aniston — Rachel Green from Friends (1994-2004)
6. Courteney Cox — Monica Geller from Friends (1994-2004)
7. Lisa Kudrow — Phoebe Buffay from Friends (1994-2004)
8. Bob Saget — Danny Tanner from Full House (1987-1995)
9. Candace Cameron Bure — D.J. Tanner from Full House (1987-1995)
10. Jodie Sweetin — Stephanie Tanner from Full House (1987-1995)
11. Rider Strong — Shawn Hunter from Boy Meets World (1993-2000)
12. Jerry Seinfeld — Jerry Seinfeld from Seinfeld (1989-1998)
13. Julia Louis-Dreyfus — Elaine Benes from Seinfeld (1989-1998)
14. Ian Ziering — Steve Sanders from Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000)
15. Gabrielle Carteris — Andrea Zuckerman from Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990-2000)
16. Kelsey Grammer — Dr. Frasier Crane from Frasier (1993-2004)
17. Jane Leeves — Daphne Moon from Frasier (1993-2004)
18. Melissa Joan Hart — Clarissa Darling from Clarissa Explains It All (1991-1994)
19. Molly Ringwald — Claire Standish from The Breakfast Club (1985)
20. Emilio Estevez — Andrew Clark from The Breakfast Club (1985)
21. Judd Nelson — John Bender from The Breakfast Club (1985)
22. Julia Stiles — Katarina Stratford from 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
23. Stacey Dash — Dionne from Clueless (1995)
24. Tina Majorino — Enola from Waterworld (1995)
What was your favorite TV show and movie in the 1990s? Let’s discuss it in the comments!
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