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Pamela Anderson – Baywatch | Then
The ultimate poster girl of the 90s, Pamela Anderson was the iconic “Barby girl” of Hollywood for many years. Having originally made a name for herself in shows such as Home Improvement and Baywatch, the actress/model also rose to prominence after becoming Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in 1990. With a number of high-profile relationships with stars such as Tommy Lee and Kid Rock, Pamela Anderson has rarely been out of the headlines in her illustrious career.
]Pamela Anderson – Baywatch | Now
In 2017, Pamela Anderson shocked moviegoers when she made a stunning comeback as an older version of C.J. Parker in the theatrical reboot of Baywatch, which starred Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Zac Efron. After a long list of rollercoaster relationships with some of the most controversial rock stars of the last thirty years, Anderson is now dating someone a bit more stable – soccer player Adil Rami, who plays for the French national team, which (at the time that this was written) made the World Cup final in 2018.
Yasmine Bleeth – Baywatch | Then
Yasmine Bleeth launched her acting career with her starring role in the hit ‘90s TV show Baywatch. Yasmine Bleeth was a household name, and she attracted so much media attention worldwide, that People magazine dubbed her one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in 1995. The New York native continued pursuing a successful acting career following her iconic lifeguard role, starring in the soap opera One Life To Live as LeeAnn Demarest, and guest starring in other television series.
Yasmine Bleeth – Baywatch | Now
After her recurring role on Baywatch, Yasmine Bleeth continued to act in other television shows and films. She was a featured actress on several TV series and a guest star on others. In 2000, 3 years before retiring from acting, Yasmine Bleeth accepted a starring role in the series Titans. Simultaneously, the talented and multifaceted actress accepted swimwear and lingerie modeling gigs and even went on to launch her own swimwear line, which she named Yaz Wear. Since 2003, she now no longer appeared on any shows or films.
Julianna Margulies – ER | Then
Though Julianna began acting several years before being cast on ER, it was her role as Carol Hathaway, which she began playing in 1994, that put her on the map as an actress. She starred in the show from the pilot episode, where she was featured opposite a young George Clooney. Though Hathaway wasn’t intended to last very long, Margulies’s performance made an impression, and she stayed with the show for six years. She was the only cast member to win an Emmy for the show.
Julianna Margulies – ER | Now
Though Margulies was heavily criticized for leaving ER after only six years while commanding an impressive paycheck, Margulies wanted to move on to bigger things. She had a number of film and TV roles in the intervening years, including several episodes of The Sopranos, as well as Caterbury’s Law, where she played Elizabeth Canterbury. From 2009, Margulies began starring in the legal drama, The Good Wife, as the show’s protagonist, Alicia Florrick, whose on-screen husband was played by Chris Noth. In 2017, she was in Three Christs.
David Hasselhoff – Baywatch | Then
David Hasselhoff ended up being the man to bring Baywatch to the masses. It’s original run starring Hasselhoff in 1989 didn’t go well, but Hasselhoff saw its potential and invested his own money in rebooting the show. He played the role of Mitch Buchanon for 11 years, ending his run on the show in 2000. Hasselhoff also appeared in the Baywatch spinoff, Baywatch Nights between 1995 and 1997, which helped cement him as the world’s most-watched man on TV, for which he won a Guinness World Record.
David Hasselhoff – Baywatch | Now
Since the end of Baywatch over a decade and a half ago, Hasselhoff has been seen in a large number of movies and TV shows. He also finally fulfilled his childhood dream of being a Broadway star when he made his debut in Jekyll and Hyde in 2000. He also had starring runs in the Broadway productions of Chicago and The Producers. Most recently, he can be seen spoofing himself in Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2, where he’s officially billed as “The form of David Hasselhoff”.
Denise Richards – Melrose Place | Then
Denise Richards got her start bouncing around a number of our favorite teen shows, including Saved By The Bell, Seinfeld, and Married with Children, where she played a variety of small roles. It was her mini-arc on Melrose Place as Brandi Carson, however, that gained her enough attention to begin earning bigger roles, including Lt. Carmen Ibanez in the 1997 film, Starship Troopers. That ended up becoming her breakout role, which placed her on the Hollywood map.
Denise Richards – Melrose Place | Now
By the early 2000s, Denise was earning herself roles on a number of big TV shows, holding her own in long-term arcs. She appeared as Debra in Blue Mountain State between 2010 and 2011, as well as several episodes of Two and a Half Men, which starred her ex-husband, Charlie Sheen, between 2003 and 2011. This year, Denise appeared in Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce as well as the movie, A Violent Man, where she played Victoria. She has six more films yet to be released this year and next.
Erika Eleniak – Baywatch | Then
While she has made a name for herself in a number of projects, there is no doubt that Erika Eleniak is best known for starring alongside Pamela Anderson in the popular series Baywatch. However, there is much more to the former Playboy Playmate than what meets the eye. Eleniak has also had notable roles in movies such as the Steven Segal-led action movie Under Siege and the Steven Spielberg-directed sci-fi movie E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. So what is she doing now with her life?
Erika Eleniak – Baywatch | Now
Outside of her career, Erika Eleniak has certainly experienced her fair share of tragedy and joy later on in life. In 2005, after a few weeks of pregnancy, Eleniak discovered that it had become ectopic. After requiring emergency surgery, the actress ended up having a miscarriage. However, she became pregnant once again soon after giving birth to her daughter, Indiana, who was born in 2006. Eleniak’s most recent high-profile TV appearance came in 2010 when she featured in the sitcom Desperate Housewives.
Lori Loughlin – Full House | Then
Another star who is probably best known for their role on the sitcom Full House is Lori Loughlin, who played Rebecca Donaldson Katsopolis on the show. She starred in a staggering 152 episodes of the popular show. However, she had already reached fame after winning awards for her performances in shows such as The Edge of Night. Although she was one of the icons of 90s TV, Lori Loughlin only appeared in one movie during that particular decade – Casper: A Spirited Beginning.
Lori Loughlin – Full House | Now
One thing is for sure; Lori Loughlin hasn’t struggled to stay relevant in the world of TV. In the last 10 years alone, the actress has starred in a number of successful shows such as 90210, Garage Sale Mystery, and When Calls the Heart, to name a few. Like many of her other cast members from Full House, Lori Loughlin reprised her role as Rebecca Katsopolis on the Netflix revival series, Fuller House, which has been running since 2016.
Julia Stiles – 10 Things I Hate About You | Then
Julia Stiles’ breakout role came in the 1999 rom-com, 10 Things I Hate About You, which was a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Updated for modern audiences, Kat doesn’t quite need to get married, but she does need to find a date before her younger sister can go on one. Starring opposite a young Heath Ledger, Julia proved that there were plenty of other boxes teenagers could fit into, not just nerdy or popular.
Julia Stiles – 10 Things I Hate About You | Now
Two years after her starring role, Stiles was once again cast as the main character when she took on Save the Last Dance. Though her most acclaimed films up to that point weren’t quite the dramatic fare that characterizes the most celebrated careers, Julia surprised critics with her performance in the Julia Roberts-led Mona Lisa Smile. She spent most of the past two decades as a film star, appearing in most of the Bourne films, including the most recent.
Keri Russell – Felicity | Then
There is no doubt that Keri Russell’s most recognized role came in the late 90s when she played the lead role of Felicity Porter in the series Felicity, which ran from 1998 to 2002. She ended up winning a Golden Globe for her performance on the show. However, what many forget is that her first cinematic role came in 1992 when she starred alongside Rick Moranis in the sequel to Honey, I Shrunk The Kids – titled Honey, I Blew Up The Kid.
Keri Russell -Felicity | Now
Although she has had a steady acting career over the years, Keri Russell’s most recent roles have been nothing short of impressive. She has appeared in movies such as Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Free State of Jones, to name a few. It is reported that Keri Russell is scheduled to play a key role in the concluding chapter to the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Star Wars: Episode XI. However, her role has yet to be confirmed.
Candace Cameron – Full House | Then
There is no doubt that Candace Cameron’s finest hour came in the early 90s when she played the role of D.J. Tanner in the popular sitcom Full House. She starred alongside the likes of Bob Saget, John Stamos, and the Olsen twins from 1987 to 1995. However, she is also known for her role as the fictional character Aurora Teagarden. One of the most high-profile Republican celebrities, Cameron has been married to NHL hockey player Valeri Bure since 1996.
Candace Cameron – Full House | Now
Candace Cameron has always held her Christian faith close to her heart, having converted when she was just 12 years old. In fact, she thanks her faith for keeping her marriage with Valeri Bure intact. In recent times, she has starred in movies such as The Wager and Faith of Our Fathers. Also, Candace Cameron reprised her role as D.J. Tanner in the revival series of Full House, aptly titled Fuller House. The show saw many of the original cast members also reprise their respective roles.
Heather Locklear – Spin City | Then
Heather Locklear finally earned herself national attention when she was cast as Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place in 1993. She played the role until the series wrapped in 1999, before reprising it in the recent reboot. Following her popular run on the primetime soap opera, which was also the brainchild of Aaron Spelling, the king of 90s teen dramas, she moved on to Spin City. Locklear played Caitlin Moore from 1999 to 2002, firmly cementing herself as a staple of 90s television dramas.
Heather Locklear – Spin City | Now
After Spin City wrapped, Locklear bounced around a number of television shows, including LAX where she played Harley Random from 2004 until 2005. Locklear continued to act but was beset by a number of problems in her personal life, in particular, her divorce from her second husband, and falling out with her ex-best friend, Denise Richards. Beginning in 2016, she began playing First Lady Katelynn Christian in the TV show, Too Close to Home, which was created by Tyler Perry.
Amanda Bynes – All That | Then
Amanda Bynes was a child star who managed to turn heads with her hilarious portrayals in the teen sketch show, All That. She created several memorable characters that would recur in sketches throughout her years on the show including, sketches like ‘Ask Ashley.’ Bynes was eventually given a sketch show of her own, which was titled The Amanda Show when she was only 13 years old, which often parodied many popular shows that were airing at the same time.
Amanda Bynes – All That | Now
After All That and The Amanda Show, Bynes seemed to be on track to become Nickelodeon’s biggest breakout star. She went on to play What I Like About You which was on a network television show. Bynes also began starring in films, with her first big screen appearance opposite Frankie Munez and Paul Giamatti in Big Fat Liar. Bynes’s performance in the movie musical Hairspray was well received. She also had positive feedback for her role in Easy A, which was her last film appearance.
Jane Sibbett – Friends | Then
When Jane Sibbett was introduced on Friends she was replacing the original actress who portrayed Ross’s lesbian ex-wife, Carol. Sibbett was featured often in the first several seasons of Friends, especially during the storyline that regarded Carol’s pregnancy with Ross’s child, and how the pair dealt with co-parenting the baby alongside Carol’s new partner, Susan. Sibbett broke new ground on television as Carol, as she portrayed one of the first lesbian weddings to ever appear on TV in Friends’s second season.
Jane Sibbett – Friends | Now
Since she completed her run as Carol on Friends, Jane Sibbett continued to work on film and television intermittently. In the mid-2000s, she shifted her main focus from acting to producing, as she began working on a series of documentaries that follow a Croatian faith healer named Braco. So far, she has released four films about his work, including Braco: The Golden Bridge and Evolution. In 2016, Sibbett returned to the screen in Jessica Darling’s It List, as Mrs. Darling.
Megan Mullally – Will And Grace | Then
Megan Mullally’s shot at stardom may have been delayed when she lost out on the role of Elaine in Seinfeld to Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Her big break came when she won the role of Karen Walker on Will and Grace, where she played Grace’s sassy, rich assistant who is consistently out of touch with the rest of the world. Mullally’s hilarious portrayal of Karen earned her a number of awards over the years, including two Emmys.
Megan Mullally – Will And Grace | Now
When Will and Grace went off the air in 2006, Mullally was given her own talk show, called The Megan Mullally Show, which she hosted between 2006 and 2007. Mullally had a number of guest appearances in the following years, before earning another regular role on a series. A talented singer, Mullally began performing on Broadway in the 1990s and also created the role of Elizabeth in the stage musical, Young Frankenstein. Mullally has made her way back in front of the camera in the Will and Grace revival.
Jaleel White – Family Matters | Then
Jaleel White became an instant family favorite when he appeared as Steve Urkel in the second half of the first season of Family Matters. Surprisingly, White had only been booked for a one-time guest role on the sitcom as the family’s annoyingly nerdy neighbor, but White was so funny, he was asked to return to the show as a regular character. The show shifted its focus from the Winslow family to Urkel himself, making White the main character of the series.
Jaleel White – Family Matters | Now
Following Family Matters, White had roles in a number of different TV shows, including voicing Sonic in the animated series, Sonic Underground. He also played J. Calvin Frasier in the show Grown Ups between 1999 and 2000. In 2010, he had an arc as Reggie Culkin in the show, Fake It Til You Make It. Many people still associate White with his character Urkel, and are surprised to see that he isn’t actually an awkward skinny nerd. Most recently, he played Darryl in Me, Myself and I.
Kirk Cameron – Growing Pains | Then
Kirk Cameron got his start on TV doing commercials as a child before he was cast as the oldest son, Mike Seaver, on the sitcom Growing Pains. Throughout the run of the show, Cameron is the guy every teen girl is crushing on, especially as he charms lady after lady as his character. Towards the end of the show’s run, however, Cameron became an evangelical Christian and wanted his character’s actions to reflect his newfound faith.
Kirk Cameron – Growing Pains | Now
After the show wrapped, Cameron became so focused on his new faith that he cut off all contact with his former cast mates, barely speaking to them for many years, until the cast began reuniting for movies and talk show reunions. Despite his turn towards religion, he never left show business behind entirely. Cameron co-hosted The Way of the Master, a Christian ministry show from 2003 to 2014. Recently, he has appeared in Extraordinary as Barry, as well as The National Bible Bee Game Show.
Katey Sagal – Married… With Children | Then
Katey Sagal made a name for herself as an actress when she was cast in Married… With Children as the protagonist, Al Bundy’s wife, Peggy. Sagal’s often hilarious antics as the working-class wife of a shoe salesman made her immensely popular with audiences. Peggy’s signature red updo was inspired by the wig that Sagal had worn to her audition for the role, and producers liked it so much they decided to have her keep the hairdo on the show.
Katey Sagal – Married… With Children | Now
After Married… With Children’s 11-year run, she moved on to do voiceover work in the animated adult TV series, Futurama, with its ardent audiences of devotees. In 2002, she began playing another TV mother as Cate Hennessy in 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, where she was John Ritter’s wife. The show also starred a young Kaley Cuoco but didn’t last much longer after Ritter’s death. Sagal has recently appeared in Brooklyn Nine-Nine as well as this year’s Superior Donuts.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Saved By The Bell | Then
Mark-Paul Gosselaar was first cast as Zack Morris when he was only 14 for the Disney channel show, Good Morning Miss Bliss. The show was canceled after one season, but producers found Gosselaar so charming that they decided to redevelop the show to center on his character, Zack. Zack and several of his friends were moved to California and joined by a few new faces, with their new show named Saved By the Bell. The show ran for four years.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Saved By The Bell | Now
Following Saved By the Bell and its various, but less successful spinoffs, Gosselaar tried to make a move into film, first appearing in a TV movie, before getting his break on the big screen in Dead Man on Campus. In 2001, Gosselaar was cast in the TV drama, NYPD Blue, where he played Detective John Clark, Jr. until 2005. From 2011 until 2014, Gosselaar appeared in the show Franklin & Bash in the starring role of Pete Bash. Most recently, he was in Pitch.
John Goodman – Roseanne | Then
John Goodman had been acting for a number of years before he began playing Roseanne’s husband, Dan Connor, in the sitcom Roseanne. The show focused on the blue-collar Connor family, and Goodman’s character, Dan, was often bouncing from job to job. As a sort of sitcom everyman, many people found Dan Connor to be more real and relatable than a lot of other TV dads, as he was far from perfect, but was always there to support his family.
John Goodman – Roseanne | Now
Despite Goodman’s extensive resume, Dan Connor still remains one of his most recognizable roles. Following Roseanne, Goodman appeared in a long string of TV shows and movies that include an arc on The West Wing, Center of the Universe, Evan Almighty, and Treme. He played a weighty role in the 2012 Ben Affleck film, Argo, about the US operation to extract hostages from Iran in the late 70s. This year, Goodman was seen in the film Once Upon a Time in Venice as Dave.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Home Improvement | Then
Jonathan Taylor Thomas may have been one of the best known teenage heartthrobs of the 1990s, along with the boy bands and Leonardo DiCaprio. Jonathan Taylor Thomas was cast on Home Improvement as Randy Taylor, Tim Allen’s character’s middle child. Jonathan played Randy until the show’s final season, when he asked for his character to be written out of the show so he could attend university. Jonathan did not return for the series’ finale.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas – Home Improvement | Now
Since Home Improvement, Jonathan Taylor Thomas continued his acting career, which included voiceover work for the Nickelodeon cartoon, The Wild Thornberrys in 2000, and The Tangerine Bear: Home In Time For Christmas. He also had roles in several TV movies, which included Common Ground and An American Town. Over the years he made a few guest appearances on television shows, but was more focused on earning a college degree. His last film appearance were several guest slots on Last Man Standing.
Sara Gilbert – Roseanne | Then
Sara Gilbert got her first taste of stardom when she watched her older sister Melissa Gilbert on the hit 70s TV show, Little House on the Prairie. Determined to follow in her siblings’ footsteps, Sara began doing commercials as a child. In 1988, she was cast as the middle child on the sitcom Roseanne, where she played the sardonic Darlene until the show wrapped in 1997, nine years after it first began airing. The show found her to be so critical, that they filmed around her university schedule.
Sara Gilbert – Roseanne | Now
Gilbert had a number of guest roles on various TV shows following Roseanne, including a run on 24 as Paula Schaeffer in 2002, as well as starring in the short lived series, Twins, from 2005 to 2006. Gilbert briefly reprised her onscreen relationship with her Roseanne character’s partner, when she appeared in several episodes of The Big Bang Theory as one of Johnny Galecki’s love interests. Gilbert is now both a producer and co-host on the show The Talk, and will be playing Darlene in the Roseanne revival.
Karyn Parsons – Fresh Prince Of Belair | Then
Karyn Parsons got her big break in Hollywood when she was cast in the Will Smith centered sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Belair as Hilary Banks, one of Will’s cousins. Hilary was often the family member most obsessed with showing off her status, and could often act quite spoiled, as she liked to go shopping and looked down on places that were associated with a lower socio economic level. Though Hilary was never a very brainy character, she eventually finds career success.
Karyn Parson – Fresh Prince Of Belair | Now
After Fresh Prince of Belair stopped production, Parsons starred in the short lived TV series, Lush Life as Margot Hines, which only lasted for four episodes. She followed that up with a couple of film roles, including The Ladies Man and 13 Moons. From 2001 to 2002 she played Toni in The Job. Karyn took a break from acting after the role, but produced a series of films about black heroes. She is set to return to TV in 2018 for the series Fly.
Tatyana Ali-Fresh Prince of Belair | Then
Long before she became associated with playing younger sister, Ashley Banks on Fresh Prince of Belair, Tatyana Ali was already used to being on camera. She got her start acting on Sesame Street when she was only six years old, before moving on to bit roles in a number of movies and TV shows. Fresh Prince proved to be Tatyana’s big break, as she played the book smart Ashley for the entirety of the show’s run.
Tatyana Ali-Fresh Prince of Belair | Now
Tatyana would continue to find success in the years after Fresh Prince wrapped, with appearances in films like The Clown at Midnight, Nora’s Hair Salon, and Back in the Day. Tatyana returned to television in 2009 when she was cast in the show Buppies as Quincy, though the role only lasted one season. Her next big role was in Love That Girl which ran for four seasons between 2010 and 2014. This year, Tatyana is in the series Fly as Captain Bess Davenport.
Mackenzie Rosman-Seventh Heaven | Then
Mackenzie Rosman is one of those quintessential child actors whose lives were defined by their time onscreen. Mackenzie began her acting career when she earned the part of youngest sister, Ruthie Camden on 7th Heaven, when she was only six years old. Though Ruthie was often used for a dose of cuteness during her younger years, as she aged, she became increasingly rebellious, especially once her older siblings had moved out of the house. Mackenzie played Ruthie until the show wrapped in 2007.
Mackenzie Rosman-Seventh Heaven | Now
Mackenzie has continued to find some sporadic acting jobs in the past decade, but given that she was constantly on screen for the majority of her childhood, no one could blame her for wanting to step away from the limelight just a bit. In 2010 and 2011, she had a four episode arc on the ABC Family drama, Secret Life of the American Teenager. She appeared in several films in 2013, including Nightcomer. The same year, she courted controversy by posing in Maxim magazine.
James Van Der Beek-Dawson’s Creek | Then
James Van Der Beek may be best known as a 90’s TV heartthrob, but like many of the most famous actors, he actually got his start acting in theatrical productions as a teenager. Van Der Beek made his mainstream film debut when he was cast in Dawson’s Creek in 1997, and the show became an instant hit. Once he was a TV regular, the film roles kept pouring in, and Van Der Beek starred in such dramatic vehicles as Varsity Blues and American Psycho.
James Van Der Beek-Dawson’s Creek | Now
Once Dawson’s Creek went off the air in 2003, Van Der Beek found himself relegated to guest roles and TV movies. In 2008 and 2009, he returned to the world of teen drama when he appeared in several episodes of One Tree Hill. Van Der Beek found that he had a resurgence in popularity when he was cast as an exaggerated version of himself on the short lived hit, Don’t Trust the B—- In Apartment 23, which ran between 2012 and 2013. You can now see him on Vampirina.
Tiffani Amber Thiessen-Saved By The Bell | Then
Tiffani Amber Thiessen’s role as Kelly Kapowski was the envy of many a teenage girl in the early 1990s. She was a fashion icon for other teens, and most boys wanted to date her, which is exactly how the character of Kelly was depicted in the show. Thiessen charmed audiences as the good hearted cheerleader, seeming to excel in almost anything she tried her hand at. Audiences always rooted for Kelly to reunite with Zack Morris, which they eventually did.
Tiffani Amber Thiessen-Saved By The Bell | Now
Thiessen moved from the comic relief in Bayside to the drama of Beverly Hills, 90210 after Saved By the Bell was cancelled. Tiffani continued to enjoy a busy television career, moving from one show to the next, which includes featured roles in Good Morning Miami and What About Brian. By 2009, Thiessen was cast on the comedy White Collar as Elizabeth Burke. She was the host of a cooking show called Dinner at Tiffani’s and can now be seen in Alexa & Katie.
Melissa Joan Hart-Sabrina The Teenage Witch | Then
Before Melissa Joan Hart was Sabrina, a teenager who was the offspring of a magical family, she was Clarissa in Clarissa Explains It All. Hart was ready to take a break from acting when she was cast as Sabrina, a role she couldn’t pass on. Sabrina often found herself in some sticky magical situations, which would pull her from her regular life to a magical realm. Teen audiences found her trials relatable, whether they were normal high school milestones or magical ones.
Melissa Joan Hart-Sabrina The Teenage Witch | Now
As Melissa grew up, she wanted to take on responsibility beyond merely being on screen, and managed to find herself directing several episodes of her show. For the next seven years, Melissa didn’t find one long running role, though she did start a family with her husband Mark Wilkerson. Hart returned to television in 2010 as the star of Melissa & Joey which ran for five years. Most recently, she can be seen in A Very Merry Toy Store.
Sarah Michelle Gellar – Buffy The Vampire Slayer | Then
Sarah Michelle Gellar began acting at a young age, earning notice for her role on All My Children when she was only 16 years old. By 1997, Gellar was cast as the title character in the Joss Whedon show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which proved to be immensely popular among teens and young adults. The show lasted until 2003, and spawned the spinoff, Angel, in which Gellar made several appearances. Even a decade after it wrapped, Gellar is still known as Buffy.
Sarah Michelle Gellar – Buffy The Vampire Slayer | Now
During her run on Buffy, Sarah Michelle Gellar was landing movie roles left and right, and appeared in films like I Know What You Did Last Summer and Scream 2. She also played Daphne in the live action Scooby Doo movies, released in 2002 and 2004. From 2005 up until 2014, Gellar voiced several characters on the animated series, Robot Chicken. She also voiced a character in Star Wars Rebels from 2015 to 2016. This year, she was seen in the TV pilot sequel Cruel Intentions.
Fran Drescher – The Nanny | Then
Though Fran earned her first role in the 1970s, she only found sporadic work with smaller film roles throughout the 1980s. In the early 90s, she and her husband created the show, The Nanny, which took a lot of inspiration from Fran’s early life, down to the characters upbringing in Queens and her family members’ names. The show made Drescher a bonafide star, and even earned her an Emmy nomination along with two Golden Globe nominations.
Fran Drescher – The Nanny | Now
After The Nanny wrapped in 1999 after six seasons on the air, Fran had several small roles in a number of films and television shows before getting back to writing and producing her own material. In 2005, she created and starred in the show, Living with Fran, which ran for two seasons. In 2011, she put her life back on the screen with Happily Divorced which was based on her and her long term husband’s relationship. This year, she appeared in an episode of Broad City.
Roseanne Barr – Roseanne | Then
Roseanne Barr got her start as a standup comedian in the 1980s, who won national acclaim after performing on Late Night with David Letterman. When TV execs wanted to create a sitcom about a working class family, Roseanne was chosen to play the family matriarch, and the show that followed was largely based on her own life and kids. Her role in the title role of Roseanne was awarded with numerous awards and accolades, including an Emmy Award.
Roseanne Barr – Roseanne | Now
Since Roseanne went off the air in 1997, Barr has done a lot of work as a voiceover artist, in addition to sporadic guest roles on several TV series. Barr has been a prolific series producer since the early 1990s, which included both her own show, as well as several others like The Jackie Thomas Show. She hosted her own talk show, The Roseanne Show, before it was cancelled, and made several reality shows. The Roseanne revival is set to debut in 2018.
Lark Voorhies – Saved By The Bell | Then
Lark Voorhies began acting at a young age and was one of the original stars of Good Morning Miss Bliss that was transferred over to Saved by the Bell. As Lisa Turtle, Voorhies played the sometimes haughty, rich character in the friend group. Turtle was the most fashion conscious of her group of friends, and when the original series ended with the characters’ high school graduation, Voorhies’s character moved to New York City in order to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology.
Lark Voorhies – Saved By The Bell | Now
Voorhies only reprised her role of Turtle once during the run of the spinoff series, Saved by the Bell: The College Years. Following Saved by the Bell, Voorhies had notable runs on Days of our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful. Afterwards, she played Mercedes Langford in the show In the House from 1997 until 1999. Voorhies began writing books in 2010, as has published three so far. Her last film appearance was 2012’s Closer to God: Jessica’s Journey.
Tori Spelling – Beverly Hills, 90210 | Then
Tori Spelling began playing Donna Martin on her father’s teen drama, Beverly Hills, 90210 in 1990, a role she played for a full 10 years before the show wrapped in 2000.
Tori Spelling – Beverly Hills, 90210 | Now
Following Beverly Hills, 90210, Tori had roles in a number of different television shows and movies. Though she reprised her role as Donna Martin in the 90210 reboot in 2009, she remade her adult image as a reality TV star, allowing her family to be filmed for several shows documenting their lives, including Tori & Dean: Inn Love, Tori & Dean: Cabin Fever, and 2014’s True Tori. In 2017 she appeared in a TV movie called, Mother May I Sleep With Danger as Julie Lewisohn.
40 Most Notorious TV Personalities: Then and Now
Janice Villagran
Janice Villagran is a Mexican-American journalist and weather presenter. She started off her broadcasting career working as a forecaster and as a guest on several game shows.
Soon she became very popular amongst her viewers as she was what everyone called “beauty with brains.” Now, she works as a reporter and an on-air host at Estrella TV network as well as I Testigo TV. She’s also a part of En Vivo USA, an entertainment show.
Jake Tapper
He is an American journalist, author, and cartoonist. He started his career by working for a bunch of democratic politicians. He was also a freelance writer for a while before he began his journalism career. From 1998 to 2000, he was a senior writer for the Washington City Paper.
In 2001, Jake Tapper hosted the talk show Take Five on CNN News. From 2003 to 2010, he worked at ABC News. After that, he left ABC for CNN in 2012 and still continues to work there as Chief Washington Correspondent.
Jennifer Lahmers
Jennifer Lahmers is an American television news reporter and news anchor. She landed her first job in journalism as a reporter at WBBJ-TV in Jackson, Tennessee right after graduation. She also anchored the weekend news at that station.
In 2007, she joined Fox CT in Hartford, Connecticut as a reporter. Again from 2012 until 2014, she was an on-air personality at Back9Network, a golf cable television network. She co-anchored Good Day Wake Up on Fox 5 WNYW in New York City. Finally, she joined Extra as a correspondent in 2019.
Matt Lauer
He was an American news anchor. He started off his television career as a producer of the noon newscast for WOWK-TV in Huntington, West Virginia. In 1992, Matt Lauer joined NBC where he became co-anchor of the early weekday news show — Today in New York — on the network’s New York flagship station, WNBC.
He continued to work for NBC from 1992 to 2017. In November 2017, his contract with NBC was terminated due to misconduct and allegations of inappropriate behavior.
Susan Li
Susan Li is a TV journalist. She began her career at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as an associate producer and freelance reporter. In 2006, she joined Bloomberg Television as a host.
In 2014, she started working at CNBC Asia as a co-anchor of Asia Squawk Box and later joined some of CNBC’s sister networks, such as CNBC Europe and CNBC US. Lastly, in 2018, Susan Li joined Fox Business Network as a correspondent.
Chris Wallace
He is an American journalist and a television news anchor. He first started to work as a national reporter for The Boston Globe. He also worked for the Chicago station, WBBM-TV, which was owned by CBS at that time. He then fully started his journalism career with NBC in 1975 and worked there for 14 years.
From 1975 to 1988, Chris Wallace worked for NBC News. Then, from 1989 to 2003, he worked at ABC News. Lastly, he joined Fox News in 2003 and still continues to work there as their news anchor.
Diletta Leotta
Diletta Leotta is an Italian television presenter from Catania, Sicily. She started by presenting Serie B games on Sky Sports With Gianluca Di Marzio and Luca Marchegiani in Italy.
After that, Leotta worked at Radio 105 Network as a host alongside Aída Yéspica for the program 105 Take Away. She then started presenting the Serie A broadcasts for DAZN since the 2018–2019 season. As of 2020, Leotta co-presented the 70th annual edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.
Anderson Cooper
Anderson Cooper is an American journalist. He began his career by working for Channel One from 1992 to 1994. He then started to work for ABC News in 1995 as a correspondent. In 2001, he joined CNN as an anchor alongside Paula Zahn on American Morning.
In 2003, he started his own news program — Anderson Cooper 360° — on CNN. Alongside his duties with CNN, Anderson Cooper also serves as a correspondent for 60 Minutes on CBS and serves periodically as a guest co-host on Live ABC.
Yanet García
A Mexican model, social media personality, actress, and meteorologist. She used to present the weather on Mexican TV station Televisa Monterrey. Yanet Garcia also worked as a model before landing a job on television.
Due to her promiscuous style of dressing while she broadcasts, Playboy called her the woman “who encourages people to want to see the weather forecast.” This led to her greater fame. As of now, Yanet Garcia has reportedly quit her role on Mexican TV show Hoy to move to the US.
Sean Hannity
He is an American talk show host and conservative political commentator. He hosts a commentary program Hannity on Fox News. Along with that, he has his own radio talk show called The Sean Hannity Show.
In 1989, Sean Hannity worked as a general contractor and volunteered as a talk show host at UC Santa Barbara. He then joined WVNN in Athens, Alabama and later, he joined WGST in Atlanta. He also worked at WABC in New York until 2013. Then, in 2014, Hannity began working for WOR — a radio station.
Bri Winkler
Bri Winkler is an American meteorologist and weather anchor. She started her career as a meteorologist and co-host for the NBC-affiliated TV station in Amarillo, Texas — KMAR-TV. In 2007, she joined ABC7 as a morning meteorologist for Eyewitness News.
She also made appearances on local chat shows including Good Morning America. Since October 2019, she works as an energy and climate expert for the City of Santa Barbara. She is also an advocate of the American Heart/American Stroke Association.
Brian Williams
He is an American journalist and television anchor. Brian Williams started broadcasting in 1981 at KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, Kansas. He also worked for the then-independent station WTTG in 1982, after that he worked in Philadelphia for WCAU, then owned and operated by CBS.
He joined NBC News in 1993. In 1996, he began serving as the anchor and managing editor of The News With Brian Williams, broadcasted on MSNBC and CNBC. He again joined MSNBC as a chief anchor in 2015 and is still working there.
Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly is an American journalist, attorney, and news anchor. She was hired by the ABC affiliate, WJLA-TV, as an assignment reporter in 2003 in Washington, DC. Megyn Kelly joined Fox News in 2004, where she hosted a legal segment called Kelly’s Court.
Later, she hosted a two-hour afternoon show called America Live. In 2017, she joined NBC News for three different roles — a daytime talk show, a Sunday-night newsmagazine, and a correspondent for major news events. As of 2020, she has her own podcast, “The Megyn Kelly Show.”
Sam Champion
He is an American weather anchor. He is most famous for his combined 25-year career on the ABC flagship station WABC-TV and Good Morning America. He had previously co-anchored AMHQ: America’s Morning Headquarters and 23.5 Degrees With Sam Champion on The Weather Channel.
After he left ABC in 2014, Champion became the managing editor of The Weather Channel. He also joined the Today show on NBC. In 2019, he returned to ABC as the weekday morning and noon weather anchor at WABC-TV.
Abby Huntsman
Abigail Haight Huntsman is an American journalist and television personality. She became a host and producer for HuffPost Live, the Huffington Post’s streaming network. She also became a frequent guest on CNN.
She appeared as a political commentator for ABC News in Washington, D.C., and Good Morning America in New York City at that time as well. In 2015, Huntsman joined Fox News Channel as a general assignment reporter. Lastly, she joined ABC talk show The View as a co-host and worked there from 2018 to 2020.
Bob Woodward
He is an American investigative journalist. He started his career working for The Washington Post as a reporter in 1971. He mostly covered political scandals in his reporting lifetime. In 1972, Woodward along with Carl Bernstein did the original news reporting of the Watergate scandal.
His work was much appreciated and was called “maybe the single greatest reporting effort of all time” by journalist Gene Roberts. Bob Woodward still works for The Washington Post as an associate editor. He has written 19 books on American politics.
Christiane Amanpour
She is a British-Iranian journalist and television host. In 1983, she joined CNN on the foreign desk in Atlanta, Georgia as an entry-level desk assistant. She got her first big shot by covering the Iraq-Iran war. In March of 2010, Amanpour left CNN for ABC News, where she would start working as an anchor for This Week.
Later on, from December 2011, she started working for CNN again alongside ABC under a unique arrangement. In May 2018, Amanpour replaced Charlie Rose on PBS with her program, Amanpour & Company.
Bret Baier
He is a television host. He now hosts the Special Report with Bret Baier on the Fox News Channel. Bret Baier is also the Chief Political Correspondent for Fox. He has also worked as the network’s Chief White House Correspondent and Pentagon Correspondent.
Baier began his television career at a local station in Rockford, Illinois. After that, he joined WRAL-TV, followed by a CBS affiliate in Raleigh, North Carolina. In 1998, he was hired as Fox network’s Atlanta Bureau Chief.
Robin Roberts
She is an American television broadcaster. Robin Roberts began her career as a sports anchor and reporter for WDAM-TV in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 1983. In 1986, she was the sports anchor and reporter for WSMV-TV in Nashville, Tennessee.
From 1988 to 1990, she was a sports anchor and reporter at WAGA-TV in Atlanta, Georgia. In February 1990, she joined ESPN and worked there until 2005. Along with ESPN, she started working for ABC News in 2005. Currently, she is the anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America.
Louis Theroux
He is a British-American documentary filmmaker, journalist, broadcaster, and author. Louis Theroux’s first job as a journalist was with Metro Silicon Valley in the United States. He was then hired by the Spy magazine in 1992.
He also worked as a correspondent on Michael Moore’s TV Nation series. When his contract ended with TV Nation, he was signed to a development deal by the BBC where he developed Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends.
Hu Shuli
She is the founder and publisher of Caixin Media and also the professor of the School of Communication and Design at Sun Yat-sen University. Hu Shuli started her career by working as an assistant editor, reporter, and international editor at the Worker’s Daily.
After that, she joined China Business Times in 1992 as an international editor and became chief reporter in 1995. In 1998, she left her job to start the Caijing magazine. Lastly, she left Caijing to create Caixin Media and became chief editor in November 2009.
Scott Pelley
He is an American journalist and author. Scott Pelley began his career in 1975 as a broadcast journalist at Lubbock’s KSEL-TV. He later moved on to KXAS-TV in Fort Worth in 1978, and to WFAA-TV in Dallas in 1982. In 1989, Scott Pelley joined CBS News.
He was the anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News from 2011 to 2017. Later, he became the correspondent for the CBS News’ 60 Minutes in 2019. That same year he published his book, Truth Worth Telling.
Katie Couric
She is an American television and online journalist, presenter, producer, and author. Katie Couric is the founder of Katie Couric Media, a multimedia news and production company. She started her journalism career as an assistant at ABC News.
Later, she joined NBC as a reporter. From 2013 to 2017, she was Yahoo’s Global News Anchor. She also worked for CNN as an assignment editor. During her career, Couric worked for NBC News from 1989 to 2006, CBS News from 2006 to 2011, and ABC News from 2011 to 2014.
Lester Holt
He is an American broadcast journalist and news anchor. In 1981, he first started as a reporter for WCBS-TV in New York City. In 1982, he became a reporter on KNXT in Los Angeles, and in 1983, he returned to WCBS-TV as a reporter and weekend anchor.
In 1986, Lester Holt moved to WBBM-TV in Chicago. After that, he joined CBS News where he worked for 19 years. At last, he joined NBC News where he still works as an anchor.
Yamiche Alcindor
She is an American journalist. She began her career as a reporter at Newsday, a newspaper based in Melville, New York. In 2011, she then became a multimedia reporter for USA Today in New York. In the same year, she started working at NBC News and MSNBC as a guest.
In November 2015, she left USA Today to work for The New York Times as a national political reporter. Yamiche Alcindor is currently the White House correspondent for the PBS NewsHour and a political contributor to NBC News, as well as MSNBC.
Shereen Bhan
She is an Indian journalist and news anchor. She kicked off her career working as a news-researcher for Karan Thapar in his production house, Infotainment Television. She then joined UTV’s News and Current Affairs division.
She also produced shows for Star TV and SAB TV. In December 2000, she joined CNBC-TV18 and is currently the managing editor. Shereen Bhan is also the anchor & editor of Young Turks.
David Gregory
He is an American television journalist. David Gregory began his career as a summer reporter for KGUN-TV in Tucson, Arizona. He also worked for NBC’s Sacramento, California affiliate KCRA-TV. He had been the substitute co-anchor on Weekend Today from 2003 to 2014.
David Gregory had also anchored News Chat, Crosstalk NBC, and Newsfront on MSNBC from 1998 to 2000. He was the former moderator of NBC News’ Sunday morning talk show — Meet the Press. David Gregory has been serving as a CNN political analyst since 2016.
Fredricka Whitfield
She is an American journalist and news anchor. Fredricka Whitfield started by working at WPLG-TV in Miami and followed up at News Channel 8 in Washington, D.C. She then moved onto KTVT-TV in Dallas and WTNH in New Haven, Connecticut. From there, she landed a gig with WCIV in Charleston, South Carolina.
After gaining enough experience, Whitfield then joined as a correspondent for NBC News and served as an Atlanta-based correspondent for NBC Nightly News from 1995 to 2000. In 2002, she joined CNN as an anchor for CNN Newsroom.
Diane Sawyer
She is an American television broadcast journalist. She started her career as a weather forecaster for WLKY-TV in Louisville. She then moved to Washington, D.C. to look for government jobs. Later, she became a staff assistant for U.S. President Richard Nixon.
In 1978, Diane Sawyer joined CBS News at first as a general-assignment reporter. In 1989, she shifted to ABC News to co-anchor Primetime news magazine. Currently, she is working for ABC News producing documentaries and interview specials.
Tucker Carlson
He is an American conservative television presenter, political commentator, author, and columnist. He began his career as a fact-checker for Policy Review. He also worked as a reporter at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Later, Tucker Carlson joined The Weekly Standard news magazine in 1995. He then worked for CNN from 2000 to 2005. After that, he worked for MSNBC from 2005 to 2008. In 2009, Carlson joined Fox News as a contributor and is still currently working there.
Mika Brzezinski
She is an American journalist, talk show host, liberal political commentator, and author. She joined MSNBC in 2007 and currently co-hosts MSNBC’s weekday morning broadcast show Morning Joe. Before this, she was a correspondent for CBS News.
Mika Brzezinski made her start in journalism as an assistant on ABC’s World News — This Morning — in 1990. In 1991, she moved to Tribune-owned Fox affiliate WTIC-TV/WTIC-DT in Hartford, Connecticut where she worked as general assignments reported.
Joe Scarborough
He is an American cable news host. He currently works at MSNBC as a co-host of Morning Joe. He had previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same network. He started his career in 1991 by practicing law in Pensacola, Florida.
He also practiced politics by serving in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001. In May 2001, he resigned from Congress.
Rachel Maddow
She is an American television news program host and liberal political commentator. In June 2005, Rachel Maddow was often a panelist on the MSNBC show Tucker and a frequent guest on CNN’s Paula Zahn Now.
She also worked as a correspondent for The Advocate newspaper. In October 2018, she launched the podcast, “Bag Man.” Currently, Rachel Maddow hosts The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, and serves as the cable network’s special event co-anchor alongside Brian Williams.
Lawrence O’Donnell
He is an American television anchor, actor, and political commentator. He currently hosts The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell on MSNBC, which airs on weeknights. From 1977 to 1988, Lawrence O’Donnell dabbled in writing and ultimately published three books.
He was in the US Congress from 1989 to 1995. Later, in 2009, he became a regular contributor on Morning Joe with Joe Scarborough. He was a writer and producer for the NBC series, The West Wing.
Erin Burnett
She is an American news anchor. She is currently the anchor of her show on CNN, Erin Burnett OutFront. She began her career as a financial analyst for Goldman Sachs. While working there, she was offered a job in CNN as a writer and booker for CNN’s Moneyline.
She then worked for CitiMedia as vice president of Citigroup’s digital media group. She also worked for CNBC as co-anchor of Squawk on the Street and the host of Street Signs. Aside from that, Burnett has made frequent appearances on NBC and MSNBC shows.
Shepard Smith
He, like all the others in this list, is an American broadcast journalist. He works for both NBC and CNBC. He serves as chief general news anchor and hosts The News With Shepard Smith, which was launched in fall 2020. Smith set about his career in television with WJHG-TV in Panama City Beach, Florida.
He then became a correspondent for A Current Affair. In 1996, Shepard Smith joined Fox News Channel and worked there for 23 long years. His long career at Fox is what he’s best known for.
Maria Bartiromo
She is an American television personality, anchor, host, and author. From 1988 to 1993, Maria Bartimoro worked at CNN Business as an executive producer and assignment editor. She also writes a monthly column for USA Today called “One-On-One.”
In 1993, she joined CNBC and started reporting live. Bartiromo was also the anchor and managing editor of the CNBC business interview show — On the Money with Maria Bartiromo. In 2013, she left CNBC for Fox News, where she still continues to work today.
George Stephanopoulos
He is an American television host, political commentator, and a former democratic advisor. George Stephanopoulos is currently the chief anchor and political correspondent on ABC News.
He is also a co-anchor with Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan on Good Morning America and host of This Week — ABC’s Sunday morning current events news program. Previous to his journalistic career, he was an advisor to the Democratic Party. He resigned from the party in December 1996.
Carol Kirkwood
She is a British weather presenter. Carol Kirkwood joined the BBC’s secretarial reserve in London to begin her career. In 1992, she worked on a now-defunct cable TV channel, Windsor TV — later called Wire TV. In 1993, she rejoined BBC as a freelance presenter.
In 1996, she joined the UK operation of The Weather Channel. In 1998, joined BBC as the main weather reporter on BBC Breakfast. In 2015, she participated in the 13th series of BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing and finished in 10th place.
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann is an American sports and political commentator, and writer. He joined ESPN’s SportsCenter in 1992 and retained that position until 1997. He left ESPN abruptly, which instigated a still ongoing feud between him and ESPN.
In 1999, he joined Fox as the star anchor for the weekly sports news show. From March 2003 to January 2012, Olbermann hosted a program Countdown With Keith Olbermann on MSNBC. In January 2018, he returned to ESPN’s SportsCenter program.
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