Where Are They Now: Disney Channel Stars From Back In The Day
There's a Hollywood myth that has followed a plethora of ultra-famous Disney childhood stars and it tells a tale of doom and misery. While some have come out the other side we can't help but think about what path stars like Lindsay Lohan and Miley Cyrus have gone down in recent years when they got their start in such a seemingly innocent platform, entertaining children.
It certainly brings curiosity to the surface about all of our favorites from the past. What happened to Gordo from Lizzie McGuire? What about Chelsea from That's So Raven? We need to know, was everyone cursed? What do they do these days? Are they still in the entertainment industry or are they living normal lives like you and me?
It turns out we actually know a lot about what some of our favorite actors and actresses are up to these days and we're sure you'll be fascinated to see the difference between then and now! This is one Disney blast from the past you don't want to miss!
Aly Michalka
The actress who played Keely in Phil of the Future continued to have a lucrative career after her time on the show ended. Along with acting roles in major motion pictures like Easy A and The Roommate, she also kept busy appearing on Two And A Half Men and making music in Aly & AJ. Today she is married and still working on her music carrer with AJ!
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AJ played a beloved character, Twitty, from Even Stevens. As the girlhood crush of more than we can count, it was no surprise that he went on to act in a wide variety of television series. Today he still acts and is one lucky fella to be married to Leah Pipes, a star on CW's The Originals.
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Lizzie McGuire's Miranda inspired tons of quirky girls in her time to embrace their unique side and virtually none of them would be surprised to hear what she's been up to these days. When she exited the show to pursue a music career she found the path to be a lot harder than she anticipated. After struggling with drug abuse she ended up joining the band Vanity Theft and making a few cameo style appearance in a few television series and movies before essentially living a quiet, normal life like anyone else might.
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Brown played the role of Eddie on That's So Raven and was easily a lovable and hilarious character on the show. However, Eddie has hit more than a few rough patches including domestic battery and a DUI, releasing his own sex tape, and making lewd comments about Raven Simone.
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You'd recognize her as Pim from Phil of the Future. The mischievous little sister went on to act in American Dragon: Jake Long and then took a hefty break from her acting career. During which time she enrolled as a student at New York University and she studied human rights and feminist theory. But what got her gears turned back to acting? After school she went backpacking through Europe and says she had an epiphany!
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After playing Ethan Craft in Lizzie McGuire Snyder kept busy playing water polo in college and then professionally afterwards before returning to acting. As Ethan in the show, he wasn't the brightest crayon in the box, but he was definitely the first crush for many, many girls.
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Everyone loves Gordo to this day but Adam gave up acting nearly ten years ago. He attended UC Berkley where he earned a degree in geology and today works in New York at the Irish Arts Center.
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You'd recognize her as Kate Sanders, the object of Lizzie's misery as her rival in Lizzie McGuire. For Ashlie, outside of appearing in the Lizzie McGuire movie, she pretty much completely disappeared from the Hollywood scene. Instead of staying in the acting game she went to college and became a lawyer! Today she is also a married mom! We'd call that a success story for sure.
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Margo Harshman
When her role as Tawny Dean from Even Stevens came to an end, Margo did anything but disappear. We have seen her play roles in major television series from Big Bang Theory to Grey's Anatomy and even NCIS!
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Jake Thomas
He played the adorable and adventurous Matt McGuire on Lizzie McGuire and seeing such a small kid grow up into a young man is definitely a shock to the system! Jake has continued to act over the years since the show ended and he is also in school, on his way to a degree in screen writing!
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Anneliese Van Der Pol
You would remember her as Chelsea from That's So Raven. She was quirky and funny, a definite fan favorite. When the series ended, Anneliese went on to debut in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast as Belle! She continued to work actively in Broadway until announcing her return to Disney in the 2017 spin off of That's So Raven.
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Patrick Levis
Patrick played Jack Phillips in So Weird, Fiona's skeptic older brother. While Patrick still acts time to time it seems he found his calling when he started a Christian Folk Band called Least of These in 2004.
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Kyle Massey
Kyle Massey definitely did well for himself after playing Cory Baxter in That's So Raven. Including playing Cory Baxter in a spin off episode, he went on to act in a plethora of Disney productions, appear in Dancing With the Stars (and landed 2nd place,) and today he is rapping under the name Massey. Supposedly, he's buddy-buddy with Justin Bieber.
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Mackenzie Phillips
The actress who played Molly Phillips on So Weird went on to become a counselor after admitting to her childhood traumas and abuse.
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Ryan Dowell Baum
After playing J.B. Halliburton in The Famous Jett Jackson called it quits in Hollywood and went on to a higher calling. After Baum attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts (and graduated in 2005) he went on to get a Master of Divinity and today is an ordained Minister in Oakland, California!
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Steven Anthony Lawrence
Steven played Beans in Even Stevens and in 2015 he delighted fans at a California shopping center when they discovered him working as Santa's Helper! Occasionally, Steven still acts.
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