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Yahoo
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Here's What The Cast Of "Clueless" Looks Like 30 Years After Its Premiere, And I Swear They Haven't Aged A Day
Brace yourselves — Clueless, which is arguably the best teen movie of all time, turns 30 this month. Yes, 30. The big 3-0. It is THIRTY YEARS OLD. Now that we all feel like our bones are crumbling to dust, let's check in with the cast and where they're at now... Alicia Silverstone as Cher: Archive Photos / Getty Images, Dia Dipasupil / WireImage, Clueless was one of Alicia's first film roles, and she went on to star in other '90s icons like Excess Baggage, Batman and Robin, and Blast From the Past. She's continued acting steadily over the years, recently in Netflix's The Baby-Sitters Club series. She's also a passionate animal rights activist and vegan. Paul Rudd as Josh: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images, Stephanie Augello / Variety via Getty Images Although he had appeared in some TV series before Clueless, Josh was actually Paul's first big screen role. Since then, he's had a prolific and varied career, with roles in Romeo + Juliet, Friends, Parks and Recreation, Anchorman, The 40-Year Old Virgin, and, of course, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (and a whole bunch more). Most recently, he starred in Death of a Unicorn with Jenna Ortega. Stacey Dash as Dionne: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images, Astrida Valigorsky / Getty Images Stacey had steady roles both before and after Clueless, although none that reached quite the same level of icon status. She was one of the film's few cast members to reprise their role in the Clueless spin-off TV series, which lasted three seasons. These days, she's perhaps more associated with her outspoken, conservative political views. Brittany Murphy as Tai: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images, Michael Tullberg / Getty Images Before Clueless, Brittany had a fair amount of experience in TV roles, and went on to a successful big screen career, with notable roles in movies like Drop Dead Gorgeous, Girl Interrupted, Riding in Cars with Boys, 8 Mile, Just Married, and Uptown Girls. She also voiced Luanne in King of the Hill. Sadly, she died in December 2009 from pneumonia. She's pictured above right in 2009, just weeks before her death. Elisa Donovan as Amber: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images, Rodin Eckenroth / WireImage Elisa had some small parts in the lead up to Clueless, but her role as Cher's frenemy Amber became what she's most known for — especially since she also reprised the role in the TV spin-off. She also had a notable role in the later seasons of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, and continued acting over the years, with her most recent onscreen role in 2017's MDMA. Donald Faison as Murray: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images, Mark Von Holden/NBC / NBC via Getty Images Clueless was Donald's first major role, and he went on to star in the Clueless TV series as well as movies like Can't Hardly Wait and Remember the Titans. He's now most known for his leading role as Turk alongside Zach Braff in the TV show Scrubs. Breckin Meyer as Travis: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images, Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images Breckin was a child actor prior to Clueless, and afterwards he starred in movies like The Craft, Can't Hardly Wait, Josie and the Pussycats, and Garfield. He also did voice work for King of the Hill alongside fellow Clueless alumni Brittany Murphy, and performed in, wrote, and produced Robot Chicken, which Donald Faison also did voice work for. Jeremy Sisto as Elton: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images Jeremy had a few roles before Clueless, and has continued acting since, most notably in TV series like Six Feet Under, Law & Order, Suburgatory, The Returned, and most recently, FBI: International. Dan Hedaya as Mel: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images, Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images for Tribeca Festival As one of the "adult" cast, Dan Hedaya had acted extensively before his role as Cher's father, Mel, in Clueless, including in movies like The Hunger, Joe Versus the Volcano, and The Addams Family, and TV shows like Cheers, The Tortellis, and Family Ties. He continued acting until recently — his last onscreen role was in 2021's The God Committee. Wallace Shawn as Mr. Hall: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images, John Lamparski / Getty Images Wallace Shawn was perhaps the most well-known cast member prior to Clueless, having starred in one of the greatest movies of all time, The Princess Bride, as well as co-written and starred in the classic My Dinner with Andre, amongst many other roles. In the same year as Clueless, he also voiced Rex in Toy Story and Principal Mazur in A Goofy Movie. He continues to act and do voice work. In recent years, he's perhaps best known for his roles in Young Sheldon and Gossip Girl. In addition to acting and screenwriting, he's also a playwright and has published multiple books of essays. Twink Caplan as Ms. Geist: CBS Photo Archive / CBS via Getty Images, Rodrigo Vaz / FilmMagic Twink Caplan (pictured above right in 2013) was known for her role in Look Who's Talking before Clueless. In the years since, she's worked as a producer and actor, most recently with small parts in the TV shows All That and Royalties. Justin Walker as Christian: Clueless was Justin's very first role, and while he did take on a few roles afterwards, he seemingly left the entertainment industry by 2005, when he had his last onscreen role in the movie Takeout. He now appears to be extremely private. Solve the daily Crossword
The Sun
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Noughties Hollywood teen movie star unrecognisable in new TikTok as fans ask ‘what happened to her?'
A NOUGHTIES Hollywood teen movie star looks unrecognisable in a new TikTok, as fans ask 'what happened?' Over the years, Amanda Bynes has had some tough times growing up as a child actor and in the limelight. 5 5 And fans were shocked to see her looking unrecognisable in her most recent video, shared on her social media. The 39-year-old She's The Man star could be seen showing off her new bangs while telling her followers that she'd finally grown them out. She rocked long blonde hair and a blonde fringe, a nose piercing and dark eye make up in the video. The former Hollywood star could also be seen with a heart tattoo on her cheek. Amanda added: 'Also my best friend Dylan and I have been best friends for 10 years. 'To mark out best friend anniversary we got matching roman numeral X's for the number ten, I got it on my finger and Dylan got it on her rib cage.' Amanda then showed off her new tattoo on her finger. The star tends to swap between brown and blonde hair, but it's the first time she's rocked a fringe. In the comments, some fans said the star looked 'unrecognisable,' as she showed off her changed look. Amanda Bynes sparks concern with swollen lips and chopped bangs in latest video as fans cry 'this is so sad' With a handful of people commenting: 'You can't convince me that's the same Amanda Bynes.' Others were quick to defend Amanda's new look, telling her she looked beautiful and saying how much her new fringe suited her. The star has since decided to switch the comments off for her new post. Amanda was arrested for a DUI in 2012; she has alleged that she was abused by her father; she was put under a conservatorship from 2014 to 2022; and she checked into a mental health facility in 2020. Despite her struggles, Amanda has recently been determined to get her manicurist license. In 2018, the former movie star attended and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising but decided not to go down that road. In 2022, she announced that she was headed to cosmetology school. Unfortunately, Amanda revealed that she did not pass her manicurist license exam. In a now-deleted update posted to her Instagram last year, she said, "Since I haven't passed the board exam yet to get my manicurist license I started back at school to study manicurist theory and to practice doing acrylics before I take the test again so I'll be good to go when I get a job at a nail salon." Her career as an actress began at the age of seven, where she performed both on-stage and on-screen. A member of the sketch comedy series All That, Amanda later earned her own spinoff: The Amanda Show. She went on to appear as a series regular on What I Like About You, as well as in a multitude of films including: Big Fat Liar, Easy A, She's the Man, Sydney White, Hairspray, and What a Girl Wants. In 2018, Amanda received her Associate's degree in Merchandise Product Development. The following year, she graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. Amanda Bynes is currently engaged to Paul Michael, a man she met at Alcoholics Anonymous. She has two siblings - Jillian Bynes and Tommy Bynes. 5
The Guardian
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Greatest teen movie ever': why Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is my feelgood movie
Last year, it took me a grand total of three weeks to make the olive costume, Georgia Nicolson's papier-mache creation from Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. Night and day, I slaved away, dipping strips of newspaper into a mix of flour and water, then patting it onto a giant-sized balloon. Never have I defined myself as anything close to arty. So why did I decide to dedicate a significant portion of my life to an elaborate craft project? The answer, of course, is simple. The olive costume is iconic, as the signature feature of the greatest teen movie ever made. Just ask any girl who grew up in Britain in the noughties, and they'll recognise the image: Georgia Nicholson, played by Georgia Groome, frantically running through the streets of Eastbourne dressed as a mammoth green hors d'oeuvre. Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging, the film based on the first two books in Louise Rennison's series, was studied at our teenage sleepovers. We pored over it, reciting its lines as if they were from a sacred text. Even now, I can reel off the classic quotes without thinking. 'Boys don't like girls for funniness,' if you didn't already know. Directed by Gurinder Chadha, the film encapsulated the essence of girlhood, with all its sweaty-palmed anxieties and humiliations. Fourteen-year-old Georgia is riding the rollercoaster of adolescence in all of its glory. There are birthday parties to plan, boys to 'stalk' and fall head over heels for, and embarrassing mums and dads to control. To the 12-year-old version of me, these were the important issues. So, freshly released from our parents' clutches, my friends and I joined the cinema queues to meet our soon-to-be idol. Georgia Nicolson spoke for all of us – about mistakenly shaved eyebrows and the horror of being caught wearing huge knickers; a hero of our age and time. With its killer soundtrack, featuring the likes of the Maccabees, the Rumble Strips and Lily Allen, it became the film that defined the summer of 2008. We watched the film religiously, on our own or all together, copying the games Georgia and the Ace Gang played and rating our limited sexual experiences on 'the snogging scale' they'd devised. The Ace Gang had characteristics that we recognised in ourselves: they were people ashamed of their very existence but desperate to climb into adult life. Over the years, the film's narrative became an easy point of comparison. When the first of my female friends got a boyfriend and became significantly less interested in the rest of us, she was a traitor 'just like Jas' in the movie. Fake tan mishaps turned our skin a shade 'even cheesier' than Georgia's 'Wotsits' legs. Recently, I heard that a boy I know was writing a song about someone he's dating. 'Let's hope it is more Ultraviolet than Bitch in a Uniform,' I joked with a friend. Why exactly did it seep into our vernacular? Maybe it was because it was the first film we saw that took our teenage problems seriously. While others treated girls' stresses as something trivial, Chadha's movie made them feel epic, on the scale we actually felt them. Watching Georgia worry about passing off as normal was refreshing, and in times of crisis – like if I had argued with one of my friends or the boy I was obsessing over that school year got a new girlfriend – I'd play the movie again and again. Importantly, for our spiralling young minds, Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging was not all doom and gloom and even provided us with glimmers of hope. Because, guess what? The ending proves that Georgia's 'sex god' boyfriend, Robbie, actually likes her 'just the way' she is. This, somehow, meant that we might also be OK as ourselves. The hormonal chaos of teenagehood now feels long ago. But a session watching Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging takes me right back to the era of Motorola Razr phones, fluorescent-coloured tights and when kissing with tongues felt like a terrifying milestone. It was a time that felt truly mortifying but gloriously eye-opening, too. And so, I tried to relive it, for nostalgia's sake. Like Georgia, I wore my olive costume to a fancy dress party, where many of the other guests were dressed as devils and cats. But, unlike Georgia, my outfit was well received – celebrated even – by basically every woman in attendance. That's the magic of Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging for our generation. It reminds us of the joyous madness of our school days, when everything was awkward, messy and packed with heart. Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is available on Hoopla and Kanopy in the US or to rent digitally or on Amazon Prime and Paramount+ in the UK
