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She Played Newt in Aliens. See Carrie Hen Now at 46

Carrie Hen Aliens

Aliens is one of the greatest movies of all time, full stop, and one of the parts that makes everything flow together is Carrie Henn’s performance as the scared, lone child survivor Newt. Henn made the character feel real as if she was a real survivor of the terrible xenomorph slaughter. So with Aliens as a strong debut, where did Henn go?

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He Played Peter on The Brady Bunch. See Christopher Knight Now at 65

Christopher Knight - The Brady Bunch

The Brady Bunch may not be much of a popular name anymore, being mostly relegated to memes about Marsha and Jan, but there’s no denying it had some hardcore pull in the 70s. Enough pull that former star Christopher Knight has been able to coast along on the popularity fairly comfortably since, at least.

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She Played Marcia on The Brady Bunch. See Maureen McCormick Now at 66

Maureen McCormick - The Brady Bunch

Between the signature theme song and the cool tic-tac-toe grid for the opening, there wasn’t a house in town that didn’t watch The Brady Bunch. Thanks to networks like Nick at Nite, TV Land, and Nick Jr., families could watch the show in syndication for decades and decades. The show spawned sequels, spin-offs, movies, and reality shows, as well as changing the lives of the young child actors.

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He Played Young Forrest In Forrest Gump. See Michael Conner Humphreys Now at 37

Michael Conner Humphreys - Forrest Gump

All you need to hear is, “my name’s Forrest, Forrest Gump,” and you slip into the voice that Michael Conner Humphreys made famous in the 1994 film that swept the 67th Academy Awards, Forrest Gump. Every scene with Young Forrest was captivating, and the child actor that played the part couldn’t have done a better job.

At the time, Michael had no idea what he was a part of, but we all could still quote any and every one of his iconic lines right back to him today. Let’s run, Forrest, run, and see what the young star of the film is doing these days.

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She Played Young Jenny In Forrest Gump. See Hanna Hall Now at 38

hanna hall - forrest gump

Forrest Gump is one of the most iconic movies of its generation, helping solidify Tom Hanks as one of America’s favorite actors (fresh off his Oscar for Philadelphia the year before). But what about the other actors from Forrest Gump, like Hanna Hall, who played the young version of Jenny Curran in the film? 

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What Ever Happened to Josh Saviano, ‘Paul’ From The Wonder Years?

Being a teenager is some of the best, and most formative, years of our lives. As we transition from childhood to adulthood, the road of self-discovery is complex, fun, and usually difficult. For a long time, TV shows and sitcoms have endeavored to capture this transition, but none have done so more iconically than The Wonder Years. Everyone knows Fred Savage’s memorable role as Kevin Arnold, but what happened to Josh Saviano, who played Kevin’s best friend, Paul? Keep reading to find out!

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