What Ever Happened to Danica McKellar, Winnie Cooper

Danica McKellar, AKA Winnie Cooper, was famous for her role on The Wonder Years. But where has she been since then? Well, she did do a little acting as an adult. More intersting though, she got a degree in math from UCLA, and has since written several books on the subject: McKellar, Danica; Mary Lynn Blasutta (2008). Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail

McKellar, Danica (2009). Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who's Boss

McKellar, Danica (2010). Hot X: Algebra Exposed

McKellar, Danica (2012). Girls Get Curves: Geometry Takes Shape

As for acting as an adult, McKellar has admitted the transition from "child actor to adult actor was a little bumpy." Since leaving The Wonder Years, McKellar has had several guest roles in television series (including one with former co-star Fred Savage on Working), and has written and directed two short films. She appeared in two Lifetime TV movies, she briefly returned to regular television with a recurring role in the 2002–03 season of The West Wing.

McKellar appeared in lingerie in the July 2005 edition of Stuff magazine after readers voted her the 1990's star they would most like to see in lingerie. McKellar explained that she agreed to the shoot in part to obtain "grittier roles."

For a full list of her roles, click here.

In her personal life, she married composer Mike Verta on March 22, 2009, in La Jolla, California; the couple had dated since 2001. They had their first child, a son named Draco, in 2010, McKellar filed for divorce from Verta in June 2012, with the dissolution becoming final in February 2013. On July 16, 2014, she got engaged to her boyfriend Scott Sveslosky, a partner in the Los Angeles legal firm Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton.

What Happened to Peter Billingsley (Ralphie) from A Christmas Story?

Remember cute little Ralphie (Peter Billingsley) from the movie A Christmas Story? What ever happened to him? After the movie in 1983 he did some more acting. In 1984 Billingsley starred in an adaptation of The Hoboken Chicken Emergency with Dick Van Patten and Gabe Kaplan, a special Thanksgiving episode of the PBS series WonderWorks. He also appeared on a special edition of Family Feud and on the game show Celebrity Hot Potato.  

In the late 80s his acting career slowed. He was a guest star on Who's The Boss?, Punky Brewster, The Wonder Years, and Highway To Heaven, and appeared in the film The Dirt Bike Kid, Carly's Web, Russkies and Beverly Hills Brats. 

In the early 90s Billingsley played a would-be jock who gets hooked on steroids in the CBS Schoolbreak Special The Fourth Man. His next Schoolbreak Special appearance was in 1994's The Writing on the Wall, starring Hal Linden as a rabbi who teaches three boys about the horrors of intolerance after they are caught defacing his home, temple, and car with swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti.

Also in the 90s he decided to start doing more work behind the scenes by producing, writing and directing. Known as Peter Michaelsen, he was assistant editor on the movie Knights. In 1994 Peter starred in, wrote, and directed (credited as Peter Billingsley) the short film The Sacred Fire, and credited as Peter Michaelsen in the executive producer function. Other behind the scenes work has included The Discovery Channel's A.R.K., The Adventures of Animal Rescue Kids, Patriot Son, The X Show, Made, and Elf, Dinner for Five Zathura, The Break-Up, and Iron Man; he also acted in the film, playing a scientist who works for Obadiah Stane. He also directed 2009's Couples Retreat.

Billingsley has also done a little acting recently in Sherman Oaks, Family Reunion: A Relative Nightmare, Elf, L.A. Heat, Four Christmases and No Deposit, No Return.

Billingsley has recently written a musical adaptation of A Christmas Story that is scheduled to open in Seattle during the second week of December 2010.

Before he was in A Christmas story he did a bunch of commercials. Billingsley's first acting role was as a two-year-old in a Geritol commercial. He went on to star in about 120 television ads throughout the 1970s and early 80s.He was probably best known for a series of commercials for Hershey's chocolate syrup in which he portrayed the character Messy Marvin.

He also played in several films like If Ever I See You Again, Paternity, Honky Tonk Freeway, Death Valley, Massarati and the Brain, and the made-for-TV movie Memories Never Die.

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What Happened to Elliott (Henry Thomas) From ET: The Extra-Terrestrial?

In ET: The Extra-Terrestrial, Elliot was the little boy that found, became friends with, and save ET. But what what has he done since then?

Well, his name is Henry Thomas, and according to IMDB, he has been busy acting in TV and film, you just might not have known it was him.

Here is his filography from IMDB (I've highlighted the ones I have actually heard of):



1. Dear John (2010) (post-production) .... Tim Wheddon
2. Don't Look Up (2009) (post-production)
3. Red Velvet (2009) .... Aaron
4. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Jeremy Kent (1 episode, 2009)
5. If I Had a Hammer... (2009) TV episode .... Jeremy Kent
6. "Without a Trace" .... Franklin Romar (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
7. Under (2008) (TV)
8. Suffering Man's Charity (2007) .... Eric Rykell
9. The Last Sin Eater (2007) .... Man of God
10. "Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King" .... Robert Fornoy (1 episode, 2006)
11.Desperation (2006) (TV) .... Peter Jackson
12. The Deal (2006/I) .... Frank
13. "Masters of Horror" .... Jamie (1 episode, 2005)
14. Tennis, Anyone...? (2005) .... Matt Erhorn
15 The Hard Easy (2005) .... Paul Weston
16. Dead Birds (2004) .... William
17. Honey Baby (2004) .... Tom Brackett
18. 11:14 (2003) .... Jack
19. Briar Patch (2003) .... Edgar MacBeth
20. I Capture the Castle (2003) .... Simon Cotton
21. Gangs of New York (2002) .... Johnny Sirocco
22. I'm with Lucy (2002) .... Barry
23. Dead in the Water (2002) .... Jeff
24. The Quickie (2001) .... Alex
25. All the Pretty Horses (2000) .... Lacey Rawlins
26. A Good Baby (2000) .... Raymond Toker
27. Happy Face Murders (1999) (TV) .... Dylan McCarthy
28. Fever (1999) .... Nick Parker
29. Moby Dick (1998) (TV) .... Ishmael
30. Suicide Kings (1997) .... Avery Chasten
31. Niagara, Niagara (1997) .... Seth
32. Hijacking Hollywood (1997) .... Kevin
33. Riders of the Purple Sage (1996) (TV) .... Bern Venters
34. Bombshell (1996) .... Buck Hogan
35. Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) (TV) .... Ray Buckey
36. Legends of the Fall (1994) .... Samuel Ludlow
37. Curse of the Starving Class (1994) .... Wesley Tate
38. Beyond Obsession (1994) (TV) .... John Thompson
39. Fire in the Sky (1993) .... Greg Hayes
40. A Taste for Killing (1992) (TV) .... Cary Sloan
41. Psycho IV: The Beginning (1990) (TV) .... Young Norman Bates
42. Valmont (1989) .... Danceny
43. Murder One (1988) .... Billy Isaacs
44. Frog Dreaming (1986) .... Cody
45. Cloak & Dagger (1984) .... Davey Osborne
46. Misunderstood (1984) .... Andrew
47. E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) .... Elliott
48. The Steeler and the Pittsburgh Kid (1981) (TV) .... The Kid
49. Raggedy Man (1981) .... Harry

From Wikipedia:

Thomas returned to film in the late 1980s and early 1990s and began to prove himself in adult roles. His most prominent adult role to date was as Samuel Ludlow in 1994's Legends of the Fall. He is currently both an actor and musician. Moving to Los Angeles in 1998, the band The Blueheelers called it quits but Thomas continues to write and record songs. He posts them on his MySpace page.

And finally, some trivia from IMDB:

Performs with the band The Blueheelers.

Attended Blinn College in Brenham, Texas

Ranked #24 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"

Married Marie Zielcke in Las Vegas in the same Chapel in which Britney Spears married Jason Allen Alexander.

The godfather of his daughter Hazel is Mika Kaurismäki. He was the one who introduced him to his future wife Marie Zielcke.

His wife, Marie Zielcke, is a popular actress in Germany.

Was ranked #4 in E's 50 cutest child stars all grown-up.(2005)

Was turned down for the role of Eric Bates in The Toy (1982). The role went to Scott Schwartz.

He was originally cast in the four-hour miniseries, Merlin, but when Thomas arrived at London's Heathrow Airport, much to the actor's surprise, he was informed that his official working papers were not in order, apparently the result of an administrative mess up back home, and he was denied entrance to the country. His reps called the incident an "unfortunate misunderstanding," adding that her client "did not do anything illegal." Be that as it may, Thomas was dropped from the Merlin cast and subsequently replaced by actor Paul Curran.

He dropped out of Texas's Blinn College (where he studied philosophy and history) after one year to act full-time.

He said that at age 8, he wanted to become an actor after watching a PBS special on acting and decided he had found his calling.

At an open audition in a San Antonio, Texas hotel he promptly landed a part in the 1981 Sissy Spacek film Raggedy Man.

The only child of Carolyn, a homemaker, and Henry Sr., a hydraulic machinist.

He and his wife, Marie Zielcke, have a daughter named Hazel Thomas.

What Happened to Mr. Belvedere (Christopher Hewett)?

Christopher Michael Hewett (April 5, 1922 – August 3, 2001) was an English actor and theatre director best known for his role as Lynn Belvedere on the ABC sitcom Mr. Belvedere.

A devout Catholic, Hewitt served as a deacon at St. Victor's church in West Hollywood. During his later years, he suffered from arthritis and diabetes. On August 3, 2001, Hewett died of compilations from diabetes at the age of 79.

After Mr. Belvedere, Hewett starred in 1 episode of "California Dreams" - Mr. Green (1994), as well as one episode of "Ned and Stacey" - Himself (1997)

Trivia

Of English and Irish extraction, Christopher Hewett was raised in England. His mother helped run a plantation in Malaysia, and was an actress herself. He attended Wimbledon College, a prestigious Jesuit school, before serving in the British armed forces.

Although born in England, Christopher started his stage career in Ireland at the age of 7 in a production of "Midsummer Night's Dream."

Confirmed bachelor who never married or sired offspring.

Devoutly Catholic.

Traced his descent (on his Irish side) from Irish political agitator Daniel O'Connell.

Christopher served two years in the Royal Air Force and was discharged at age 18 after a two year stint. He immediately joined the Oxford Repertory Co. where he performed in 104 plays. He also was an air raid warden during WWII. He moved to New York in 1954 and made his Broadway premiere in 1956 with the original cast of "My Fair Lady".

Performed and directed on Broadway from 1955-81. One of the highlights of his stage career was in the original stage production of "My Fair Lady" where he originated the role of Rex Harrison's competing egotistical linguist, "Zoltan Karpathy.".

His Belvedere character was the topic for a popular 1991 "Saturday Night Live" skit, in which a convention is held for the fictional butler.

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What Ever Happened to the Cast of Small Wonder?

Small Wonder


Victoria "Vicki" Ann Smith-Lawson (Tiffany Brissette)

After the series ended in 1989, Brissette continued acting appearing in Parker Lewis Can't Lose and the 1990 television movie Beanpole. Brissette's last acting role was in 1991 in the television series Equal Justice. Since 2007, Brissette has worked as a nurse and resides in Boulder, Colorado.

Video: http://www.mandjshow.com/videos/whatever-happened-to-tiffany-brissette/


Ted Lawson (Dick Christie)
There isn't a lot of information oh where he is now, but in 1999 Christie was a screenwriter for the movie Molly starring Elisabeth Shue.


Joan Lawson (Marla Pennington)
I couldn't find any information on her. It seems she didn't do much acting after Small Wonder. She was briefly on the Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. She looked to be in great health. You can see the video clip above.


Jamie Lawson (Jerry Supiran)
According to one rumor, Supiran hates the Small Wonder show and refuses to even talk about it and has moved to New England where he does graphic design for a major food retailer. There are other rumors that he has been a roadie for the band Alice in Chains, was actually Billy Corgan from the rock band Smashing Pumpkins, or that he encountered financial difficulties and now works at a Taco Bell somewhere in California.

But perhaps the most accurate is that he lives in Laughlin, NV, and works at the Tropicana Express as a cook.


Harriet Brindle (Emily Schulman)
At 17, Emily began a career shift away from the cameras. Accumulating experience while working at talent agencies in both New York and Los Angeles, she quickly became a highly respected figure in the commercial industry. In 2008, after 13 years as the head of Acme Talent & Literary's Commercial Division, Emily relocated her department to its current home at Talentworks. Schulman married Derek Webster in 2002. They have two young daughters, Lasarina & Maev.