Nickelodeon Stars Then vs. Now: Who’s Still All That?

Nickelodeon basically raised an entire generation, and then when their star kids started getting older, casually pushed them into adulthood like, “Good luck out there!” Some, like Ariana Grande, rocketed into global superstardom, but others slid quietly into regular, normie jobs, or the mysterious place called “What-happened-to-them-landia.”

From the cowboy chaos of Hey Dude to the orange soda–fueled mayhem of Kenan & Kel, here’s what some of your favorite ’90s and 2000s Nick icons are up to now, and what they look like these days.

Drake Bell

Drake Bell went from The Amanda Show side character to half of the legendary Drake & Josh duo. After the show wrapped, he leaned hard into three things: music and voice acting. Off-camera, his life’s been a bit rocky.

Bell’s dealt with multiple DUIs and a very public rift with Josh Peck over that infamous wedding non-invite, though they eventually hugged it out, restoring the delicate balance of the Nick universe.

Christine Taylor

If you remember Hey Dude, you remember Melody Hanson, the pretty lifeguard who made everyone want to move to a dude ranch. Christine Taylor traded the ranch for Hollywood, starring in The Brady Bunch Movie, Zoolander, and The Wedding Singer, plus tons of TV guest spots.

She married comedy star Ben Stiller in 2000, became a mom, and quietly built a life away from the Nick crowd. Their marriage later ended, but Taylor still pops up onscreen, looking basically like Melody just without the horses.

Ross Hull

Remember the glasses kid from Are You Afraid of the Dark, who gathered everyone around a campfire? That’s Ross right there. After the spooky anthology wrapped, Hull took a wildly practical turn and became a meteorologist.

These days, he’s on TV in Canada delivering forecasts instead of ghost stories. No more creepy Midnight Society intros like in the good old days.

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