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From memorable sketch show comedians to sitcom icons, these Nickelodeon alumni left a lasting mark before quietly stepping away from the limelight. Join us as we explore what happened to some of your favorite stars, from “Zoey 101,” “The Amanda Show,” “All That,” and beyond! What would you want to see in a revival of these classic shows? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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00:00My problem is that not enough people really know me, but that's about to change.
00:04Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the iconic Nickelodeon
00:09actors who haven't had the same level of fame since leaving the network.
00:13Ross, come say hi. Get in here.
00:15I'm not dressed for it.
00:16Ross Hall, everybody.
00:18Number 20. Brian Hearn.
00:21After getting his start in 2001 films Poodie Tang and Hardball, Hearn was snapped up by
00:27Nickelodeon and became a cast member in the sketch show All That in 2002. However, Hearn's
00:33journey in the Orange Network wasn't all that smooth.
00:36Dan's presence in the room could change the vibe of the room. Everybody would kind of just
00:41be like, okay, shut up.
00:43In interviews, he's spoken about how demeaning skits on Nick shows, such as being covered
00:49in peanut butter and having it licked off by dogs, weren't discussed beforehand. On top
00:54of that, Hearn also experienced racist abuse, such as being referred to by a Nickelodeon
00:59employee as, quote, a piece of charcoal.
01:02Someone said the skin tone should be charcoal. I started to get teary-eyed.
01:11Hearn's last acting job was in 2015. Instead, he's been working on music and poetry and became
01:18co-CEO of non-profit group Urban Poets Society.
01:23Number 19. Jenna Morrison.
01:26In the early 2000s, the phrase, I like eggs, spread through schools in the U.S. and abroad.
01:31And we can all thank, or blame, Morrison for that.
01:35Debbie got you a dozen eggs for your birthday?
01:38What is missing?
01:40I couldn't help myself. He's so cute.
01:43Playing the lovable but not-too-bright Debbie in The Amanda Show, the girls' room standout
01:49was a fan favorite. Yet, after leaving the show, Morrison essentially dropped out of
01:54the industry. She has made a couple of screen acting roles over the years, the most recent
01:58in Twinsmith's 2015 music video, Said and Done.
02:02Instead, Morrison has found less famous work, most recently working for an outdoor adventures
02:15firm in California.
02:17Number 18. Tague Kelly.
02:20Tague Kelly appeared in all three seasons of Unfabulous, which aired on Nickelodeon in the
02:24mid-2000s.
02:25Hello. Oh, hi, Tara. No, Ben can't talk. He's in the bathroom counting his chest hairs. Three
02:33more than last week.
02:34Give me that, you little...
02:36Despite its name, the show was fabulous, as it kick-started Emma Roberts' career and
02:42became one of the most popular shows in the country, amongst the young teenage demographic.
02:46So it's the first day of school, and I'm totally excited. I changed a lot over the summer.
02:51It's hard to explain. I'm just... different.
03:00Tague Kelly played Ben Singer, Emma Roberts' older brother. Unfortunately, he did not share
03:06her post Unfabulous success, at least not in front of the camera. While he has continued
03:13acting, he hasn't appeared in much of note. His IMDb filmography lists him as a production
03:18assistant on various shows, such as Chicken Girls and a couple small roles in some shorts.
03:24Is it gonna hurt?
03:26Shouldn't hurt that bad.
03:28It's just so, like, permanent.
03:31Well, exactly.
03:33Number 17. Josh Serverer
03:35Josh Serverer was yet another All That cast member, and the only one to remain throughout
03:39the first six original seasons.
03:42Man, Walter, get those frisbees outta here.
03:44Hey, too bad I'm Walter like that.
03:47Man, beat it, pizza face.
03:48After his success on All That, Serverer appeared on Figure It Out and played a few bit roles
03:54in shows like Kenan and Kel and The Amanda Show. However, his vigorous career quickly deflated,
03:59and Serverer was resorted to single-episode appearances in various series and several reunion specials.
04:06In 2018, he appeared as a contestant on all-new Double Dare and played Mr. McConnor in an episode
04:12of Game Shakers.
04:14Geez, I've never seen a kid who couldn't peel their own banana.
04:17Stop!
04:19Burn so hard, it's so hard, it burns!
04:21Number 16. David Lasher
04:23Before he was stealing the hearts of the audience on Sabrina the Teenage Witch as Josh,
04:29Lasher got his start on the Nickelodeon TV show Hey Dude in 1989, playing the role of Ted
04:34McGriff, the troublemaking yet endearing employee on the ranch. Lasher briefly left the show
04:40before making a triumphant return until it ended in 1991.
04:44Oh, hey.
04:45If it isn't the senior staff infection.
04:47Oh, cute. So you wanna see how it's done?
04:50How what's done?
04:52Riding. Real Western riding.
04:54Fans of Hey Dude might be delighted to know that Lasher had a real-life relationship with
04:58a cast member. But rather than it being with Kelly Brown's Brad, who his character was
05:03typically interested in, it was with Melody's actor, Christine Taylor.
05:07With you holding the rope, I've got a shot. Without you, who knows?
05:13In recent years, Lasher still gets occasional work as an actor, including an appearance in
05:192023 on the TV show The Other Two.
05:22Number 15. Matthew Underwood
05:25As soon as Logan was introduced in 2005's Zoey 101, his arrogant and misogynistic personality
05:31made him one of the show's biggest villains.
05:34Uh, ladies, it's really cute that you wanna try out?
05:38But there's no girls team at PCA.
05:40So we'll try out for the guys team.
05:42Yeah.
05:43It doesn't work that way.
05:44Sorry.
05:45Yet over time, due to Underwood's great work, a nicer side began to emerge.
05:50After the series ended in 2008, Underwood appeared in one production before leaving the industry.
05:56He re-emerged in 2017, leading to him reprising his Logan role in 2023's Zoey 102.
06:03Look at me. I love you.
06:07I love you too.
06:08So stop thinking about the wedding for like one second and have some fun with me, okay?
06:13In 2024, Underwood explained on social media why there was an acting gap on his resume.
06:18When he was a teenager, he was harassed and assaulted by his agent, who Underwood later
06:24reported and who was fired.
06:26Due to the trauma and other horrible experiences in his childhood, Underwood walked away from
06:31Hollywood for years.
06:34Number 14.
06:35Sean O'Neill
06:36With neon hats, a skateboard, and teenage lingo, Sam was everything 90s in Clarissa Explains
06:43It All.
06:43Played by O'Neill, Sam was Clarissa's best friend.
06:46The BFF that, even today, we wish we had.
06:51Hi, Sam.
06:56What's up?
06:58Watching TV?
06:59O'Neill's work as Sam even led to him being nominated for two Young Artist Awards.
07:04Yet after the show ended in 1994, O'Neill has only made sporadic appearances on screen since.
07:10I'm splitting if you're gonna be like that.
07:13Sorry, this No TV thing has got me a little on the edge.
07:16Just gotta chill out.
07:18Try some new software or something.
07:20The last acting credit he received was as a party guest in 2016's Penumbra.
07:25There was talk of rebooting Clarissa Explains It All.
07:28However, in 2022, title star Melissa Joan Hart confirmed the plan was called off.
07:34Number 13, Vanessa Baden.
07:37Getting her start in Nickelodeon and acting in general with a role in 1994's My Brother
07:42and Me, Baden soon transitioned to the network's Nick Jr. branch with the musical series Gullah
07:48Gullah Island.
07:49The child star then joined the cast of Kenan and Kel, playing Kenan's sister and Kel's biggest
07:55fan, Kyra.
07:56Thanks for bringing me to the party, Kel.
07:58I didn't.
07:59Oh, I can't feel my arms.
08:01After Kenan and Kel finished in 2000, Baden took a long break from screen acting, only returning
08:08in 2011.
08:09But during that time, she led campaigns and movements.
08:13Baden's acting return led her to the web series Giants, which earned her a Daytime Emmy
08:18in 2019.
08:19Find a good balance, find a place where you can still pursue your dream, but that you're
08:25also able to maintain peace in all things.
08:28Beyond acting, Baden has taken up writing, even becoming an executive story editor for
08:33Justin Noble and Mindy Kaling's The Sex Lives of College Girls.
08:38Number 12, Mike C. Morona.
08:40With quirky, surreal humor and a theme of brothers growing up into adults, The Adventures of Pete
08:46and Pete originally ran as shorts, until its popularity turned it into a full-blown series.
08:52And in the role of Big Pete for three seasons and many specials was Morona.
08:57I can handle the boredom.
09:00It's the loneliness of the open road that gets to me.
09:02You might also know him for his role as Jeff McAllister in the Home Alone franchise.
09:08I don't know how to pack a suitcase.
09:10I've never done this once in my whole life.
09:12Tough.
09:12That's what Megan said.
09:14What did I say?
09:15You told Kevin tough.
09:17Yet, even with that success, Morona struggled for consistent acting work.
09:21Eventually, he became a set electrician.
09:24Under this job title, Morona worked on many productions, including 2008's Sex and the City
09:30movie, 2012's Men in Black 3, and several Netflix MCU shows.
09:36Morona also had a cameo with his Nickelodeon brother, Danny Tamberelli, for 2024's I Saw the
09:42TV Glow.
09:42Number 11.
09:44Danny Tamberelli
09:45Danny Tamberelli is another Nickelodeon veteran.
09:48He starred as Little Pete in The Adventures of Pete and Pete, and became a cast member alongside
09:53Lori Beth Denberg on All That and Figure It Out.
09:58Unfortunately, not much became of Danny after that.
10:02Aside from providing the voice of Jimmy in Grand Theft Auto V, Tamberelli has stayed away
10:06from the camera, instead opting to play bass and sing in his band, Jones, who are still
10:12touring as of 2018.
10:13He has stayed in touch with Pete and Pete co-star Michael Morona in the film I Saw the
10:18TV Glow and through the podcast The Adventures of Danny and Mike.
10:23So hit that up if you're feeling nostalgic.
10:25Number 10.
10:26Lindsay Felton
10:27In 2000, Nickelodeon dropped Caitlin's Way, a gem of a show with Felton playing a troubled
10:33teen who struggled with losing her mother and having to move to a rural town in Montana.
10:38I'm sorry, you are Caitlin Seeger.
10:43Yet after three seasons, the series came to an end in 2002.
10:47From there, Felton didn't get regular work in the industry beyond occasional guest roles
10:52in shows like Orange is the New Black.
10:54What do you have?
10:58This.
10:59I'm buying you a drink.
11:01Her last acting job came in a 2015 short film.
11:04After finding work as a bartender, in 2024, Felton announced on social media that she'd
11:10been diagnosed with breast cancer.
11:13Her mom created a GoFundMe to help with the costs.
11:16Thankfully, by the end of 2024, Felton announced she'd finished her radiation treatment.
11:22Number 9.
11:23Angelique Bates
11:24In 1994, All That debuted on Nickelodeon, with Bates as a cast member.
11:30Moms tend to overlook the benefits of chocolate.
11:32Mainly that it tastes very, very good.
11:36Oh!
11:38Yet two years later, she became the show's first original member to depart.
11:43During the 2000s and into the 2010s, Bates didn't get much work beyond occasional guest
11:49roles in shows.
11:50But there was a good reason for that.
11:52Bates has spoken several times about the abuse she sustained from Dan Schneider on the All That
11:57set.
11:58Dan flew off the handle, completely flew off the handle, was yelling at me.
12:04Just, I can't even begin to tell you what he was saying.
12:06I don't even remember, but he was yelling at the top of his lungs.
12:09She had difficult personal experiences after leaving the show.
12:13Bates wanted to help others who'd experienced similar circumstances,
12:16so she became an advocate for survivors.
12:19In recent years, she's stepped back into acting and comedy, with roles in 2020's Puzzled and
12:252024's Her Name is Rochelle.
12:28Number 8.
12:29Robert Pinkston
12:30Known for having an incredible hairstyle, Coconut Head on Ned's Declassified School
12:35Survival Guide was a dorky, lovable legend.
12:38Jennifer!
12:39Hi!
12:41Sorry.
12:42I've got problems of my own.
12:43Fun fact, his iconic hair was a wig, not actor Robert Pinkston's own.
12:48As well as working at Nickelodeon, the actor appeared on the practical joke show Punk'd,
12:53getting famously chased by Serena Williams.
12:55After the Nick show finished, Pinkston got work in 2008's Extreme Movie.
13:01Since then, he's mostly stepped away from acting.
13:04Pinkston has worked for various media companies and foundations behind the scenes.
13:08After working at Riot Games for several years, in 2024, he became their global broadcast producer.
13:16But he still makes time for his former colleagues,
13:18by appearing occasionally in the Ned's Declassified Podcast Survival Guide.
13:23When you auditioned for the role, there was like a disclaimer, like,
13:25you have to be willing to shave your hair off,
13:27because we're gonna shave your head and make it like, awkward and rough,
13:31like the outside of a Coconut, like that hairy kind of weirdness.
13:33Number 7. Sean Flynn
13:36Zoey 101 is undoubtedly one of the most popular shows in Nickelodeon history.
13:40It consistently scored high ratings,
13:42and was even nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Children's Program.
13:47Are you okay?
13:48Uh, yeah, I was just, uh...
13:52Checking the flag.
13:54You would think that starring in it would serve as a major launchpad for promising careers.
13:59Sean Flynn starred as Chase Matthews, the first person that Zoey meets at the Academy.
14:10Unfortunately, Flynn's post-Zoey career hasn't been spectacular.
14:14He appeared in a film called Return of the Killer Shrews,
14:17a couple of episodes of Lifetime's Devious Maids,
14:20and a few movies you've likely never heard of.
14:22And he did rejoin his co-stars for Zoey 102.
14:25Number 6. Christina Vidal
14:28Acting debuts don't come much bigger than Vidal's.
14:32In 1993, she appeared in Life with Mikey,
14:35becoming the first Puerto Rican-American child actress
14:38to have a lead role in an American film.
14:41Get away from me with that. I'm about to have breakfast.
14:44Vidal's next big break would come in the title role for Nickelodeon's Taina,
14:48with dreams of being a singer and actor.
14:51She would follow this up with 2003's Freaky Friday as Pink Slip's lead vocalist.
15:04From there, Vidal popped up in many TV productions,
15:08such as House, ER, and Castle.
15:10In 2017, Vidal had a career resurgence with a leading role in 2017's TV sequel, Training Day,
15:17With further work in 2021's The Guilty and 2023 series Primo,
15:23Vidal has more to look forward to with the 2025 release of Freakier Friday.
15:28Number 5. Lori Beth Denberg
15:31Lori Beth Denberg was an original cast member of All That,
15:35the sketch show which has already made appearances on this list.
15:38Never go up to the meanest, toughest kid in school and say,
15:42Hey, girly boy, beat me up. Beat me up real bad.
15:46All That was a sketch variety show, similar to Saturday Night Live,
15:50except for a younger audience, which ran for 10 seasons between 1994 and 2005.
15:56If you're a guy, and you take your grandmother to the school dance,
16:00don't yell,
16:01Hey everybody, look at me, I'm at the school dance with my grandmother, woo!
16:06She subsequently starred as a panelist on Figure It Out,
16:10a show where Nickelodeon celebrity judges tried to guess a child's secret talent.
16:14She also had a regular part on The Steve Harvey Show.
16:17Since that time, Denberg is seemingly chillin', mostly.
16:21In 2012, she filmed a brief cameo for Workaholics,
16:25and recently appeared alongside her All That castmates for a reunion on MTV's improv show,
16:30Wild N' Out.
16:31I got some vital information for you.
16:33I'm high as f***ing.
16:35Denberg is also among the former child stars who have made allegations about Dan Schneider in recent years.
16:48Number 4, Irene Ning.
16:51Irene Ning played the ambitious overachiever Shelby Wu on Nickelodeon's The Mystery Files of Shelby Wu,
16:56which aired for four seasons between 1996 and 1998.
17:02Shelby, look what Whistler's Dairy just sent us for crafting that case last week.
17:09Oh, a cheese gift perk.
17:13Well, I guess it's the thought that counts.
17:15After a few guest roles, including on Figure It Out,
17:18Irene retired from acting and focused on her schooling.
17:21Maybe my problem was the crime hit close to home.
17:24Apparently, Irene Ning is quite the achiever herself,
17:28as she graduated from Harvard and went on to work as a banker for Merrill Lynch.
17:33You wouldn't believe all the stuff I get to do.
17:35According to her Wikipedia page,
17:37Irene has since left the banking biz behind,
17:39and is now a Mandarin Chinese teacher at a preschool she founded with her family.
17:44Number 3, Ross Hull.
17:46If you're a Canadian weather fan, you know exactly what Hull is up to nowadays.
17:50The actor got his big break in 1992 with the Nickelodeon horror anthology series,
17:55Are You Afraid of the Dark?
17:57Playing the role of Gary, the leader of the Midnight Society,
18:00he gathered a legion of fans during his time there,
18:03which ended in 1996 with the series cancellation.
18:06Oh man, give her a break.
18:09Keep going, bet.
18:10Yeah, what kind of strange stuff happened inside the ride?
18:13Hull was then cast as a leading role in the Canadian show Student Bodies.
18:17Yet after that ended in 2000, he only made sporadic appearances on screen,
18:23so Hull studied meteorology.
18:25Later, he got work as a weather reporter on several channels.
18:2810 to 11 degrees tomorrow morning.
18:30Do be prepared for some of those showers.
18:32They should start to clear up by the afternoon.
18:35This led to Hull working on Global News,
18:37where he's one of their most recognizable faces.
18:40Number 2, Kyle Sullivan.
18:42After building his acting CV with several roles in 2000,
18:47Sullivan appeared in a couple of episodes of The Amanda Show.
18:50From there, he joined All That, becoming one of its prominent members.
18:55I ask you, have you been throwing eggs at cars?
19:00Don't they?
19:01There is nothing funny about throwing an egg on an automobile.
19:04This led to work on Malcolm in the Middle and The War at Home.
19:08But after the latter finished in 2007, Sullivan departed acting.
19:12Instead, he got a college degree and later worked for the venture capital firm Rainfall Ventures.
19:18During the quiet on set, the dark side of kids' TV documentary,
19:23Sullivan made a rare public appearance.
19:25He detailed attending a party with convicted offender and former acting coach Brian Peck.
19:30Sullivan found evidence that Peck was pen pals with the notorious serial killer John Wayne Gacy.
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19:591. Jamie Lynn Spears
20:03It's tough following an older sibling's success.
20:11It's even tougher for Jamie Lynn Spears, who has been overshadowed by her older sister her whole life.
20:17What are you doing?
20:19I'm giving out the final award.
20:21Well, isn't this a lot of pressure and stuff? Do you want me to help you out?
20:25Nonetheless, she found significant success playing Zoe on Zoe 101.
20:29Only to have that momentum disappear when she announced that she was pregnant at 16.
20:34The news generated significant controversy,
20:36as Spears was criticized for supposedly betraying Zoe's innocent ideals and good girl tendencies.
20:42I was the baby of the family having a baby.
20:44So for them, it was out of love.
20:46But I, you know, the reactions were exactly what I expected.
20:51Her acting career took a major hit, and she subsequently became a country singer.
20:55Her debut EP, titled The Journey, was released in May 2014 and reached number 24 on the country chart.
21:03Spears re-emerged in the acting world recently with Netflix's Sweet Magnolias
21:08and the 2023 sequel film Zoe 102, which sadly got little attention.
21:14If you could reboot any classic Nickelodeon show for the modern age,
21:18which would you pick and why?
21:20Let us know in the comments.
21:22And you don't know where you are now
21:25But what it will come to if only somebody could hear
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