What kids in cult TV shows look like now: From ‘Clone’ to ‘Friends’

We’re sure you know exactly what the main characters of Sex and the City look like right now. But what about other equally important actors of the cult series? And now we are talking not about the handsome David Schwimmer from Friends, but about his son in the series – Ben Geller, played by Cole Sprouse, and other famous “little” heroes.

Personally, we adore Gabrielle Solis’ daughters, Juanita and Celia, from Desperate Housewives. And the show where Gabi dresses up her eldest daughter in a dog costume for Halloween is up for multiple reviews. So imagine how surprised we were when we saw what the whimsical Juanita Solis had become 19 years after the project was released.

We show how children in the cult series have changed. Spoilers: most are simply unrecognizable.

“Sex and the City”, 1998-2008

In general, the show about New York girlfriends did not pay much attention to the children. Still, the screenwriters managed to integrate the “child” series into the plot. Thus, the first child in the series was Miranda and Steve’s son Joseph Pupo. And the red-haired boy was remembered by the audience, although he appeared in only a few episodes. However, the role in “Sex and the City” was the only role for Joseph. She leads a non-public life and her social media profile is down.

Other kids on the show were Kristin Davis’ “daughters” Lily and Rose. Meanwhile, twin sisters Alexandra and Parker Fong and Liliana and Sabrina Pizzuto played their roles. However, none of them pursued an acting career. The girls go to college and are active on social media.

“Friends”, 1994-2004

The first child doll to appear on the show was Cole Sprouse. He played the role of Ross’ son and ex-wife Carol – Ben Geller. And although Cole appeared in only a few episodes, this did not prevent him from building an excellent acting career in the future.

However, Rachel and Ross Geller played the role of Emma’s daughter by twins Cali and Noel Sheldon. Now the girls are in college and don’t seem to be planning to return to screens. But they do not forget about their first film roles. Before the Friends reunion, one of the sisters went to the set to take a photo at the famous Central Perk coffeehouse.

“Desperate Housewives”, 2004-2012

“Desperate Housewives” is perhaps the only series in this collection that pays no less attention to children’s problems than to adults. For eight seasons, the children of the main characters grow up and make their first mistakes. For example, they showed Susan’s daughter, Julie Mayer, in the series. In the early seasons, the little girl supported her mother after a difficult divorce and advised her on matters related to her private life. But in recent seasons she did not avoid the mistakes of her mother, who was already a grown girl – Julie likewise chose the “wrong” boys. The actress, who now plays the role of Susan’s daughter Andrea Bowen, is 32 years old and looks like she’s definitely not going to give up on her acting career.

The joint son of Susan and Mike – MJ Delfino – appeared in the series to win the hearts of the audience. But after Desperate Housewives, actor Mason Vail Cotton She starred in another serial and then ended her career. Now the man is 19 years old and still thinking about what he wants to be.

Another heroine who cannot be imagined without children is Lynette Scavo. They had five children, and we were more worried about each of them than we were (especially for Preston and Porter when they started living apart). In the first seasons, brothers Shane and Brent Kinsman played the Scavo twins. In season five, they were replaced by Charlie and Max Carver, whose careers, meanwhile, went uphill after their roles in Desperate Housewives. For example, they recently starred in Batman.

Tom and Lynette’s youngest son, Parker, was played by both actors – Zane Huett and Joshua Logan Moore. After the completion of the project, the actors played several episodic roles in other serials, after which they ended their careers.

Scavo’s eldest daughter, Paige, recently celebrated her 23rd birthday. But despite such a young age, the filmography of actress Darcy Burns already has 40 works.

The children of Gabriel and Carlos Solis – Juanita and Celia – are our totem characters. Madison De La Garza, who plays the eldest daughter, recently turned 20. She continued her film career, and also began to actively develop her blog on social networks – now almost 500 thousand people subscribe.

She was played by Daniella Baltodano, the youngest daughter of the Solis family. The girl graduated from high school not so long ago, but unlike her older sister on the screen, she does not consider a career as an actress.

If anyone could be “unlucky” with children, it’s Bree Van de Kamp. They had a son named Andrew and a daughter named Danielle on the show. Sean Pyfor played the role of the elder and still continues to act in films by the way. However, the actress who played the role of Danielle ended her career right after the series ended.

“The Clone”, 2001–2002

In the early 2000s, the Clone series was watched by every self-respecting movie fan. After the release, the actors Murilo Benicio and Giovanna Antonelli, who played the main roles, gained worldwide fame. However, all this time with them were other no less important heroes – children who played the roles of Hatice, Samira and Amin.

Actress Carla Diaz played the role of Khadija, the daughter of Zhadi and Said. She continues to act in movies and TV series 20 years later, and also appears in many advertising campaigns. Three years ago, the girl suffered a serious illness – during the coronavirus epidemic, she was diagnosed with oncology. However, Carla managed to overcome the disease. Now that everything is fine in her life, the girl married a year ago to her longtime boyfriend, MP and animal rights activist Felipe Becari.

The daughter of Latifa and Mustafa Samira in the series was the opposite of the complainant Hatice. Her role was played by actress Stephanie Britou. Now the girl is 35 years old, she has been married twice and is raising a little son. Although the girl ended her acting career, this does not prevent her from making money on her personal blog on social networks.

But actor Thiago Oliveira, who plays Samira Amin’s younger brother, put an end to his acting career. He is now directing and dreams of making a movie that will eclipse the Clone franchise in terms of popularity. Let’s see what comes of it.