Another Disney Channel success story! Hilary Duff’s breakout role on Lizzie McGuire yielded years of success for the actress that continues today, while her costars chose slightly different paths.
The sitcom — starring Duff (Lizzie McGuire), Lalaine (Miranda Sanchez), Adam Lamberg (Gordo), Jake Thomas (Matt McGuire), Hallie Todd (Jo McGuire) and Robert Carradine (Sam McGuire) — aired from 2001 to 2004 and consisted of two seasons and 65 episodes. Duff also played the leading lady in the beloved Lizzie McGuire Movie in 2003 alongside several of her castmates and some new faces.
The show maintained such popularity in the years after its end that Disney+ announced a revival in August 2019. Duff agreed to reprise her role in the sequel series, which will follow Lizzie as she tries to figure out life in New York City.
“Lizzie has also grown up, she’s older, she’s wiser, she has a much bigger shoe budget. She has her dream job, the perfect life right now working as an apprentice to a fancy New York decorator,” the Younger star revealed at the D-23 expo at the time. “[She has] the perfect man, who owns a fancy restaurant [and is] getting ready to celebrate her 30th birthday.”
Duff elaborated on her excitement around revisiting the character via her Instagram Stories. “I don’t really have words. It’s crazy. I really missed her,” she said. “I think now is a great time for her to come back in her thirties. She’s everybody’s best friend, and I can’t wait to go on this next chapter with her.”
Todd, Carradine, Thomas and Lamberg later joined the project, while the “So Yesterday” singer teased what fans could expect from the revival.
“Her having a completely different life than Hilary — she doesn’t have kids — I thought it would be a really fun experience to go through it with her,” she exclusively told Us Weekly in November 2019. “I think it’s going to be a really good mix of giving everyone what they want from the show in the past, and also a new fresh show and her at 30, which looks completely different.”
The series hit a roadblock in January 2020 when creator and showrunner Terri Minsky quit. Duff later complained about “limiting the realities of a 30-year-old’s journey under the ceiling of a PG rating” and asked to move the show to Hulu. However, the A Cinderella Story actress announced in July 2020 that she and the streaming platform had “pressed pause” to regroup on their vision.
Scroll down to see what the cast of Lizzie McGuire has been up to.
Duff quickly became a bankable star, acting in A Cinderella Story, The Perfect Man, Gossip Girl and Younger. She also pursued her music career and co-authored a series of young adult novels.
The actress was married to Mike Comrie from 2010 to 2016. They welcomed son Luca in March 2012. She tied the knot with Matthew Koma in December 2019, and their daughter, Banks, arrived in October 2018.
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Lamberg quit acting in 2008, but he is set to reprise his role as Gordo in the revival. Before his return, he worked at the Irish Arts Center in Manhattan.
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Lalaine released music and continued acting after Lizzie McGuire, appearing in Easy A, Off the Clock, Her Best Move and Promised Land. She keeps a low profile and has her Instagram account set to private.
The actress was arrested and charged with felony possession of methamphetamine in July 2007. She pleaded guilty and completed a drug rehabilitation program as part of her plea deal. The charge was expunged after she finished treatment.
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Thomas had roles on Cory in the House, ER, Storytellers, S.W.A.T., The Secret Life of the American Teenager and House. He is also a photographer, director and voiceover actor and will reprise his role in the new series.
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After getting his start on Lizzie McGuire, Snyder attended Pepperdine University and played water polo. He has since appeared on NCIS, Rules of Engagement, Hit Women, Edgar Allan Poe’s Murder Mystery Dinner Party and New Dogs, Old Tricks. He also works as a realtor and is engaged to Allegra Edwards.
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Brillault retired from acting after Lizzie McGuire. She is now a criminal defense attorney. She’s married to husband Joe, with whom she welcomed a daughter in February 2015.
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Todd appeared in Lea to the Rescue, The Mooring and Brandy & Mr. Whiskers. She is also an acting coach, producer and writer. She has been married to Glenn Withrow since 1991, and they share a daughter named Ivy.
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The actor moved on to roles in Django Unchained, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Doubt. He also cohosted King of the Nerds from 2013 to 2015.
He was married to Edie Mani from 1990 to 2018. He is the father of daughter Ever, daughter Marika and son Ian.
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