It’s all happening! Celebs like Amy Poehler and Daniel Radcliffe gave their biggest fans just what they wanted to see amid the coronavirus pandemic by revisiting their most beloved characters.
Poehler, 48, reprised her role of Leslie Knope and was joined by Parks and Recreation cast members Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Adam Scott, Rob Lowe, Jim O’Heir and Retta for an all-new quarantine-inspired episode of the former NBC sitcom. For the first time since the series ended in 2015, fans got to fall back in love with the fictional civil servants — and take a glimpse at how the characters would be living during the pandemic.
When the show’s seventh and final season ended with a fast-forward to the future, Scott, 47, never thought he would get the chance to play Ben Wyatt again.
“Jumping into the future is a reunion-proof ending in a lot of ways,” the Big Little Lies actor told Variety ahead of the reunion episode on April 30. “But when Mike [Schur] sent the email, it just, at least in my mind, felt like, ‘Of course.’ This is essentially the only circumstance that would call for a ‘Parks’ reunion, I think: to help people out. It makes emotional sense, and creative sense as well.”
The Parks and Rec gang raised nearly $3 million for COVID-19 relief funds, teaming up with Feeding America and the National Institute of Mental Health to help those hit hardest by the pandemic. While the NBC alums were able to provide monetary aid to people in need, Radcliffe, 30, donned his wizard robes once more to make fans’ boredom and loneliness disappear.
Earlier this month, the Harry Potter star confirmed he would be returning to Hogwarts and lending his voice to a new virtual book club. Radcliffe and other stars — including Dakota Fanning and Stephen Fry — are taking turns reading chapters from the first of J.K. Rowling’s seven novels, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone.
“Each will be reading different sections of this iconic book, with its themes of family, friendship, courage and overcoming adversity, to families around the world,” a press release teased.
Scroll down to see more stars who brought their most beloved characters back to life while in quarantine.
The Golden Globe winner transformed into her iconic Never Been Kissed character, Josie Geller (a.k.a. Josie Grossie), on the Drew Barrymore Show on November 6. For her recreation, she dressed in Josie’s pink prom dress and wore braces.
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The 13 Going on 30 star — who portrayed younger Jenna Rink in the film — paid homage to Jennifer Garner’s older version of the character via Instagram on November 1. Allen recreated the iconic scene where adult Jenna gets dressed up for her company bash in pink heels, a colorful dress and butterfly necklace.
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On October 22, the Drew Barrymore Show host gave her short-lived Scream character a second chance in a hilarious talk show new sketch. Casey Becker may not have made it out of the 1996 horror film alive, but in 2020, the character easily avoided Ghostface's grasp. "Casey, come on, pick up! I come in peace lol," the killer wrote in a text message.
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Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Lamorne Morris and Zoe Lister-Jones reunited on October 20 as their respective New Girl characters Jessica Day, Nick Miller, Winston Bishop and Fawn Moscato. The special occasion was held to encourage fans to vote ahead of the 2020 presidential election.
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On October 8, the actor returned to his roots as Seinfeld's antagonist and mail carrier, Newman, in an ad encouraging people to vote by mail ahead of the U.S. presidential election. "It's been my studious attempt to let Newman die," he joked to Entertainment Weekly. "If we could capture the voice, if we get it funny, and we could get the message out, I felt like it would be disseminated in a way that would reach people, and that was what was important."
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The Cheers alum gave the United States Postal Service a shout-out while reminding fans of his days as mailman Cliff on the comedy in a Cameo video on August 16. He stated that the post office is in a “pickle” right now and urged everyone to do their part and buy stamps.
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The former One Tree Hill stars virtually reunited as their TV alter egos, Haley James Scott, Peyton Sawyer and Brooke Davis on July 26. While staying in character the friends encouraged viewers to register to vote in the upcoming election while catching up on life.
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The Hairspray star reprised her role as Tracy Turnblad in the movie adaption of the Broadway musical on June 25, when she filmed a video for the TikTok "Baltimore Challenge," in which people lip-sync to the movie's opening number, "Good Morning Baltimore."
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Noah Centineo and Lana Condor announced on June 23 that they would revisit their To All the Boys I Loved Before roles for a Black Lives Matter charity on June 30. In doing so, they will participate in a live-stream table read and read scenes from the 2019 sequel. They will also preview a portion from the franchise’s upcoming third film, Always and Forever, Lara Jean.
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Depp channeled his inner Jack Sparrow during a virtual hospital visit on June 19. The actor dressed as the famous pirate from his Pirates of the Caribbean films and teamed up with Juiced TV to talk with kids at the Queensland Children’s Hospital. He was dressed in full costume, complete with his hat, vest and rings.
On June 2, Reeves and Winter sent a virtual message to graduates from San Dimas High School by reprising their Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure roles. “We know that it’s a tough time right now and you’re having to do this virtual graduation. We want to wish you the best of luck moving forward,” Winter said, while Reeves added, “Congratulations to the graduating class of 2020. Well done.”
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Hilary Duff (Lorraine), Piper Perabo (Nora), Bonnie Hunt (Kate), Alyson Stoner (Sarah), Kevin G. Schmidt (Henry), Jacob Smith (Jake), Blake Woodruff (Mike), Forrest Landis (Mark), Morgan York (Kim) and identical twins Brent and Shane Kinsman (Nigel and Kyle) recreated iconic scenes from the 2003 comedy to raise money for No Kid Hungry on May 27.
“Surprise! From the Baker family to yours. We are all in this together. ❤️👨👩👧👦 #wearefamily,” Duff captioned the series of clips via Instagram.
The family film also starred Steve Martin (Tom) and Tom Welling (Charlie).
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Throwback! The former Nickelodeon star dressed up as his The Amanda Show character Totally Kyle for a hilarious TikTok video on May 25. In the viral “Wipe It Down” challenge he cleaned off his mirror before rocking a long blonde wig. The Drake and Josh star appeared on the series from 1999 to 2002.
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Shalhoub reprised his role as Adrian Monk from Monk for the first episode of Peacock’s At-Home Variety Show on May 11. During the episode, which kicked off the streaming service’s daily fundraising variety series, the actor washed his fruit in the dishwasher, sang as he washed his hands thoroughly and wore gloves throughout his home … in typical Monk fashion.
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Welcome back to Pawnee! The cast of Parks and Rec reunited for a brand new episode on April 30 to raise money for Feeding America amid the pandemic. The joyful half-hour television special raised $2.8 million for the organizations’s COVID-19 Response Fund.
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The How I Met Your Mother alum put a new spin on Robin Sparkles’ hit song “Let’s Go to the Mall” and encouraged her followers to stay home in order to help save lives. “I hope it takes your mind off some things. It certainly did for me!” Smulders wrote via Instagram on May 8. She previously reminisced about her time on the sitcom during a chat with Stumptown costar Jake Johnson in April.
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The Harry Potter star teamed up with author J.K. Rowling to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone for members of the new Harry Potter at Home digital community. More special guests “across the Wizarding World and beyond,” including Eddie Redmayne and David Beckham, have signed on to bring magic to fans in lockdown.
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We’re all in this together! Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Ashley Tisdale and more Disney alums returned to their East High roots for ABC’s Disney Family Singalong in April. While Zac Efron didn’t join his fellow Wildcats in song, he introduced the socially distant reunion with a smile.
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Evans and Gad stepped back into their roles as Beauty and the Beast’s Gaston and LeFou for the first Disney Family Singalong on April 16. The pair starred alongside one another in the 2017 live-action remake of the animated classic, with Emma Watson taking on the lead role of Belle.
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Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Jim Rash, Ken Jeong, Donald Glover, Danny Pudi and creator Dan Harmon reunited over Zoom to reminisce over their time on the NBC sitcom before taking part in a table read on May 18.
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Chris Pratt and Elizabeth Banks teamed up for a COVID-19 safety PSA while channeling their LEGO Movie characters, Emmet and Lucy. The animated duo even prepared a song to “help you remember the very best ways to stay healthy.”
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