When Disney announced plans for a Lizzie McGuire reboot, millennials everywhere rejoiced. According to details from Hilary Duff (who will, naturally, be reprising her role as the titular character), the modern update of the Disney Channel classic will follow 30-year-old Lizzie, who is living in New York City and working as an assistant to a prominent interior designer.
Disney has yet to announce when the Disney+ series will premiere, but we do know that several OG cast members, including Adam Lamberg (a.k.a. Lizzie's BFF, Gordo) and Clayton Snyder (a.k.a. Lizzie's longtime crush, Ethan Craft) will make appearances in the reboot. In honor of the highly-anticipated return of Lizzie & Co., here's a look back at the cast of the original series (and The Lizzie McGuire Movie, just for good measure) then and now.
Lalaine Vergara-Paras in 2019
After years of inactivity, Lalaine has been creating #content on her official Instagram (hopefully leading up to reprising her role as Miranda in the Lizzie reboot—she is sporting a perfect Miranda haircut again these days). In December 2019, she shared a very Disney-esque pic with fellow House of Mouse alum Christy Carlson Romano (a.k.a. Ren Stevens from Even Stevens).
Adam Lamberg in 2019
Adam Lamberg went off the proverbial grid around 2006, but resurfaced in November 2019 on Hilary Duff's Instagram on the set of the Lizzie McGuire reboot. We love you, Gordo.
Jake Thomas in 2018
Thomas has stayed firmly on the acting scene since his Lizzie McGuire days, appearing in a series of guest star roles on primetime dramas and indie films. He ditched Matt McGuire's signature spiky 'do and grew a full beard, which we can only hope he keeps if he appears in the Lizzie reboot.
Hallie Todd in 2001
Hallie Todd played Lizzie's mom, Jo McGuire. She rarely makes public appearances, but she did share this incredible throwback on Instagram in honor of Jake Thomas' birthday in 2017.
Hallie Todd in 2018
In support of the Time's Up movement, Todd shared a rare photo of herself on Instagram in 2018 and, honestly, Lizzie's mom still looks cool AF.
Clayton Snyder in 2019
Clayton Snyder doesn't make a ton of public appearances these days, but his Instagram game is strong. Here he is in November 2019 looking all grown up...and fine as hell.
Ashlie Brillault in 2017
Brillault really didn't act after Lizzie McGuire—she doesn't even have a Wikipedia page. Her Instagram is equally sparse, with just two photos: a Lizzie throwback shot and this picture from 2017.
Christian Copelin in 2019
In 2019, Copelin is ALL grown up and showing off his impressive abs on Instagram. Lanny could legit be a love interest for Lizzie in the reboot and absolutely no one would be mad about it.
Arvie Lowe Jr. in 2019
Like many other Lizzie alums, Lowe is on Instagram and low-key killing it. This is him in November 2019 still looking like the cool middle school teacher he'll always be to us.
Aaron Carter in 2003
Merry Christmas, Lizzie McGuire! Remember when Aaron Carter and Hilary Duff were a thing? Just kidding—if you care about Lizzie McGuire at all, that's a pop culture tidbit you'll never be able to forget. Aaron wasn't a regular cast member of the series, but he did guest star in the show's Christmas episode one year. Here he is with Duff at the Lizzie McGuire Movie premiere in 2003.
Frankie Muniz in 2019
Muniz is still active in show biz. He did a stint on Dancing With the Stars in 2017 and then started hosting the junior edition of the series in 2018. He's also active on Instagram where he shared this birthday 'gram in December 2019.
Haylie Duff in 2003
Hilary Duff's sister, Haylie Duff, actually had two Lizzie McGuire roles. She played Cousin Amy in an episode of the series and she provided the singing voice for Lizzie's Italian pop stardoppelganger, Isabella Parigi, in The Lizzie McGuire Movie. Here she is at the movie's 2003 premiere posing with her sister.
