Are you nostalgic for the nineties? Boy bands like the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC were taking over, Friends and Baywatch were at their peak and yes, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were still everyone’s couple goals. The 90s were an era full of icons that left a lasting impression on pop culture, but where are the decade’s most famous faces today? Well, no more reminiscing because here’s a look at precisely what the stars we were all once obsessed with are up to now.
Alicia Silverstone
The “as if” star Alicia Silverstone starred in the 1990s cult-classic film Clueless, known for its iconic fashion and memorable lines that people have been quoting for decades. She was wanted for every role in the entertainment industry during that time, but now she lives a much more low-key life. Though she is still in the spotlight, she spends most of her time advocating for animal rights, veganism, and healthy organic diets.
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Alicia once confessed she hated acting after getting body-shamed so much in her twenties. However, now she found her passion for theatre again and hopes to perform until the day she dies!
Carmen Electra
Tara Leigh Patrick, professionally known as Carmen Electra, is most famous for her time on Baywatch and has always had a passion for entertainment and Hollywood life. Carmen Electra is fifty years old but hardly seen on the big screen nowadays. However, she admitted that the iconic red swimsuit that catapulted her to fame is actually framed in her living room. But, these days, her career path has taken a bit of a turn in ways people might have never expected.
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Carmen Electra started posting content on the adult content website, OnlyFans. Her profile is filled with seductive photos of herself in lingerie, swimsuits, and high-heeled shoes. It’s not quite acting anymore, but with 55,000 OnlyFans followers, she won’t be leaving the platform anytime soon.
Matthew Perry
Friends actor, Matthew Perry, may have been a jokester on the popular sitcom, but his real life was a lot darker. In his new book, Perry shares that despite stardom and success, he struggled with alcoholism and was addicted to pain pills. He admitted at one point, he would take fifty-five Vicodin pills a day. Though he thought his co-stars couldn’t tell, Jennifer Aniston confronted him one day on set and revealed they could all smell alcohol on him.
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The Emmy winner shocked fans when he revealed that his colon burst from opioid overuse. Despite being successful, drug addiction is a disease he is still trying his best to overcome.
Tiffani Thiessen
The stunning actress Tiffani Thiessen had people swooning over her when she starred in Saved by the Bell as Kelly Kapowski at the young age of fifteen. She dated two of her co-stars while filming for the show, Mario Lopez and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, but they didn’t quite work out. In 2020 there was a sequel series in which she joined and revived her iconic role as Kelly. But acting isn’t her only passion.
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Once America’s TV sweetheart, now Tiffani spends her days cooking and posting the recipes on her social media. She also hosts an MTV show called Deliciousness, all about food videos from the Internet.
Macaulay Culkin
Former child star Macaulay Culkin is most famously known for his iconic role in Home Alone. He rose to fame so young and became a recognizable face of the nineties. He even dated That 70s Show actress Mila Kunis when they were only 21 and 18, respectively. They had a long relationship that lasted about eight years, and they heavily relied on each other for emotional support, bonding over their childhood fame.
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But whatever happened to him? He revealed that in the years following Home Alone, his abusive father made him endlessly work and threatened to steal all of his money. With all the family drama, he just wanted out of the spotlight.
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore, star of films like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Never Been Kissed and Scream, had a tumultuous childhood as she started acting at only five years old. By the nineties, she was no stranger to the big screen or entertainment world but had a love-hate relationship with acting because of the trauma it had brought her. She was partying, doing drugs, and dating men way older than her, which was undoubtedly an intense time. But today, she has grown from those experiences and hosts her own daytime TV show where she shares some of those stories.
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Drew talks about her life and career in the nineties openly and acknowledged how crazy it was for her. Though she is very different today, she inspires people with her honesty about it all.
Winona Ryder
The It Girl of the nineties, Winona Ryder was wildly successful everywhere. Everyone knew her face and name from her films like Edward Scissorhands, Little Women, Reality Bites, and Girl, Interrupted. She was in one of the most high-profile relationships with Johnny Depp, with fans obsessing and drooling over the power couple. Though she quickly vanished from the public eye when she got caught shoplifting and was sentenced to three years probation.
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After the public discovered her shoplifting, Hollywood stopped casting her in leading roles. She disappeared from acting, and the spotlight altogether and only made a comeback the past few years with her role in Stranger Things.
Pamela Anderson
Bathing suit goddess, Pamela Anderson had a hold over the nineties. Her sex appeal and style undoubtedly influenced pop culture, while her role in the television series Baywatch became iconic and skyrocketed her to fame. Around this time, she met Mötley Crüe rocker Tommy Lee and married him four days later. They split after a tumultuous relationship which people speculated could’ve been because of their infamous stolen sex tape being released. So what does the former Baywatch actress do now?
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Pamela quit social media over a year ago and moved back to Canada. She spends most of her time advocating for organizations like Peta, the National Sexual Violence Resource Centre, and The International Fund for Animal Welfare.
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