THEN AND NOW: Here's what the 'Mean Girls' cast is up to 16 years later

Olivia SinghApr 30, 2020, 22:48 IST

The most memorable Christmas performance.Paramount Pictures

"Mean Girls" was released in April 2004.
The teen classic starred Lindsay Lohan as Cady Heron and Rachel McAdams as Regina George.
Nowadays, McAdams still acts and Lohan has branched out to entrepreneurship. She owns a beach resort in Mykonos, Greece, which was the subject of her short-lived MTV reality show called "Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club."
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"Mean Girls" has solidified itself as a teen classic.

The popular movie got its own holiday fan-dubbed "Mean Girls Day" on October 3 in honor of the time Aaron Samuels asked Cady Heron, played by Lindsay Lohan, what day it was.

The movie is also remembered for trying to make "fetch" happen. And its popular characters have even been reimagined in a new musical.

With all that in mind, it's a good time to honor the original stars of the movie and find out what they've been up to in the 16 years since "Mean Girls" was released.

Anjelica Oswald contributed to a previous version of this article.

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He recently starred on "Abby's."

Flynn at the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Neil Flynn was best known as the janitor on "Scrubs" when he played Cady's dad.

"Are they not supposed to be let out when they're grounded?" Paramount Pictures

She was recently on "The Goldbergs" and "Schooled."

Gasteyer at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

Ana Gasteyer briefly appeared as Cady's mom.

"This is the fertility vase of the Ndebele tribe. Does that mean anything to you." Paramount Pictures

Poehler currently hosts "Making It" with Nick Offerman and recently starred in the movie "Wine Country" with Fey.

Amy Poehler at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2019. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Amy Poehler was "cool mom" Mrs. George.

"There are no rules in the house. I'm not like a regular mom, I'm a cool mom." Paramount Pictures

His most recent roles include starring on "The Goldbergs" and its spin-off, "Schooled."

Tim Meadows attends during 2018 Disney, ABC, Freeform Upfront. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Tim Meadows played principal Ron Duvall.

"Hell, no. I did not leave the South Side for this." Paramount Pictures

She's a cocreator on NBC's "Great News" and Netflix's "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."

Tina Fey at the American Museum of Natural History's 2019 Museum Gala in November 2019. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Tina Fey wrote the screenplay and starred as teacher Ms. Sharon Norbury in the comedy.

"Raise your hand if you have ever been personally victimized by Regina George." Paramount Pictures

He stars on "The Blacklist."

Klattenhoff at the 2017 Entertainment Weekly and People Upfronts party. Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly and PEOPLE

Diego Klattenhoff played Regina George's boyfriend Shane Oman.

"They make you gain weight like crazy." Paramount Pictures

He has left acting and published a memoir in 2016 titled "The Elephants in My Backyard."

Surendra in a video interview with Tech Insider. Kevin Reilly/Tech Insider

Rajiv Surendra broke it down as mathlete and rapper Kevin Gnapoor.

"All you suckah emcees ain't got nothin' on me." Paramount Pictures

He's since done other voice work, including a part on the kid's show "PAW Patrol."

DeSanto at the 2016 Kentucky Derby. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Churchill Downs

Daniel DeSanto played Jason, a jerk most memorable for getting a boom box kicked into his face.

"Trang Pak made out with Coach Carr." Paramount Pictures

He was on episodes of "Glow" and "S.W.A.T." in 2018 and went on a comedy tour called "Yass, You're Amazing."

Daniel Franzese in April 2019. Dominik Bindl/Getty Images

Daniel Franzese played Damian Leigh, the hilarious best friend.

"Four for you, Glenn Coco! You go, Glenn Coco." Paramount Pictures

Bennett has hosted Food Network's "Cake Wars" and released a cookbook called "The Burn Cookbook: An Unofficial Unauthorized Cookbook for Mean Girls Fans."

Jonathan Bennett at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Hustle" in May 2019. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Jonathan Bennett will forever be remembered for asking what day it was on October 3 as Aaron Samuels.

"Your face smells like peppermint." Paramount Pictures

Caplan played Annie Wilkes on season two of Hulu's "Castle Rock."

Lizzy Caplan in November 2019. Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP

Lizzy Caplan's turn as Janis Ian was one of her earliest film roles.

"You mom's chest hair." Paramount Pictures

She was on the "Twin Peaks" revival and returned for "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again."

Amanda Seyfried in August 2019. Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images

Amanda Seyfried made her movie debut as the ditzy Karen Smith.

"There's a 30% chance that it's already raining." Paramount Pictures

Chabert is now a Hallmark movie queen.

Lacey Chabert in October 2019. Paul Archuleta/Getty Images

Lacey Chabert had some of the most memorable lines as Gretchen Wieners.

"We should totally just stab Caesar." Paramount Pictures

The actress was nominated for an Oscar for "Spotlight" and her most recent projects include "Disobedience" and "Game Night."

Rachel McAdams in November 2018. Taylor Hill/Getty Images

Rachel McAdams rose to fame as mean girl Regina George.

"Boo, you whore." Paramount Pictures

Her career has since had some ups and downs.

Lindsay Lohan in November 2019. Andy Kropa/Invision/AP

Lindsay Lohan was already an established star before playing new girl Cady Heron.

"The limit does not exist." Paramount Pictures

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