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

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

He recently starred on "Abby
Flynn at the 2017 Summer Television Critics Association Press Tour.      Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

The NBC show was canceled though.

He also voices a character on "Vixen" and starred on "The Middle."

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

Neil Flynn was best known as the janitor on "Scrubs" when he played Cady
"Are they not supposed to be let out when they're grounded?"      Paramount Pictures

He also starred in movies including "Rookie of the Year" and "Anchorman" and voiced a character on "Clone High."

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

She was recently on "The Goldbergs" and "Schooled."
Gasteyer at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con.      Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

She's had roles on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Suburgatory," and "Lady Dynamite." She also lends her voice to "Voltron" and "The Lion Guard."

Ana Gasteyer briefly appeared as Cady's mom.

Ana Gasteyer briefly appeared as Cady
"This is the fertility vase of the Ndebele tribe. Does that mean anything to you."      Paramount Pictures

She was another "Saturday Night Live" alum who starred in the movie.

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

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

Poehler also won a Golden Globe for her hilarious turn as Leslie Knope on "Parks and Recreation."

She has guest-starred on "Difficult People," acted alongside Will Ferrell in "The House," and reprised her "Wet Hot American Summer" role on Netflix's "Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later."

Amy Poehler was "cool mom" Mrs. George.

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

Poehler was known for "Saturday Night Live" and starred in the cult favorite "Wet Hot American Summer" before starring alongside "SNL" friend Tina Fey in "Mean Girls."

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

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

His many comedic roles include voicing a character on "Bob's Burgers" and starring in "Trainwreck," "Grown Ups," and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story." He also starred on "Man With a Plan" and guest-starred on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine."

Tim Meadows played principal Ron Duvall.

Tim Meadows played principal Ron Duvall.
"Hell, no. I did not leave the South Side for this."      Paramount Pictures

He began his career with a 10-season stint on "Saturday Night Live."

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

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

She's a two-time Golden Globe winner for "30 Rock," which she created and starred on. Her film roles include "Date Night," "Sisters," and "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot."

Fey wrote the book for the "Mean Girls" musical.

Most recently, the actress appeared on an episode of Joe Jonas' travel show for Quibi called "Cup of Joe."

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

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

She started her professional career writing for and starring on "Saturday Night Live."

He stars on "The Blacklist."

He stars on "The Blacklist."
Klattenhoff at the 2017 Entertainment Weekly and People Upfronts party.      Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Entertainment Weekly and PEOPLE

He was also on "Homeland" and in "Pacific Rim."

Diego Klattenhoff played Regina George's boyfriend Shane Oman.

Diego Klattenhoff played Regina George
"They make you gain weight like crazy."      Paramount Pictures

He started his career with small parts on "Doc" and "Mutant X."

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

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

He wrote the memoir about his failed attempts to score the lead role in the movie "Life of Pi." He now works as a potter, painter, calligrapher, and chalk artist.

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

Rajiv Surendra broke it down as mathlete and rapper Kevin Gnapoor.
"All you suckah emcees ain't got nothin' on me."      Paramount Pictures

His acting debut was on the Canadian series "System Crash."

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

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

He was also on an episode of "Man Seeking Woman" and in "Little Italy."

More recently, he also had a minor role on an episode of "Schitt's Creek."

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

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

DeSanto was known for acting on "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" and voicing a character on "The Magic School Bus."

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

He was on episodes of "Glow" and "S.W.A.T." in 2018 and went on a comedy tour called "Yass, You
Daniel Franzese in April 2019.      Dominik Bindl/Getty Images

Some of his bigger roles were on "Looking" and "Recovery Road." He starred on ABC's short-lived drama "Conviction" in 2016.

He is the creative director and coowner of The Winston Box, a subscription clothing service for "big and tall men."

Daniel Franzese played Damian Leigh, the hilarious best friend.

Daniel Franzese played Damian Leigh, the hilarious best friend.
"Four for you, Glenn Coco! You go, Glenn Coco."      Paramount Pictures

His first part ever was in 2001's "Bully."

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

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

In addition to hosting the baking show, Bennett has appeared on reality TV shows like ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" and CBS' "Celebrity Big Brother."

He also appeared in movies including "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" and on shows including "Hit the Floor." He starred in "The Last Sharknado: It's About Time" and starred in "The Haunting of Sharon Tate."

Bennett also reprised his "Mean Girls" role for Ariana Grande's "Thank U, Next" music video.

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

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

Before that, he had small parts on shows like "All My Children" and "Boston Public."

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

Caplan played Annie Wilkes on season two of Hulu
Lizzy Caplan in November 2019.      Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP

She also earned an Emmy nomination for "Masters of Sex" and is reported to appear in the upcoming "Gambit."

Some of her other roles include "True Blood," "New Girl," "Cloverfield," and "The Disaster Artist."

Most recently, she costarred on the new Apple TV Plus series "Truth Be Told" with Octavia Spencer and Aaron Paul.

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

Lizzy Caplan
"You mom's chest hair."      Paramount Pictures

Before that, she was known for her role on "Freaks and Geeks."

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

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

Other projects of hers include shows "Veronica Mars" and "Big Love" and musical movies "Mamma Mia!" and "Les Misérables." She was also in "Gringo" and starred alongside Milo Ventimiglia in 2019's "The Art of Racing in the Rain."

Next, she'll voice Daphne in an animated movie about Scooby-Doo called "Scoob!" with Zac Efron.

She married Thomas Sadoski in March 2017 and welcomed a daughter later that month.

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

Amanda Seyfried made her movie debut as the ditzy Karen Smith.
"There's a 30% chance that it's already raining."      Paramount Pictures

Before that, she did stints on the soap operas "As the World Turns" and "All My Children."

Chabert is now a Hallmark movie queen.

Chabert is now a Hallmark movie queen.
Lacey Chabert in October 2019.      Paul Archuleta/Getty Images

She has been in more than 10 Hallmark movies and was also in "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past."

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

Lacey Chabert had some of the most memorable lines as Gretchen Wieners.
"We should totally just stab Caesar."      Paramount Pictures

Chabert's first major role was on "Party of Five." She also voiced Eliza Thornberry on "The Wild Thornberrys."

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

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

She's also well known for starring in "The Notebook," Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes," Marvel's "Doctor Strange," and was on the second season of "True Detective."

The actress welcomed her first son with boyfriend James Linden in 2018 and went on to speak about motherhood in an interview with The Sunday Times UK.

"It's the greatest thing that's ever happened to me, hands down," she said. "[People say] your life is not your own anymore. But I had 39 years of me, I was sick of me, I was so happy to put the focus on some other person."

Rachel McAdams rose to fame as mean girl Regina George.

Rachel McAdams rose to fame as mean girl Regina George.
"Boo, you whore."      Paramount Pictures

She graduated with a theater degree from Canada's York University in 2001. Her Hollywood film debut was in "The Hot Chick," where she starred alongside Rob Schneider and Anna Faris.

Her career has since had some ups and downs.

Her career has since had some ups and downs.
Lindsay Lohan in November 2019.      Andy Kropa/Invision/AP

The same year "Mean Girls" came out, Lohan released a debut album. Some run-ins with the law, including charges of driving under the influence and cocaine possession, as well as some stints in rehab slowed her career.

She appeared in commercials for Lawyer.com and has opened VIP clubs and restaurants in Greece. Lohan also shocked fans when she filmed herself harassing a homeless family and accusing them of human trafficking.

Her MTV reality show, "Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club" premiered in January 2019, and took place at Lohan Beach House in Mykonos, Greece. It was reportedly canceled after one season and the titular beach house looks like it's no longer in business, based on its Tripadvisor page.

These days, Lohan is keeping busy in Europe. She opened two nightclubs in Greece and starred on the British show "Sick Note."

She now lives in Dubai and considers it safer than America. In a June 2018 interview with The New York Times, the actress-turned-entrepreneur revealed that she is in the process of designing her own island in Dubai.

In April 2020, Lohan returned to the music scene with a new track called "Back to Me."

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

Lindsay Lohan was already an established star before playing new girl Cady Heron.
"The limit does not exist."      Paramount Pictures

Lohan's first film role was as a child actress in "The Parent Trap." Before "Mean Girls," she was in the Disney Channel movies "Life-Size" and "Get a Clue" and continued in other Disney hits "Freaky Friday" and "Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen."

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