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    Here's What 26 Kids From '90s Movies Look Like Now

    You probably haven't seen some of them in almost 30 years!

    Jen Abidor
    by Jen Abidor

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Here's what Jonathan Lipnicki looked like as Ray Boyd in Jerry Maguire (1996):

    Jonathan Lipnicki as Ray Boyd in "Jerry Maguire."
    TriStar Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Jonathan Lipnicki looks like now:

    2. Here's was Hatty Jones looked like as Madeline in Madeline (1998):

    Hatty Jones as Madeline in "Madeline."
    Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Hatty Jones looks like now:

    3. Here's what Michelle Trachtenberg, Gregory Smith, and Vanessa Lee Chester looked like as Harriet, Sport, and Janie in Harriet the Spy (1996):

    Vanessa Lee Chester, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Gregory Smith as Janie, Harriet, and Sport in "Harriet the Spy."
    Paramount / Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Michelle Trachtenberg looks like now:

    Here's what Gregory Smith looks like now:

    Here's what Vanessa Lee Chester looks like now:

    Closeup of Vanessa Lee Chester
    Rodin Eckenroth / FilmMagic

    4. Here's what Mara Wilson looked like as Matilda in Matilda (1996):

    Mara Wilson as Matilda in "Matilda."
    TriStar/Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Mara Wilson looks like now:

    5. Here's what Kiami Davael looked like as Lavender in Matilda (1996):

    Kiami Davael as Lavender in "Matilda."
    TriStar

    Here's what Kiami Davael looks like now:

    6. Here's what Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, and Mara Wilson looked like as Lydia, Chris, and Natalie in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993):

    Matthew Lawrence, Mara Wilson, and Lisa Jakub as Chris, Natalie, and Lydia in "Mrs. Doubtfire."
    20th Century Fox /Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Lisa Jakub looks like now:

    Here's what Matthew Lawrence looks like now:

    7. Here's what Macaulay Culkin looked like in Home Alone (1990):

    Macaulay Culkin as Kevin in "Home Alone."
    20th Century Fox/ Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Macaulay Culkin looks like now:

    Macaulay Culkin
    Amy Sussman / Getty Images

    And here's just a fun picture of him recreating his famous Home Alone face with a mask:

    8. Here's what Justin Cooper looked like in Liar Liar (1997):

    Justin Cooper and Jim Carrey in "Liar Liar."
    MCA /Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Justin Cooper looks like now:

    Justin Cooper
    Twitter/Justin Cooper / Via Twitter: @uhbroncofan

    9. Here's what Thora Birch looked like in Hocus Pocus (1993):

    Thora Birch as Dani in "Hocus Pocus."
    Buena Vista Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Thora Birch looks like now:

    Timothy Hiatt / Getty Images for The Roger Ebert's Film Festival

    10. Here's what Anna Chlumsky looked like in My Girl (1991):

    Anna Chlumsky as Vada in "My Girl."
    Columbia Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Anna Chlumsky looks like now:

    Anna Chlumsky
    Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images for Christian Siriano

    11. Here's what Mike Vitar looked like as Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez in The Sandlot (1993):

    Mike Vitar as Benny in "The Sandlot."
    20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Mike Vitar looks like now (ish...the most recent photo I could find was from 2014):

    12. Here's what Patrick Renna looked like as Ham in The Sandlot (1993):

    Patrick Renna as Ham in "The Sandlot."
    20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Patrick Renna looks like now:

    13. Here's what Liesel Matthews looked like as Sara Crewe in A Little Princess (1995):

    Liesel Matthews as Sara Crewe in "A Little Princess."
    Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Liesel Matthews (now Liesel Pritzker Simmons) looks like now:

    Liesel Pritzker Simmons
    Vaughn Ridley / Sportsfile via Getty Images

    14. Here's what Raven-Symoné and Kyla Pratt looked like as Charisse and Maya Dolittle in Dr. Dolittle (1998):

    Raven-Symoné and Kyla Pratt in "Dr. Dolittle."
    20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Raven-Symoné looks like now:

    Raven-Symoné
    Paul Archuleta / Getty Images

    Here's what Kyla Pratt looks like now:

    Kyla Pratt
    Paul Morigi / Getty Images for White House Correspondents Insider

    15. Here's what Kevin Zegers looked like as Josh in Air Bud (1997):

    Kevin Zegers as Josh in "Air Bud."
    Buena Vista Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Kevin Zegers looks like now:

    Kevin Zegers
    Araya Doheny / Getty Images

    16. Here's what Haley Joel Osment looked like as Cole in The Sixth Sense (1999):

    Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osment in "The Sixth Sense."
    Buena Vista Pictures/ Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Haley Joel Osment looks like now:

    Haley Joel Osment
    Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic

    17. Here's what Hallie Kate Eisenberg looked like as Marie in Paulie (1998):

    Hallie Kate Eisenberg as Marie in "Paulie."
    Courtesy Everett Collection

    And as a bonus, here's one of her iconic commercials as the "Pepsi girl":

    View this video on YouTube
    Pepsi

    Here's what Hallie Eisenberg looks like now:

    18. Here's what Jurnee Smollett looked like in Eve's Bayou (1997):

    Jurnee Smollett as Eve in "Eve's Bayou."
    Trimark Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Jurnee Smollett looks like now:

    Jurnee Smollett
    Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Armani Beauty

    19. Here's what Francis Capra looked like as young Calogero in A Bronx Tale (1993):

    Robert De Niro and Francis Capra in "A Bronx Tale."
    Savoy Pictures / courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Francis Capra looks like now:

    Francis Capra at Comic-Con
    Daniel Boczarski / Getty Images for Hulu

    20. Here's what Bradley Pierce and Kirsten Dunst looked like as Peter and Judy in Jumanji (1995):

    Bradley Pierce and Kirsten Dunst as Peter and Judy in "Jumanji."
    Columbia Tristar /Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Bradley Pierce looks like now:

    Here's what Kirsten Dunst looks like now:

    Kirsten Dunst
    David Livingston / Getty Images

    21. Here's what Brandon Baker looked like as Johnny in Johnny Tsunami (1999):

    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa and Brandon Baker in "Johnny Tsunami"
    Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Brandon Baker looks like now:

    22. Here's what Mason Gamble looked like as Dennis in Dennis the Menace (1993):

    Walter Matthau and Mason Gamble in "Dennis the Menace."
    Warner Bros /Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Mason Gamble looks like now (ish...the most recent picture I could find was from 2011):

    Mason Gamble
    Brian To / FilmMagic

    23. Here's what Alicia Morton looked like in Annie (1999):

    Alicia Morton as Annie
    Walt Disney Co. /Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Alicia Morton looks like now:

    24. Here's what Leo, Gerry, and Myles Fitzgerald looked like as Sly in Baby Geniuses (1999):

    Peter MacNicol, Leo, Gerry, and Myles Fitzgerald, and Kathleen Turner in "Baby Geniuses."
    Tristar Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Leo, Gerry, and Myles Fitzgerald look like now:

    25. Here's what Alexa Vega and Daryl Sabara looked like as Carmen and Juni in Spy Kids (2001):

    Carla Gugino, Antonio Banderas, Daryl Sabara, and Alexa Vega in "Spy Kids."
    Miramax /Courtesy Everett Collection

    I know, 2001 isn't quite '90s...but it's close enough. 

    Here's what Alexa PenaVega looks like now:

    Here's what Daryl Sabara looks like now:

    26. And here's what Lil Bow Wow looked like in Like Mike (2002):

    Lil Bow Wow in "Like Mike."
    20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection

    Here's what Bow Wow looks like now:

    Bow Wow
    Prince Williams / WireImage