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    27 People You'd Never Know Are In Their Forties Now Because They Will Forever Be Twentysomething To You

    Everyone we grew up with is 40+ now. Please excuse me while I join AARP because I think that's something old people do?

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    Matt Stopera
    by Matt Stopera

    BuzzFeed Staff

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    Brian Galindo
    by Brian Galindo

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Kevin Richardson is the oldest member of the Backstreet Boys at 48.

    Photo of the Backstreet Boys up against a red background in the mid-'90s
    Tim Roney / Getty Images

    This is what he looks like today:

    Actually, all of the Backstreet Boys are over 40 now. Nick Carter was the last one to turn 40, and he did so in January.

    2. Chris Kirkpatrick is the oldest member of NSYNC at 48. Every member of NSYNC is over 40 — well, except for Justin, who is 39.

    A picture of NSYNC on the red carpet of the Billboard Awards in 1998
    Time & Life Pictures / The LIFE Picture Collection/Gett

    Here's what the ones we still like look like now:

    And for the record, Joey Fatone has a daughter that's over 18 years old!!!

    3. Nick Lachey is 45.

    98 Degrees making faces on the red carpet at the premiere of Mulan in 1998
    Jim Smeal / WireImage

    This is what he looks like today:

    4. All of the Spice Girls are over 44.

    The Spice Girls at the 1997 VMAs
    Time & Life Pictures / The LIFE Picture Collection/Gett

    Here's what the ones that matter look like today:

    5. Rachel McAdams is 41 (but Regina George is forever 17).

    A publicity photo of Rachel McAdams a as Regina George wearing a T-shirt that says "A little bit dramatic"
    Paramount / courtesy Everett Collection

    She's not on social media, so all I have is this screenshot from a livestream she did back in April.

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    6. Jack Dawson would technically be 128.

    A screenshot of Leonardo DiCaprio from "Titanic"
    Paramount Pictures

    JK, but Leo is 45.

    Leo in a tux on the 2020 Oscars red carpet.
    Robyn Beck / Getty Images

    7. Alicia Silverstone is 43.

    A publicity photo of Alicia Silverstone as Cher in Clueless holding bags on Rodeo Drive
    Paramount Pictures/ Everett Collection

    This is a recent picture of her and her son, Bear.

    8. Devon Sawa is 41.

    A screenshot from "Final Destination" of Devon Sawa sitting on a plane
    New Line Cinema

    Here's what he looks like today:

    9. Freddie Prinze Jr. is 44 and Sarah Michelle Gellar is 43.

    Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar on a red carpet in the early '00s
    Rose Prouser / Reuters

    Here's what they look like today:

    10. Vitamin C is 47.

    Screenshot of Vitamin C from her music video for “Graduation (Friends Forever)”
    Epic

    This is what she looks like today:

    A photo of Vitamin C at an Oscar event
    Valerie Macon / Getty Images

    She's the VP of music at Nickelodeon.

    11. Tia and Tamera are 42.

    A "Sister, Sister" publicity photo
    Paramount Network Television

    Here's what they look like today:

    12. Mark Hoppus is 48.

    Blink-182 accepting a Moon Man at the VMAs in 2000
    Scott Gries / Getty Images

    This is what he looks like today:

    13. Mark-Paul Gosselaar is 46.

    Screenshot of Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris on Saved by the Bell
    NBC

    Here's a recent picture of him and his family:

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    14. Rider Strong is 40.

    "Boy Meets World" publicity photo from 1993
    ABC

    Here's what he looks like today:

    15. Melissa Joan Hart is 43.

    A screenshot of Melissa as Clarissa on "Clarissa Explains It All"
    Nickelodeon

    Here she is now with her three kids and husband:

    16. Joshua Jackson is 42.

    A photo of Joshua Jackson at an event in 1999
    Getty Images

    This is what he looks like today:

    17. Jaleel White is 43.

    A publicity photo of Jaleel dressed as Steve Urkel
    ABC

    This is what he looks like today:

    18. Ben McKenzie is 41.

    A photo of "The O.C." cast on a red carpet
    Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images

    This is what he looks like today:

    19. Brandy is 41.

    A publicity photo of Brandy taken for "Moesha"
    Getty Images

    This is what she looks like today:

    20. Ryan Phillippe is 45.

    Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe at an event in the late '90s
    Jim Smeal / WireImage

    This is what he looks like today:

    21. Josh Hartnett is 41.

    Josh Hartnett at the premiere for "Pearl Harbor" in 2001, with Navy officers in the background
    Ron Davis / Getty Images

    Here's what he looks like today:

    Josh Hartnett at an event in 2018.
    Jeff Spicer / Getty Images

    22. Eminem is 47.

    Eminem standing next to Carson Daly on the set of TRL in 2000
    Scott Gries / Getty Images

    Here's what he looks like today:

    Eminem with a beard getting his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020
    Mario Anzuoni / Reuters

    23. Ashton Kutcher is 41.

    Ashton Kutcher standing on the balcony of building at City Walk in California
    Chris Weeks / Getty Images

    This is what he looks like today:

    24. Sean William Scott is 42.

    Sean William Scott at a movie premiere in the early '00s
    Teen People

    This is what he looks like today:

    Sean William Scott at a TCA event in 2018
    Valerie Macon / Getty Images

    25. Gabrielle Union-Wade is 47.

    A screenshot from "Bring It On" of Gabrielle Union-Wade alongside her fellow Clovers cheerleaders
    Universal Pictures

    Here's what she looks like today:

    26. Seth Green is 46.

    A photo of Seth Green with bleach blonder hair at a premiere in the late '90s
    Brenda Chase / Getty Images

    This is what he looks like today:

    27. And lastly, Jessica Simpson is 40.

    Jessica Simpson at an event in the early '00s
    Brenda Chase / Getty Images

    Here's what she looks like today:

    Correction: Alicia Silverstone has a grown son, not a daughter.