It's Been 19 Years Since "Cheaper By The Dozen" Was Released — Here's What Each Of The "Kids" Are Up To Now

    None of them are kids anymore, obv.

    Matt Stopera
    by Matt Stopera

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Hello.

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    Cheaper by the Dozen came out 19 years ago, you old bag.

    A poster for the film featuring Steve Martin holding up an oversized wallet with photos of the kids with their names next to their pictures
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    That means these former children are now current adults.

    The cast of the film seated on and around a couch
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    Because Disney+ has a Cheaper by the Dozen reboot coming out next month, I thought it would be *fun* to see where each of the Baker children are now.

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    Let's start with Piper Perabo, aka Nora Baker. She was playing a 22-year-old:

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    She played the oldest sibling:

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    And here's Piper now at 45:

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    She's extremely politically active on social media...

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    Black voters make up 27% of #Alabama voters But hold just 1 of 7 Congressional districts, that’s ONLY 14%! This gerrymandered map was drawn by the Republican state legislature, and the Supreme Court says we’re too close to the 2022 November election to make it fair. https://t.co/5vaEZJMNQn

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    ...and stars in the show The Big Leap.

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    Next up, we have Jacob Smith, aka Jake Baker. He was playing an 11-year-old.

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    Here he is then:

    Jake sitting next to a dog in the cast photo for Cheaper By the Dozen
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    And here he is today at 32:

    He's really into skateboarding:

    And seems to be pretty good at it:

    Now let's look at Blake Woodruff, aka Mike Baker. He was playing a 6-year-old.

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    Here he is with Steve Martin then:

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    And here he is now at 26:

    He appears to be a real estate salesman:

    Now let's look at Kevin G. Schmidt, aka Henry Baker. He was playing a 12-year-old.

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    Here he is then:

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    And here he is now at 33:

    He just got engaged at Niagara Falls:

    Next up is Alyson Stoner, aka Sarah Baker. She was playing an 11-year-old.

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    She was the sporty one:

    Sarah holding a lacrosse stick
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    Here she is now:

    They just released a book called Mind Body Pride:

    Now for Forrest Landis, aka Mark Baker. He was playing a 9-year-old.

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    Here he is with his frog:

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    And here he is now. That's him on the right:

    He's also very into skateboarding:

    Let's take a look at Miss Hilary Duff, aka Lorraine Baker. She was playing a 15/16-year-old.

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    She was obviously my favorite part of the movie:

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    Now she's starring in How I Met Your Father on Hulu:

    She has three kids, too:

    Now let's take a look at Liliana Mumy, aka Jessica Baker. She was playing an 8-year-old.

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    This was her then:

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    And here she is now at 27:

    She just got engaged this past Christmas:

    Now let's take a look at Morgan York, aka Kim Baker. She was playing an 8-year-old.

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    That was her then:

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    And here she is now at 29:

    She writes fantasy novels:

    Next up is Tom Welling, aka Charlie Baker. He was playing a 17/18-year-old.

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    Here he is with "Sparks" chanteuse Hilary Duff then:

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    And here he is now:

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    He just celebrated his two-year anniversary with his wife:

    And last but not least, we have the twins, Brent and Shane Kinsman, aka Nigel and Kyle Baker. They were playing 5-year-olds.

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    Here they are then:

    The twins sitting on beanbag chairs next to Steve Martin
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    And here they are now at 24:

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    Here's Shane:

    And here's Brent. He graduated from Cal Poly in 2021:

    And there you have it! That's the dozen! Thank you for your time.

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