Movies Gallery Lizzie McGuire cast: Where are they now? The kids of the iconic Disney Channel original series are all grown up. Catch up with Hilary Duff, Lalaine, Adam Lamberg, and their costars. By Madeline Boardman Madeline Boardman Madeline Boardman is a former digital features director at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2017. EW's editorial guidelines and Sydney Bucksbaum Sydney Bucksbaum Sydney Bucksbaum is a writer at Entertainment Weekly covering all things pop culture – but TV is her one true love. She currently lives in Los Angeles but grew up in Chicago so please don't make fun of her accent when it slips out. EW's editorial guidelines Updated on April 21, 2023 11:00AM EDT Close Photo: Walt Disney Enterprises/Courtesy Everett Collection Hey now, hey now—can you believe Lizzie McGuire ended all the way back in February 2004? We can't—especially after being so close to seeing her again! In August 2019, Disney+ announced it was bringing the iconic teen comedy back into our lives, as the streaming service was set to launch the Lizzie McGuire revival series featuring most of the original stars. Production began months later, only to grind to a halt in January 2020. In a 2022 interview with Women's Health, the series' star Hilary Duff revealed that the reboot fell apart because Disney was not on board with authentic story lines befitting of a more mature McGuire. While we may never know what Lizzie McGuire got up to in her 30s, we're still grateful we got to know her and the other characters at all, thanks to the ensemble cast assembled for Disney Channel's tween hit. But what have they all been up to since the original show ended? Find out, ahead. Hilary Duff wants to move the Lizzie McGuire revival series to Hulu — Disney+, listen up! 01 of 08 Hilary Duff (Lizzie McGuire) Everett Collection; Disney+ After picking up early credits in TV movies and videos, Hilary Duff hit the small screen on Lizzie McGuire in 2001, leading the series as its title teenager. She played McGuire for the length of the show's three-year run. Duff went on to expand her résumé with big-screen turns in A Cinderella Story (2004), Raise Your Voice (2004), The Perfect Man (2005), Material Girls (2006), War, Inc. (2008), Stay Cool (2009), and What Goes Up (2009), as she continued her music career, releasing five studio albums. She had a six-episode arc on Gossip Girl, starred on Younger for seven seasons as Kelsey Peters, and leads the Hulu series How I Met Your Father. She is married to musician Matthew Koma and has three children. Hilary Duff admits there was a point where she 'couldn't stand Lizzie McGuire' 02 of 08 Lalaine (Miranda Sanchez) Disney Channel; Instagram.com/thelalaine Lalaine starred opposite Duff as Lizzie McGuire's best friend, Miranda Sanchez. The actress, who got her start in TV movies, had a two-episode arc on Buffy the Vampire Slayer during Lizzie McGuire's run, and also dropped her own studio album and EP during that time. After saying goodbye to Miranda, Lalaine earned credits for Her Best Move (2005), Easy A (2010), One Night Alone (2018), and Definition Please (2020), and episodes of the web series Off the Clock and Raymond & Lane. Lizzie McGuire's Hilary Duff, Lalaine, Jake Thomas reunite in photo 03 of 08 Adam Lamberg (David "Gordo" Gordon) Everett Collection; Disney Channel/Ali Goldstein Adam Lamberg rounded out Lizzie McGuire's main trio as Gordo. The actor, who earned prior credits for I'm Not Rappaport (1996) and Max Keeble's Big Move (2001), played Lizzie's pal for three years, and also starred alongside the gang in 2003's The Lizzie McGuire Movie. Lamberg wrapped his onscreen career soon after, picking up his final roles in 2005's When Do We Eat? and the 2008 indie Beautiful Loser. The former child star went on to attend the University of California, Berkeley and does fundraising and special events consulting in New York City. The reboot series was going to be his return to acting. Every episode of Lizzie McGuire, ranked 04 of 08 Hallie Todd (Jo McGuire) Everett Collection; Disney Channel/Ali Goldstein Hallie Todd joined Lizzie McGuire as Lizzie's mom, Jo McGuire. She came into the part after racking up roles on Brothers; Going Places; Murder, She Wrote; and Life With Roger. While she took a bit of a break from her acting career, Todd appeared in the American Girl video Lea to the Rescue, and the 2020 wrestling drama The Last Champion, which she co-wrote with her husband Glenn Withrow and their daughter, Ivy. 05 of 08 Robert Carradine (Sam McGuire) Walt Disney Enterprises/Courtesy Everett Collection; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic After appearing in The Cowboys (1972), Orca (1977), Coming Home (1978), The Long Riders (1980), The Big Red One (1980), Revenge of the Nerds (1984), and numerous other films, Robert Carradine played Lizzie's father, Sam McGuire. Following his run on the show, Carradine kept working, earning a long list of credits with appearances in Supercross (2005), Tooth and Nail (2007), Sex and Breakfast (2007), Django Unchained (2012), and many more, in addition to cohosting the reality series King of the Nerds from 2013 to 2015. 06 of 08 Jake Thomas (Matt McGuire) Walt Disney Enterprises/Courtesy Everett Collection; David Livingston/Getty Images Lizzie McGuire found its Matt McGuire in child star Jake Thomas. He played Lizzie's little brother after popping up in episodes of 3rd Rock From the Sun and Touched by an Angel, and playing Martin Swinton in A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). Thomas went on to appear in episodes of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Cory in the House, Cold Case, House, Ghost Whisperer, Criminal Minds, NCIS, CSI: NY, Storytellers, S.W.A.T., and more. 07 of 08 Ashlie Brillault (Kate Sanders) Disney Channel; Mark Sullivan/WireImage Ashlie Brillault made her onscreen debut on Lizzie McGuire as Kate Sanders, the school's resident popular girl. During the show's run, she hit the big screen in The Lizzie McGuire Movie and appeared in an episode of One on One. She ended her acting career in 2004, turning her focus to law. Brillault earned a law degree from the University of Denver and went on to pursue a career in the field. She did, however, reunite with her former castmates for a 2020 special, in which they conducted a table read for the iconic bra episode. 08 of 08 Clayton Snyder (Ethan Craft) Disney Channel; Lilly Lawrence/Getty Images Clayton Snyder had a memorable turn on Lizzie McGuire as school heartthrob Ethan Craft. Snyder took a few years off after his debut role to attend high school and college, returning to acting with a guest spot on NCIS among other TV and web series, with film roles in The Reunion (2017) and Ham on Rye (2019).