The Cast of Teen Witch, 24 Years Later

I remain steadfast and resolute in my belief that the “Top That” scene from Teen Witch is one of the best cinematic moments of all time. Or at least of the 80s. OK, maybe just 1989. So you can imagine my excitement that the supernatural rom-com has seen a bit of a revival lately, what with the one-night-only Groundlings performance in January and remake rumors swirling around. And hey, cameos from the original actors wouldn’t be out of the question—most of them are still in the industry. Here’s what they’ve been up to.

1. Robyn Lively, bed and breakfast owner.

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Louise Miller, aka Teen Witch herself, is currently the owner of the Johnson Mill Bed and Breakfast in Midway, Utah. She's also Blake Lively’s older sister. In 2011, Blake just happened to be photographed kissing Ryan Reynolds in front of the Johnson Mill sign during their then-clandestine relationship, prompting the tabloids to speculate that Blake was throwing her sister a publicity bone. But the elder Lively isn’t just baking scones and changing Egyptian cotton sheets. In the past few years, she’s had roles on Psych, 30 Rock, The Mentalist, Saving Grace and Criminal Minds.

2. Dan Gauthier, still acting.

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For those of us who grew up on Teen Witch and Son in Law, here’s a shocker: Dan is going to be 50 this year. He’s been busy since his stint as Brad Powell—not only did he have regular roles on Ellen (the sitcom, not the talk show), Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place, All My Children and One Life to Live, but he’s had lots of one-time parts in a whole slew of TV shows. My favorite? The co-pilot in a 2009 episode of Lost.
Teen Witch was pretty good to Dan, by the way. Not only was it his first big movie, it also had a big effect on his personal life. Remember Randa, the popular blonde? He married her. They have a son. That's them in the picture.

3. Joshua John Miller, writer.

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Unbeknownst to me, Louise’s little brother, Richie, was a member of Leonardo DiCaprio’s posse (which has a different but very specific name that I’ll let you use your Google-fu on, but maybe don’t do it at work) in the 90s. After that, he graduated from Yale, then got an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa. He has a couple of novels under his belt, and, judging from his Tweets, is in the middle of another one. He was also the screenwriter for a werewolf series called Howl that was apparently picked up by Fox, but is either languishing in development hell or just never made it out of the gate.

4. Amanda Ingber, yogi to the stars.

Once known as Polly the funky fresh teenage rapper, Ingber is now teaching yoga to some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Jennifer Aniston, Kate Beckinsale, and Jennifer Lawrence.

5. Zelda Rubinstein, deceased.

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Zelda, of course, was the tiny lady with the creepy voice whom Hollywood loved to cast in paranormal roles. The 4-foot 3-inch actress stole the show in Poltergeist, but that was before her turn as Madame Serena. Post-Teen Witch, Rubinstein made appearances on Tales from the Crypt, Martin, Caroline in the City, Hey Arnold, and The Pretender. She also had a recurring spot on Picket Fences and narrated 48 episodes of The Scariest Places on Earth. She was an outspoken AIDS activist and advocate for little people. Rubinstein passed away in 2010 at the age of 76.

6. Noah Blake, SyFy star.

If any of you shared Polly’s giant crush on Rhet Capaletti, you might be excited to know that he’s still acting. He’s recently been on The Office and a SyFy movie called Piranhaconda, and had roles in a bunch of acronym-y shows in the early 2000s: V.I.P., JAG, ER and LAX.

Blake is also the son of Robert Blake, in case the name didn’t give him away. Here he is talking about his father’s murder charges.

7. Shelley Berman, Larry David’s dad.

Stage and screen legend Shelley Berman hasn’t been hurting for work since his bit part in Teen Witch. Even as an octogenarian, he’s been busy with Entourage, Pushing Daisies, Hannah Montana, and Boston Legal. But my favorite part, by far, is Berman’s portrayal of Nat, Larry David’s dad on Curb Your Enthusiasm. In Teen Witch, Berman played a cranky old man who embarrasses Louise. In Curb, Berman plays a cranky old man who embarrasses Larry. Here are the two of them discussing Larry’s sandwich.

8. Marcia Wallace, voiceover queen.

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She went from Ms. Malloy, eccentric drama teacher, to Mrs. Krabappel, bitter chainsmoker. Though Wallace is arguably most famous for her voiceover work as Bart Simpson’s lonelyhearts fourth grade teacher, she’s also done voices for Darkwing Duck, The Angry Beavers, Captain Planet, the Aladdin TV series, the Batman TV series, and more. She also played Annie Wilkes on The Young and the Restless a few years ago and had a prominent role as Maggie the maid on That’s My Bush in 2001.

9. Rita Wilson, actress, producer, singer, and wife to Hanx.

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You don’t remember Rita Wilson in Teen Witch? Me neither, but IMDB insists she was a dancer. Anyone know where she is? My money’s on the ubiquitous choreographed high school dance scene at the end. Anyway, you’ve no doubt noticed that Rita’s doing OK for herself these days. She produced My Big Fat Greek Wedding and all of its spinoffs, has continued to act, and also found the time to drop an album of 60s and 70s covers last year.