The Amazing Guest Stars and Cast of Married… With Children—Where Are They Now?

Tiffani Thiessen as Heather McCoy in Married... With Children

Tiffani Thiessen as Heather McCoy in Married... With Children

When she was only sixteen, aspiring actress Tiffani Thiessen starred in the 1990 episode “What Goes Around Comes Around.” Heather is Bud’s date at the high school reunion dance and Bud plots to get revenge for Heather embarrassing him years ago by flying his underwear on a flagpole.

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Tiffani Thiessen—Now

Thiessen was just reaching for superstar heights when she filmed her guest spot on MWC. She starred as Kelly Kapowski on Saved By The Bell and then later on the College Years spin off. But it was her role as Valerie Malone on Beverly Hills 90210 that made her unforgettable. In 2009 Thiessen joined the cast of the still-running series White Collar and currently lives with her husband and daughter in Los Angeles.

Pamela Anderson as Yvette/Cashew in Married... With Children

Pamela Anderson as Yvette/Cashew in Married... With Children

Pamela Anderson made her first appearances on Married... With Children in the fall of 1990 on season 5 for an episode called "Al... with Kelly." She was just 23 at the time and played "Yvette," a busty, beautiful blonde in dream sequences about sex. Pamela Anderson in a sexy dream... hmmm, sounds well cast. Her next appearance on MWC was the following year as the unusually name character "Cashew." Sounds "nuts.”

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Pamela Anderson—Now

Oh, Pam. The model-turned-actress hadn’t even hit full stride when she starred in Married... With Children. After her guest spots her celebrity took off with her iconic role on Baywatch and then Home Improvement. After a slew of other guest appearances and roles on successful shows, her full and robust... career... may be slowing down. She competed in the tenth season of Dancing With The Stars in 2010 and the all-star edition in 2012. Now, the PETA model and anti-fur spokesperson is newly remarried to ex-husband Rick Salomon and seems focused on being a Malibu mom and raising her two boys.

Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy in Married... With Children

Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy in Married... With Children

“A fat woman came into the shoe store...” Ed O’Neil’s famous line as Al Bundy in Married... With Children is just one of his long list of dislikes. Al doesn’t like women who bother him, but he can’t seem to get away from them! A shoe salesman at “Gary’s Shoes & Accessories For Today’s Woman,” husband to Peggy Bundy and father of two children, Al is a hilariously disgruntled guy who loves his time on the toilet and harking back to old times when he was a star high school football player.

Ed O'Neill—Now

Funnily enough, O’Neill’s character on Married... With Children wasn’t a far cry from himself: he too was a star football player in high school. The meaning of Married.. With Children runs even deeper for O’Neill because it also connected him with his wife, actress Catherine Rusoff, who starred in two episodes of the show. His role as disgruntled father prepped him as well for his more recent role as Jay Pritchett on Modern Family, which he’s won three Screen Actor’s Guild Awards for.

Katey Sagal ias Margaret “Peggy” Bundy in Married... With Children

Katey Sagal ias Margaret “Peggy” Bundy in Married... With Children

Peggy is everything but the ideal housewife. She’s lazy, she doesn’t cook for the family, she likes to shop but won’t wash the clothes, watches TV all day and isn’t looking for a job. One thing she isn’t lacking though, is a strong libido... But just her luck, Al’s not a very attentive husband. This couple is a treat!

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Katey Sagal—Now

After playing the the Oprah-watching and bon-bon-eating Peggy Bundy, you may have recognized her voice as Leela on the cartoon show Futurama. She also appeared in shows like That ‘70s Show and Lost and currently plays Gemma Teller Marrow on Sons of Anarchy, written and produced by her husband Kurt Sutter.

Denise Richards as Girl #2 in Married... With Children

Denise Richards as Girl #2 in Married... With Children

In 1991, Denise Richards starred in Married... With Children in a perhaps not so memorable role as “Girl #2.” The Bundy family minus Peggy head to Hollywood so that Kelly can pursue a career in entertainment after her talk show takes off. While Denise’s role was minor, not a bad gig for a 20-year-old hottie!

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Denise Richards—Now

After MWC, Richards landed more sizable roles in shows like Friends, Spin City, but she’s probably best known for her sexier parts in movies like Starship Troopers, Wild Things and Scary Movie 3. In 2005 she went through a high-profile divorce from her husband of three years, Charlie Sheen. Now, Richards lives in Los Angeles, continues to act, and cares for her two daughters from her marriage to Sheen and her recently adopted daughter.

David Faustino in Married... With Children

David Faustino in Married... With Children

Not all the Bundys are a lost case! Bud, payed by David Faustino, is the Bundy’s younger child and son, a straight-A student. Smart cookie Bud attends Trumaine College after graduating high school, but his obsession with sex, or more specifically the lack thereof, makes him the butt of many family jokes. You may or may not remember Bud’s “girlfriend” Isis, the blow-up doll he keeps in his room... evidence of a lackluster social life as well.

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David Faustino—Now

LA-native David Faustino made a succession of guest appearances on TV shows following his long standing stint as Bud on Married... With Children. However, Faustino’s career took a turn for the better when he started landing voice acting roles around 2004. He can be heard most recently on the Nickelodeon TV show The Legend of Korra as the character Mako.

Fergie as Ann in Married... With Children

Fergie as Ann in Married... With Children

Fergie had a brief guest spot in the “Nooner or Later” 1994 episode of Married... With Children. Her character, “Ann,” asks Bud to cut him in line. Who could say no to a 19-year-old Fergie? Bud certainly couldn’t, and didn’t.

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Fergie—Now

Since her spot on MWC, Fergie’s been busy taking the Billboard Chart by storm with hits like “London Bridge,” “Glamorous,” “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling.” Besides being an A-list singer and songwriter, Fergie still enjoys acting. One of her most recent ventures in voice acting has been on the cartoon TV series The Cleveland Show. She’s currently married to the equally hot actor Josh Duhamel.

Christina Applegate in Married... With Children

Christina Applegate in Married... With Children

If the Bundy family is hilariously stereotyped, then there has to be a dull, easy-on-the-eyes daughter. Christina Applegate played Kelly Bundy, the eldest daughter who is never without a boyfriend, but so dull that her brother Bud often plays tricks on her to the audience’s benefit. Kelly’s frequent grammar mistakes make for an abundance of “Kellyisms” on the show, that only a gifted comedic actress like Applegate could deliver.

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Christina Applegate—Now

Christina Applegate had one of the most successful careers after Married... With Children. Some of the most popular films that she starred in include The Sweetest Thing, Anchorman, and Hall Pass. In 2008, Applegate was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent surgery for a double mastectomy and is now cancer free, having made a full recovery. She is an avid spokeswoman for cancer awareness, education and research. Never one to let things get her down, Applegate still made people laugh on the sadly canceled sitcom Up All Night with co-stars Maya Rudolph and Will Arnett.

Vanna White as Coco in Married... With Children

Vanna White as Coco in Married... With Children

In 1993, a 36-year-old Vanna White starred in the Married... With Children episode “The Proposition.” White’s character, Coco, appears as a ghost from Al Bundy’s past fully aware of how crass he is... but she loves it. She offers to buy Al for half a million dollars but doesn’t get what she wants.

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Vanna White—Now

Vanna White is most well-known for her role as “Letter Turner” on the long-running show Wheel of Fortune, which she’s been doing since 1982! In 2006, Vanna was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Turns out that MWC was actually her last acting role and since then continues to make TV and film appearances as herself. Yeah, she’s that famous.

Keri Russell as April Adams in Married... With Children

Keri Russell as April Adams in Married... With Children

In the 1995 Married... With Children episode, “Radio Free Trumaine,” a 19-year-old Keri Russell played April Adams. The episode was actually a pilot for a spin-off series of MWC. Bud is dating April who is also being hotly pursued by fellow Trumaine student, Nikolai. After an embarrassing fight with Bud gets broadcast over the university radio station, April spurns both suitors. Good riddance!

Keri Russell—Now

For Keri Russell, Married... With Children was just the beginning. In 1998 she landed the lead role of hit series Felicity, which ran for four years and continued to open doors in TV and film for her. She married Shane Deary, a carpenter, in 2007 and they have two children together. The pair recently announced their separation. Russell recently returned to acting after taking time off to have a family and starred in the 2013 film, Austenland, and is in the second season of The Americans.

Jane Lynch as Greta in Married... With Children

Jane Lynch as Greta in Married... With Children

Funnywoman Jane Lynch guest starred on the series in 1994 as the demanding WASP-y Greta. In the episode “Valentine’s Day Massacre,” Bud gets physically and sexually harassed by Greta, a guest at the hotel Bud is searching in for a Valentine girl. It’s a nice change of pace for Bud.

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Jane Lynch—Now

Jane Lynch’s role as Greta was only a taste of better things to come. Lynch went on to star in Boston Legal, The L Word, Two and a Half Men and currently Glee. This doesn’t include the slew of other movies she’s starred in like 40-Year-Old Virgin, Julie & Julia, Rio... just to name a few! The publicly gay Lynch is a proud representative and supporter of equal rights and PETA.

Matt LeBlanc as Vinnie Verducci in Married... With Children

Matt LeBlanc as Vinnie Verducci in Married... With Children

In “Top of the Heap,” which aired in 1991, Al Bundy’s childhood friend Charlie Verducci and his son Vinnie show up for a fundraiser. The episode was actually a pilot for the TV show Top of the Heap, but it only lasted one season. Just 24 years old at the time of his guest spot, “Vinnie” displays some mannerisms that definitely resemble LeBlanc’s future role as Joey Tribbiani on Friends.

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Matt LeBlanc—Now

After Top of the Heap was cancelled, its creators tried another Spin-Off called Vinnie & Bobby, which again didn’t last more than a season. However, in 1994 LeBlanc landed the role of Joey Tribbiani in the iconic TV series Friends and the rest was history. After Friends, LeBlanc carried a spin-off named Joey for two years and most recently starred in Episodes and the movie Lovesick (slated for release in 2014).

Milla Jovovich as Yvette in Married... With Children

Milla Jovovich as Yvette in Married... With Children

Before she was a star, Milla Jovovich played another “Yvette,” a foreign exchange student who stays with the Bundys. The Bundy family shows her hospitality to the best of their ability, which isn’t saying much. The episode titled “Fair Exchange” aired in 1989, meaning Jovovich was only 13 at the time!

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Milla Jovovich—Now

After MWC, Jovovich landed some memorable roles in Kuffs and Dazed and Confused. But it was her role as Leeloo in the 1997 sci-fi hit The Fifth Element that took the model-turned-actress’s career to a whole new level. Jovovich starred in The Resident Evil saga, of which the most recent installment was released in September of 2012. She continues to act and currently lives a bi coastal LA-NYC life with her husband, film writer-director Paul W. S. Anderson.

Ian Ziering as The Kid in Married... With Children

Ian Ziering as The Kid in Married... With Children

Like Thiessen, Ziering was another Beverly Hills 90210 alum who guest starred on Married... With Children. Ziering was 26 at the time he played a nondescript baseball player in the episode “The Unnatural.”

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Ian Ziering—Now

After playing Steve Sanders on Beverly Hills 90210 from 1990 to 2000, Ziering landed a number of recurring and guest roles on TV shows like Spider-Man, Biker Mice From Mars and CSI: NY. Ziering’s role on Biker Mice From Mars is actually being developed into a major motion picture. In 2013, he and his second wife, Erin Ludwig, had a daughter--their second child together.

David Boreanaz as Angel in Married... With Children

David Boreanaz as Angel in Married... With Children

David Boreanaz has always looked good in leather. He played Kelly’s two-timing biker boyfriend, “Angel” (long before Angel!), in a 1993 episode of Married... With Children. He was only 24 at the time, but he took Al Bundy’s fists like a man.

David Boreanaz—Now

After coincidentally starring as “Angel” in MWC, David Boreanaz was cast as “Angel” in cult series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, which eventually led to a successful spin-off show called Angel. Boreanaz is so good at playing dark and brooding characters, it’s no surprise that he scored a lead as Special Agent Seeley Booth in the hit series Bones in 2005, which is in its ninth season. Sorry ladies, Boreanaz has been happily married since 2001 and the couple has two children together.