In a world before “real” housewives, world travelers, celebrity apprentices, and weight loss contestants, scripted TV actually ruled the airwaves. They occupied our TVs every weeknight through the ‘80s and ‘90s. They taught us life lessons in neat 30-minute segments. Snakkle takes a look at where some of our favorite sitcom stars are today.

You may recognize these celebs from the red carpet, but they started out on the small screen way back in the day! Snakkle looks back at A-list stars’ early TV roles!

Actor, producer, humanitarian, and philanthropist. Brad Pitt is all of those things, as well as the life partner of Angeline Jolie and the father of their six children. A quarter century ago, when Pitt started his professional acting career, most people assumed he was just going to be another handsome Hollywood hunk. But Pitt bucked perceptions and has built a career of character roles and leading men in films as diverse as Johnny Suede and The Tree of Life. As Brad blows out 48 candles this year, Snakkle celebrates the man, his career, and his passions.

Tracey Gold talks to Snakkle about her struggle with eating disorders and her new Lifetime reality series Starving Secrets, which premieres December 2.

They shone just outside the main spotlight, but their roles were crucial to the family dynamic. Whether they were stomping up the stairs, smirking, or destroying Barbies, these ’80s TV siblings made the most of their onscreen moments.