No no, I didn’t change the name of my other nostalgic feature, “Remember this?”… rather, tonight I wanted to reflect on current TV stars who used to be memorable in totally different TV or movie glory. This came about when I saw a promo for a show called, “LA Complex” on the CW, and thought one of the actresses looked familiar:

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turns out, she used to be Becca on Flash Forward, a cheesy tween Disney dramedy. Behold:

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I was so satisfied that I figured out what she was from, that I started to think of other actors, and “remembered when” they were on something way back when. Here’s more:

Remember when…

• Rachel Bilson (now Zoe on Hart of Dixie) was Summer on the O.C?
• Mark Paul Gosselaar (now on Franklin and Bash) was “Preppy” (aka Zack Morris) on Saved by the Bell?
• Ryan Gosling (major international film heartthrob) was a meganerd on Breaker High, the show about a high school on a cruise boat?
• Jennifer Love Hewitt (now on the Client List on Lifetime) was perky Sarah on Party of Five?
• Zooey Deschenal (New Girl) was the older sister on Almost Famous?
• Holly Marie Combs (Aria’s mom on Pretty Little Liars) was Piper on Charmed?
• Keenan Thompson (SNL) was on Nickelodeon’s All That?

Who else can you remember from something way back when, before they were adults or famous?

Meri