The Cast of ‘That ’70s Show’.Photo: FOX/Getty
That ’70s Showbrought a dose of nostalgia and hilarity to screens when it debuted in 1998.During its eight-year run, the series helped make household names out of stars includingTopher Grace,Laura Prepon,Wilmer Valderrama,Mila KunisandAshton Kutcher— and is where the latter two fell in love.Many of the stars returned for guest spots on the 2023 revivalThat ’90s Show,which took from the OG’s playbook and had a successful run.Here, catch up with the stars of the sitcom, then and now.
That ’70s Showbrought a dose of nostalgia and hilarity to screens when it debuted in 1998.
During its eight-year run, the series helped make household names out of stars includingTopher Grace,Laura Prepon,Wilmer Valderrama,Mila KunisandAshton Kutcher— and is where the latter two fell in love.
Many of the stars returned for guest spots on the 2023 revivalThat ’90s Show,which took from the OG’s playbook and had a successful run.
Here, catch up with the stars of the sitcom, then and now.
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Topher Grace, 45
Topher Grace then and now.Fox; Kristina Bumphrey/Shutterstock
WithThat ’70s Showin the rearview, Grace’s career took off, and he landed blockbuster roles throughout the decade ahead. In 2007, Grace played Eddie Brock (a.k.a Venom) inSpider-Man 3. He went on to star in the ensemble rom-comValentine’s Dayalongside an A-list cast, including Julia Roberts,Bradley Cooper,Jessica Albaand Anne Hathaway.
Fans might have also spotted Grace in Christopher Nolan’s 2014 space epicInterstellarand the 2018 crime comedyBlacKkKlansman. The Spike Lee film scored a number of award nominations and nabbed several major wins, including the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Grace and his costars also earned a SAG Award nomination for their outstanding performance as a cast. In more recent years, Grace has splashed back onto small screens, appearing in a 2019 episode ofBlack Mirror. He currently stars in ABC’sHome Economics, which recently finished airing its third season.
Grace returned to the Midwest for a guest appearance onThat ’90s Show.
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Laura Prepon, 43
Laura Prepon then and now.Fox; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Prepon’s next major role was as drug smuggler and love interest Alex Vause on Netflix’sOrange Is the New Black. Prepon appeared in all seven seasons of the show and, along with her castmates, won twoSAG Awardsfor best ensemble. She appeared in 2016’sThe Girl on the Trainand costarred with Sam Elliot in the 2017 dramedyThe Hero.
The actress has also shared her journey with health and fitness, opening up in her 2016wellness cookbook,The Stash Plan. She also launched a cookware line calledPrepOn Kitchenand posts photos and videos of herculinary creationson social media.
Preponmade a cameoon Netflix’sThat ’90s Showthis past January.
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Mila Kunis, 40
Mila Kunis then and now.Fox; Steve Granitz/FilmMagic
Mila Kunisjoined the cast ofThat ’70s Showat age 14 — seven years after she came to America from Ukraine — though when she auditioned for the role of Jackie Burkhart, she lied and said she was 18. In 1999, she joined the cast ofFamily Guyto voice Meg Griffin from the cartoon’s second season onwards. During and after her time onThat ’70s Showin the 2000s, Kunis appeared in movies likeGet Over It,American Psycho 2,Moving McAllister,After Sexand the Judd Apatow-producedForgetting Sarah Marshall.
In 2010, Kunis starred inBlack Swanalongside Natalie Portman. The movie earned a Best Picture nod, and for her portrayal of rival ballerina Lily, Kunis herself received nominations for Critics Choice, SAG and Golden Globe Awards. In the following years, she starred in films likeFriends with Benefits,Ted,Oz the Great and PowerfulandJupiter Ascending.
Longbefore she signed on to the spin-off,Kunis reunited with a formerThat ’70s Showcostar for a little more than reminiscing. She andAshton Kutcherwent public with theirromantic relationshipin 2012 and welcomed their first child together, daughterWyatt Isabelle, in 2014. Theymarriedin July 2015 and their second-born, sonDimitri Portwood, arrived in November 2016.
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Ashton Kutcher, 45
Ashton Kutcher then and now.Fox; Mark Sagliocco/WireImage
Not unlike the digital innovator he played inJobs, Kutcher is well-versed in the world of technology: he has his own venture capital firm, A-Grade Investments, that’s helped fund several startups, like Duolingo. Kutcher is also heavily involved with philanthropy. In addition to the financial aid he sent to Ukraine alongside his wife Mila Kunis, Kutcher also runs a foundation calledThorn. He and his exDemi Moorelaunched the organization in 2013 to fight against child pornography and sex trafficking. In 2022, Kutcherran the New York Marathonto raise money for the foundation.
Kutcher also showed face onThat ’90s Show. Several monthsahead of the spin-off’spremiere, he toldVarietythat it was “really nostalgic to be back on set.” He added, “It’s all the same folks that madeThat ’70s Show, so it was pretty bizarre.”
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Wilmer Valderrama, 43
Wilmer Valderrama then and now.Fox; Monica Schipper/Getty
During that time, Valderrama started going ontours with the USO, visiting places like Germany, Iraq and more. In 2021, the actor wasnamed a Global Ambassadorof the organization.
Valderrama continued his acting career with stage performances and brief cameos on shows likeWizards of Waverly Place,Raising HopeandGrey’s Anatomy. In 2016, he signed on as a series regular onNCIS’s 14th season. He continues to play Special Agent Nick Torres on the long-running police drama as the show airs its 20th season in 2023. And like his colleagues, he joinedThat ’90s Show,too.
In the 2021 animated musical filmEncanto, Valderrama voiced the main character’s father, and in real life he’s got a daughter of his own: he sharesNakao Oceana, born in 2021, with hisfiancé Amanda Pacheco.
06of 13Debra Jo Rupp, 72Debra Jo Rupp then and now.Fox; Monica Schipper/GettyBefore she was Kitty Forman,Debra Jo Rupphad already established herself as a stage performer and frequent face in the television world. During the 1990s, she could be spotted in sit-coms likeSeinfeld,The Jeff Foxworthy ShowandFriends. During the same yearThat ’70s Showaired, Rupp played Marilyn See in the HBO miniseriesFrom the Earth to the Moonwith Rita Wilson, Sally Field and Tom Hanks, whom she’d worked with previously on 1988’sBig.AfterThat ’70s Showended, Rupp starred in ABC’sBetter with Youfor its single-season run, and she appeared in 12 episodes of her former co-stars’ Netflix seriesThe Ranch. In 2007, Rupp played Sylvia inKickin' It Old Skoolalongside stars like Jamie Kennedy, Maria Menounos and Alan Ruck. She signed onto the Marvel Studios miniseriesWandaVisionin 2021.This year, sherevived her main roleas Kitty onThat ’90s Show.
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Debra Jo Rupp, 72
Debra Jo Rupp then and now.Fox; Monica Schipper/Getty
Before she was Kitty Forman,Debra Jo Rupphad already established herself as a stage performer and frequent face in the television world. During the 1990s, she could be spotted in sit-coms likeSeinfeld,The Jeff Foxworthy ShowandFriends. During the same yearThat ’70s Showaired, Rupp played Marilyn See in the HBO miniseriesFrom the Earth to the Moonwith Rita Wilson, Sally Field and Tom Hanks, whom she’d worked with previously on 1988’sBig.
AfterThat ’70s Showended, Rupp starred in ABC’sBetter with Youfor its single-season run, and she appeared in 12 episodes of her former co-stars' Netflix seriesThe Ranch. In 2007, Rupp played Sylvia inKickin' It Old Skoolalongside stars like Jamie Kennedy, Maria Menounos and Alan Ruck. She signed onto the Marvel Studios miniseriesWandaVisionin 2021.
This year, sherevived her main roleas Kitty onThat ’90s Show.
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Kurtwood Smith, 80
Kurtwood Smith then and now.Fox; Monica Schipper/Getty
Along with some otherThat ’70s Showalumni, Smith appeared onThe Ranchfor two seasons. In 2022, he played lawyer David Boies in the award-winning Hulu seriesThe Dropout.
Catch Smith as Red Forman once againin the spin-off toThat ’70s Showon Netflix.
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Josh Meyers, 47
Josh Meyers then and now.Fox; CraSH/Shutterstock
Since then, Meyers appeared in 2006’sDate Movieand in Sacha Baron Cohen’sBrüno. After acting in a stage revival ofThe Pee-wee Herman Showin 2010, he then played a role in the 2016 moviePee-wee’s Big Holiday.
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Don Stark, 69
Don Stark then and now.Fox; Monica Schipper/Getty
He was a special guest staronThat ’90s Show.
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Tommy Chong, 85
Tommy Chong then and now.Fox; Albert L. Ortega/Getty
Tommy Chong had already carved himself a place in show business before he became Leo onThat ’70s Show. He came to be known in the 1970s and 1980s for the comedy albums and films he made with his collaborator, Cheech Marin. Over the years they earned four Grammy nominations and won for best comedy album in 1973.
Chong returnedto his famed role as Leo in a guest appearance onThat ’90s Show.
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Lisa Robin Kelly
Lisa Robin Kelly then and now.Fox; Munawar Hosain/Fotos International/Getty
Kellydied at age 43in 2013.
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Tanya Roberts
Tanya Roberts then and now.Fox; Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
The actress behindThat ’70s Show’s Marge Pinciottidied at age 65in 2021. As her memory as a series regular lives on, so do her own fond memories of the series. After her death,Roberts' partner told PEOPLEthat she “lovedThat ’70s Showmore than anything in the world.” He continued, “She loved that more than any of her movies.”
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Danny Masterson, 47
Danny Masterson then and now.Fox; Brandon Williams/WireImage
Prior to joining the cast ofThat ’70s Showas Steven Hyde.Danny Mastersonwas already established on screens as a young star. He appeared inBeethoven’s 2ndin 1993 and played Justin on CBS’sCybillfrom 1996 to 1998.
He appeared in 2008’sYes Manand the 2009 indie dramaThe Bridge to Nowherealongside Bijou Phillips, whom he started dating. In 2011, the duotied the knotin Ireland. Three years later, they welcomed their daughter,Fianna Francis.
Masterson once again starred in a sitcom from 2012 to 2014, TBS’sMen at Work,before moving on to Netflix’sThe Ranch, which also featured Sam Elliot and fellowThat ’70s Showalumnus Ashton Kutcher.
In a 2023 retrial,he was convicted of raping two womenand was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison.
His absence and the absence of his character, Hyde, wasnot addressedin the series' spin-off.
source: people.com
