90s Movie Stars: Then And Now

Jonathan Lipnicki: He stole hearts as the little kid opposite Tom Cruise in ‘Jerry Maguire’ and he upped the adorbz factor with turns in two 'Stuart Little’ movies, but child star Jonathan Lipnicki fell foul of the one fate that befalls all Hollywood younglings: he grew up. Now the very un-adorbz age of 24, Lipnicki took a hiatus from making movies during those awkward pubic years but returned in 2011 as a young adult, complete with sculpted abs to give the mums who cooed over his childhood performances some very odd feelings indeed. His last notable appearance was in 2014’s 'Bad Asses’ alongside Dannys Trejo and Glover. And if you’re wondering, that chiselled bod is the product of Mixed Martial Arts fight training, an arena in which he hasn’t ruled out one day entering professionally. He is not, to our knowledge, still in contact with Tom Cruise, but you can follow him on Twitter @JLIPNICKI. (Image Credit: PA/YouTube)

Matthew Lillard: Lillard might be the walking, talking personification of the nineties: he played 'Cereal Killer’ in dubious cyber-crime movie 'Hackers’, killed as Stabby Stu alongside Skeet Ulrich in 'Scream’ and played a dude named 'Brock’ in 'She’s All That’. The role of Shaggy in 'Scooby-Doo’ and its sequel aside, the new millennium was tough going for Lillard, a man out of time, but there was redemption on the cards. First Alexander Payne cast him opposite George Clooney in Oscar hopeful 'The Descendants’, then Clint Eastwood cast him in baseball drama 'Trouble With The Curve’. Now 45, Lillard did his cred no end of good by starring in 2014’s critically-acclaimed TV serial 'The Bridge’. He still voices Shaggy for all new 'Scooby-Doo’ animations and videogames. Zoinks! (Image Credit: Rex Features/PA)

Mara Wilson: She was the adorable moppet who had audiences awwing in the likes of 'Mrs Doubtfire’, 'Miracle On 34th Street’ and 'Matilda’, but even child stars are subject to the ravages of time. Wilson is now 28 years old and eschewed a life in the limelight for an education instead, studying Art at NYU. Her acting days well and truly behind her, Wilson now focuses on writing – her blog, MaraWilsonWritesStuff.com, is full of anecdotes about her brief time in Hollywood. Usually quite media shy, Wilson last year commented on the tragic death of her friend and co-star Robin Williams, saying: “Robin Williams, as I knew him, was warm, gentle, expressive, nurturing, and brilliant… If you can affect someone when they’re young, you are in their heart forever.” (Image Credit: Rex Features/Picpix)

Pauly Shore: He personified the 'Will this do?’ casting attitude of Hollywood in the early nineties, with his incomprehensible verbiage – complete with nonsensical catchphrases like “Buuuuuddy” - but 'California Man’ star Pauly Shore hasn’t been seen on these shores for years. The actor, who actually appropriated the nickname 'The Weasel’ for himself, disappeared from cinemas after a string of flops including 'In The Army Now’ and the infamous 'Bio-Dome’, a movie so bad in entered into cinematic folklore as a warning of what can happen when no one involved even tries to make a good movie. Now 47, Shore has written, directed and starred in a few under the radar indie movies but still performs stand up comedy around America, which he’s been doing since he was 17. (Image Credit: Rex Features)

Robin Tunney: She was the face you couldn’t quite place in the nineties, but her CV speaks for itself: Robin Tunney starred in bona fide genre classics like 'The Craft’ and 'Empire Records’, and even blockbusters like Arnie’s action epic 'End Of Days’. The next decade proved difficult for Tunney as she outgrew the teen movie genre, but she eventually found a home in TV drama 'The Mentalist’, which ran from 2008 to February this year (“It’s a miracle for something to stay on the air this long,” she said). Now 'The Mentalist’ has run its course, Tunney is making movies again – catch her in sports drama 'My All American’ opposite Aaron Eckhart’s Chin this October. (Image Credit: Rex Features)

Christina Ricci: A genuinely huge star in the nineties, as both a child and an adult, Christina Ricci had everything going for her: indie credibility, bankability and unique and interesting good looks. It’s a crime, then, that after her breakout role in 'The Addams Family’ and Ang Lee’s 'The Ice Storm’, no director managed to make her a star post Y2K. She gained plaudits in 'Monster’ (but was overshadowed by Charlize Theron) and her highly sexualised role in 'Black Snake Moan’ was an eye-opener, but gradually her movies went straight to DVD and nobody really noticed: a voiceover role in 'The Smurfs 2’ in 2013 was the last time she bothered a cinema screen. Ricci claims she’s “too short” to be taken seriously: “[I tend] to look really small on camera,” she said, accurately. (Image Credit: Rex Features/PA)

Skeet Ulrich: When Johnny Depp was otherwise unavailable in the nineties, you’d cast Skeet Ulrich, the 'supermarket own brand’ version of the decade’s sulkiest, most sensitive soul. Born under the considerably less glamorous name of Bryan Trout, Skeet finally landed a big fish when he played the pivotal role of Billy Loomis in 'Scream’, Wes Craven’s self-reflexive stabathon. Unfortunately for Ulrich, Johnny Depp was usually very much available, forcing Skeet to shoot for TV roles: underrated ABC drama 'Miracles’ gained a cult following and post-apocalyptic genre piece 'Jericho’ also amassed fans. He was killed off from 'Law & Order’ just nine episodes into his contract and hasn’t been seen on TV since. Fun Skeet fact: he married, and later divorced, Georgina Cates, aka the daughter from BBC sitcom '2.4 Children’. (Image Credit: Rex Features)

Alicia Silverstone: If you’re like us, the 'Clueless’-themed video for Iggy Azalea’s 'Fancy’ made us wistful for the days where Alicia Silverstone ruled all. The ultimate nineties crush for girls and boys, as ditzy fashion queen Cher she introduced not one, but two catchphrases into the cinematic lexicon: “As if!” and “What-ever!” Silverstone did the Hollywood circuit for a while but never recaptured the 'Clueless’ zeitgeist, most famously missing the mark by a million miles as Batgirl in the ill-fated 'Batman & Robin’. Alicia took time out from acting and reinvented herself as a vegan Earth mother, and has released several books on how to eat healthily (in 2012, she was spotted pre-chewing her son Bear’s food and spitting it into his mouth). Silverstone does still act from time to time and can be heard but not seen in 2015’s Mexican animation 'Jungle Shuffle’ as a Coati called Sacha. She looks approximately three hours older than she did in the nineties. (Image Credit: Rex Features)

Kristy Swanson: It’s easy to imagine Swanson, who starred in the original, unsuccessful 1992 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ movie, throwing a stake through the heart of a Sarah Michelle Gellar poster, the woman who made Buffy a household name. Kristy starred in a string of subsequent flops, including Billy Zane superhero movie 'The Phantom’, before she took up TV work, weight loss spokesman work and ultimately, ulp, reality TV. Swanson met her now husband while competing on 'Skating With Celebrities’ while he was still married to his pregnant wife. Her career is mostly limited to guest spots and TV movies these days, although she can be seen in new movie 'Where Heaven And Hell Collide’, although we doubt it’ll feature much in the way of demon slaying. (Image Credit: Rex Features)

Jason London: It’s so typical of the media – you defocate in ONE police car and the press never let you forget it. London’s unfortunate and drunken altercation with the authorities in 2013 was a blip in an otherwise incident-free career (although it did give headline writers a freebie given his most famous role was in 'Dazed And Confused’). Incontinence has not stopped him from appearing in movies like 'Snow Beast’, 'Monsterwolf’ and 'Shark Island’, but his most recent film appearance was in 'Wiener Dog Nationals’, which we’re guessing didn’t have a wide theatrical release. His twin brother, Jeremy London of 'Mallrats’ fame, is not immune to controversy either: in 2010 he was kidnapped and forced at gunpoint to smoke drugs. Weird family. (Image Credit: Rex Features/usmagazine.com)