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If you were born in the 70s or 80s, there's a good chance you grew up watching the much-loved Keaton family.

The award-winning American sitcom,Family Ties, ran from 1982 to 1989 and followed ex-hippie parents Elyse and Steven Keaton, their four kids — Alex, Mallory, Jennifer, and Andy.

Now, 38 years on from the show's first episode, the Keaton kids are no longer, well... kids. In fact, all of them have gone on to have children of their own. Yep, even baby Andy.

Here's a look at what the kids fromFamily Tiesare doing now.

Alex P. Keaton (Michael J. Fox)

Older brother and conservative-minded teenager Alex P. Keaton was played by none other than Michael J. Fox. The role led Fox to earn three Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award.

After appearing onFamily Ties, the young actor was further catapulted into fame and went on to star in box office films like theBack to the Futuretrilogy, Teen Wolf,andTheSecret of My Success.A year before the show ended, Fox married hisFamily Tiesco-star and love interest Tracy Pollan, who he now shares four kids with.

The now 59-year-old actor has also lent his voice to animated films likeHomeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Stuart LittleandAtlantis: The Lost Empire.In 1996, he starred in TV seriesSpin City,earning himself two additional Golden Globes and another Emmy. Two years later, the actor surprised the world when he shared that he had been privately battling Parkinson's disease. In 2000, he decided to retire from acting to focus on his health and launch the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

But his retirement didn't exactly last long. Fox has since gone on star in TV shows includingBoston Legal, The Good Wifeand his very ownThe Michael J. Fox Show. Plus, just this year, he played Louis Canning inThe Good Fight.

Mallory Keaton (Justine Bateman)

Justine Bateman played the Keaton's second eldest and most fashionable child, Mallory Keaton. During the show, Bateman continued to land acting gigs on the side and even starred in 1988 filmSatisfactionalongside Julia Roberts. In 2006, the now 54-year-old actress appeared inArrested Developmentand played opposite her real-life brother Jason Bateman. Since then, she has landed roles in TV shows likeDesperate Housewives,CalifornicationandPsych.

By 2008, Bateman decided she wanted to do something more than acting. That year, she made her directorial debut with the TV documentarySpeechlessand later wrote her first TV script forWizards of Waverly Place.She also decided to go back to college in her 40s and went on to graduate from UCLA with a degree in computer science and management in 2016. More recently, Bateman wrote and directed 2020 drama filmViolet, starring Olivia Munn and Justin Theroux.

Outside her career, the former teen star is married to real estate developer Mark Fluent and is a mother to two children.

Jennifer Keaton (Tina Yothers)

Unlike her on-screen siblings, Tina Yothers has mostly stayed out of the spotlight since playing Jennifer inFamily Ties.The 47-year-old appeared in a few TV shows includingLaker Girlsin 1990 andMarried with Childrenin 1996. She later returned to our screens in 2008 when she appeared on Season 6 ofCelebrity Fit Clubto try to lose weight after the birth of her two children. Four years later she appeared on an episode ofCelebrity Wife Swapalongside her husband Robert Kaiser.

Andy Keaton (Brian Bonsall)

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