
In just one seasonMy So-Called Lifegained more attention than most long-running television shows. The cult teenage drama premiered in 1994 and showed us a realistic look at American high school through the eyes of 15-year-old Angela Chase.
It also launched both Jared Leto and Claire Danes' acting careers.
While we never got to see where these characters would end up as the series ended after just the first season, we do know what the actors who played them are doing all these years later.
Here's where the teens fromMy So-Called Lifeare 26 years later.
But first, watch the trailer for My So-Called Life (it will bring back memories). Post continues below.
Claire Danes
On the show, Claire Danes played 15-year-old Angela Chase. For her role, she was nominated for an Emmy Award and won a Golden Globe Award. Danes was just 15 years old herself.
"It was a seminal experience for me, both professionally and personally. The writer of the show, Winnie Holzman, is still a very dear friend of mine," Danes told Interview magazine in 2013.
"She’s kind of my mentor — my fairy godmother, I call her. But that was wild because I was the same age as the character, and there was an incredible symmetry between us."
After the show ended, Danes went onto to play one her most memorable roles, Juliet in Baz Luhrmann'sRomeo + Juliet. Later that year, it was reported she turned down the lead inTitanic.
In 1997, she starred in Francis Ford Coppola'sThe Rainmaker, followed byLes MisérablesandPolish Wedding.
In the years following, Danes appeared in various television series and films. Some of her most notable credits includeThe Hours, ShopgirlandTemple Grandin.
From 2011 to 2020, Danes played Carrie Mathison inHomeland.She won two Golden Globe Awards and two Emmy Awards for her performance.
On a personal note, Danes met Australian singer Ben Lee in 1997. They dated until 2003.
From 2003 to 2006, Danes dated American actor Billy Crudup. And since 2006, she's been in a relationship with English actor Hugh Dancy. They married in 2009 and have two children.
A. J. Langer
A. J. Langer is still remembered to this day for playing Angela Chase's wild best friend, Rayanne Graff.
After the show wrapped in 1995, Langer dabbled in various acting roles, including sitcomsIt's Like, You Know...andThree Sisters.
In 2004, Langer married Charles Courtenay, Lord Courtenay, who is the son of the 18th Earl of Devon. When they married she became Lady Courtenay, until her father-in-law passed away in 2015, and she became Countess of Devon.
She and her husband have two children and live in Powderham Castle, England.
The Countess suffers from fibromyalgia and spends her spare time raising awareness and money to research the chronic condition.
Jared Leto
After Jared Leto played Jordan Catalano onMy So-Called Life, his acting career took off.
In the years following the cult TV series, Leto appeared in various critically acclaimed roles including Harry Goldfarb inRequiem for a Dream, Mark David Chapman inChapter 27and most notably, Rayon inDallas Buyers Club. The role earned him a Golden Globe Award, Academy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Most recently, he appeared inSuicide SquadandBlade Runner 2049.
Leto is also the lead vocalist for the rock band, Thirty Seconds to Mars.
Personally, Leto has dated various A-list actresses including Scarlett Johansson, Ashley Olsen and Cameron Diaz (who he was with for four years).
And well, we're low-key obsessed with his Instagram.
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