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Stars of cheesy 80's shows: then and now photos

From Full House's D.J. Tanner to The A-Team's Mr. T, look back at your favorite TV characters from your guilty-pleasure shows and see what they are up to these days!

Andrea Barber from 'Full House': Then

As Full House's Kimmy Gibbler, Andrea Barber (pictured in 1991) was the family's semi-annoying, stinky-footed

Andrea Barber: Now

After Full House went off the air, Andrea Barber (pictured with Candace Cameron Bure in a Twitpic she posted last autumn) quit acting, leading t

Scott Baio from 'Charles in Charge': Then

After gaining fame as The Fonz's cousin Chachi on Happy Days, Scott Baio (pictured in 1984) played Charles, t

Scott Baio: Now

Next up for the 52-year-old actor (pictured in 2010) is the

Mr. T from 'The A-Team': Then

Mr. T played the A-Team's most famous member, B.A.

Mr. T: Now

At 60, Mr.

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Dave Coulier from 'Full House': Then

Dave Coulier's Full House character, Joey Gladstone (a stand-up comedian and longtime friend of Bob Saget<

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Dave Coulier: Now

Full House is long over, but this 52-year-old comedian (pictured in 2010) continues to tour nig

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Candace Cameron Bure from 'Full House': Then

As the long-suffering D.J., Candace Cameron Bure (pictured in 1987) played a good kid on Full House with

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Candace Cameron Bure: Now

Like her brother, Candace Cameron Bure, now 36, is a strong Christian who gravitates toward faith-related projects.

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Kellie Shanygne Williams from 'Family Matters': Then

Kellie Shanygne Williams was a bit of a know-it-all as the Winslow family's younger kid, Laura Lee, on

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Kellie Shanygne Williams: Now

After graduating from UCLA, Williams (pictured in 2007) went on to find theatre work and had a part in Joan Cusack's 2001 sitcom,

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Nicole Eggert from 'Charles in Charge': Then

On Charles in Charge, the Powell family's attractive and sometimes self-involved daughter Jamie was the oldest kid in Charl

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Nicole Eggert: Now

Eggert (pictured in 2010) appeared with her former costar on Scott Baio Is 45...and Single.

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Willie Aames from 'Charles in Charge': Then

Aft

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Willie Aames: Now

At 52, Willie Aames (pictured in 2009) has since become

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Elizabeth Berkley from 'Saved by the Bell': Then

Elizabeth Berkley played Zack Morris' (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) next door neighbor, Jessie Spano,

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Elizabeth Berkley: Now

Since 2006, the 40-year-old (pictured in 2011) has thrown herself into helping teen girls tackle self esteem issues.

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Lark Voorhies from 'Saved by the Bell': Then

As Bayside High's sassy gossip queen Lisa Turtle, Lark Voorhies (pictured in 1991) was the most fashionab

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Lark Voorhies: Now

When the 38-year-old actress (pictured in 2009) resurfaced in an

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Dustin Diamond from 'Saved by the Bell': Then

On Saved by the Bell, Dustin Diamond played Zack Morris' ultra-dweeby friend Screech Powers, a nerd with

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Dustin Diamond: Now

To put it mildly, Dustin Diamond's book caused a stir, and put him on the defensive.

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David Faustino from 'Married with Children': Then

As the Bundy family's wise-cracking, girl-crazy son Bud in Married with Children, David Faustino was

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David Faustino: Now

In 2009, David Faustino (pictured in 2012) and his friend Coren Nemec created a satiric web series, Star-ving, about "teen stardom gone no

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Amanda Bearse from 'Married with Children': Then

Amanda Bearse spent ten years as Marcy D'Arcy, the Bundy family's feminist next door neighbour whose sole p

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Amanda Bearse: Now

We haven't heard much from Bearse (pictured last year) since 2011, when she had a guest spot on Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva.

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Emmanuel Lewis from 'Webster': Then

Starting at age 12, the diminutive Emmanuel Lewis played a lovable, seven-year-old, African-American kid who was adopted by

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Emmanuel Lewis: Now

Sadly, it's been reported that Lewis (pictured in 2010) lost his home to for

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Staci Keanan from 'My Two Dads': Then

As perky teen Nicole Bradford on My Two DadsStaci Keanan both confounded and delighted the odd couple of guys

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Staci Keanan: Now

The last time Keanan (pictured in 2007) was in the public eye was 2010, when she returned to the big screen in three strikingly different projects: In the film You Aga

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Philip Michael Thomas from 'Miami Vice': Then

As Detective Rico Tubbs on Miami VicePhilip Michael Thomas was one half of the most famous, pastel-hue

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Philip Michael Thomas: Now

Forget the small screen -- Thomas (pictured in 2006) most recently jumped over to video games!

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Victoria Principal from 'Dallas': Then

Victoria Principal played southern belle Pamela Barnes Ewing, Bobby E

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Victoria Principal: Now

These days, Principal (pictured in 2010) remains committed to her skincare and jewellery lines.

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Ted Shackelford from 'Knots Landing': Then

Ted Shackelford's Knots Landing

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Ted Shackelford: Now

"I've sort of accepted the inevitability of never getting away frorn Gary," sa

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Joan Van Ark from 'Knots Landing': Then

As Gary Ewing's wife, the long-suffering Valene, Joan Van Ark was a central figure in Knots Landing for the maj

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Joan Van Ark: Now

Joan Van Ark (pictured in 2012) left behind the overly dramatic fare, but has still kept busy in Hollywood.

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Dirk Benedict from 'The A-Team': Then

Can you blame us for still swooning when we see pictures of Dirk Benedict from his heyday?

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Dirk Benedict: Now

These days, 67-year-old Benedict (pictured in 2006) is the hero of a sci-fi comic b

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Howard Hesseman from 'Head of the Class': Then

Howard Hesseman was already a TV star (for his stint as a dis

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Howard Hesseman: Now

At 72, Hesseman is still getting plenty of TV work, which is pretty impressive!

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Pam Dawber from 'Mork & Mindy': Then

Pam Dawber played Mindy McConnell, the human sidekick to

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Pam Dawber: Now

"I believe you can have it all, but you can't have it all at the same time," said Dawber during an

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