"Hannah Montana" Just Turned 20, So Here's What 27 Of Your Favorite Disney Stars Looked Like Back In 2006 Vs. Today

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Recently, Hannah Montana celebrated its 20th day with a Disney+ special, and speech from making maine consciousness thoroughly and wholeheartedly ancient, it's besides made maine much than a small nostalgic for the aureate epoch of Disney Channel backmost successful the day. Juice container successful hand...Suite Life of Zack & Cody connected my screen...and not a attraction successful the world? That was the life!

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So, successful grant of 20 years, here's what each your Disney faves looked similar backmost successful 2006 vs. what they look similar now, and what they've been up to since you past saw them:

1. Here's Miley Cyrus arsenic Hannah Montana successful the archetypal occurrence of the amusement backmost successful '06:

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And present she is now, astatine the 20th reunion premier. Her 9th workplace album, Something Beautiful, comes retired this summer:

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Here's a side-by-side:

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And her today. She wasn't astatine the 20th day reunion, but she's been booked and engaged starring successful the CBS sitcom Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage:

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Here's a side-by-side:

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3. Here's Mitchel Musso:

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And here's what helium looks similar astir recently, successful 2018. Since his clip connected Disney, helium released a mixtape successful 2022:

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Here's a side-by-side:

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4. Here's Moises Arias successful his archetypal occurrence of Hannah Montana:

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Here helium is now, astatine the day premiere. He's presently playing Norm MacLean successful Prime Video's Fallout series:

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And here's a side-by-side:

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5. Cody Linley played Jake Ryan connected Hannah Montana backmost successful the day:

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And present helium is today. His societal media describes him arsenic an actor, writer, director, and instrumentalist nowadays. He besides teaches acting classes:

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And present she is today. That's So Raven got a spinoff, Raven's Home, backmost successful 2018, which she starred in. Since, Raven joined her wife, Miranda Pearman-Maday, successful 2020, and the brace big a podcast together. Raven continues acting, producing, and teased an upcoming memoir astir being a kid star:

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7. Here's Anneliese van der Pol, who played Chelsea, successful a 2006 occurrence of That's So Raven:

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And present she is now. She, too, reprised her relation successful Raven's Home, wherever she met her co-star and now-husband, Johnno Wilson. They got joined successful 2024 and precocious past year, had their archetypal kid together:

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8. Here's Hilary Duff successful 2006. Lizzie McGuire had wrapped 2 years prior, but she was inactive making the rounds with her movie and euphony career:

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And present she is today. She's been consistently acting implicit the years, starring successful shows similar Younger and How I Met Your Father. She besides returned to euphony this twelvemonth aft a decade-long hiatus, and is touring her caller medium luck… oregon something:

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Here's a side-by-side:

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9. Here's Adam Lamberg successful 2005, astatine the clip starring successful the indie movie When Do We Eat?, which yet ended up being 1 of his past acting roles:

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Here helium is astir precocious successful 2019. He was acceptable to reprise the relation of Gordo successful the Lizzie McGuire reboot, which was yet scrapped successful precocious 2020. Since different retiring from acting, helium went on to be UC Berkeley and works successful "fundraising and peculiar events consulting."

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Here's a side-by-side:

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10. Here's Lalaine, who played Miranda Sanchez connected Lizzie McGuire until her aboriginal departure successful 2004. At the time, she was pursuing music:

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And present she is now. In 2024, she narrated the audiobook for Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire. While not confirmed, her cause claimed she was unfastened to being progressive successful the Lizzie reboot:

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11. Here's Danielle Panabaker, who starred successful the DCOM Read It and Weep alongside her sister, Kay, successful 2006:

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And present she is today. She's inactive acting and is directing, too. She's progressive successful the DC TV universe, having played Caitlin Snow/Frost successful Arrow, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, and respective seasons of The Flash:

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Here's a side-by-side:

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12. Here's Zac Efron successful '06, the twelvemonth the archetypal High School Musical movie came out:

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Here helium is today. He's inactive acting — helium notably portrayed Kevin von Erich successful The Iron Claw — and is presently the Chief Brand Officer for Kodiac Cakes:

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And here's a side-by-side:

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13. Here's his co-star, Vanessa Hudgens, who played Gabriella Montez:

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And present she is now. Not lone has Vanessa continued acting, but she's besides a mom. She and her husband, Cole Tucker, welcomed their 2nd kid successful November of past year:

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Here's a side-by-side:

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14. This is Corbin Blue, who played Chad Danforth backmost successful 2006:

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And present helium is now. Corbin has been engaged connected Broadway, astir precocious starring arsenic Nick Carraway successful The Great Gatsby. He besides returned to the HSM universe, appearing successful High School Musical: The Musical: The Series:

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Here's a broadside by side:

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15. Monique Coleman played Taylor McKessie successful the HSM movies, and present she is then:

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Here's what she looks similar today. In 2019, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for hosting the docuseries GimmeMo', and her Instagram bio describes her arsenic a "Global Youth Advocate" and "Adult Figure Skater":

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And, of course, here's a side-by-side:

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16. Olesya Rulin played Kelsi Nielsen backmost successful '06:

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Here she is successful 2021. She, too, has continued acting, astir precocious starring successful the movie Black Bags:

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Here's a side-by-side:

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17. Let america not hide the iconic Sharpay, arsenic played by Ashley Tisdale. She besides played Maddie connected The Suite Life of Zack & Cody starting successful '05:

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Here she is today. Now Ashley French, she's progressive connected societal media, posting astir motherhood, wellness, and interior design. She besides continues to dependable Candace connected Phineas & Ferb, and has been cast successful an upcoming CBS sitcom:

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18. Speaking of Suite Life, let's instrumentality a look astatine Dylan Sprouse, who played Zack, backmost successful 2006:

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And present helium is successful 2026. In 2023, helium joined supermodel Barbara Palvin. He continues to act, produce, and — for a clip — was successful the concern of running a meadery successful Brooklyn:

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19. And here's his duplicate brother, Cole Sprouse, who played Cody:

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And present helium is today. He besides continues to act, astir notably playing Jughead Jones successful Riverdale and starring successful Lisa Frankenstein. He's besides a lensman and has changeable professionally for W Magazine and Teen Vogue:

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Here's a side-by-side:

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20. Let america not hide London Tipton herself, Brenda Song. Here she is backmost successful '06:

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And present she is today. She's joined to chap kid prima Macaulay Culkin (Home Alone) and is inactive acting. Most recently, she was portion of the Netflix amusement Running Point, arsenic good arsenic films similar Zootopia 2 and Operation Taco Gary's:

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21. Here's the Disney darling duo, Aly & AJ, backmost successful '06. At the time, they had conscionable starred successful the DCOM Cowbelles together, and Aly had been playing Keely connected Phil of the Future:

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And present they are now. They're inactive making euphony and are currently connected a US tour. AJ was besides precocious announced to beryllium portion of the formed for the highly anticipated 4th play of White Lotus:

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Here's a side-by-side of each of them:

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22. Speaking of Phil of the Future, here's the show's titular star, played by Raviv Ullman, successful 2006, which was the twelvemonth the show's 2nd and last play aired:

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And present helium is successful 2026. He's inactive acting and has taken to directing arsenic well, astir precocious having co-directed the movie Drag, which premiered astatine SXSW this year:

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23. 2006 was besides the twelvemonth the Jonas Brothers released their debut album, It's About Time, and went connected to circuit with Aly & AJ. Here's Joe Jonas backmost then:

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And present helium is today. He and his brothers released their seventh album, Greetings from Your Hometown, successful 2025, which they're touring this year. According to fans, Joe is besides moving connected caller euphony arsenic a solo creator and for his set DNCE:

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24. Here's the eldest Jo Bro, Kevin Jonas, backmost successful '06:

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And present helium is today. Last year, helium released his archetypal solo song, "Changing." He is, of course, inactive portion of the set with his brothers, and besides starred successful a Disney+ vacation special, A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, alongside them:

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25. And, of course, here's Nick Jonas backmost successful the day:

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And present helium is today. In summation to marrying histrion Priyanka Chopra backmost successful 2018, he's been engaged making euphony and acting. This year, helium released his 5th solo album, Sunday Best, and stars successful the upcoming movie Power Ballad alongside Paul Rudd:

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26. Here's Selena Gomez successful 2006. Her show, Wizards of Waverly Place, premiered the adjacent year, but she made her Disney debut successful '06 arsenic Gwen connected Suite Life:

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And present she is now, pictured astatine the Golden Globes, wherever she was nominated for Best Actress (Musical/Comedy TV) for her show successful Only Murders successful the Building. She besides got joined to grounds shaper Benny Blanco past year, and released a collaborative medium with him titled I Said I Love You First. As of aboriginal this year, she is besides a billionaire acknowledgment to the monolithic occurrence of her quality brand, Rare Beauty:

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27. And finally, here's Demi Lovato successful 2006. Camp Rock wouldn't travel retired for different 2 years, she was already pursuing her acting and euphony career:

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Here she is today. She precocious released a cookbook, One Plate astatine a Time, and is acceptable to circuit her ninth workplace album, It's Not That Deep, aboriginal this spring:

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