Back in 2000, when the movie Coyote Ugly was first released,
the majority of the cast members were not exactly famous. However, a lot has changed
since then. Let's catch up with the stars who are still gorgeous all these years later.
Piper Perabo stars as Violet Sanford in Coyote Ugly. Perabo played the role well,
showing off the fictional journey of an innocent small-town girl who becomes a bartender and,
eventually, a successful songwriter. Since then,
the actress has gone on to act in films like Cheaper by the Dozen, and TV shows
like Covert Affairs. She even acted in the Broadway production of Reasons to Be Pretty.
In addition to Perabo's acting career, she also speaks up for causes she believes in.
In her interview with Politico, she said of Donald Trump's infamous Access Hollywood tape,
"I felt like I must be so naïve, I must be living in a country that I don't understand."
In the movie, Perabo's character, Violet, develops a relationship with Adam Garcia's Kevin O'Donnell,
the Australian immigrant who encourages Violet to pursue her ultimate dream of writing songs.
After filming Coyote Ugly, Garcia went on to act in other movies like Riding in Cars With Boys,
and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Garcia's talent doesn't stop at the silver screen, though.
He also acts in the theater which garnered him Laurence Olivier Award
nominations in 1999 and 2013, for his work in Saturday Night Fever and Kiss Me, Kate.
Off screen, Garcia married his wife in 2015, and they have two children.
In Coyote Ugly, John Goodman played the role of Violet's overprotective father who did not want
her to make the move to New York City. Goodman is one of the most well-known actors who made up the
cast of Coyote Ugly, having starred in the popular TV series Roseanne prior to his role in the movie.
He's enjoyed a rather extensive list of film credits in the years since,
and appeared in The Hangover Part III, The Monuments Men, and Kong: Skull Island.
On a more personal note, Goodman lost a significant amount of weight in 2016.
While he didn't reveal exactly how many pounds he shed,
he did talk with Today about the weight loss and joked,
"Just wait another six months and I'll be back to normal."
No one messed with the tough bar owner, Lil, played by actress Maria Bello. Her character
infamously fires Violet when she breaks the rule about not allowing boyfriends in the bar.
In the end, though, the characters make up. Bello has an impressive list of film and TV
appearances to her name, including her role as Special Agent Jack Sloane on the CBS series NCIS.
In addition to her acting career, Bello wrote the 2015 book, Whatever... Love Is Love,
based on her writing for The New York Times. Beyond her professional accomplishments,
Bello spends time working on behalf of social justice and women's rights.
In Coyote Ugly, Tyra Banks plays a rather minor role as a bartender who leaves to pursue a college
degree in law. But in real life, Banks continued to focus on her modeling and her TV career.
She ultimately became the host of the hit TV show America's Next Top Model,
and also became a host on America's Got Talent and Dancing With the Stars. The supermodel
remains incredibly successful, and her star has continued to rise since appearing in Coyote Ugly.
Bridget Moynahan's Coyote Ugly character, Rachel,
isn't at all warm and fuzzy. But underneath her tough exterior she has some redeeming qualities.
Moynahan's professional acting credits include her role in HBO's Sex and the City from 1999 to 2000.
She's also starred in movies like John Wick and I, Robot, and appeared on the TV series Blue Bloods.
It turns out that Moynahan is an author as well,
and partnered with Amanda Benchley to create the book Our Shoes, Our Selves: 40 Women, 40 Stories,
40 Pairs of Shoes. Of the project, she told People,
"Like a lot of women, I have too many pairs of shoes. But when I was cleaning my closet,
I was torn about getting rid of them because so many connected to special memories:
the custom Chuck Taylors I wore for my wedding, boots I took on a safari with my mom,
Louboutin platforms from my [Sex and the City] days."
In the film, Piper Perabo's character dreams of writing songs for famous singers to perform.
That dream comes true at the end of the movie when real-life country music star LeAnn Rimes appears
at the bar to celebrate Violet's success. Rimes made a name for herself at the tender age of 13
with her first hit single, "Blue." Rimes also made headlines for a cheating scandal
after shooting the Lifetime movie Northern Lights with her now-husband,
Eddie Cibrian, who was married to someone else at the time.
In Coyote Ugly, Izabella Miko took on the role of bartender Cammie.
Miko's character in the film is Russian, but in reality Miko is actually Polish. She
spent her early years in Warsaw and was later accepted into the School of American Ballet,
where she unfortunately sustained some serious injuries that led to her leaving the school.
However, she found success as an actress, appearing in HBO's Deadwood.
Miko is pursuing other interests in addition to acting,
such as EkoMiko Candles, a company focused on eco-friendly candles.
Melanie Lynskey played Violet's hometown best friend in the movie,
supporting Piper Perabo's character as she pursues her dreams. Lynskey is originally
from New Zealand, and she apparently experienced a bit of a culture shock
when she moved to the United States around 1997. Of her move to Los Angeles, Lynskey told TIME,
"People are rude everywhere, I guess."
Despite this fact, Lynskey seems to be doing quite well in the United States. In addition to Coyote
Ugly, Lynsky later acted in the movie I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore, and she's
also made a name for herself by starring as Rose in Two and a Half Men, Michelle in Togetherness,
and Molly in Castle Rock. Revealing how she chooses her roles, Lynskey told TIME,
"I read a script and there’s just something that lights up and I’m like,
I need to do this movie right now for whatever reason."
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