Nickelodeon has been pumping out successful tv shows for decades, with the 90’s being
the golden era for the channel.
From Are You Afraid Of The Dark, to Clarrisa Explains It All, to Kenan and Kel.
It was a staple for pop-culture and the network is still thriving today.
However, have you ever wondered what happened to the child stars we came to know and love,
we know what happened to Josh, but what happened to Drake?
Do we know?
Well today on Top 10 Beyond The Screen, I’m going to be counting down our list of the
Top 10 Actors Who Disappeared From Nickelodeon.
Lets jump in.
10 Logan Henderson - Big Time Rush From 2009 to 2013 Big Time Rush was a huge
success on Nickelodeon, and starred Kendall Schmidt, Carlos PenaVega, James Maslow and
of course Logan Henderson, all characters who made up the members of the band the show
was about.
Now, most of the cast have gone on to bigger and better things, however, Henderson hasn’t
done too much since the show came to an end.
Since Big Time Rush the actor has become best known for dating Makenzie Vega, the younger
sister of Carlo PenaVega’s wife.
Although he hasn’t done much acting, he has been trying his hand at being a solo artist,
with the star releasing a debut single called “Sleepwalker” released back in January
of 2017, following it up with “Bite My Tongue” in October 2017.
Now, considering we haven’t really heard of his music, it’s uncertain whether his
music career will be as successful as his acting career.
9 Ross Hull - Are You Afraid Of The Dark Some of our older viewers may remember Ross
Hull as the character Gary, aka, the founder of the Midnight Society in Are You Afraid
Of The Dark.
During production of Are You Afraid Of The Dark, Hull also landed a role on the show
Student bodies, which if you’re Canadian you will definitely remember.
He made a handful of appearances on television shows following the success of both shows,
however he retired from acting not long after, taking a completely different route in life.
In 2005, Hull appeared as a weatherman on Canada’s The Weather Network, as well as
working as the weatherman for CBC Ottawa and Global Toronto.
At the time of the recording, Hull works as a meteorologist for Global News, going from
cursed objects to issuing the forecast.
Talk about a switch-a-roo.
8 Danny Tamberelli - All That Remember the show All That?
The American sketch comedy show that ran for 9 seasons from 1994 to 2005?
It was great, and comedy gold for kids growing up in the 90’s.
Danny Tamberelli was one of the most popular cast members of the sketch show, and went
on to appear on Figure It Out and The Adventures of Pete and Pete.
When you think of classic Nickelodeon, he definitely comes to mind.
So, what happened to this actor?
Well, as it stands he now lives a relatively normal life outside of the spotlight, with
the actor stating that he never really developed an attachment to fame.
After leaving the industry he got a job at a pet shop, before breaking into the industry
once again but this time as a writer, however, that didn’t last long, and he eventually
went to college instead, earning a BA in Interdisciplinary Arts.
It may also come as a shock to some of you to learn that Tamberelli actually voiced a
character in the popular Grand Theft Auto video games.
So, while he doesn’t act now, he’s still very much involved in the entertainment industry.
7 Rob Pinkston - Ned’s Declassified Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide
was a hugely popular show back in the early 2000’s, with the character of Coconut Head
being a fan favorite.
Play by Rob Pinkston, this character had incredibly round hair and provided plenty of laughs for
young kids -- even inspiring memes, and a very strange fandom.
On top of Ned’s Declassified he also appeared in multiple episodes of MTV’s Punk’d and
Short Circuits.
However, he took a break from acting and instead went to school to earn a BA in film production.
Following that he appeared in multiple shorts, like Hero Sandwich, and A Death in Vegas.
More recently he has appeared in a youth-focused comedy show called This Just In, but aside
from that you won’t be finding this actor in the spotlight any time soon.
6 Kel Mitchell - Kenan & Kel Who loves orange soda?
Kel loves orange soda?
Is it true?
Mmhmmm, I do, I do, I do, mm mm.
Who remembers that?
If you don’t, get out right now.
Just kidding.
Please don’t leave.
Now, we’re all familiar with Kenan Thompson from Kenan and Kel, who is the longest serving
cast member in SNL history, with his fame resulting us in easily overlooking his co-star
Kel Mitchel.
So what happened to him?
After Kenan and Kel, got into standup comedy, writing, directing, and voice over work, with
him voicing the character T-Bone on Clifford The Big Red Dog.
However, he did shoot back into the spotlight for a brief period when a rumor circulated
that he had died, thankfully that wasn’t true.
As of today, you can check out Kel Mitchell on his show Game Shakers back on Nickelodeon.
He’s come full circle guys.
5 Devon Wekheiser - Ned’s Declassified We’ve got another Declassified actor at
this number, the star of the show Ned played, of course, by Devon Wekheiser.
Following his days at Nick, he went on to play Peter Parks on the ABC family show, Greek,
as well as landed some smaller roles in films such as Beneath The Darkness and The Prankster.
However, he has yet to land a major role since the success of Ned’s Declassified.
Outside of acting, Devon has a career in music.
Don’t we all.
His first EP was titled I Am, and was released back in 2013, with a second EP following two
years later.
Since then he has come out with a few singles, but nothing big.
If you’re missing Ned Bigby, why not hop on over to iTunes, before it dies that is.
4 Jason Zimbler - Clarissa Explains It All This is another number for all of our older
viewers out there who grew up in the 80’s and 90’s and remember this classic Nick
show Clarissa Explains It All.
Jason Zimbler played Ferguson W Darling, Clarrisa’s younger brother, who was also butting heads
with his sister while looking for creative ways to make money.
So, what has he been up to since the show came to an end?
Well, for a period of time he was directing theatre in New York City, as well as worked
with the Impetuous Theatre Group and has been the theatre head of Buck Rock’s Performing
and Creative Arts camp.
However, as of today he’s a software designer, working full time at HBO in the IT department.
Noice.
3 Sean Flynn - Zoey 101 Oh Zoey 101, the show we all hated to love.
Sean Flynn played the awkward yet lovable Chase Matthews during the shows four year
run on Nick -- with audiences waiting each episode with baited breath to see if his character
would finally get together with Zoey.
Since then, Flynn hasn’t done much of anything, at least not in the acting world.
He did briefly appear as Student #2 in The Conjuring.
Dreaming Big.
And in one episode of the show Devious Maids.
While he hasn’t landed any major roles since his Nickelodeon fame, he did return as Chase
Matthews for the short What Did Zoey Say?
Which was about the video that Zoey buried in a time capsule that revealed her feelings
for Chase.
Christopher Massey also starred alongside him to reprise his role as Michael.
2 Nate Richert - Sabrine The Teenage Witch Sabrina The Teenage Witch was my favorite
show growing up, and Nate Richert who played Harvey Kinkle was a heartthrob to many who
watched this Nickelodeon classic, based on the Archie Comic series of the same name.
Harvey was the loveable, handsome, boy-next-door, however, after the show came to an end, Nate
didn’t do much acting, seemingly disappearing from the industry altogether.
Little did we know he had turned his focus to music instead, with the former actor now
residing in Minnesota, playing folky, bluegrass music.
He released his debut album back in 2012, title “Halogen Moon” and altered his look
completely, from preppy to hipster.
He has a lot less hair, and a truly enviable moustache.
1 Matthew Underwood - Zoey 101 Yep, Zoey 101 back again at this number.
While Chase was the lovable one, Logan was definitely considered by fans to be the hot
one of the show, with Matthew Underwood played the handsome, rich character who dated Quinn
Pensky.
However, after the show came to an end, so did his career seemingly.
However, he did appear as himself in Reality Horror Night in 2009, but hasn’t landed
any acting roles since.
Back in 2012 Underwood was arrested for drug possession, and a few months later he was
arrested again for violating his probation.
His charges were later dismissed, but his arrests certainly tainted his resume, making
it hard for the actor to find any acting jobs.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any Nickelodeon stars that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 2.
Before I go though, I just want to respond to a few comments from one of our last videos.
Top 10 Celebrities Who Mysteriously Disappeared.
Megan Young said “I like this host!
Her vibe is chill.”
-- I’m far from chill, Megan.
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The Breakfast Club for starters, I will let you pick the rest or Top 10 all time movies.”
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