Freaks and Geeks being canceled after only one season is truly a great American tragedy.
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Linda Cardellini: Then
Image Credit: NBC Cardellini played Lindsay Weir, who straddled the line between freak and geek.
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Linda Cardellini: Now
Image Credit: Netflix Now Cardellini plays Meg Rayburn on Netflix’s Bloodline.
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John Francis Daley: Then
Image Credit: NBC Daley was adorable as the teeny-tiny geek Sam Weir.
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John Francis Daley: Now
Image Credit: Brian To/WENN He’s not so tiny anymore! Daley starred in 140 episodes of Bones and also wrote last year’s Vacation.
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James Franco: Then
Image Credit: NBC Franco was Daniel Desario, king of the freaks.
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James Franco: Now
Image Credit: Joseph Kan/WENN Nowadays, you can pretty much find Franco everywhere.
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Samm Levine: Then
Image Credit: NBC Levine was Neal Schweiber. That’s pronounced “Shwiber” not “Shweeber.”
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Samm Levine: Now
Image Credit: Brian To/WENN Levine is still keeping busy acting.
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Seth Rogen: Then
Image Credit: NBC Rogen was Ken Miller, the freak who fell in love with Tuba Girl.
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Seth Rogen: Now
Image Credit: Columbia Pictures Rogen kinda took his freak role and ran with it. His most recent movie was The Night Before.
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Jason Segel: Then
Image Credit: NBC Segel was drummer/singer/songwriter freak Nick Andopolis, who penned the amazing “Lady L.”
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Jason Segel: Now
Image Credit: Dennis Van Tine/Future Image/WENN Now we also love Segel for a ton of hilarious movies and his character Marshall on How I Met Your Mother.
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Martin Starr: Then
Image Credit: NBC Starr melted our hearts as geek Bill Haverchuck.
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Martin Starr: Now
Image Credit: Brian To/WENN Starr now stars as Bertram Gilfoyle in HBO’s Silicon Valley.
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Becky Ann Baker: Then
Image Credit: NBC Baker was the delightful Mrs. Weir.
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Becky Ann Baker: Now
Image Credit: Joseph Marzullo/WENN Did anyone else scream “Mrs. Weir!” during Baker’s sex scene in Season 1 of Girls?
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Joe Flaherty: Then
Image Credit: NBC Flaherty played the incomparable Mr. Harold Weir.
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Joe Flaherty: Now
Image Credit: Dominic Chan/ Since Freaks and Geeks, Flaherty has loaned his voice to huge shows like American Dad! and Family Guy.
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Busy Philipps: Then
Image Credit: NBC Philipps played Kim Kelly, the misunderstood bully freak.
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Busy Philipps: Now
Image Credit: TBS Philipps recently wrapped her role of Laurie Keller on TBS’ Cougar Town.
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Steve Bannos: Then
Image Credit: NBC Bannos was tortured high school teacher Frank Kowchevski.
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Steve Bannos: Now
Image Credit: PNP/WENN Bannos plays Frank in Judd Apatow’s upcoming Netflix show Love.
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Dave Allen: Then
Image Credit: NBC Allen was the “real Dr. Feelgood type” guidance counselor Jeff Rosso.
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Dave Allen: Now
Image Credit: Brian To/WENN Allen plays Allan in Love.
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Sarah Hagan: Then
Image Credit: NBC Hagan played Lindsay’s ex-BFF and Sober Student, Millie.
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Sarah Hagan: Now
Image Credit: Christoph Hardt/Future Image/WENN Since Freaks and Geeks, Hagan has been on shows like NCIS and 90210.
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Jerry Messing: Then
Image Credit: NBC Messing was Gordon Crisp and we love, love, love him!
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Jerry Messing: Now
Image Credit: Tumblr After Freaks and Geeks, Messing was in Even Stevens, but he hasn’t done much acting since 2003.
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Natasha Melnick: Then
Image Credit: NBC Melnick was Sam’s crush-turned-girlfriend-turned-enemy, Cindy Sanders.
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Natasha Melnick: Now
Image Credit: Tai Urban/WENN Since Freaks and Geeks, Melnick has loaned her voice to Family Guy and America Dad!
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Stephen Lea Sheppard: Then
Image Credit: NBC Sheppard played the wise beyond his years geek Harris Trinsky.
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Stephen Lea Sheppard: Now
Image Credit: Stephen Lea Sheppard/Twitter Sheppard was in The Royal Tenenbaums in 2001, and now he reviews role-playing game supplements.
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Chauncey Leopardi: Then
Image Credit: NBC Leopardi was Alan, the bully who secretly wanted to be in with the geeks.
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Chauncey Leopardi: Now
Image Credit: Chauncey Leopardi/Twitter Leopardi left his mark as Alan, but we’ll also always remember him as Squints from The Sandlot.
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Lizzy Caplan: Then
Image Credit: NBC Caplan was the disco dancing, Nick-loving Sarah.
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Lizzy Caplan: Now
Image Credit: FayesVision/WENN Caplan recently starred as Virginia on Showtime’s Masters of Sex.
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Kayla Ewell: Then
Image Credit: NBC Ewell was Maureen, the ultimate girl next door.
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Kayla Ewell: Now
Image Credit: Brian To/WENN Ewell went on to work on The Vampire Dairies.
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JoAnna Garcia Swisher: Then
Image Credit: NBC Swisher was Vicki Appleby, and gave Bill his first kiss.
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JoAnna Garcia Swisher: Now
Image Credit: FayesVision/WENN Swisher recently starred as Betty on The Astronaut Wives Club.
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