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These 24 Former Disney Channel Kids Graduated To Big Projects As Adults, So Here's What They Look Like Then Vs. Now

I swear they were all on Disney just yesterday...

1. Selena Gomez as Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place:

Alex Russo with her wand

Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora on Only Murders in the Building:

Mabel Mora

Selena Gomez IRL:

2. Jenna Ortega as Harley Diaz on Stuck in the Middle:

Harley Diaz

Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams on Wednesday:

Wednesday

Jenna Ortega IRL:

3. Ross Lynch as Austin Moon on Austin & Ally:

Austin Moon

Ross Lynch as Harvey Kinkle on Chilling Adventures of Sabrina:

Harvey Kinkle

Ross Lynch IRL:

4. Zendaya as Rocky Blue on Shake It Up:

Closeup of Rocky Blue

Zendaya as Rue Bennett on Euphoria:

Rue

Zendaya IRL:

5. Austin North as Logan Watson on I Didn't Do It:

Logan Watson

Austin North as Topper Thornton on Outer Banks:

Topper

Austin North IRL:

6. Olivia Rodrigo as Paige Olvera on Bizaardvark:

Paige tied to a chair

Olivia Rodrigo as Nini Salazar-Roberts on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series:

Closeup of Nini

Olivia Rodrigo IRL:

7. Olivia Holt as Lindy Watson on I Didn't Do It:

Lindy Watson

Olivia Holt as Kate Wallis on Cruel Summer:

Kate Wallis

Olivia Holt IRL:

8. Tyler James Williams as Cyrus in Let It Shine:

Cyrus singing

Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie on Abbott Elementary:

Gregory

Tyler James Williams IRL:

Closeup of Tyler James Williams

9. Coco Jones as Roxanne in Let It Shine:

Roxanne

Coco Jones as Hilary Banks on Bel-Air:

Hilary Banks

Coco Jones IRL:

10. Sofia Carson as Evie in the Descendants trilogy:

Evie

Sofia Carson as Cassie Salazar in Purple Hearts:

Cassie singing

Sofia Carson IRL:

Closeup of Sofia Carson

11. Rowan Blanchard as Riley Matthews on Girl Meets World:

Riley Matthews

Rowan Blanchard as Paige Evans in Crush:

Paige Evans

Rowan Blanchard IRL:

12. Sabrina Carpenter as Maya Hart on Girl Meets World:

Maya Hart

Sabrina Carpenter as Maddy in Emergency:

Maddy

Sabrina Carpenter IRL:

13. Cole Sprouse as Cody Martin on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody:

Cody Martin with pie on his face

Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones on Riverdale:

Jughead

Cole Sprouse IRL:

Cole Sprouse

14. Dylan Sprouse as Zack Martin on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody:

Zack

Dylan Sprouse as Jake in My Fake Boyfriend:

Jake

Dylan Sprouse IRL:

Dylan Sprouse

15. Dove Cameron as Maddie (and Liv) Rooney on Liv and Maddie:

Maddie

Dove Cameron as Betsy McDonough in Schmigadoon!:

Betsy McDonough

Dove Cameron IRL:

16. Peyton List as Emma Ross on Jessie:

Emma Ross

Peyton List as Tory Nichols on Cobra Kai:

Tory

Peyton List IRL:

17. Jacob Bertrand as Kirby Buckets in Kirby Buckets:

Kirby Buckets

Jacob Bertrand as Hawk on Cobra Kai:

Hawk

Jacob Bertrand IRL:

Jacob Bertrand

18. Mary Mouser as Savannah O'Neal in Frenemies:

Savannah O'Neal

Mary Mouser as Sam LaRusso on Cobra Kai:

Sam LaRusso

Mary Mouser IRL:

19. Tanner Buchanan as Charlie Gardner on Girl Meets World:

Charlie Gardner

Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene on Cobra Kai:

Robby Keene

Tanner Buchanan IRL:

Tanner Buchanan

20. Samantha Hanratty as Holly on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody:

Samantha Hanratty as Young Misty on Yellowjackets:

Misty

Samantha Hanratty IRL:

21. Joey King as Emily on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody:

Emily

Joey King as Elle Evans in The Kissing Booth trilogy:

Elle

Joey King IRL:

Joey King

22. Calum Worthy as Dez Wade on Austin & Ally:

Dez

Calum Worthy as Zack on Reboot:

Zack giving the thumbs up

Calum Worthy IRL:

Calum Worthy

23. Paris Berelc as Skylar Storm on Lab Rats: Elite Force:

Skylar

Paris Berelc as Meghan in Do Revenge:

Meghan

Paris Berelc IRL:

24. And finally, of course, Hilary Duff as Lizzie McGuire in Lizzie McGuire:

Lizzie McGuire

Hilary Duff as Sophie Tompkins in How I Met Your Father:

Sophie on the couch

And Hilary Duff IRL: