Daytime TV Stars of the 2000s: Where Are They Now?
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Victoria Rowell: Then
On The Young and the Restless, the actress starred as Drucilla opposite Kristoff St. John's Neil from 1990-2000, and again from 2002-2007.
prevnextVictoria Rowell: Now
Rowell returned to the The Young and the Restless set in 2019 to pay tribute to St. John following the actor's death.
prevnextAnn Curry: Then
Curry was a fixture on Today -- until she became Matt Lauer's equal in 2011. Lauer reportedly undermined Curry, and she departed the show only one year after being named co-anchor.
prevnextAnn Curry: Now
Curry has gone from Today turmoil to the solo spotlight. Here, she promotes her new TBS and TNT documentary series, Chasing the Cure.
prevnextMatt Lauer: Then
From 1997-2017 on Today, Lauer held court with the likes of music great David Bowie.
prevnextMatt Lauer: Now
Lauer, seen here on a beach in 2018, has not returned to TV since being fired by NBC News.
prevnextRicki Lake: Then
The star of the original Hairspray movie hosted a 1992-2004 daytime talk show aimed at younger viewers.
prevnextRicki Lake: Now
Lake, who hosted a second daytime talk show from 2012-2014, was unmasked as the Raven on Season 1 of The Masked Singer.
prevnextMark Consuelos: Then
From 1995-2001, Consuelos starred as underdog Matt Santos -- and met future wife Kelly Ripa -- on All My Children.
prevnextLeah Remini: Then
From 2010-2011, the former King of Queens (and future Kevin Can Wait) star bantered as one of the original co-hosts on The Talk.
prevnextLeah Remini: Now
A Church of Scientology member turned critic, Remini hosts the A&E documentary series, Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath.
prevnextTamar Braxton: Then
The Braxton Family Values reality star became a daytime-talk star in 2013 as one of the original co-hosts of The Real.
prevnextTamar Braxton: Now
After exiting The Real in 2016, Braxton has kept right on keeping it real on Braxton Family Values.
prevnextRosie O'Donnell: Then
O'Donnell, who first found daytime fame on her 1996-2002 talk show, returned to the a.m. shift in 2006 for TV legend Barbara Walters and The View. Her stint was short. And so was her second one, in 2014-2015.
prevnextRosie O'Donnell: Now
Daytime TV's in O'Donnell's rear-view mirror. Seen here with Andy Cohen in 2019, the once-again actress is set to appear in the HBO miniseries, I Know This Much Is True.
prevnextTony Okungbowa: Then
The Ellen DeGeneres Show's longest-serving DJ cranked out the tunes from 2003-2006, and again from 2008-2013.
prevnextTony Okungbowa: Now
Okungbowa still deejays. He also acts. His credits include Ray Donovan and NCIS: Los Angeles.
prevnextShemar Moore: Then
During a career-making, 1994-2005 run on The Young and the Restless, Moore played Malcolm Winters, Neil Winters' half-brother.
prevnextShemar Moore: Now
As a primetime actor, Moore is still enjoying popular runs: first, on Criminal Minds, and, of late, on S.W.A.T.
prevnextEva LaRue: Then
On All My Children, LaRue's character, Dr. Maria Santos, wed crusading journalist Edmund Grey (played by LaRue's then-husband John Callahan).
prevnextEva LaRue: Now
On Fuller House, the CSI: Miami alum plays the wife of Danny Tanner (Bob Saget). The characters are later said to be divorced; LaRue's now bound for The Young and the Restless.
prevnextElisabeth Hasselbeck: Then
On The View, the Survivor star didn't click with Rosie O'Donnell, but she could laugh it up with Meredith Vieira.
prevnextElisabeth Hasselbeck: Now
Hasselbeck left The View for Fox & Friends in 2013. In 2015, she stepped away from morning TV, but not entirely from the spotlight: Here, she presents with Christian-music star Mike Donehey at the 2018 K-LOVE Fan Awards.
prevnextKatie Couric: Now
Couric, who departed Today in 2006, and hopscotched from CBS to ABC to Yahoo!, among other gigs, will next host a weekly show for People magazine's digital outlets.
prevnextErika Slezak: Then
For more than 40 years, Erika Slezak starred as heroine Viki Lord on One Life to Live.
prevnextErika Slezak: Now
Since the demise of One Life to Live in 2013, Slezak has popped up on Blue Bloods (pictured) and The Intern.
prevnextLisa Ling: Now
Ling, who left The View to return to reporting, has hosted documentary series for the National Geographic Channel, Oprah Winfrey's OWN and CNN.
prevnextSusan Lucci: Then
Daytime drama's signature star, Lucci starred as diva Erica Kane for the duration of All My Children's 1970-2011 ABC run.
prevnextSusan Lucci: Now
Even after a heart scare, Lucci still looks red-carpet-ready at the 2019 premiere of FX's Fosse/Verdon.
prevnextMontel Williams: Now
Williams, who's been coping with multiple sclerosis since the late 1990s, has logged several appearances as a guest on The Dr. Oz Show.
prevnextAisha Tyler: Then
The actress-comic (pictured, far right) co-hosted The Talk from 2011-2017.
prevnextAisha Tyler: Now
Tyler enjoys a laugh at a New York Comic Con panel for Archer in 2018. Tyler's done voice-over work for Archer since the animated cult favorite's 2009 debut.
prevnextRegis Philbin: Then
Philbin, the original host of Live!, welcomed Kelly Ripa to the chat show in 2001.
prevnextRegis Philbin: Now
In 2019, Philbin returned to daytime to pay tribute to another of his Live! co-hosts, Kathie Lee Gifford, upon Gifford's departure from Today.
prevnextStar Jones: Then
As one of the original co-hosts of The View, the attorney (pictured, second from left) went through a lot of drama with Meredith Vieira, Barbara Walters and Joy Behar.
prevnextStar Jones: Now
Jones, who exited The View in 2006, executive produced the 2017 VH1 drama series, Daytime Divas, based on her novel, Satan's Sisters.
prevnextSherri Shepherd: Then
The actress-comic is seen with The View's Joy Behar during Shepherd's first year on the talk show.
prevnextSherri Shepherd: Now
Since leaving The View in 2014, the 30 Rock alum has piled up the sitcom work. She'll next be seen in the Netflix comedy series, Mr. Iglesias.
prevnextCameron Mathison: Then
In 2004, the All My Children hunk announced the Daytime Emmy nominations with actress Heather Tom.
prevnextCameron Mathison: Now
Mathison, who remained with All My Children until the end of its ABC run, is seen cooking up daytime chat with actress Catherine Bach on Hallmark Channel's Home & Family.
prevnextMarissa Jaret Winokur: Then
The Tony-winning Broadway star (Hairspray) was part of the original team on The Talk.
prevnextMarissa Jaret Winokur: Now
Winokur, who departed The Talk in 2011, reunited with her talk-show colleague, Julie Chen, when she competed on -- and won -- the 2018 season of Celebrity Big Brother.
prevnextHolly Robinson Peete: Then
Like Sharon Osbourne and Julie Chen, Peete was an original co-host on The Talk.
prevnextHolly Robinson Peete: Now
While her time on The Talk ended after just one season, Peete is in the driver's seat on the Hallmark Channel reality series, Meet the Peetes.
prevnextBarbara Walters: Then
The TV trailblazer, who concocted The View with producer Bill Geddie, is seen with the 2006 version of her talk crew.
prevnextBarbara Walters: Now
Walters has returned to The View a handful of times since retiring in 2014; her last appearance to date came in 2016, the same year she's seen here in New York City.
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