Regardless of solely airing for 4 seasons on FOX, The O.C. is among the most beloved teen dramas of all-time. The present helped launch the careers of stars like Rachel Bilson, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody and Ben McKenzie, whereas additionally that includes longtime acquainted faces like Melinda Clarke, Tate Donovan and Peter Gallagher. Regardless that the present began 20 years in the past, it’s nonetheless buzzed-about to today. After all, the celebs of the present have modified fairly a bit for the reason that sequence aired.
Mischa was simply a young person when The O.C. was on. Because the present aired, and afterward, she publicly went via some troubled years, however has come out on the opposite facet. She has grown right into a a lot more healthy girl. It was Adam who underwent the largest bodily transformation, although, as he modified from a nerdy teenager to a hunky man. Oh, and naturally, followers love that Adam married one of many largest stars from one other teen drama of The O.C. period — Leighton Meester from Gossip Woman.
Like Mischa and Adam, Rachel has additionally grown up from a sweet-looking teenager to a drop-dead attractive girl. After The O.C., she starred on Hart of Dixie, and introduced the identical attraction and charisma to the present that she did on The O.C.. In the meantime, Ben, in fact, has grown up as effectively, with roles in sequence’ like Southland and Gotham.


We rounded up then-and-now images of The O.C.’s largest stars to point out how a lot they’ve modified through the years. Click on via the gallery above to take a look at how far they’ve all come for the reason that present led to 2007!