Boy Meets World
ABC (ended 2000)
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Ben Savage
Cory Matthews
Bennett "Ben" Joseph Savage was born on September 13, 1980 to Lewis, a real estate agent, and Joanne, a house wife, in Chicago, Illinois. Ben is the younger brother of TV's Fred Savage, the star of the television show, The Wonder Years. Ben also has an older sister named Kala, born in 1979. Ben had spent the early years of his life in Glencoe, a suburb in Chicago with his family. Ben's career had started at age five when he got the chance to star in television commercials. Ben made he debut into movies in 1989 in Fred's hit, Little Monsters. But, Ben is best known for his role in the hit television series, Boy Meets World, where he is one of the only two people to be in all 158 episodes of the series. Some of Ben's other movie and television credits are Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even, Clifford, Palo Alto, Dear John, Party of Five, and Phil of the Future. As of today, Ben is still good friends with Rider Strong, Will Friedle, Matthew Lawrence, and Danielle Fishel, his Boy Meets World co-stars.moreless -
Rider Strong
Shawn Hunter
Rider King Strong was born on December 11, 1979 in San Francisco, California. His parents are Lin Warner-Strong, a teacher and a nutritionist, and King A. Strong, a fire fighter. Rider has an older brother named Shiloh, who was born in June of 1978. At the ages of five and six, the Strong brothers were already performing "terrible" magic and acting shows are their town. He is most famous for his role as Shawn Hunter on TGIF's hit sitcom, "Boy Meets World". As of 2006, Rider has been dating Alexandra Barreto.moreless -
Will Friedle
Eric Matthews
Will Friedle was born as Will Alan Friedle on August 11, 1976 in Hartford, Connecticut. However, Will had grown up in Avon, Conneticut and went to Avan High School. Will also went to Occidental College. Will is a comedian and he is probably best known for his starring role as the dumb, yet creative older brother Eric Matthews in ABC's Hit TV show Boy Meets World which ran from September of 1993 until May of 2000. Will also plays animated people like Terry McGinnis in Batman Beyond and most recently Ron Stoppable in the Disney Channel Hit Animated Show Kim Possible That started in 2002 and is still going today. Also in 2002 he got a staring role in the short-lived UPN series The Random Years he played Alex Barnes, as one of the three roommates in college. Since UPN picked up The Random Years UPN would not let him join the cast of the new WB show Off Centre. Both shows ended up getting cancled after about two months on the air. In 2003 Will tried again to make it on TV when he got a starring role in the pilot of the FOX show Jack's House which never made it on TV. Will also does video game voices for video games such as Kingdom Hearts II, Teen Titans, Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, and others.
Will has also starred in movies such as My Date with the President's Daughter in 1998. He even worked with his Boy Meets World co-star Matthew Lawrence (Jack Hunter) in the Disney Movie H-E- Double Hockey Sticks in which he played the devil. He has also stared in National Lampoon's Gold Diggers and in the ABC Family Movie Everything You Want that was in 2005.
Today, Will is still good friends with all of his Boy Meets World castmates. He and Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter on Boy Meets World), see each other frequently.moreless -
Danielle Fishel
Topanga Lawrence-Matthews (Seasons 2+)
Danielle was born on May 5, 1981 in Mesa, Arizona. Her birth name is Danielle Christine Fishel. She began acting at the age of ten, mostly in TV guest appearances and commercials. She is most famous for her role as "Topanga Lawrence-Matthews" in the television series, "Boy Meets World", as the love interest of the title's eponymous character.
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William Daniels
George Feeny
William Daniels has spent almost all of his long and successful life in show business. A versatile character actor, Daniels has performed on stage, in films and, most prolifically, on television.
William Daniels was born in Brooklyn, New York, and made his first stage appearance at the age of four and a half as a tap dancer. Later his sister Jacqueline joined the act and the two performed as a song and dance team on radio as well as in local clubs. They first appeared on television in The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour, hosted by Ralph Edwards. Soon younger sister Carol joined the act and the three siblings had their own radio show, called The Daniels Family.
At age 15 William joined the road company for the production, Life With Father, first as Stage Manager, and later as an actor. The play's author, Howard Lindsay, was a friend and mentor during William's early career. At Lindsay's urging, Daniels attended Northwestern University, which was known for its outstanding drama department. While at Northwestern William met fellow drama major, Bonnie Bartlett. They were married in June of 1951.
Although Daniels had a successful career both off-Broadway and on Broadway the role that would bring him national attention was that of John Adams in the musical, 1776. He went on to star in 954 performances on Broadway, and the 1972 motion picture based on the stage musical.
Over the years Daniels has appeared in several films, including The Graduate, Reds, and Blind Date.
Making countless TV appearances, Daniels is best known for roles on three television shows. In the 1980s he won two Emmys in the role of Dr. Mark Craig on the critically acclaimed St. Elsewhere. During the same period of time he had an uncredited, but easily recognizable role as the voice of K.I.T.T. the futuristic car in the popular show, Knight Rider. In 1993 Daniels took on the role of George Feeny in the family sitcom, Boy Meets World.
As Boy Meets World's seven year run neared its end, William took on a bigger challenge when he ran for President of the Screen Actor's Guild. He was elected and served in the position from 1999 to 2001. During that time he led an actor's strike that ended favorably for the members of the union.
William Daniels and his wife are the parents of two grown sons: Michael, an opera singer and Robert, an artist.moreless -
William Russ
Alan Matthews
The son of a naval officer, William Russ traveled all over the United States as a child. Russ studied drama at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. After graduation he toured Europe as a member of an Ann Arbor mime troupe. He later attended New York's Neighborhood Playhouse on a scholarship, and appeared on stage in several plays, including Macbeth. He has appeared in many films, taking a star turn as an aging baseball player in 1991's Pastime. Russ is best known for his TV work, including seven years playing blue-collar dad Alan Matthews on Boy Meets World. Russ is also a director. From Boy Meets World's Alan Matthews to Wiseguy's Roger Lococco, Russ has earned a reputation as a talented, versatile character actor. More recently, he has turned to web tv, playing "Bob," a homeless man, on the web series Home At Last, set to be released in the fall of 2011. William Russ, also known as Rusty, is married to actress Clare Wren (Young Guns), and has a son and a daughter. He enjoys thrill sports such as downhill skiing and high-wind surfing.moreless -
Betsy Randle
Amy Matthews
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Lindsay Ridgeway
Morgan Matthews (Seasons 4+)
Lindsay Ridgeway is probably best known for her role as Morgan Matthews on the hit ABC show "Boy Meets World".
Her other television credits include guest starring roles on the shows: "Star Trek -- Voyager," "Bless This House," "One West Waikiki," "Disney's Christmas on Ice Special," "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," and a regular on "America's Funniest People," where she was a Prank Patrol kid.
During her recent hiatus, Lindsay filmed "Tower of Terror" for "The Wonderful World of Disney," portraying a 1930s child star who is left wandering the halls of a deserted hotel for 60 years until someone breaks the spell.
She received critical acclaim for her starring role in "Ruthless! The Musical" during its extended engagement in Los Angeles, being named Best New Discovery of 1994 and receiving a Robbie Award nomination. Other stage credits include the lead role in "The Secret Garden," and the pre-Broadway tour of "Annie Warbucks," as the little orphan, Molly, for which she won a Youth in Film Award.
As talented singer, she has recorded the original cast album for "Ruthless," as well as "A Broadway Christmas," "Lost in Boston III" and "A Hollywood Christmas." She sang at the Hollywood Bowl along with Carol Channing and regularly performs the national anthem at professional sporting events, including the Anaheim Angels season opener and the Stanley Cup playoff game for the Mighty Ducks.
Lindsay can be seen in the features, "Daddy's Girl" and the animated "Cats Don't Dance," where she is the singing voice of the lead character, Darla Dimple; and she also sings on the album. She has done voice-over work for the cartoon series, "Sonic the Hedgehog" and "Cavekids"; and has enjoyed appearing in national television commercials, especially as a "Barbie" girl.
Lindsay currently lives with her family in Riverside, California. In her spare time, she enjoys playing with her sister, Kelly, her two bunnies, swimming and roller-blading.
Lindsay graduated from Polytechnic High School in Riverside in 2003. She currently attends University of California, Riverside, studying Political Science/Law and Society. She expects to graduate in 2007.moreless -
Matthew Lawrence
Jack Hunter (Seasons 5+)
Matthew Lawrence has two actor brothers, Joey and Andrew Lawrence. Their birth name is Mignogna. In February 2002 Matt was enrolled at USC. He loves animals and hopes to be a zoologist someday. He is best known for his role on Boy Meets World in seasons five through seven, and has done a handfull of movies with his brothers. He and his brothers appaered in a serie called Brotherly Love in which they played brothers.moreless -
Trina McGee-Davis
Angela Moore (Seasons 6+)
Born in the Bronx, New York, Trina McGee is the eldest child to her classical pianist mother and her Haitian photographer/revolutionist father. Although her father was absent from the family.Trina now lives in the San Fernando Valley with her three kids. She also likes painting and putting on plays with her talented children in her spare time.moreless -
Maitland Ward
Rachel McGuire (Seasons 6+)
Maitland Ward was born on February 3rd, 1977 in Long Beach, CA. Her birth name was Ashley Ward but when she started acting she was told to change her name because Ashley was too "commonplace." Maitland is most commonly known as Rachel McGuire from the hit primetime series, Boy Meets World. She most recently starred as Jessica Forrester on "The Bold and the Beautiful," where she appeared for three years. She landed that role, which was only her second major audition, when she was 17 and still a junior in high school. Although acting has always been her lifelong passion, Maitland didn't actually pursue a professional career until that time. After graduating from high school, Maitland attended Cal State University at Long Beach while continuing to focus on her acting. Maitland has had guest-starring roles on "USA High" and ABC's "Home Improvement"; and co-starred with Jay Thomas and Mario Lopez in the dramatic movie, "Killing Mr. Griffin." She recently completed the independent film, "Dish Dogs," a romantic comedy in which she co-stars with Brian Dennehy, Matthew Lilliard and Sean Astin. In her spare time, Maitland is involved with various charities and enjoys working out with her personal trainer and doing yoga. Her hobbies include traveling, collecting antiques and healthy gourmet cooking.moreless -
Lee Norris
Stuart Minkus (Season 1)
Lee was born in Greenville, North Carolina. Lee starred in several made for TV movies. He is well known for his role as Stuart Minkus on Boy Meets World in the earlier younger episodes. His character was written out as the show progressed, but Lee returned for the graduation episode 4 years later, saying that the reason he disappeared was because his classes were "on the other side of the hall". Lee is currently playing 'Mouth McFadden' on the CW show One Tree Hill. He was in 38 episodes before he was made a series regular.moreless -
Anthony Tyler Quinn
Jonathan Turner (Seasons 2 - 4)
Hair color: dark brown
Height: 5'10"
Writes with: right hand
Currently lives in L.A. with his wife and daughter
Likes golf and photography
Anthony Tyler Quinn's acting credits include Ask Harriet, Someone Like Me, Working Girl, Dead Last, Diagnosis Murder, Normal, Ohio, Just Shoot Me, Caroline in the City, Party of Five, JAG, Melrose Place, Sliders, Black Sheep, Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston, Killer: A Journal of Murder, Problem Child, The Chase, and Abandoned and Decieved
(Anthony was named after his mom's favorite actor, Anthony Quinn)
Born: July 25, 1964 in New London, Connecticut
Bio: . Not related to the actor, Anthony Quinn . Mom named him after her favorite actor, Anthony Quinn . Moved to Rockford, Illinios and became a health club instructor. . Move to Los Angeles at 19 to become an actor . Enjoys golf and Photograpy . Has respect for all women he said in an interview in 1998 . Is not uncomfortable about dressing up as a woman . Resides in Los Angeles with wife and 7 year old daughter born in 1994 . Birthdate is July 25th, 1960's . Guess starred on Air Wolf back in the 1980's . Married to high school sweetheart . And his drag is very Patrick Swayze in "To Wong Foo..." . Had short-lived shows like Someone Like Me, Working Girl and Ask Harriet .ASK HARRIET- Thomas Gibson chickened out for the role, so the role went to Anthony Tyler Quinn . He's a little-known actor who can't make some weak scripts attractive.moreless -
Alex Désert
Eli Williams (Season 3)
Alex Desert was born in New York on July 18, 1968. He is a talented musician and well known actor in film and television. His film credits includes movies such as PCU, Swingers, and Death of the Day. His television credits include Boy Meets World, TV 101, and Harry Green and Eugene. He is probably best known for playing Jake Malinak on Becker. Separate from his acting career he founded the internationally known ska-band Hepcat in which he is the lead singer.moreless -
Lily Nicksay
Morgan Matthews (Seasons 1 + 2)
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Blake Clark
Chet Hunter
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Blake Sennett
Joseph 'Joey' 'The Rat' Epstein
Born in 1973, Blake Sennett is most famous for being the guitarist in the indie-rock band Rilo Kiley. However, he was known earlier on for his roles on television. The most notable of these was Joey 'The Rat' Epstein on Boy Meets World. He is also recognizable from his role of Ronnie Pinksy on Salute Your Shorts.
He has had relationships with Morgan Nagler, and Jenny Lewis (current Rilo Kiley band mate and fellow child tv star). He is now currently engaged to Winona Ryder.
In 2003 he founded a second band The Elected with good friend Mike Bloom. Rilo Kiley drummer, Jason Boesel, is also a member.
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Jason Marsden
Jason Marsden
Jason Marsden was born January 3, 1975 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. He's largely known for numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as his role in the TV series Eerie, Indiana. His film career began in 1985/1987. As a child, Jason was surrounded by dancers and actors. Friends of his parents noted how talented Jason was and suggested he get an agent and do some acting work in commercials. Surprisingly, this boost in his ego is what made his career. He got his start acting a popular soap opera known as General Hospital. Later on however, he started hitting the big time, getting a dream role on Step by Step. His voice actor career later hit a high when he captured the role as Max in the hit Disney movie Goofy Movie. To this day, Jason Marsden remains one of the most talented voice actor in the business. He's become a house hold name, playing various of starring and re-occuring roles in such shows as Teen Titans and Justice League.moreless -
Danielle Fishel
Topanga Lawrence
Danielle was born on May 5, 1981 in Mesa, Arizona. Her birth name is Danielle Christine Fishel. She began acting at the age of ten, mostly in TV guest appearances and commercials. She is most famous for her role as "Topanga Lawrence-Matthews" in the television series, "Boy Meets World", as the love interest of the title's eponymous character.
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Trina McGee-Davis
Angela Shinaynay Moore
Born in the Bronx, New York, Trina McGee is the eldest child to her classical pianist mother and her Haitian photographer/revolutionist father. Although her father was absent from the family.Trina now lives in the San Fernando Valley with her three kids. She also likes painting and putting on plays with her talented children in her spare time.moreless -
Lindsay Ridgeway
Morgan Matthews
Lindsay Ridgeway is probably best known for her role as Morgan Matthews on the hit ABC show "Boy Meets World".
Her other television credits include guest starring roles on the shows: "Star Trek -- Voyager," "Bless This House," "One West Waikiki," "Disney's Christmas on Ice Special," "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," and a regular on "America's Funniest People," where she was a Prank Patrol kid.
During her recent hiatus, Lindsay filmed "Tower of Terror" for "The Wonderful World of Disney," portraying a 1930s child star who is left wandering the halls of a deserted hotel for 60 years until someone breaks the spell.
She received critical acclaim for her starring role in "Ruthless! The Musical" during its extended engagement in Los Angeles, being named Best New Discovery of 1994 and receiving a Robbie Award nomination. Other stage credits include the lead role in "The Secret Garden," and the pre-Broadway tour of "Annie Warbucks," as the little orphan, Molly, for which she won a Youth in Film Award.
As talented singer, she has recorded the original cast album for "Ruthless," as well as "A Broadway Christmas," "Lost in Boston III" and "A Hollywood Christmas." She sang at the Hollywood Bowl along with Carol Channing and regularly performs the national anthem at professional sporting events, including the Anaheim Angels season opener and the Stanley Cup playoff game for the Mighty Ducks.
Lindsay can be seen in the features, "Daddy's Girl" and the animated "Cats Don't Dance," where she is the singing voice of the lead character, Darla Dimple; and she also sings on the album. She has done voice-over work for the cartoon series, "Sonic the Hedgehog" and "Cavekids"; and has enjoyed appearing in national television commercials, especially as a "Barbie" girl.
Lindsay currently lives with her family in Riverside, California. In her spare time, she enjoys playing with her sister, Kelly, her two bunnies, swimming and roller-blading.
Lindsay graduated from Polytechnic High School in Riverside in 2003. She currently attends University of California, Riverside, studying Political Science/Law and Society. She expects to graduate in 2007.moreless -
Danny McNulty
Harvey 'Harley' Keiner
A good-looking man, who was born in Chicago Illinois, had a very nice childhood. He grew up loving to act and got his break on "Street Justice", but really established himself on "Boy Meets World. -
Ethan Suplee
Francis Albert 'Frankie' 'The Enforcer' Stechino Jr.
A large young actor on the upside of 300 pounds, Ethan Suplee often portrays dim-witted brutes due to his size. He is a favorite of writer/director Kevin Smith, who has cast him in such films as Chasing Amy (1997) and Mallrats (1995). He has also appeared in such mainstream movies as Cold Mountain (2003) and will be seen in the upcoming films Art School Confidential, The Fountain and Mallrats 2 He also appeared in Without a Paddle alongside Seth Green. Suplee may be most recognized for his very first TV role - Frankie "The Enforcer" on ABC's Boy Meets World. He currently co-stars with Jason Lee in the NBC comedy My Name Is Earl. Suplee is engaged to Brandy Lewis, who gave birth to their first child, a daughter named Francis Clementine Suplee, on 23 June 2005 in Los Angeles.moreless -
Maury Sterling
Eddie
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Kevin West
Wally
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Kevin West
Marion Stimpleton
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Julie Benz
Bianca
Julie Benz was supposed to be a doctor, not an ice skater, not an actress. She comes from a whole family of doctors. Her father is a well-respected surgeon in Pittsburgh. Once he made her watch 6 hours of hemorrhoid surgery on videotape. That's when she decided not to be a doctor. She would rather play one on TV. Julie competed in the 1988 U.S. Championships in junior ice dancing with David Schilling, placing 13th. She knew she wanted to get out of skating by the time she was 18 but her skating ended before then. When she had bad leg fracture and stopped competing at the age of 16. From there she got involved in modeling which later lead to her moving to NY for acting work. She took acting classes at NYC and has been with her manager, Vincent Cirrincione for 14 years.
Julie first began acting in 1990 with the small role in the film Due occhi diabolici. In 1997, Julie had a memorable role in the movie As Good as It Gets as a receptionist. That same year, she also started her role as Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She eventually went on to Buffy's spin-off show, Angel, where her character got more of a back-story and more screen time.
Julie married actor and comedian Jon Kassir in 1998. Jon is better know as the voice of the "Crypt Keeper" from HBO's Tales From the Crypt.
She is most memorable for her character Darla in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.
Her Theater work includes:
ROMEO AND JULIET (Interact)
TO SLEEP (Nikitsky Theater)
ON THE TOWN (Abe Burrows Theater)
GREASE (University Theater)
THE PROPOSAL (The Company Theater)moreless -
John Capodice
Chubbie
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JB Gaynor
Tommy
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Eric Balfour
Tommy
Eric was born on April 24, 1977 in L.A. He started acting on-screen in 1991 with a role as himself in the Disney Channel show Kids Incorporated. From then, he went on to do a lot of other television work in the 1990's.
His film career also began to blossom in the 1990's. He had roles in such movies as Arresting Behavior, Shattered Image, Trojan War and Can't Hardly Wait.
In 2003, Eric starred in the short-lived ABC drama Veritas: The Quest. Since then, Eric has gone on to do many more television and movie roles, such as playing in the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.moreless
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Themes
Child Stars, Crazy Teachers, Dumb Friends, Feel Good Comedy, Growing Up Too Fast
