Blossom cast: Where are they now?

Blossom cast, then and now

When Blossom premiered in 1990, you'd be hard-pressed to find a show on television that centered on a teenage girl. Inspired by J.D. Salinger's classic tale of adolescent angst, The Catcher in the Rye, the show was initially meant to star a boy. Thankfully, the creators realized an opportunity, and with that came one of the wittiest, most real coming-of-age sitcoms to grace '90s television. Click through the gallery to see what the cast has been up to since we first were welcomed into the Russo home.

Mayim Bialik (Blossom Russo)

Since Blossom went off the air, Mayim Bialik went on to earn a bachelor's degree in neuroscience from UCLA, and eventually a Ph.D. in 2007 from the institution.

She returned to TV in an equally beloved role as Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory from 2010 to 2019 — garnering four Emmy nominations in the process — and went on to star as the titular character on the Fox sitcom Call Me Kat in 2021 and one of two permanent hosts for Jeopardy! (the other being Ken Jennings) in 2022.

Joey Lawrence (Joey Russo)

Actor and singer Joey Lawrence found success back on the small screen as one half of the ABC Family sitcom Melissa & Joey, alongside fellow '90s TV icon Melissa Joan Hart.

He had other TV stints on shows like Hawaii Five-0, Dollface, and Celebrity Big Brother, and reunited with his Blossom costars for an episode of Call Me Kat. Lawrence also appeared on Broadway as Billy Flynn in Chicago and has dipped his toe back into the music industry with singles like 2011's "Rolled" and 2022's "6 Pm."

Lawrence is married to actress Samantha Cope.

Michael Stoyanov (Anthony Russo)

Halfway through the final season of Blossom, Michael Stoyanov left to join the writing team for Late Night With Conan O'Brien, and he later wrote for MADtv and Mr. Show.

He also played one of the Joker's goons in The Dark Knight (2008), appeared on Showtime's Billions and NBC's The Blacklist, and reunited with Bialik on Call Me Kat.

Ted Wass (Nick Russo)

The dedicated patriarch of the Russo family eventually moved behind the camera and into the director's chair, working on shows with his former TV children like The Big Bang Theory and Melissa & Joey, and with other actors for the series Mom, The Odd Couple, and more.

Wass also appeared on Call Me Kat in 2022, playing Kat's deceased father.

Jenna von Oÿ (Six LeMeure)

After playing the best friend of Blossom's title character, Jenna von Oÿ went on to star on The Parkers from 1999 to 2004.

She has also made appearances on 7th Heaven and Family Guy, but was seen as herself on Battle of the Network Stars and Call Me Kat. In addition, Von Oÿ released her second book, Situation Momedy: A Very Special Episode in Toddlerdom, in 2016.

Mayim Bialik (Blossom) and Joey Lawrence (Joey)

"I think it was a precursor to a parental-guidance thing," Lawrence tells EW about the social legacy of the show. "Because we would talk about condoms and drugs." Bialik then corrects her TV brother: "We couldn't talk about condoms.... But there was an ample abundance of Playboy Bunnies on the show, which the network never seemed to have a problem with."

Mayim Bialik (Blossom) and Jenna von Oÿ (Six)

"A very smart female executive suggested he make it about a girl," Bialik tells EW of the decision to not make Blossom about a teenage boy. "Which at the time, in 1989–1990, was unheard of. 'Why would you make a show about a girl?'"