Can't Hardly Wait cast: Where are they now?

Jennifer Love Hewitt (Amanda Beckett)

Jennifer Love Hewitt stole viewers' hearts as Can't Hardly Wait's dreamy, aloof prom queen Amanda Beckett. The high schooler nursed her broken heart at the end-of-the-year party after being dumped by her football player boyfriend, Mike Dexter.

Amanda Beckett was just the beginning for Hewitt, who continued her run on Party of Five after Can't Hardly Wait hit theaters. When the show wrapped in 2000, she went on to land roles in films like Heartbreakers (2001) and TV shows like The Client List and Criminal Minds, on which she appeared as Agent Kate Callahan for the show's 10th season. Hewitt joined the main cast of 9-1-1 in 2018.

Ethan Embry (Preston Myers)

Ethan Embry joined Can't Hardly Wait as Preston Myers, a quiet student who carried a torch for Amanda for years. He attempts to win her over by slipping her an emotional love letter, and finally gets his big moment with the woman of his dreams just as he is leaving town.

The Empire Records star continued his rom-com run in 2002's Sweet Home Alabama, going on to receive credits for Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), Showtime's Brotherhood, and the Netflix comedy series Grace and Frankie alongside Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin.

In 2018, appeared in the films Blindspotting and the Damien Chazelle-directed First Man (as astronaut Pete Conrad). After Hewitt voiced her enthusiasm to get back together with the high school gang for a reunion, Embry chimed in as well, saying he would be "thrilled" to work with his Can't Hardly Wait costars again.

Peter Facinelli (Mike Dexter)

Peter Facinelli was the typical bad high school boyfriend in the flick, playing jock Mike Dexter. The popular football player dumps his girlfriend Amanda in the simple hope of hooking up with as many college women as possible.

Years after he hung up his Mike Dexter varsity jacket, Facinelli found himself in another teen classic when the Nurse Jackie alum played vampire Carlisle Cullen in the Twilight series. He's also made appearances on Damages and Glee, starred on NBC's American Odyssey series, and had a recurring role on S.W.A.T. He has since appeared in movies including Running With the Devil (2019), The Vanished (2020), The Ravine (2021), 13 Minutes (2021), and God Save the Queens (2022).

Seth Green (Kenny Fisher)

The ultimate high school poseur came to life in Seth Green's portrayal of Kenny Fisher. The goggles-wearing wannabe attended the blowout for the sole purpose of losing his virginity.

After starring as Dr. Evil's son Scott in the Austin Powers movies and appearing in The Italian Job (2003) and Sex Drive (2008), Green mixed up his filmography with extensive voice work. The comedian lent his vocals to TV shows such as Family Guy, Robot Chicken (which he co-created, produces, and writes for), and Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. He also provides the voice of Howard the Duck in two of the Guardians of the Galaxy films, the animated Guardians of the Galaxy TV series, and Disney+'s What If…?.

Jason Segel (The Watermelon Guy)

Jason Segel made a brief but memorable appearance as a stoner kid in Can't Hardly Wait. He earned the nickname of "the Watermelon Guy" after scooping watermelon out of the rind with his bare hands at the party.

The comedy heavyweight earned his first feature film credit for Can't Hardly Wait, and soon graduated from such bit roles. The following year he starred in Freaks and Geeks, and went on to spend nearly a decade playing How I Met Your Mother's Marshall Eriksen, appeared in The Muppets (2011) and The Five-Year Engagement (2012), and earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination as David Foster Wallace in The End of the Tour (2015).

Segel went on create, write, and star on AMC's Dispatches From Elsewhere and Apple TV+'s Shrinking.

Charlie Korsmo (William Lichter)

Charlie Korsmo staged his own "revenge of the nerds" as token vengeful geek William Lichter. William plots an elaborate scheme to get back at Mike Dexter for picking on him, and ends up becoming the life of the party after downing one too many drinks.

Can't Hardly Wait served as Korsmo's final acting role for decades. He made appearances in just five other movies prior, including Hook (1991) and What About Bob? (1991), and later pursued a career in law and politics. He returned to acting for the 2019 independent film Chained for Life.

Lauren Ambrose (Denise Fleming)

Lauren Ambrose spent most of the high school movie getting caught in Kenny's web as his former childhood best friend and current nemesis, Denise Fleming. The two end up reconnecting in a major way when they have sex in the bathroom that they're stuck in.

Following Can't Hardly Wait, Ambrose went on to appear on Broadway and returned to the big screen in movies like Where the Wild Things Are (2009) and Wanderlust (2012). On TV, she spent the mid-2000s playing Claire Fisher on Six Feet Under, for which she received two Emmy nominations, and appeared on the 2016 X-Files revival. In 2018, she starred as Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway revival of My Fair Lady, later receiving a Tony nomination for Best Actress in a Musical.

She went on to star on Apple TV+'s Servant and joined the cast of Showtime's Yellowjackets in season 2.

Jaime Pressly (Girlfriend #1)

Then a relative unknown, Jaime Pressly found her role in Can't Hardly Wait in Amanda's clique of girlfriends. Credited just as "Girlfriend #1," she drunkenly reassures her pal that she was winning the breakup, despite Mike Dexter being "the most dope guy in school."

Pressly called on her Can't Hardly Wait experience for 2001's Not Another Teen Movie, and continued her big-screen career with Joe Dirt (2001) and I Love You, Man (2009). The former model later earned an Emmy award for her part on My Name Is Earl, and returned to TV with roles on I Hate My Teenage Daughter and Mom.

Selma Blair (Girl Mike Hits On #1)

A teen movie regular, Selma Blair made one of her most brief appearances in Can't Hardly Wait. She nabbed just seconds of screen time, shown as an unnamed girl at the party that Mike Dexter tries and fails to woo.

With roles in Cruel Intentions (1999), Down to You (2000), Legally Blonde (2001), and The Sweetest Thing (2002), Blair soon became a staple in the late-'90s/early-'00s rom-com world. She filled out her résumé with TV roles and starred as Kris Jenner in the FX limited series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

Blair revealed in 2018 that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. She went to compete in the fall 2022 season of Dancing With the Stars, though she had to withdraw in the fifth week of competition on the advice of doctors.

Jerry O'Connell (Trip McNeely)

Jerry O'Connell brought an unexpected source of wisdom to Can't Hardly Wait as older guy Trip McNeely. The former big man on campus shares a beer with Mike Dexter and tells him a cautionary tale about life after high school graduation.

While he was uncredited in the movie, O'Connell went on to expand his filmography many times over with starring turns in Mission to Mars (2000) and Kangaroo Jack (2003), and on shows like Crossing Jordan, The Defenders, and Star Trek: Lower Decks.

O'Connell has also found a thriving career as a host, joining The Talk in 2021, on top of gigs for The Love Boat and Pictionary.

Chris Owen (Klepto Kid)

Chris Owen booked one of his early roles as the so-called "Klepto Kid," a high school student who, fittingly, steals things. He makes sporadic appearances in Can't Hardly Wait, popping up only to take things as his own.

Best known for his character Chuck "Sherminator" Sherman in the American Pie movies, Owen also appeared in She's All That (1999), October Sky (1999), and National Lampoon's Van Wilder (2002), Dear Wendy (2005), The Mist (2007), Hit List (2011), Bachelors (2015), All That Jam (2016), and Off-Time (2022), among other features and TV movies.

Sean Patrick Thomas (Jock #2)

Sean Patrick Thomas appeared in Can't Hardly Wait as one of the movie's unnamed jocks, reveling in the good times to be had at the party. One of Mike Dexter's buddies, he spends much of the evening macking on his girl of choice.

Soon after Can't Hardly Wait, Thomas booked roles in Cruel Intentions, Save the Last Dance (2001), Not Another Teen Movie, and Barbershop (2002). Julia Stiles' onscreen love interest also appeared in an episode of American Horror Story: Asylum and the third Barbershop movie, The Next Cut. He joined the cast of Apple TV+'s For All Mankind for season 3.

Jenna Elfman (Angel Stripper)

A rare character who didn't go to high school with the crew, Jenna Elfman played a stripper in an angel costume who sits down for a heart-to-heart with Preston. The two meet at a phone booth and end up forming a surprising connection over their shared bad nights.

The Dharma & Greg star focused largely on television throughout the '90s and '00s. She booked roles on Accidentally on Purpose, 1600 Penn, and Growing Up Fisher, and the short-lived Imaginary Mary. She joined the main cast of Fear the Walking Dead in its fourth season.

Clea DuVall (Jana)

Clea DuVall joined the party as Jana, a high school student with little backstory but epic comebacks. In one famous scene, Kenny says "sup" and asks her to dance, to which she simply replies, "I'm allergic."

The teen star transitioned from Can't Hardly Wait to She's All That, But I'm a Cheerleader (1999), and Girl, Interrupted (1999). She appeared on shows like American Horror Story, The Newsroom, Lifetime's The Lizzie Borden Chronicles, and Veep. DuVall made her feature directorial debut with 2016's The Intervention, followed by 2020's Happiest Season. She also co-created the series High School and HouseBroken, voicing Elsa (a Corgi) on the latter.

Melissa Joan Hart (Vicki The Yearbook Girl)

Though she was uncredited in the movie, Melissa Joan Hart stole the show as Vicki, the overly enthusiastic girl on a quest to have all of her classmates sign her yearbook.

Already a star in her own right with Clarissa Explains It All, Hart followed Can't Hardly Wait with the last few seasons of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Drive Me Crazy (1999), and TV cameos. From 2010 through 2015, she teamed up with fellow '90s star Joey Lawrence for ABC Family's Melissa & Joey. She's also appeared in a variety of TV movies, and directed the Lifetime movie The Watcher in the Woods, starring Anjelica Huston, in 2017, as well as episodes of shows like The Goldbergs and Young Sheldon, and the 2022 family Christmas flick Santa Bootcamp.