20 Actors Who Grew Old On Their TV Show. First Episode Vs. Last Episode

When we watch a show for a long time, it becomes tricky to notice the physical changes that the main characters go through. This is simply because our brains get accustomed to their faces by seeing them on TV screens for years. However, when we compare their before and after pictures, we get crazy results and realize how old they’ve grown look from the day they started. — like the cast of Grey’s Anatomy, for example, who went through dramatic physical changes over the course of 15+ years.
Take a look at some side-by-side pictures of 20 actors who grew old on their TV show and we didn’t even notice

Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey in Grey’s Anatomy:

First episode: “A Hard Day’s Night” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Latest episode: “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” (Season 17, Episode 17)

Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez in Glee:

First episode: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “Dreams Do Come True” (Season 6, Episode 13)

John Krasinski as Jim Halpert in The Office:

First episode: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “Finale” (Season 9, Episodes 24 and 25)

Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate-Dwyer in Parks and Recreation:

First episode: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “One Last Ride” (Season 7, Episodes 12 and 13)

Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani in Friends:

First episode: “Pilot” / “The One Where Monica Gets A Roommate” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “The Last One” (Season 10, Episodes 17 and 18)

Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett in Modern Family:

First episode: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “Finale” (Season 11, Episodes 17 and 18)

Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose in Schitt’s Creek:

First episode: “Our Cup Runneth Over” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “Happy Ending” (Season 6, Episode 14)

Evan Peters as Tate Langdon, Kit Walker, Jeff Pfister, and various other characters in American Horror Story:

First episode: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Latest episode: “Apocalypse Then” (Season 8, Episode 10)

William Jackson Harper as Chidi Anagonye in The Good Place:

First episode: “Everything Is Fine” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “Whenever You’re Ready” (Season 4, Episodes 13 and 14)

Milo Ventimiglia as Jess Mariano in Gilmore Girls:

First episode: “Nick & Nora/Sid & Nancy” (Season 2, Episode 5)

Last episode: “The Real Paul Anka” (Season 6, Episode 18)

Jaleel White as Steve Urkel in Family Matters:

First episode: “Laura’s First Date” (Season 1, Episode 12)

Last episode: “Lost in Space, Part 2” (Season 9, Episode 22)

Eva Longoria as Gabrielle Solis in Desperate Housewives:

First episode: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “Finishing the Hat” (Season 8, Episode 23)

Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter in Dawson’s Creek:

First episode: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “All Good Things…” “…Must Come to An End” (Season 6, Episodes 23 and 24)

Viola Davis as Annalise Keating in How to Get Away with Murder:

First episode: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “Stay” (Season 6, Episode 15)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Elaine Benes in Seinfeld:

First episode: “The Stake Out” (Season 1, Episode 2)

Last episode: “The Finale” (Season 9, Episodes 23 and 24)

Donald Glover as Troy Barnes in Community:

First episode: “Pilot” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “Geothermal Escapism” (Season 5, Episode 5)

Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia:

First episode: “Charlie Gets Crippled” (Season 2, Episode 1)

Latest episode: “Waiting for Big Mo” (Season 14, Episode 10)

Queen Latifah as Khadijah James in Living Single:

First episode: “Judging by the Cover” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Last episode: “Let’s Stay Together” (Season 5, Episode 13)

Mariska Hargitay as Olivia Benson in Law & Order: SVU:

First episode: “Payback” (Season 1, Episode 1)

Latest episode: “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing” (Season 22, Episode 16)