OMG, Bruce Bogtrotter from Matilda looks unrecognisable in 2021

You can do it Brucey

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by Lucy Smith |
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It's been over 24 years since Matilda hit the big screen and the cast are all grown up.

The actress who played Matilda Wormwood - Mara Wilson - doesn't even act anymore, Miss Honey, a.k.a. Embeth Davidtz has gone on to have quite a fruitful acting career and of course, Danny DeVito went on to play Frank in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

One character we wouldn't even think to check up on is good ole' Bruce Bogtrotter. Who even plays him?

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Cole Sprouse then

He'd already had a role on one of the most famous TV shows ever, as Ross Geller's son Ben in Friends, but Cole Sprouse became a Disney Channel darling after appearing as brainbox Cody Martin in The Suite Life.

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Cole Sprouse now

When The Suite Life ended, Cole and brother Dylan reprised their roles in spin-off The Suite Life on Deck. Cole then took a break from acting in 2011 to study archaeology at New York University. He's since got back into the acting game and is probably best known as Riverdale's Jughead Jones, although he's also starred in the film Five Feet Apart. Nowadays he's growing a rather, err, artsy Instagram account - you can follow him @colesprouse.

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Dylan Sprouse then

Dylan Sprouse played mischievous troublemaker Zack Martin, who always found a way to get his brother Cody caught up in his antics.

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Dylan Sprouse now

After starring in The Suite Life and Suite Life on Deck, Dylan attended New York University like brother Cole, where he studied video game design. As well as a film role in After We Collided, Dylan's starred in music videos for Camila Cabello and Kygo and also opened his own brewery in 2018. Nowadays, he's dating model Barbara Palvin and the pair just a plot of land together. You can follow Dylan on Instagram @dylansprouse.

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Brenda Song then

Brenda Song played ditzy hotel heiress London Tipton, The Suite Life's answer to Paris Hilton. Remember the iconic episode she tried to learn how to drive and referred to the gear stick as a PRNDL?

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Brenda Song now

Brenda continued to work with the Disney Channel after starring in The Suite Life and has also had roles in The Social Network, Scandal and Netflix movie Secret Obsession. Fun fact: Brenda has been dating Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin since 2017. You can follow her on Instagram @brendasong.

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Ashley Tisdale then

Ashley Tisdale's breakthrough role was Maddie Fitzpatrick, the Tipton Hotel's candy counter girl.

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Ashley Tisdale now

Of course, we all know Ashley as High School Musical's iconic diva Sharpay Evans. She also released two albums since The Suite Life ended and has starred in Merry Happy Whatever and Carol's Second Act. She's currently pregnant with her first child with husband Christopher French, and the pair are expecting a baby girl. You can follow Ashley on Instagram @ashleytisdale.

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Phill Lewis then

Phil Lewis played the Tipton's strict but hilarious manager Mr Moseby.

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Phill Lewis now

As well as starring in TV shows like Friends, Scrubs and How I Met Your Mother, Phil's also gone into directing for a number of sitcoms. He frequently reminisces about his Suite Life and Scrubs roles on his Twitter, and he even reunited with co-star Ashley Tisdale not so long ago. You can follow him @thephilllewis

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Kim Rhodes then

Kim Rhodes was better known as Carey, Zack and Cody's mum and the singer at the Tipton Hotel.

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Kim Rhodes now

Kim's since starred in Supernatural and her character Sherriff Jody Mills was even supposed to have it's own spin-off but it never came to light. In 2015, Kim underwent a double mastectomy after contracting breast cancer. These days, she's enjoy life at home with her horses, dog, and cat. You can follow her on Instagram @kimrhodes4reals.

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Adrian R'Mante then

Adrian R'Mante played the iconic Esteban Julió Ricardo Montoya de la Rosa Ramírez in Suite Life and, boy, did he like to tell ya about it ud83dude02. Esteban was the Tipton's friendly bell boy who famously used to call Zack and Cody "little blonde peoples."

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Adrian R'Mante now

Adrian went on to star in Suite Life on Deck and CSI and, these days, he's enjoying family life with his gorgeous wife and two kids. Plus, he's even been reprising his role as Esteban on TikTok - you can follow him @adrianrmante.

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Estelle Harris then

Estelle starred in Suite Life as the hotel's lazy maid, Muriel.

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Estelle Harris now

Since Suite Life, Estelle has gone on to star in the Toy Story movies as Mrs Potato head but, before the show, the star actually had a very successful career on NBC's Seinfeld as Estelle Costanza. Who knew, eh?

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Brian Stepanek then

Brian Stepanek played the role of the Tipton's slightly looney janitor, Arwin Hochauser. You might remember how he had a crush on Zack and Cody's mum? Yeah...that was weird.

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Brian Stepanek now

Since Suite Life, Brian has gone on to star in CBS' Young Sheldon as Mr. Givens and is currently playing the dad in Nickelodeon's The Loud House. You can follow him on Instagram @brianstepanek.

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Patrick Bristow then

Patrick Bristow played the Tipton hotel's Maître d', or head waiter. He was known for having a vendetta against the other Tipton staff as he tried month after month to win the hotel's all-expenses-paid employee of the month reward trip.

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Patrick Bristow now

After Suite Life, Patrick went on to star in Disney's Good Luck Charlie before he then took on a series of cameo roles in the likes of Pretty Little Liars, The Middle and Criminal Minds. Nowadays, you can follow Patrick on Twitter @1PatrickBristow, though he's not very active.

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Alyson Stoner then

Alyson Stoner played Zack and Cody's friend tomboy friend Max. She played a temporary love interest for Zack and even kissed him at one of their basketball games, but the young relationship wasn't meant to be after she found out Zack merely "took one for the team." Ooft.

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Alyson Stoner now

Alyson went on to have a successful career, starring in both the Camp Rock movies before then launching her own music career. In 2019, she shaved her head and came out as "attracted to men, women, and people who identify in other ways." These days she's active on Instagram @alysonstoner.

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This year will mark the film's 25th anniversary. ©Sony

Well, folks, it's actually Jimmy Karz and he's certainly come a hell of a long way from his days of shovelling away Cookie's delicious chocolate cake, let's just say that.

These days, Jimmy is 36 years old and he's actually a doctor at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Who knew, eh?

Plus, we can't get over how, err, HOT he is these days. Seriously, look at that jaw, that designer stubble... 2021 Jimmy has gone and done a full-on transformation and we are very much here for it.

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Brucey's looking quite preppy these days... ©Jimmy Karz

We'll never forget that scene at the front of the school hall when all the kids shouted, "You can do it Bruce," while Miss Trunchball got angrier as Bruce managed to scoff down that entire cake. Iconic.

Speaking about the infamous scene at an osteopathy conference (random), Jimmy said, "I had to be on set all day, and I had to wear the same outfit every day. The chocolate was already encrusted on this shirt I was wearing."

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That cake was enormous. ©Sony

Lovely.

He continued, "For continuity’s sake, every day I had to have the chocolate painted on my face the way it was painted on the day before. I despised the smell of chocolate for a few weeks after that."

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These days, Mara Wilson is enjoying a quiet life of baking and looking after her adorable cats, both of which she frequently shares on her Instagram @marawilson.

Plus, she loves a cheeky Matilda throwback (don't we all?) and even keeps in touch with the actress who played Matilda's best friend, Lavender.

Wishing her a happy birthday last year, Mara wrote, "Happy birthday to my Lavender, the incomparable @officialkiamidavael! ❤️."

CUTE.

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