It’s been 16 years since Wet Hot American Summer opened to sold out crowds at the Sundance Film Festival before going on to become a cult classic. With the long-awaited sequel series out on Netflix, we caught up on the careers of all the original film’s stars. Check it out and click through to watch their latest works.
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Since the original WHAS, Janeane Garofalo has delved into progressive politics, co-hosting The Majority Report on Air America Radio from 2004-2006. Her most recent projects include
with Matthew Broderick and with Liam James. Garofalo will reprise her role as Beth in the new series.
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David Hyde Pierce will also rejoin the original cast for the new series. In addition to 10YL, Pierce was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in the
reprisal. He also appeared as himself in Netflix’s Julie’s Greenroom and as the father of activist Cleve Jones in ABC’s
Of course, you may know him best as Dr. Niles Crane on
.
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Former SNL star Molly Shannon has enjoyed a robust career in film and television since she played Gail von Kleinenstein in the original WHAS. She currently co-stars as Sarah Jessica Parker’s anxious friend in HBO’s
. She will also appear in 10YL.
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Paul Rudd will take off his
and slip back into the role of Andy for the new series. Since the original, Rudd has appeared in such hit movies as and .
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Since playing camp chef Gene in WHAS, Christopher Meloni has had a very successful television career, most notably in the role of Elliot Stabler in NBC’s
He also appeared in HBO’s and .
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Michael Showalter will reprise the role of Coop for the 10YL series. Since the original, Showalter has racked up credits for writing, directing and producing. In fact, he is the creator, writer and executive producer for both 10YL and TBS’ Search Party.
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Marguerite Moreau will return in her original role. Since she first played Katie in WHAS, she has appeared in many film and television productions, including AMC’s , Showtime’s and FX’s .
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Fresh off his directoral debut for
, Ken Marino will return to 10YL in the role of Victor Pulak. His other recent credits include guest appearances on ABC’s and CW’s .
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WHAS fans will be pleased to see MIchael Ian Black retrurning as McKinley for the new series. Since the original movie, Black has appeared as himself in the comedy special Michael Ian Black: Noted Expert, as well as the 2016 films and .
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Who’s Gene without J.J.? Zak Orth will return as the camp chef’s protégé. His other recent credits include guest starring in HBO’s
, the Hulu series and USA’s .
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A.D. Miles will return to 10YL in his original role of Gary. Since 2001, Miles has appeared in with Jason Biggs and
with Paul Rudd. He was also the head writer for from 2014 to 2017.
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Amy Poehler has received numerous awards and nominations since she played Susie in WHAM, having won a Golden Globe for her performance in
and a Primetime Emmy for her .
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Marisa Ryan will return in the the role of Abby Bernstein. Most known for playing Elizabeth in CBS’s Major Dad from 1989-93, Ryan has also appeared in Kevin James’
and Penny Marshall’s .
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Sadly, Bradley Cooper will not join the 10YL cast as his original character Ben, but you can get all the BC you want in his films , and
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Also missing from 10YL will be Kevin Sussman as Steve. That’s most likely because Sussman’s schedule is filled with filming CBS’s
, where he’s been a series regular since 2012.
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Fans will be pleased to see Elizabeth Banks return as Lindsay. Banks has kept quite busy since WHAS, with some of her biggest projects being the Hunger Games franchise, the Pitch Perfect films,
and .
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Joe Lo Truglio will join his
co-star Elizabeth Banks in 10YL when he retakes the role of Neil. Truglio’s other recent credits include an appearance on and the 2017 Netflix original film, Win It All.
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Fans of Judah Friedlander will be disappointed not to see him returning as Ron Von Kleinenstein. He did appear as Gordy in the most recent season of The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmitt. You can also catch his voice acting work as a bar patron in .
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After playing Aaron in WHAS, Gideon Jacobs went on to play Buzz McCallister in
and Bully Kid Tubby in before leaving acting altogether.
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Finally, H. Jon Benjamin will reprise his role as a Can of Mixed Vegetables. You may not recognize his face, but you defnitely know his voice, as he’s the lead actor for animated series
and .
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