You Won't Believe How Grown-Up All The Stars Of ‘Glee’ Stars Look Now

The tv show Glee first aired in 2009 (crazy, right?). It's a musical comedy/drama that follows a ragtag group of high school students as they navigate sheet music and the drama of being teenagers, that first aired in 2009. Fast forward six seasons, 121 episodes and a whopping 728 musical performances (not to mention the literal dozens of Emmy nominations and six wins, the handful of Golden Globes, and even more chart-topping hits), and it's pretty safe to say that the show was a bonafide phenomenon. It's also pretty safe to say that part of what made the series so successful was its stars.

From the beginning, the cast so obviously gave it their all and loved what they were doing each episode—even when their character was getting tossed in the dumpsters behind McKinley High. With so much singing and dancing happening onscreen, you might assume that The New Directions were stacked with Broadway alums and showbiz kids who had been performing since they were born. There were some of those (including Lea Michele and Jenna Ushkowitz), but there were also plenty of cast members for whom Glee was their first major role (hi, Chris Colfer).

After watching them literally grow up on the show, plenty of fans are wondering what the cast is up to now. Did Lea follow in Rachel's footsteps and return to Broadway? Did Heather Morris go back to dancing with Beyonce? Did they all finally get to stop having slushies thrown in their faces? Read on to learn more about all the stars of Glee, then and now.