80s Stars: What Are They Up To Today?

Hair was bigger, shoulder pads were higher, and teeth were less white. Some of them still have a booming career while other stars' careers have shattered. Take a look back in time and see where these beloved 80s stars ended up.

Elisabeth Shue has actually played the same character as somebody else on this list. She made it big in the 80s and starred in a number of films. Perhaps her best-known roles are Ali Mills in The Karate Kid and Jennifer Parker in Back To The Future Part II and Back To The Future Part III. Other 80s movies she starred in included Adventures in Babysitting and Cocktail, which she starred in alongside the one and only, Tom Cruise.

More recently, the gorgeous actress played the lead role of Julie Finlay in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She starred in 71 episodes before bowing out of the show in 2015. She also had a guest appearance in two episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm. Shue has also had notable roles in a string of successful movies such as Hollow Man, Piranha 3D, and Hope Springs. In 2017, Shue starred in Battle of the Sexes alongside fellow actors Emma Stone and Steve Carell.

We all know her as Alex Owens from Flashdance. Shockingly, Jennifer Beals's dance moves were done by a stunt double. Sorry to break your hearts! Nevertheless, Beals was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress for her role. She proved she is just as smart as she is beautiful after attending Yale University. Beals was inspired at a young age to become an actress after her high school performance in Fiddler on the Roof.

Beals is also Bette Porter on Showtime's The L Word. This actress has been in 70 episodes of the show! She has also made appearances on numerous other shows such as Frasier, Law & Order, and Lie to Me. Beals is also one of the main characters in the prequel TV show of the movie Taken. Not only that, but she has starred in more than 50 movies! These include hits such as The Grudge 2 and The Book of Eli. Now she is married to Ken Dixon and has one child.