In this week's attempt to track down child stars of yore, we turn to "Freaks and Geeks,"
one of the finest, truest shows about high school life to ever air on
television. So, naturally, NBC canceled it in 2000, in the middle of
its first season. But the freaks and the geeks have managed to get the
last laugh; virtually every kid who played a student at Michigan's
McKinley High has gone on to greater stardom.
James Franco. Seth Rogen. Linda Cardellini. Jason Segel. All of them have built notable TV and movie careers since the final "Freaks"
flag flew back in 2000. Even "geeks" like Martin Starr
("Adventureland") and Samm Levine (soon to be seen in Quentin
Tarantino's "Inglorious Basterds") have done pretty well.
Still,
a few of the show's supporting players have maintained lower profiles.
Which brings us to a question every "Freaks and Geeks" fan may be
asking, when they're not inquiring as to the whereabouts of Mr. Rosso:
Whatever happened to Millie, the perpetually ethical Mathlete who had
the guts to bust out this little number in the middle of a beer bash?
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