How The Cast Of 'Roseanne' Aged From The First To Last Season
Vote on the characters who changed the most from the first to the final season of Roseanne.
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John Goodman starred as Dan Conner for all 10 seasons of Roseanne from the ages of 36 to 65. In the over 20 years between seasons nine and 10, Goodman starred in such films as The Big Lebowski, Flight, and 10 Cloverfield Lane.
- Age: 72
- Birthplace: Affton, Missouri, USA
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Laurie Metcalf played Roseanne's younger sister Jackie since she was 33 years old. She won three Emmy Awards for the role. In the 2018 revival, Metcalf was 62. She is also a Tony Award winning actress for her work with A Doll's House, Part 2 and Three Tall Women.
- Age: 69
- Birthplace: Carbondale, Illinois, USA
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At the age of six, Michael Fishman first portrayed D.J. Conner in Season One of Roseanne. He played the role for all 10 seasons with the exception of the pilot episode which featured Sal Barone.
Fishman was 36 during the 2018 revival.- Age: 43
- Birthplace: Long Beach, California, USA
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Sara Gilbert has played Darlene Conner since she was 13 years old. She was 43 during Season 10 of Roseanne which premiered in 2018.
The Talk and The Big Bang Theory – which starred Gilbert's Roseanne co-star Johnny Galecki – are among Gilbert's TV credits.- Age: 50
- Birthplace: Santa Monica, California, USA
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Then 16-year-old, Johnny Galecki made his Roseanne debut in Season Four, portraying Darlene's love interest David Healy. In 2018, he - at age 43 - returned as a guest star in Season 10.
Galecki went on to star in The Big Bang Theory from 2007 - 2019. His Roseanne co-stars Sara Gilbert and Laurie Metcalf had recurring roles on the show as well.- Age: 49
- Birthplace: Bree, Flanders, Belgium
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Roseanne Barr was 35 years old when she starred in season one of her eponymous sitcom in 1988. She continued in the role for the next nine years and reprised the character in Season 10 in 2018 at the age of 65.
- Age: 72
- Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Natalie West (Crystal Anderson-Conner)
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Natalie West was 32 when she first played Roseanne's friend and co-worker, Crystal. She was 62 when she returned as a guest star in 2018's Season 10.
- Age: 69
- Birthplace: Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
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Sarah Chalke took over the role of Becky Conner in Season Six when she was 17.
Lecy Goranson reprised the role when Roseanne returned in 2018 for a tenth season when she was 41, so Chalke played a new character, Andrea, a woman looking for a surrogate to carry her child.- Age: 48
- Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Lecy Goranson was 14 when she played Becky Conner on Roseanne Season One. She left after Season Five and returned in Season Eight, at age 21, and Season 10 at age 43.
She also appeared in such films as How to Make an American Quilt and Boys Don't Cry.- Age: 50
- Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois, USA
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Sandra Bernhard first portrayed Roseanne's friend Nancy Barlett in Season Four when she was 36 years old. She appeared in each subsequent season including 2018's Season 10 when she was 63.
- Age: 69
- Birthplace: Flint, Michigan, USA
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Glenn Quinn first portrayed Mark Healy during Season Three of Roseanne when he was 18 years old. He remained on the series through season nine being 27 during his last appearance.
Quinn passed away from a heroine overdose in 2002 when he was 32.- Age: Dec. at 32 (1970-2002)
- Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
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Estelle Parsons first appeared as Roseanne and Jackie's mom, Bev, in Season One of Roseanne when she was 61. She reprised the role in the Season 10 in 2018 at the age of 90.
Prior to Roseanne, Parsons appeared in such award-winning films as Bonnie and Clyde and Rachel, Rachel.- Age: 97
- Birthplace: Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA
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Michael O'Keefe (Fred)
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Michael O'Keefe joined the Roseanne cast as Jackie's love interest Fred in season six when he was 38 and he remained through series. He was 40 during the last season.
He has appeared in such films as Caddyshack, The Great Santini and opposite fellow Roseanne alum George Clooney in Michael Clayton.Big change? - Photo:
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Long before his breakout role on ER, George Clooney played Booker Brooks on Roseanne. He appeared in season one - at the age of 27 - and returned as a guest in season four. During his last appearance he was 29.
- Age: 63
- Birthplace: USA, Lexington, Kentucky
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Marin Mull was 47 when he first appeared as Roseanne's boss Leon in Season Three. He remained in the cast through Season Nine when he was 54, but he did not return for the Season 10 reboot in 2018.
Following Roseanne, Mull appeared in such TV series as Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Til Death, and Veep.- Age: Dec. at 80 (1943-2024)
- Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Fred Willard was 56 when he joined the cast of Roseanne in season eight. He continued in the role of Scott - Leon's love interest - through season nine. During his last appearance on Roseanne, he was 58.
Willard is, of course, best known for his roles in such films as Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and This is Spinal Tap.- Age: 85
- Birthplace: USA, Shaker Heights, Ohio
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