In 2014, MTV announced that the show would be ending afterfive seasons in 2016.
As for the show’s main cast?
The “Awkward” stars sure have stayed busy.
Some have also seemingly taken a break from acting.
But either way, a lot of them still resemble the characters they played so many years ago.
“It struck as something completely different.
It has a really unique voice.
Her initial audition certainly went well.
The next thing the actor knew, she was hearing from show creator Lauren Iungerich herself.
You nailed it!”
That’s how she found out that she nabbed the lead role of Jenna Hamilton.
before scoring his first film role in “Scary Movie 4.”
Meanwhile, Mirchoff has moved on to other projects since the show ended.
“The role really fit me.
I auditioned one time and found out two days later that I got the part!”
As the show went on, her character also received a more prominent storyline.
“Social media can be hard, especially for young people.
… you might change the conversation around social media.”
“Jake is an old soul from the get-go … Jake thinks for himself and not with the team.
That’s just something Brett had innately.”
Davern bonded with his fellow stars, especially Beau Mirchoff.
“Beau and I have become best friends in our outside lives,” Davern toldMedia Mikes.
“It’s pretty funny that he and I had never crossed paths before doing this show.”
Post-“Awkward,” Davern has gravitated toward more mature projects.
Davern also starred in the Prime dramedy “Sitting in Bars with Cake.”
The cast also includes Yara Shahidi, Bette Midler, Ron Livingston, and Odessa A’zion.
And so, she started putting together her acting portfolio even as she attended USC.
“Well, I actually kind of brushed it off at first.
I thought ‘MTV getting into scripted?'”
Greer recalled during an interview withHuffPost.
But then, Greer got a do-over.
“That’s what made me really want to be a part of it.”
Eventually, she got cast as Lissa.
I’m not ready to play a mom,'" DeLoach recalled during an interview withEsquire.
“And I was like, you know, I really don’t care.
This role comes along once in a lifetime.
I’m going for it.”
“I don’t care if this is a guest star.
I don’t care if it is a one-day [role].
I definitely want to get in on this,” Lydic remembered thinking at the time.
It is the role that Steve Carell or Tina Fey gets to play."
On the Emmy-winning comedy talk show, Lydic has become particularly famous for her “Foxsplains” segment.
The actor made his onscreen debut in the TV movie “Fantasy Island” back in 2002.
That said, “Awkward” gave Faiola his first regular television role.
However, this was far from his first acting gig.
And as it turns out, that’s how the casting team for “Awkward” found him.
As for what Funk’s been up to since “Awkward” ended?
Looks like he has also been quite busy with taking on one project after another.
Evidently, Lu’s departure from the show was her decision.
“She wanted to move on,” series creator Lauren Alberghini toldBuzzFeed.
Moving on from “Awkward” allowed Lu to pursue all kinds of other projects.
“I read the script and I cried.
I went into the audition and fought every bit of my personality.
Since his time on the MTV dramedy, he’s booked project after project.
Over the years, Williams also delved into some film projects.
Oh, and he also released an album called “Cloud Parade” in 2021.
