July 11 marked 25 years since the first American Pie movie was released and, since then, many of the stars have gone on to make a name for themselves in the industry.
Released in 1999, the first film centered on a group of high school seniors who made a pact to lose their virginity before their graduation. The raunchy teen comedy went on to become an international hit, grossing more than $235 million worldwide and launched a $900-million franchise.
Due to the film's success, there have been numerous sequels and direct-to-video spinoffs, and the cast's careers have gone in a variety of different directions.
Here Newsweek has shared where the main cast's careers have gone decades after the hit film was released.
Jason Biggs
American Pie was the first film Jason Biggs starred in, in which he played Jim Levenstein, an awkward and sexually naive nerd. After the film went on to become an international success, he starred in three of its sequels.
Biggs' career continued to thrive after leaving the franchise, as he was cast in Woody Allen's romantic comedy Anything Else and has appeared in several other films, including Eight Below and Over Her Dead Body. In 2012, he reprised his role as Jim in the movie American Reunion.
He has also had various TV gigs, previously voicing Leonardo in Nickelodeon's animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He left during its second season. Biggs eventually went on to play Larry Bloom in the popular Netflix series Orange Is the New Black for two seasons, leaving the show in 2015.
Biggs' success hasn't just been in film and television, as he's also starred in various plays, including the Broadway production of The Graduate, Howard Korder's Boys' Life, and the Broadway production of The Heidi Chronicles.
More recently, Biggs starred as Rob Sanders in the Netflix Christmas-themed film Best. Christmas. Ever. in 2023 and voiced Marcus in the 2024 podcast series Yellow Face.
Seann William Scott
Sean William Scott was cast as Steve Stifler in American Pie, a popular jock who was the only one of the main five characters who was not a virgin. After the film's success, he reprised his role in American Pie 2, American Wedding, and American Reunion.
After starring in the franchise, he went on to have a successful movie career, starring in a variety of films including Dude, Where's My Car?, Final Destination, The Dukes of Hazzard and Role Models. He voiced Crash in two Ice Age television specials and four Ice Age movies.
Scott has also starred in various TV shows, portraying former CIA operative Wesley Cole in the series Lethal Weapon from 2018 to 2019, and from 2022 to 2023, he played Father Joe in the show Welcome to Flatch. It was canceled in 2023 after two seasons.
In 2023, he played Daryl in the film The Wrath of Becky.
Thomas Ian Nicholas
In the raucous comedy, Thomas Ian Nicholas portrayed Kevin Myers, the leader of the group who was trying to lose his virginity with his girlfriend Vicky. He starred in all four of the American Pie films.
While his acting career hasn't been as successful as that of Biggs and Scott, he has starred in a variety of films, such as The Rules of Attraction, Stealing Sinatra and Adverse. He has also appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy.
In 2008, Nicholas self-released his debut album, Without Warning and his follow-up album, Without Warning Acoustic the following year. He has gone on to release three albums since then, and his single "My Generation" is featured on the American Reunion soundtrack album.
Chris Klein
Chris Klein portrayed the overconfident lacrosse team player, Chris "Oz" Ostreicher, in American Pie. He did not appear in American Wedding, but he did reprise his role in American Pie 2 and American Reunion.
Aside from the franchise he has appeared in a variety of other movies, such as Here on Earth, We Were Soldiers, Just Friends and American Dreamz. He has also worked in television, as he previously played Cicada in the superhero The Flash and he is currently playing Bill Townsend in the Netflix series Sweet Magnolias.
Jennifer Coolidge
Playing Jeanine Stifler, aka "Stifler's mom," in American Pie gave Jennifer Coolidge her big break in 1999. She later returned to the role in American Pie 2, American Wedding and American Reunion.
Her career has gone on from one strength to another and she has even won two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.
After American Pie, she had supporting roles in the Legally Blonde franchise and has appeared in an impressive number of other films, including A Cinderella Story, Click, Date Movie, Promising Young Woman and Shotgun Wedding.
Coolidge also has a thriving television career, having appeared on the sitcoms Joey, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, 2 Broke Girls. She also garnered critical acclaim for her role as Tanya McQuoid in the series The White Lotus, with her performance winning two Emmys and a Golden Globe.
She has been working steadily since, starring in the Christmas romantic comedy Single All the Way in 2022 and the 2022 miniseries The Watcher. More recently, she voiced a character in the 2024 animated series Monsters at Work.
Tara Reid
Tara Reid became a household name after she played Vicky in American Pie and also starred in American Pie 2. While she didn't return for American Wedding she reprised her role in American Reunion.
Since then, Reid has had a varied career. Over the years she has acted in several films that have been panned by critics and viewers, such as Alone in the Dark, Van Wilder, My Boss's Daughter, and Josie and the Pussycats.
She also played April Wexler in the television movie Sharknado in 2013 and returned to the role in five further films. Inspired by the film franchise, she debuted a new swimsuit collection and perfume in 2014 under the name "Shark by Tara."
Reid has dabbled in reality TV, having her own short-lived reality series Taradise in 2005. In 2011, she was a housemate on the British reality series Celebrity Big Brother 8, coming in at eighth place.
The actor has appeared on the cover of numerous magazines—such as Rolling Stone, Seventeen, Maxim and Playboy—and appeared in various television commercials.
She played Desiree in the 2024 film Big Money and Vampire Queen in the 2023 movie Bloodthirst. She has a number of other films in preproduction.
Eugene Levy
Before playing Jim's dad in American Pie, Eugene Levy already had an impressive film career, but the hit comedy brought him even more recognition.
In addition to his success in the comedy franchise, he gained notoriety for co-writing and starring roles in several Christopher Guest movies, such as Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration.
To date, he has acted in over 60 movie pictures, eight of which have made more than $100 million at the box office. He has become one of Hollywood's most recognized comedy actors, which is partly thanks to his roles in the films Bringing Down the House and Cheaper by the Dozen 2.
Levy has also worked in TV, having co-created the hit series Schitt's Creek alongside his son Dan Levy, which he also starred in. Running from 2015 to 2020, his performance earned him a Primetime Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
In 2023, he began hosting the travel documentary series The Reluctant Traveler, which he also executive produced. This year, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and also played Stevie D in the movie Summer Camp, alongside Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates and Alfre Woodward.
Alyson Hannigan
Alyson Hannigan's film career had already started before she was cast as Michelle Flaherty in American Pie, the primary love interest in the film. Like the majority of her castmates, she appeared in every film in the franchise, and her performance earned her a Young Hollywood Award and three Teen Choice Awards nominations. She later starred in the films Date Movie, You Might Be the Killer, and Flora & Ulysses.
TV is where Hannigan has had the most success, as she has starred in a variety of much-loved programs. Her breakout role was as teenage witch Willow Rosenberg in the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing in every episode of the seven-season show. For her role, she won a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television and a Teen Choice Award. She also appeared in the show's spinoff Angel for three episodes.
Hannigan received two People's Choice Awards for her role as Lily Aldrin in the comedy series How I Met Your Mother, which ran from 2005 until 2014. This is regarded by many as her most well-known role to date.
Between 2018 and 2022 she voiced Claire Clancy in the Disney Junior cartoon series Fancy Nancy and in 2023 she portrayed Pat in the TV movie Office Race.
Mena Suvari
Mena Suvari had already broken into the film industry before she portrayed an innocent choir girl named Heather in the 1999 movie—but her career grew to new heights.
The actor worked with Biggs again in the romantic comedy Loser. Since the Wheatus music video for "Teenage Dirtbag" was greatly influenced by the 2000 movie, the two actors collaborated once more on it.
In 2001, Suvari starred in the three feature films Sugar & Spice, American Pie 2 and The Musketeer. Some of her other noteworthy film credits include Sonny, Trauma, Beauty Shop, Rumor Has It, Factory Girl and You May Not Kiss the Bride.
Like many of her former American Pie castmates, she has also had success in the TV industry. Suvari appeared on Six Feet Under, for which she earned a Screen Actors Guild nomination and has acted in Chicago Fire, American Horror Story: Murder House, American Horror Story: Apocalypse, South of Hell and American Woman.
Suvari has continued to act, with her last role being Detective Thompson in the TV series RZR, which aired this year. She has also modeled for Lancôme cosmetics.
Shannon Elizabeth
Shannon Elizabeth had appeared in a variety of films and television shows before being cast as Nadia in American Pie. After the movie's success, she appeared in several Hollywood films, including Scary Movie, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Night of the Demons, Love Actually and Tomcats.
Her most recent credits are the 2024 film Plan B, in which she played Anne McNally, and the 2023 holiday movie A Home for the Holidays, playing Ella.
Elizabeth starred in the series Cuts until it was canceled in 2006 and also appeared in That '70s Show for a number of episodes. She was also one of the celebrities who competed in the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars.
Aside from acting, she has been a Maxim cover girl and was a regular poker player from 2006 to 2010. According to Poker News, she was last seen in 2024 SunBet Time Square.
Natasha Lyonne
Before landing the role of Jessica in the comedy film, Natasha Lyonne was a child actor who was signed to Ford Modeling Agency.
After starring in three American Pie films, Lyonne continued to work steadily throughout the years, having appeared in films such as Scary Movie 2, Kate & Leopold, Blade: Trinity and Zig Zag. But it was her TV career that helped her achieve wider recognition, having starred in Orange Is the New Black, Russian Doll—which she co-created, executive produced, wrote, and directed—and Poker Face.
She has been nominated for five Primetime Emmys and two Golden Globes and in 2023, Time magazine named her as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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