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The Adventures of Pete & Petecast have , for the most part , continued to represent while also poise burgeoning vocation in other fields . Often ranked amongthe best TV show Nickelodeon has ever produced , The Adventures of Pete & Peteis a Hellenic ' 90s sitcom that developed from 30 - second and one - instant interstitials between episodes of other shows . The series ran with these modest segment starting in 1989 . Then , in November 1993 , after five half - hour specials air between 1991 and 1993 , the first episode ofThe Adventures of Pete & Peteseason 1 aired .

The show ran for three seasons , accompany Big Pete Wrigley ( Michael Maronna ) and his fiddling brother , Little Pete Wrigley ( Danny Tamberelli ) , as they got up to surreal and uproarious adventures in their neighborhood , alongside a cast of equally oddball champion and menage . It ’s one of thoseNickelodeon sitcoms that ’s wanton to forget about , considering all the other great shows that came out around the same time . The cast was particularly enjoyable to watch and many of them have continued acting , with at least one becoming a notable star .

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Michael Maronna As Big Pete Wrigley

Recently Restarted His Acting Career

Character : Michael Maronna was born on September 27 , 1977 , making him 12 when he first start appearing onPete & Pete . swelled Pete is the show ’s narrator and the voice of reasonwhen it comes to the strange thing that happen in his town . He often grapples with growing up and how that has changed his outlook on life . This was the first role of Maronna ’s vocation .

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Where Are They Now : decently around the same time he started appear inPete & Pete , Michael Maronna made his film debut inHome Aloneas Kevin ’s older pal Jeff , a persona which he reprize in the sequel . He play until 2013,at which compass point he began work as an electrician on motion-picture show sets . Maronna now carbon monoxide - legion the podcastThe Adventures of Danny and Mikewith hisPete & Peteco - star Danny Tamberelli and has recently get back into acting , appear in the 2024 psychological thrillerI attend the TV Glowin a modest purpose .

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Danny Tamberelli As Little Pete Wrigley

type : Born on February 8 , 1982 , Danny Tamberelli was 10 when he began asterisk inPete & Petein 1992 , three years after the trunks had begun . Tamberelli play Little Pete , the noncompliant , on occasion irrational , but always jazz younger comrade of Big Pete . BeforePete & Pete , Tamberelli had already appear in three television show , two as recurring fictitious character : Ryan ’s HopeandThe Baby - Sitters Club .

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Where Are They Now : Tamberelli languish out of acting in the early 2000s whenhe formed a punk rock group , " Jounce " . He plays bass and do vocals for the band which has give up three albums . The tardy was in 2018,The I.V. Labs Studio Session , and the set continues to tour ( viaFacebook ) . Tamberelli also co - host the podcastThe Adventures of Danny and Mikewith Mike Maronna and he has dipped his toe back in Hollywood , appearing alongside Marona inI take in the TV Glowas Neighbor # 2 .

Judy Grafe As Joyce Wrigley

Passed Away On December 1, 2021 (76)

Character : Born on December 15 , 1944 , Judy Grafe was 47 when she come out onPete & Peteas Joyce Wrigley , the Petes ' mom . Joyce is the more stern and schematic parent , but she is also willing to compromise with her sons on occasion . Grafe only had a handful of small backcloth roles before appearing inPete & Peteand this part end up being the biggest one of her career .

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Where Are They Now : After 2005 , Judy retire from Hollywood , go a individual life history . However , she did make a few public appearances afterward . In 2012 , she joined the rest of the cast in NYC to discourse the rest of their show ( viaIndieWire ) . She later seem on an episode ofThe Adventures of Danny and Miketo discuss the serial . Danny and Mike shared this sequence after it was announce that Judy Grafe had passed off on December 1 , 2021 , at the age of 76 , posting a tribute to her on their Instagram .

Alison Fanelli As Ellen Josephine Hickle

Urgent Care Surgeon At The Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia

fictitious character : Alison Fanelli was born on April 26 , 1979 , and was 12 when she first played Ellen Josephine Hickle onPete & Pete . Ellen is Big Pete ’s best friendand the two on occasion demonstrate amorous feelings for one another . This was the first role of Fanelli ’s life history , and she only ever had one other use , voicing the character Splat for one installment ofTOME : Terrain of Magical Expertisein 2011 .

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Where Are They Now : Fanelli stopped act as shortly asPete & Peteended and begin a whole young career in medicine . She is now a surgeon at the Children ’s Hospital of Philadelphia , a calling she did n’t even actualize she had until she began studying higher - grade science in eminent schooltime . She rarely makes public appearances , but Fanelli went on theChristopher Niosipodcast in December 2018 to talk about what she ’s been up to and how she get into medicament ,

" I was paediatrics prepare , and now I ’m doing Urgent Care . So I [ do ] all ages . I fasten all the boo - boos , big and pocket-size . I kind of run low a different guidance , but it ’s [ Pete & Pete ] such a wonderful part of my life sentence that ’s so dissimilar from what I do now . So it ’s just gon na be really crazy trying to convince my kids when they ’re big enough that that ’s what mommy [ used to do ] . "

Hardy Rawls As Don Wrigley

role : Hardy Rawls was born on November 18 , 1952 , making him 39 when he first appear in thePete & Peteshorts as Don Wrigley , the Petes ' hyper - competitive father who desire to win at everything from bowl to lawn care direction . Rawls had been acting for years before he turned up as Don , butthis role ended up being the most substantial of his vocation .

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Where Are They Now : Hardy Rawls has continued behave since he appeared onPete & Pete , regularly appear in guest roles on shows likeJudging Amy , Ed , andLaw & Order : SVU .

The Adventures Of Pete & Pete Supporting Cast & Characters

Many Of The Supporting Cast Members Have Continued Acting

Toby Huss as Artie : Toby Huss , deport on December 9 , 1966 , plays Artie inPete & Pete , a costumed and eccentric neighbour of the Wrigleys who consider himself the macrocosm ’s warm man . Huss has continued playact and recently appeared inthe showBookieas the recurring part Charlie and in the movieMaXXXineas a medical examiner .

Henry W. Laster as Henry : suffer December 12 , 1978 , HenryW. Laster plays Henry in season 2 and 3 ofThe Adventures of Pete & Pete . He continued acting in modest parts until the mid-2000s , but since a performance in the 2016 movieGod ’s Compass , not much has been heard about the actor , though he occasionally posts on his X account,@90sNickStar .

Michelle Trachtenberg as Nona Mecklenberg : Michelle Trachtenberg , born on October 11 , 1985 , was probably the biggest lead to come out ofPete & Pete . She play Nona F. Mecklenberg , Little Pete ’s best friend . Trachtenberg went on to star inBuffy the Vampire Slayeras Dawn Summers and has since appeared in legion television receiver shows and movies , most late make for Georgina Sparks in two episodes of theGossip Girlreboot in 2022 .

Maris Hudson as Monica : Maris Hudson , who playact Monica Perling , another of Little Pete ’s friend , has not appeared in another TV show or movie since the Nickelodeon serial . She had some small theatre of operations roles afterward , but it ’s unclear what she ’s been doing late .

David Martel as Teddy Forzman : Teddy Forzman , flirt by David Martel , is one of Big Pete ’s constantly cheerful champion . The Adventures of Pete and Petewas Martel ’s first part . He continue act , though he has n’t been in anything since 2019 , when he played an " Improviser " in the showCasting Ahead . concord to Instagram , Martel has also been teaching acting classes at UCLA .