Where Is the Cast of Roseanne Now? Update for Fans

Every millennial can remember turning on the television and finding an episode of Roseanne playing. The sitcom began in 1988 and ran until 1997 before it was revived in 2018. However, because of a racist tweet from Roseanne Barr, the revival killed off Roseanne’s character and rebranded as The Conners, which is still running today.

Roseanne was considered influential because of its emphasis on a “real-life” working-class family in the Midwest. It was also one of the first television shows to center around fat people without making them the butt of the joke. Despite Roseanne’s modern-day views, she did a lot for women and other disenfranchised groups. While much of the original cast is in The Conners, what are they all doing now?

Before she became known as America’s outspoken mom on Roseanne, Roseanne Barr was a stand-up comedian. She wasn’t afraid to say what was on her mind, so it’s no surprise she was “canceled” after making a racist comment on Twitter about Obama administration official Valerie Jarrett.

Although Roseanne’s character was killed off for The Conners, she continues to perform comedy and released her Fox Nation special, Cancel This, in 2023. She lives with her partner, Johnny Argent, on a 46-acre macadamia nut farm on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Many of us remember John Goodman as Fred Flinstone in the 1994 film, The Flinstones, but that’s far from his most impressive credit. He has continued acting since his time on Roseanne all the way through to his most recent major role as Eli Gemstone in HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones. He’s also concurrently starring as Dan in The Conners, despite the character getting killed off in the original series. He’s married to Annabeth Hartzog and has a daughter, Molly Evangeline Goodman.

Laurie played Roseanne’s younger sister, Jackie, on Roseanne, and is still in The Conners as the kids’ loving aunt. While Roseanne was one of Laurie’s earliest television roles, she has since made moves, winning an Emmy for her guest role in Hacks in 2022 and an Academy Award nomination for her role as Marion McPherson in Lady Bird. Most often, however, Laurie returns to her Broadway roots. In 2023, she starred in Grey House and Somewhere in Queens. She has four kids: Zoe, Will, Mae, and Donovan.