The ATX Television Festival hosted a "My So-Called Life" reunion on Friday in Austin, Texas and the cast revealed some scoop about the game-changing teen show.
Cast members from the short-lived, cult hit series gathered at the second annual ATX Festival to discuss the legacy of Angela Chase (Claire Danes), Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto) and co.
Though Danes and Leto weren't in attendance for the "My So-Called Life" reunion, Wilson Cruz (Rickie Vasquez), Devon Gummersall (Brian Krakow), Bess Armstrong (Patty Chase), Devon Odessa (Sharon Cherski), creator Winnie Holzman and composer W.G. Snuffy Walden were on hand. They dished about life behind-the-scenes of "My So-Called Life," which aired on ABC from 1994-1995, and where they think the show's characters, which teens fell in love with, are now.
Check out photos and scoop from the "My So-Called Life" reunion at the ATX Television Festival below, including one cast member who looks very different.
My So Called Life reunion. @wilsoncruz is here. THE Wilson Cruz! Squee! #atxtvs2 #mscl twitter.com/TabbyFlatt/sta…
? Tabitha Flatt (@TabbyFlatt) June 7, 2013
Here's the #MSCL cast! Shut out of interviews. Sorry kids - but still great to see them! #atxtvs2 twitter.com/ModwildTV/stat…
? Carissa Pavlica (@ModwildTV) June 7, 2013
Gorgeous #MSCL cast! Can I be Bess Armstrong when I grow up? #ATXTVS2 twitter.com/queenkandis/st…
? Kandis (@queenkandis) June 7, 2013
I'm having a lot of 1994 feelings right now. twitpic.com/cvv3jv My So-Called Life seems MORE perfect now. #ATXTVS2
? Melissa Mann (@PhantomRat) June 7, 2013
Cruz, who is now openly gay and has become an advocate for gay youth, opened up about his revolutionary role on "My So-Called Life."
Wilson says there wasn't pressure in playing the first gay teen on primetime but a responsibility to play it honestly.#ATXTVS2
? Melissa(@onlymystory) June 7, 2013
One thing that Gummersall revealed at the "My So-Called Life" reunion was that Jared Leto played his wingman and helped him pick up girls. Audience members at the ATX Festival panel were impressed with what a ladies man Gummersall turned into.
Brian Krakow is a major hottie these days. #mysocalledlife #ATXTVS2 twitter.com/SamanthaJanay/…
? Samantha Janay (@SamanthaJanay) June 7, 2013
Brian Krakow is the Jordan Catalano of this panel. I like the way he leans. #atxtvs2 #mscl twitter.com/roseng_je/stat…
? Jamie R (@roseng_je) June 7, 2013
Even Cruz noted what Angela missed out on by dismissing her nerdy friend Brian, who had a major crush on her.
Wilson:"Look what Angela would have ended up with if she chose Krakow." twitter.com/onlymystory/st…
? Melissa(@onlymystory) June 7, 2013
Though he may have been sans Angela, Gummersall said what he thinks would've become of Brian.
Devon Gummersall says he thinks Brian Krakow would have been an internet guru and have developed Facebook. :-)#atxtvs2
? Carissa Pavlica (@ModwildTV) June 7, 2013
And how about Angela?
"I think Angela grew up and joined the CIA," Winnie Holzman jokes. #MSCL #atxtvs2
? Carrie Raisler (@TVandDinners) June 7, 2013
Do you think Angela Chase could've grown up to become Carrie Mathison, Danes' character on "Homeland"? What's your favorite "My So-Called Life" episode? Sound off in the comments!
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UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. , (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Claire Danes gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. , (Photo by Bob D'Amico/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Claire Danes gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. , (Photo by Bob D'Amico/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - Claire Danes gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. , (Photo by Bob D'Amico/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. Wilson Cruz (Rickie Vasquez) also stars. , (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. , (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. , (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. , (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes (second from right) played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. Pictured, left to right: Jared Leto (Jordan Catalano), A.J. Langer (Rayanne Graff), Wilson Cruz (Rickie Vasquez), Lisa Wilhoit (Danielle Chase), Devon Odessa (Sharon Cherski), Claire Danes (Angela Chase), Devon Gummersall (Brian Krakow), (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes (center) played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. Pictured, left to right: Devon Gummersall (Brian Krakow), Jared Leto (Jordan Catalano), Devon Odessa (Sharon Cherski), Claire Danes (Angela Chase), Lisa Wilhoit (Danielle Chase), A.J. Langer (Rayanne Graff), Tom Irwin (Graham Chase), Bess Armstrong (Patty Chase), Wilson Cruz (Rickie Vasquez), (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes (right) played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. Bess Armstrong and Tom Irwin played Angela's parents, Patty and Graham; Lisa Wilhoit played Angela's sister, Danielle., (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Devon Gummersall (Brian Krakow), (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, A.J. Langer (Rayanne Graff), (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. Tom Irwin plays her father, Graham., (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. Tom Irwin plays her father, Graham., (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. Bess Armstrong plays her mother, Patty., (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Lisa Wilhoit (Danielle Chase), (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. Tom Irwin and Bess Armstrong play Angela's parents, Graham and Patty., (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Devon Odessa (Sharon Cherski), (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Jared Leto (Jordan Catalano), (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, A.J. Langer (Rayanne Graff) , (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Wilson Cruz (Rickie Vasquez) , (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Bess Armstrong (Patty Chase), (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. , (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - gallery - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. , (Photo by Mark Seliger/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Betrayal' - Season One - 1/12/95, Angela realizes she is over Jordan (Jared Leto) and is into someone else., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Betrayal' - Season One - 1/12/95, Angela (Claire Danes) realizes she is over Jordan and is into someone else., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Betrayal' - Season One - 1/12/95, Angela realizes she is over Jordan and is into someone else. A.J. Langer (Rayanne) stars., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Betrayal' - Season One - 1/12/95, Angela (Claire Danes) realizes she is over Jordan and is into someone else. A.J. Langer (Rayanne) also stars., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Betrayal' - Season One - 1/12/95, Angela (Claire Danes) realizes she is over Jordan and is into someone else. A.J. Langer (Rayanne) also stars., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Betrayal' - Season One - 1/12/95, Angela (Claire Danes) realizes she is over Jordan and is into someone else., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Betrayal' - Season One - 1/12/95, Angela (Claire Danes) realizes she is over Jordan and is into someone else., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Betrayal' - Season One - 1/12/95, Angela (Claire Danes, left) realizes she is over Jordan and is into someone else. A.J. Langer (Rayanne) and Wilson Cruz (Rickie) also star., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 12: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Betrayal' - Season One - 1/12/95, Angela realizes she is over Jordan (Jared Leto) and is into someone else., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 26: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'In Dreams Begin Responsibilities' - Season One - 1/26/95, Jordan (Jared Leto) asked Brian for help on winning back Angela's affections., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 26: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'In Dreams Begin Responsibilities' - Season One - 1/26/95, Jordan asked Brian (Devon Gummersall) for help on winning back Angela's (Claire Danes) affections., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 26: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'In Dreams Begin Responsibilities' - Season One - 1/26/95, Jordan asked Brian for help on winning back Angela's (Claire Danes) affections., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 08: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Guns and Gossip' - Season One - 9/8/94, Angela (Claire Danes) was devastated when she was the object of gossip while Brian (Devon Gummersall) found himself in the middle of a scandal over a gun in the school hall., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 15: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Father Figures' - Season One - 9/15/94, Angela approached Graham (Tom Irvin) for the first time as a person rather than a superhero., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 01: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Dancing in the Dark' - Season One - 9/1/94, Angela awkwardly tried to get closer to Jordan Catalano (Jared Leto)., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 01: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Dancing in the Dark' - Season One - 9/1/94, Angela (Claire Danes) awkwardly tried to get closer to Jordan. Wilson Cruz (Rickie), A.J. Langer (Rayanne) and Devon Gummersall (Brian) also star., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 15: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Father Figures' - Season One - 9/15/94, Angela (Claire Danes, left) approached Graham for the first time as a person rather than a superhero. Wilson Cruz (Rickie) and A.J. Langer (Rayanne) also star., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 15: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Father Figures' - Season One - 9/15/94, Angela (Claire Danes) approached Graham (Tom Irvin) for the first time as a person rather than a superhero., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Why Jordan Can't Read' - Season One - 10/6/94 Angela (Claire Danes) connected with Jordan when she discovered that he had difficulty reading. Wilson Cruz (Rickie) also starred. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) WILSON CRUZ, CLAIRE DANES
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 22: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'The Zit' - Season One - 9/22/94, Patty (Bess Armstrong) came to grips with the feeling that she was not measuring up to some standard of beauty when she developed laugh lines. Lisa Wilhoit (Danielle) also starred., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 22: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'The Zit' - Season One - 9/22/94, Angela (Claire Danes, left) came to grips with the feeling that she was not measuring up to some standard of beauty when she developed zits. A.J. Langer (Rayanne) also starred., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 01: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Dancing in the Dark' - Season One - 9/1/94, Angela awkwardly tried to get closer to Jordan. Devon Gummersall (Brian) also stars., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 01: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - 'Dancing in the Dark' - Season One - 9/1/94, Angela awkwardly tried to get closer to Jordan. A.J. Langer (Rayanne) also stars., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - pilot - 8/25/94, Claire Danes played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. Beth Armstrong and Tom Irwin played Patty and Graham Chase, Angela's parents., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - pilot - 8/25/94, Claire Danes (left) played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. A.J. Langer (Rayanne Graff) also stars., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - AUGUST 25: MY SO-CALLED LIFE - pilot - 8/25/94, Claire Danes (left) played Angela Chase, a 15-year-old who wanted to break out of the mold as a strait-laced teen-ager and straight-A student. Beth Armstrong played Patty Chase, Angela's mother., (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images)
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