The Cast ofGood Luck Charlie: Where Are They Now?

Mar. 15, 2025

Left to right: Leigh-Allyn Baker, Jason Dolley, Bridgit Mendler, Eric Allen Kramer, Logan Moreau, Bradley Steven Perry, and Mia Talerico on the set of ‘Good Luck Charlie.'.Photo:Eric McCandless/DISNEY CHANNEL/Getty

Eric McCandless/DISNEY CHANNEL/Getty

Good Luck Charliepremiered onDisney Channelback in April 2010, but the family-centered sitcom is still fondly remembered today.Television producers Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen created the show with the goal of entertaining families, including kids and parents. The series ran for four seasons, concluding in February 2014 with a one-hour finale episode. The Disney Channel film spinoffGood Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!premiered in December 2011. Baker and Vaupen also released an Indian adaptation of the show titledBest of Luck Nikkiin April 2011.Bridgit Mendler, Bradley Steven Perry, Jason Dolley, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Eric Allan Kramer and Mia Talerico starred inGood Luck Charlieas the Duncans, a close-knit family living in Denver. Each episode featured the eldest daughter Teddy Duncan (Mendler) making a video diary with advice for her younger sister, Charlie Duncan (Talerico).Jason Dolley, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Bradley Steven Perry, Mia Talerico, Bridgit Mendler and Griffin Cleverly.Jason Dolley InstagramSeveral cast members continued to act after the show ended; others started a podcast, began coaching actors and had personal milestones. Mendler notably prioritized her education and pursued a Ph.D. and a juris doctor.In May 2020, Mendler, Perry, Dolley, Baker, Kramer and Talerico gathered on Zoom to reflect on the show withEntertainment Tonight.They reminisced about all the good times, marveled at thegrown-up Talericoand expressed gratitude for the caring environment and close relationships they had on set.So where are the cast ofGood Luck Charlienow? See what the former Disney Channel stars have been up to.

Good Luck Charliepremiered onDisney Channelback in April 2010, but the family-centered sitcom is still fondly remembered today.

Television producers Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen created the show with the goal of entertaining families, including kids and parents. The series ran for four seasons, concluding in February 2014 with a one-hour finale episode. The Disney Channel film spinoffGood Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!premiered in December 2011. Baker and Vaupen also released an Indian adaptation of the show titledBest of Luck Nikkiin April 2011.

Bridgit Mendler, Bradley Steven Perry, Jason Dolley, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Eric Allan Kramer and Mia Talerico starred inGood Luck Charlieas the Duncans, a close-knit family living in Denver. Each episode featured the eldest daughter Teddy Duncan (Mendler) making a video diary with advice for her younger sister, Charlie Duncan (Talerico).

Jason Dolley, Leigh-Allyn Baker, Bradley Steven Perry, Mia Talerico, Bridgit Mendler and Griffin Cleverly.Jason Dolley Instagram

Jason Dolley Instagram

Several cast members continued to act after the show ended; others started a podcast, began coaching actors and had personal milestones. Mendler notably prioritized her education and pursued a Ph.D. and a juris doctor.

In May 2020, Mendler, Perry, Dolley, Baker, Kramer and Talerico gathered on Zoom to reflect on the show withEntertainment Tonight.They reminisced about all the good times, marveled at thegrown-up Talericoand expressed gratitude for the caring environment and close relationships they had on set.

So where are the cast ofGood Luck Charlienow? See what the former Disney Channel stars have been up to.

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Bridgit Mendler as Teddy Duncan

Bridgit Mendler at the 21st Annual “A Time For Heroes” Celebrity Picnic Benefit in 2010. ; Bridgit Mendler at ‘Digital Revolution: A Look at Music’s New Frontier’ during the 2017 SXSW Conference and Festivals.Michael Bezjian/WireImage ; Mindy Best/Getty

Michael Bezjian/WireImage ; Mindy Best/Getty

Mendler has since pursued another passion:her education. In 2016, she graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in anthropology, per herLinkedIn. Mendler earned a master’s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2020; she is now in the joint JD/Ph.D program between Harvard Law School and MIT.

Mendler worked at the International Bureau Satellite Division Policy Branch for four months in 2022 and worked as a fellow and researcher at the MIT Media Lab from 2017 to 2023. According to theMIT Media Lab, she focused on “technologies that support inclusive and collaborative governance and citizen engagement.” She’s also the CEO and co-founder of Stealth, a company launched in January 2023.

In February 2024, Mendler announced that she’s become the CEO of another company: Northwood Space, a startup that aims to “build a data highwaybetween earth and space.”

“We are designing shared ground infrastructure from first principles to expand access to space. We have a lot of work ahead of us but that’s the fun part,” she sharedon X(formerly known as Twitter).

The performer and scholar married her husband,Griffin Cleverly, in 2019. Shortly after their wedding, she shared a photo onInstagramof the two of them smiling on a beach, writing, “We are so excited for this new chapter 💜💜💜.”

Five years later, Mendler shared that she and Cleverly had adopted a child in apost on X.

“The other news I wanted to share is I’m a mama to a sweet 4yo boy. Started fostering in 2021 adopted near Christmas of 2022. I’m so lucky — being a parent is the biggest gift and most defining experience there is,” she wrote.

In 2014, Mendler spoke toSeventeenabout the end ofGood Luck Charlie.“I feel like I grew up so much on it!” she said. “It’s the relationships I’ll miss the most — it feels like everyone there helped raise me. … I’ll miss my character, Teddy, and all the love on set.”

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Bradley Steven Perry as Gabe Duncan

Bradley Steven Perry at the 80th anniversary Hollywood Christmas Parade benefiting Marine Toys for Tots in 2011. ; Bradley Steven Perry in 2023.David Livingston/Getty ; Bradley Steven Perry Instagram

David Livingston/Getty ; Bradley Steven Perry Instagram

Bradley Steven Perry, originally from Southern California, was 11 years old when he began starring asGabe Duncan, Teddy’s mischievous younger brother, onGood Luck Charlie.

After the show, Perry was cast in theHigh School Musicalspinoff filmSharpay’s Fabulous Adventureand the Disney XD comediesMighty Medand its spinoffLab Rats: Elite Force. In 2020, he appeared in theAdam SandlerfilmHubie Halloweenand on an episode of the CBS dramaS.W.A.T.

He graduated from USC in 2021 and called it “the best school in the world” onInstagram. The following year, Perry and his formerMighty Medcostar Jake Short launched their podcast show,Hit the Brake, which ran for 10 episodes.

The actor also has acooking video serieson YouTube. He enlisted his former costar, Eric Allan Kramer, to help make street tacos andnoted in the clipthat they initially bonded over a shared love of cooking.

Perry reflected on the show’s four seasons during theGood Luck Charliecast reunion on Zoom.

TheGood Luck Charliestar is dating Carley Williams and frequently posts pictures with her on social media. In September 2022, he shared a series ofphotoswith Williams and wrote, “Happy birthday crazy lady. 3rd photo is the girl I get to spend everyday with. I love you!”

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Leigh-Allyn Baker as Amy Duncan

Leigh-Allyn Baker attends “Kids Helping Kids” in 2012. ; Leigh-Allyn Baker attends the Nashville premiere of “Into the Spotlight” in 2023.Ari Perilstein/WireImage ; Terry Wyatt/Getty

Ari Perilstein/WireImage ; Terry Wyatt/Getty

After working on the hit sitcom, Baker starred in and produced the Disney Channel movieBad Hair Day(2015) and landed roles in the filmsWish for Christmas(2016) andMisfits(2019),among others.

Baker and her husband, entertainment executive Keith Kauffman, share two sons, Griffin Samuel, born in 2009, and Baker James Kauffman, born in 2012.

In a 2013 message toGood Luck Charliefans throughShine On Media, Baker said, “We thank you for showing us love for four incredible years. It was a really fun ride, and thank you so much for taking it with us.”

Baker’s next film,Bringing Back Christmas, is set for a November 2023 release.

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Eric Allan Kramer as Bob Duncan

Eric Allan Kramer attends the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance Comedy For A Cure 2013. ; Eric Allan Kramer as Bob Auerbach on ‘VSI: Vegas’.Michael Kovac/WireImage ; Aaron Epstein/CBS/Getty

Michael Kovac/WireImage ; Aaron Epstein/CBS/Getty

Since hisGood Luck Charliedays, Kramer starred in AMC’s comedy-drama seriesLodge 49and appeared in episodes ofCSI: VegasandFuller House.When he isn’t in front of the camera, he is an acting coach, helping prep others starting in the business.

“Whether it’s self tapes, fine tuning an audition or getting your acting muscles in shape for the next opportunity, find the confidence and direction that will get you to your best work regardless of age or experience,”his websitereads.

In May 2023, Kramer took a moment to reminisce aboutGood Luck CharlieonInstagram.He posted his favorite scene, which featured Bob struggling with the idea that Teddy driving might mean her leaving home. “This was easily my favorite scene to shoot out of the series, and my favorite scene with Bridgit,” the Disney alum wrote in his caption.

Kramer added, “I could not stop seeing my own daughter and was a hard one to get through as I realized I wasn’t prepared for this moment in my own life …Good Luck Charliewriting at its best … Will remember this one for the rest of my career.”

05of 10Jason Dolley as PJ DuncanJason Dolley at the 2011 American Music Awards. ; Jason Dolley in 2022.Jeff Kravitz/AMA2011/FilmMagic ; Jason Dolley InstagramJason Dolley played Teddy’s immature but kindhearted older brother, PJ Duncan, onGood Luck Charlie.The Los Angeles native also worked onCory in the Houseand the Disney filmsMinutemen(2008),Read It and Weep(2006) andHatching Pete(2009).In the years afterGood Luck Charlie, he landed roles in the seriesAmerican HousewifeandThe Ranchas well as films likeThe Devil’s Advocate(2020),Staged Killer(2019) andWaltz of the Angels(2022).He also took his education a step further and graduated from California Lutheran University in 2016, per hisInstagram.“Everybody came to set every day wanting to make the best thing we could make,” he recalled during theGood Luck CharlieZoom reunion. “There was just this instant connection and chemistry that we had that you can’t plan. … We all just felt like a family pretty much right from the beginning.”

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Jason Dolley as PJ Duncan

Jason Dolley at the 2011 American Music Awards. ; Jason Dolley in 2022.Jeff Kravitz/AMA2011/FilmMagic ; Jason Dolley Instagram

Jeff Kravitz/AMA2011/FilmMagic ; Jason Dolley Instagram

Jason Dolley played Teddy’s immature but kindhearted older brother, PJ Duncan, onGood Luck Charlie.The Los Angeles native also worked onCory in the Houseand the Disney filmsMinutemen(2008),Read It and Weep(2006) andHatching Pete(2009).

In the years afterGood Luck Charlie, he landed roles in the seriesAmerican HousewifeandThe Ranchas well as films likeThe Devil’s Advocate(2020),Staged Killer(2019) andWaltz of the Angels(2022).He also took his education a step further and graduated from California Lutheran University in 2016, per hisInstagram.

“Everybody came to set every day wanting to make the best thing we could make,” he recalled during theGood Luck CharlieZoom reunion. “There was just this instant connection and chemistry that we had that you can’t plan. … We all just felt like a family pretty much right from the beginning.”

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Mia Talerico as Charlie Duncan

Mia Talerico as Charlie in ‘Good Luck Charlie’. ; Mia Talerico in 2023.Craig Sjodin/Disney Channel/Getty ; Mia Talerico Instagram

Craig Sjodin/Disney Channel/Getty ; Mia Talerico Instagram

When she started filmingGood Luck Charlie, Mia Talerico was only 10 months old. The now-15-year-old is originally from Santa Barbara, California, and Charlie Duncan, the youngest child in the Duncan family, was her breakout role.

In August 2023, shecelebrated starting high school. “Your yearly reminder that [you’re] getting old,” Talerico joked in herInstagram caption. Costar Leigh-Allyn Baker commented, “She’s so big! Mia, you’re beautiful!”

During the cast reunion, Talerico reflected on her early years starring inGood Luck Charlie. “I probably had a really easy role ‘cause I just got told most of my lines or didn’t have any,” she said. “I think it was really easy because most of the time, it was what happened. We just rolled with it, like, in the crawling scene, I just stood up so we just went with it.”

The actress will star as Kelly in the upcoming comedyAmerican Summer.

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Raven Goodwin as Ivy Wentz

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In 2021, the actressmarried entrepreneur Wiley Battleat Celestia Grand Villas in Santorini, Greece. The duo share a daughter, Riley Rosa Bell Battle, born in 2020.

Goodwin toldThe Listthat she didn’t stay in touch with her former Disney costars. “It’s strange, but when I think of them, I send them love and light,” she said, noting that she was often busy working on multiple projects at once.

“I know all of them are doing well. … I’ve got to reach out and say hi to them. I really do. We would play Bananagrams, bake, do all this cute stuff. They’re cute people.”

In 2021,Deadlinereported that Goodwin was set to portrayHattie McDaniel, the first African American actor to win an Oscar, in the biopicBehind the Smile.

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Shane Harper as Spencer Walsh

Shane Harper arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros.’s “Flipped”. ; Shane Harper attends STARZ “Who Shot Ghost” Murder Mystery Event in 2020.Frank Trapper/Corbis/Getty ; Michael Kovac/Getty

Frank Trapper/Corbis/Getty ; Michael Kovac/Getty

Shane Harper played Teddy’s music-loving boyfriend, Spencer Walsh, onGood Luck Charlie.Harper already had experience with Disney Channel when he joined the show, having been a principal dancer inHigh School Musical 2(2007).

Harper spoke positively about his experience on setduring a 2010 interview withShine On Media. “It’s awesome working on the show,” he shared. “The cast is amazing, and the whole energy on set is really, really awesome, and it’s really fun. I’m honored to be a part of it.”

The actor currently stars in the Starz crime drama seriesPower Book IV: Force, which premiered in 2022.

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Patricia Belcher as Mrs. Dabney

Patricia Belcher at the ‘Bones’ 100th Episode Celebration in 2010. ; Patricia Belcher at the 2018 Carney Awards.Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic ; Paul Archuleta/Getty

Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic ; Paul Archuleta/Getty

Since the end of the Disney series, Belcher has appeared in series likeYoung SheldonandTeachers,as well as movies likeGatlopp(2022) andAsking for It(2021).Her upcoming filmNot Another Church Movieis set to release in 2023.

10of 10Samantha Boscarino as SkylerSamantha Boscarino at the “Lemonade Mouth” premiere in 2011. ; Samantha Boscarino at the “Diamond in the Rough” premiere in 2022.Brian To/FilmMagic ; Araya Doheny/GettySamantha Boscarino played Skyler, Teddy’s friend and PJ’s love interest, on the show. The Southern California-born actress is also known for starring inThe Clique(2008) with Mendler and for the Nickelodeon showHow to Rock.In the years since playing Skyler, Boscarino has landed roles onShamelessandThe Resident, among others.

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Samantha Boscarino as Skyler

Samantha Boscarino at the “Lemonade Mouth” premiere in 2011. ; Samantha Boscarino at the “Diamond in the Rough” premiere in 2022.Brian To/FilmMagic ; Araya Doheny/Getty

Brian To/FilmMagic ; Araya Doheny/Getty

Samantha Boscarino played Skyler, Teddy’s friend and PJ’s love interest, on the show. The Southern California-born actress is also known for starring inThe Clique(2008) with Mendler and for the Nickelodeon showHow to Rock.

In the years since playing Skyler, Boscarino has landed roles onShamelessandThe Resident, among others.

source: people.com