1993 to 2015: The Cast Of Free Willy Now

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1/6 Jason James Richter (Jesse) did other films including Cops and Robbersons, The Neverending Story III and Laserhawk, and made a brief appearance in Michael Jackson’s ‘Childhood’ music video. He now specialises in music - he hasn't done a film since 2001.
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2/6 Danielle Harris (Gwenie) has carried on with acting, starring in Bones, Family Guy and Cold Case. She is also launching her own web talk show this year.
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3/6 Michael Bacall (Perry) now specialises in screenwriting (Scott Pilgrim vs the World and 21 Jump Street), but he's also had some minor acting roles recently (Inglorious Bastards, Django Unchained).
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4/6 Mary Kate Schellhardt (Nadine) has carried on with acting too - appearing in shows like Scrubs, House and Private Practice.
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5/6 Francis Capra (Elvis) played Jesse's half-brother in Free Willy 2, has since starred in other shows like Veronica Mars, Castle, Heroes and Friday Night Lights. He also now has tattoos in the corners of his eyes - aren't they normally for gangsters or something!?
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6/6 Keiko (Willy) did all three Free WIlly movies, and after a campaign was transported to an island to be prepared for a release into the wild. Sadly, he died in 2003 of Pneumonia at the age of 26. The average maximum age for a male Orca is around 29.
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We know you've been wondering: where are they now? WELL, there's been some big changes since our favourite gang of pre-pubescent whale-savers did their thing in '93.

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