Where Are They Now? A Look Back at the Cast of Home for the Holidays

Holly Hunter as Claudia Larson

Known for her distinctive Southern drawl and quirky roles in films like Raising Arizona and The Firm, Hunter was coming off of a Best Actress win for The Piano when Home for the Holidays was released in 1995.

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Holly Hunter--NOW

Hunter has earned critical acclaim in recent years for her turns on the shows Saving Grace and Top of the Lake. She’ll be in 2016's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

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Robert Downey, Jr. as Tommy Larson

The former Brat Packer was on a roll when he played the snarky gay brother of Holly Hunter’s character, having earned a Best Actor nomination for the title role in Chaplin and delivering memorable performances in movies like Natural Born Killers and Richard III. Downey, Jr. improvised much of his snarky dialogue, and earned raves from critics.

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Robert Downey Jr.--NOW

Following a rough period of frequent drug related arrests and career ups-and-downs, Downey, Jr. vaulted back onto the A-list with the simple words, “I am Iron Man.” Today he’s one of the biggest stars in the world thanks to the Marvel Comics and Sherlock Holmes franchises.

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Claire Danes as Kitt Larson

Danes was the crush of many young TV viewers thanks to her role as wiser-than-her-years teen Angela Chase on the cult hit TV series My So-Called Life. Her film career was just starting to take off as well, thanks to turns in Little Women and How to Make an American Quilt, the latter of which was basically The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants of its day.

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Claire Danes--NOW

Danes returned to the small screen in a big way with her Emmy-winning work in Temple Grandin and Showtime’s Homeland. In between chasing terrorists, she managed to sneak in a role in the 2013 dramedy As Cool As I Am, this time playing the mom to a wiser-than-her-years teen.

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Dylan McDermott as Leo Fish

McDermott, who played Tommy’s boyfriend, adopted an Elvis look and palled around with Quentin Tarantino in the odd road movie Destiny Turns on the Radio the same year Home for the Holidays hit theaters. He was known at the time for roles in In the Line of Fire and the 1994 remake of Miracle on 34th Street.

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Dylan McDermott--NOW

From The Practice to his current series Stalker, it’s hard to remember a time when McDermott and his perfect head of hair that is likely the result of some unholy deal with the Devil hasn’t been on television in some form.

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Steve Guttenberg as Walter Wedman

Known for ‘80s favorites like Police Academy and Three Men and a Baby, Guttenberg also starred in the soccer comedy The Big Green the same year he played Holly Hunter’s uptight brother-in-law in Home for the Holidays.

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Steve Guttenberg--NOW

The Gutes showed off his dramatic side as a bad guy on Veronica Mars. Since then he’s continued to work on stage and screen and drops the occasional hint about the inevitable Police Academy reboot.

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Charles Durning as Henry Larson

An acclaimed actor known for roles in The Sting and Tootsie, Durning brought gravity and humor to the role of Larson patriarch Henry.

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Charles Durning--NOW

Durning sadly passed away in 2012, leaving behind a long and storied career. Towards the end of his life, he memorably played father roles on Family Guy and Rescue Me.

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Anne Bancroft as Adele Larson

Wife to Mel Brooks and star of stage and screen, The Graduate star turned up in ‘90s films like How to Make an American Quilt and Dracula: Dead and Loving It.

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Anne Bancroft--NOW

Bancroft sadly passed away in 2005 at the age of 73. One of her last roles was playing herself during the season of Curb Your Enthusiasm where Larry David stars in her husband’s musical version of The Producers.

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Geraldine Chaplin as Aunt Glady

Perhaps you remember Chaplin as the quirky Aunt with the Fruit Loops necklace. The daughter of Charlie Chaplin, Geraldine played her own grandmother, Hannah Chaplin, opposite Robert Downey, Jr. in the 1992 Chaplin biopic. She is also known for roles in Doctor Zhivago and Nashville, among other classic films.

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Geraldine Chaplin--NOW

At age 70, Chaplin continues to act, and turned up opposite Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts in the drama The Impossible. She has no fewer than 7 films lined up for 2015/2016.

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Cynthia Stevenson as Larson Wedman

Known for playing nervous, uptight types in everything from The Player to the sitcom Hope & Gloria, Stevenson starred in Home for Holidays as the, uh, uptight, Larson sister and wife of Steve Guttenberg’s character.