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There’s nothing more powerful than nostalgia, and thanks to the Broadway and West End musical Matilda and its Netflix adaptation, we've been able to get a strong recurring dose of it. In 1996, millennials’ lives changed forever when the iconic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda premiered, starring Mara Wilson in the titular role, and then-married Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman as her parents.

But now that we’ve learned that Jimmy Karz, who played the cake-eating Bruce Bogtrotter, is a full-fledged doctor, we can’t help but wonder where the other Matilda children are today. So where is the entire Matilda cast now?

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Now 36-year-old Mara Wilson left Hollywood four years after her big breaks in Matilda, Miracle on 34th Street, and Mrs. Doubtfire. She was later in Thomas the Tank Engine, but that may have been her last major...

The cast of 1996 family comedy Matilda have reunited.

Danny DeVito, his wife Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, Pam Ferris and Mara Wilson posed for a group photograph at a weekend celebration.

[Left to right, back row: Million Dollar Sticky star, Brian Levinson (Michael Wormwood), Pam Ferris (Miss Trunchbull), Jimmy Karz (Bruce Bogtrotter), Leor Livneh Hackel (Julius Rottwinkle)

Left to right, front row: Jacqueline Steiger (Amanda Thripp), Rhea Perlman (Mrs Wormwood), Mara Wilson (Matilda Wormwood), Kiami Davael (Lavender Brown), Sara Magdalin (4-year-old Matilda Wormwood), Danny DeVito (Mr Wormwood/Narrator), Embeth Davidtz (Miss Honey)]

Matilda was directed by DeVito, and starred Wilson as a young girl who used her telekinetic powers to escape from her overbearing parents (Perlman, DeVito).

The movie was adapted from the 1988 novel of the same name by famed author Roald Dahl.

Wilson stepped away from Hollywood in 2000, choosing to focus on her education rather than further her career.

She was also recently in the news for writing an article about why child stars often 'go crazy' while trying to transition to adult success.

The actress's...

Danny DeVito went blond for summertime and the entire Matilda gang reunited this past weekend — as posted by Matilda herself, Mara Wilson, to her Facebook page. Not only is it heartwarming to see Danny and Rhea together, but Trunchbull and Miss Honey hanging out over what we'll assume to be Miss Honey's famous tea, alongside some chocolate cake? (Bruce, you look great!)Left to right, back row: One of the Million Dollar Sticky women, Brian Levinson (Michael), Pam Ferris (Trunchbull), Jimmy Karz (Bruce Bogtrotter), Leor Livneh Hackel (Julius Rottwinkle) Left to right, front row: Jacqueline Steiger (Amanda Thripp), Rhea Perlman (Mrs. Wormwood), Mara Wilson (Matilda), Kiami Davael (Lavender), Sara Magdalin (four-year-old Matilda), Danny DeVito (Mr. Wormwood), Embeth Davidtz (Miss Honey)...