The Cast of Laguna Beach: Where Are They Now?

It’s been nine years since the last episode of Laguna Beach aired and fans want to know, what happened to this wild group of over-privileged Orange County party-goers? Did Stephen Colletti end up with Lauren Conrad or Kristen Cavallari? Did Conrad make it in the designing world? Which cast members got arrested? Who had the biggest scandals? Who is married? Did anyone ever make it to the big screen? Well, all is revealed as Fame10 investigates the secret lives of the Laguna Beach grads post high school.

15. Morgan Olsen

Morgan Olsen is now Morgan Smith as she married Joel Smith in 2011. She is employed as the digital marketing project manager at Bugaboo and is the mother of son Theo Sundstrom Smith. Smith also has a lifestyle blog called Smith.

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14. Trey Phillips

Trey Phillips decided to leave Laguna Beach for the East coast and went to the Parsons School of Design for college. He went on to be a designer for Vera Wang and still hangs out with fellow fashionista Lauren Conrad. Vanity Fair named him one of the top designers to watch.

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13. Cameron Brinkman

Brinkman has rebooted his acting career recently by appearing in a few TV series such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Shameless, Hollywood Adventures, and Silicon Valley. He is now breaking into movies and will be portraying a rebel guard in the new Hunger Games: Mocking Jay – Part 2.

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12. Casey Reinhardt

Casey Reinhardt traded the limelight for her own cosmetics company. Her lip gloss is called Kiss by Casey and she is growing her line of cosmetics. She also created Casey’s Cupcakes after winning Cupcake Wars in 2011 and opened a few locations in California.

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11. Kyndra Mayo

After being the clique queen of Laguna Beach, Kyndra Mayo decided she preferred to be behind the lens, and is currently a photographer. She still lives in Laguna Beach and is allegedly dating Nicholas Lopez. She started a jewelry company with bestie Cami Edwards, which crashed and burned.

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10. Dieter Schmitz

Since Laguna, Dieter Schmitz became the Lakehouse Hotel and Resort’s hotel manager. He then moved to New York to be the manager of EVEN Hotel. Last year, Dieter Schmitz was one of Ben Singer’s groomsmen (another Laguna alum), along with Stephen Colletti and Trey Phillips.

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9. Jason Wahler

Former Laguna hunk Jason Wahler made an appearance on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and dished on his alcohol and drug use. He also got his own E! True Hollywood Story and married Ashley Slack, which was also featured on a TV special. He actually got hitched in the same venue as ex-girlfriend Alex Murrel, who tied the knot a year later.

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8. Jessica Smith (nee Evans)

Well, it’s been a bumpy road (literally) for former Laguna cast member Jessica Smith. In 2007, she was arrested for DUI in Orange County after crashing into an Acura and giving the driver minor injuries. Two years later, she married Michael Evans and they have three children. She is now living in Texas.

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7. Taylor Cole

The ex-girlfriend of Talan Torreiro, Taylor Cole is the director of sales and marketing for TLC&You. She started the company with her mom and they make clothing and accessories.

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6. Alex Murrel

In the fall of 2014, Alex Murrel wore a tight fitted white lace gown with a plunging neckline when she married Kyle Mark Johnson at a ranch in Malibu, California. Her bridesmaids included Laguna stars Alex Hooser and Taylor Cole. She is pursing acting and singing and appeared in The Guardians and American High School. There are rumors that she and fellow Laguna alum Hooser, Cole, and Morgan Olsen are planning a Laguna spinoff.

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5. Lo Bosworth

After graduating from UCLA and leaving The Hills behind, Lo Bosworth created a lifestyle website called Lo Down and then co-founded Revelry House, an entertaining website on hosting pasrties. Recently, she graduated from the International Culinary Center in New York City. She is still besties with gal pal Lauren Conrad.

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4. Stephen Colletti

Colletti has the most successful acting career since leaving the beaches of Laguna (but that isn’t saying much). His most memorable roles were on One Tree Hill where he played Chase Adams, and Teddy Reynolds in Hit the Floor. Currently, he is filming Social Dating with Josh Berger and Morgan Demeola.

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3. Lauren Conrad

Lauren Conrad left Laguna Beach to star in The Hills, another reality show that followed LC as she went to college and entered the world of fashion. She left the show in 2010, and began publishing the L.A. Candy series, which is based on her experiences in reality TV. She also started the Paper Crown clothing line. In February of this year, Conrad married William Tell, the former guitarist of Something Corporate, who is now pursuing a degree in law. Former Laguna cast mate Lo Bosworth was one of her bridesmaids.

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2. Kristin Cavallari

After moving on from Laguna Beach, Kristin Cavallari took the lead in The Hills from Lauren Conrad in 2009. She was partnered with Mark Ballas in the 13^th season of Dancing with the Stars and was eliminated in the third round. Cavallari made some progress in her acting career by appearing on Veronica Mars, Adventures in Hollyhood, CSI: NY, Cane, Spring Breakdown, Green Flash, and Wild Cherry. She is also involved in PETA, and campaigns for AIDS awareness. In 2011, she became re-engaged to Jay Cutler and they now have three children.

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1. Talan Torriero

Talan Torriero, the O.C.’s resident player, is currently TMG Digital’s creative director. Since Laguna, he has done some acting in American High School, The Assistants, The Killing Jar, and Driftwood. In 2014, he married the gorgeous Danielle Torriero, proof that some bad boys do grow up.