At first the message resonated with Woodley, who knew friends in the same predicament as the show's leading lady. 14+ COMMON SENSE Heartfelt drama tackles teen sex, pregnancy, parenthood. She got pregnant by her much older ex-boyfriend, and plans on giving her baby girl up for adoption. He mistakes Adrian's manipulation of him to borrow money as interest in him, and tries to respond, with no luck. She and George separated after she became tired of his womanizing and realized that she was not happy in the marriage. In Season 5, Ashley's relationship with Toby has progressed into a sexual relationship. Sure, the finale . Jack and Madison reunite, and although they are back together, Madison becomes very jealous that Jack is living with Grace's family. After Amy tells her parents, she contemplates having an abortion, as she is afraid of her peers' perceptions. She was conceived in Ben's car in front of Amy's house. Then he and Amy start getting closer and closer while Amy and Ricky get farther. To her surprise, Dante arrives back from his semester abroad. Jack cheats on Grace with Adrian, who's really in love with Ricky. Main article: List of The Secret Life of the American Teenager characters Shailene Woodley as Amy Juergens Kenny Baumann as Ben Boykewich Mark Derwin as George Juergens India Eisley as Ashley Juergens (seasons 1-4; special guest season 5) Greg Finley as Jack Pappas Daren Kagasoff as Ricky Underwood Raisa has starred on Grown-ish, Hit the Floor, Dear White People and Life-Size 2. Steve Schirripa portrays Leo Boykewich, Ben's widowed father. In 2021, she joined the cast of Hulu's How I Met Your Father, the spinoff of How I Met Your Mother. The series features multiple guest stars each episode. Amy and Ricky's now three-year-old son whom they conceived on a night at band camp when Amy was a freshman and Ricky was a sophomore in high school. The Hollywood Reporter caught up . Two years later, she had Ashley, and another 14 years after that, she had Robbie. PHOTOS: PTC vs. TV: 10 Television Show Controversies . In return, Grace introduces Griffin to Peter, a guy she knew from church, and it was an instant connection for both couples. Even though her friend, Wendy, told her that she overheard Ben telling Amy that he still loves her, she still wants to date Ben. Kathy eventually opens up to her about her worries on not having friends because of her condition. Amy finds messages left by Adrian, after telling her she's in love with Ricky. Adrian chose to keep the baby, and Ruben couldn't have been happier. Park has continued to act on The Neighbors, Jane the Virgin, Imposters, Young Sheldon, What If and Central Intelligence. Such as when he meets the prospective parents of Kathy's unborn daughter, and asks rude and personal questions about them. Adrian was infuriated after she found out that Ricky kissed Amy, believing that it went beyond kissing, even though it was a mostly innocent encounter. S1 E2 - You Are My Everything Ricky continues to look for more from his relationship with Amy. She gently refuses him. After this, Ben realizes he no longer loves Adrian, and that he may never have truly loved her. She is mature, observant, and sarcastic, tending to speak in a low, monotone voice. From new episodes of "1923" and "The Last of Us" to movies like "M3GAN," "Babylon," "Top Gun: Maverick" and more, we've got . Mom's addicted to coffee, dad is taking too many Advil, son is smoking pot, other son is taking no-doz etc. Adrian is his second biological child (he has a biological son in Mexico), however, he has two stepsons. [Those episodes] all hit home. And at one of the last episodes of 2012 she shows up at the last few minutes of the show to pray while Jack lies in his hospital room comatose. She lived with her mother for a while after her separation from George, but when her mother went into a home for Alzheimer's patients, she was on her own, and began to see a high school sweetheart for companionship, but the relationship didn't go anywhere. Secret Life runs over you with a steamroller. Portrayed by Daren Kagasoff, Ricky Underwood is the lead male character. While in the hospital, Amy reprimands Ricky for getting her pregnant, but then realizes that she was equally responsible for what had happened. 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In the episode "Be My, Be My Baby", she reveals that she first had sex when she was fifteen, with her childhood best friend Antonio, who was moving away in order to get cancer treatments. Andrew McFarlane portrays Jason Treacy, Lauren's older brother and Madison Cooperstein's ex-boyfriend. The Secret Life of the American Teenager is a television series created by Brenda Hampton. Along with Madison, Lauren also accidentally spread the news of Amy's pregnancy. The Secret Life of the American Teenager - S01E01- Falling In Love. Mimsy is reported as having suffered a slight stroke and therefore, Anne and George miss John's first birthday to go to her side. See production, box office & company info. It was later revealed by Betty that she was very upfront about her profession the first day she introduced herself to Leo, because she was afraid of embarrassing him. 15 year old Amy ends up pregnant after one night at band camp, throwing her whole life upside down. The series also made a household name out of one of the most sought-after actresses working today. In the second season opener, she and Jack decide to have sex. Kurparon. Grant then told Grace that he loved her. Amy told everyone that Ricky and her eloped in the season 5 premiere even though they pulled out at the last minute. Scroll through the gallery below to see what the cast has been up to since the show ended. The summer before Ricky's sophomore year, he impregnated Amy Juergens after a one-night stand at band camp, finding out about her pregnancy a few months later. She is 16 years old. She briefly becomes involved with Ricky, but breaks up with him after discovering that he's still sleeping with Adrian. One that Park herself posted just yesterday with all of the "Secret Life" cast members that you know and love. It was discovered in Season 4, that Marshall had a relationship with another woman while he was in Zimbabwe and they had a son together named Jacob. The Secret Life of the American Teenager dealt with teen issues in a way perhaps never seen on a TV show before it. Trending Stories 1 Exclusive 1000-Lb.. The Secret Life of the American Teenager," from the creator of "7th Heaven," comes a heartfelt one hour drama that focuses on the relationships between famil. The adoption fails due to Ricky's interference, and she ultimately decides to keep the baby due to the love and support of her family and friends. Alice is very smart and knows a lot of factual information, while Henry is a bit more social. For confidentiality reasons, he could not tell Adrian that he had known the truth about Ricky having been sexually abused. Jack is chosen to give the invocation at the graduation ceremony, and Grace helps him write it. Ben's father and Dylan's parents catch Dylan and her friends smoking pot in Ben's room. She is portrayed by Ana Lucasey. Dylan is introduced during the graduation party. Ricky takes her back to where they first met and Amy begins to become a little more happy and appreciative of Ricky, and more excited about his proposal to her. Bryan Callen portrays Robert "Bob" Underwood, Ricky's biological father who has been to jail for drugs and child molestation. At her house, Henry is mad at Ben for sleeping with Alice and plans to make revenge by going out with Dylan for real. Portrayed by Megan Park, Grace Bowman is the biological daughter of Marshall and Kathleen Bowman and the younger sister of the adopted Tom Bowman. and Star-Crossed. Daren Kagasoff. One evening, Kathleen is at Jeff's house and Jeff decides not to answer a phone call from his mother. The series ends with Amy breaking off the relationship and going to college in New York, leaving John with Ricky. In attendance are Molly. By clicking Sign Up, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and that you have read our Privacy Policy. Betty later decides that she wants a divorce and Leo agrees to it. The Secret Life of the American Teenager dealt with teen issues in a way perhaps never seen on a TV show before it. After talking with both his father and Griffin, Peter comes out as gay, and pursues a relationship with Griffin. At the beginning of the series, she is 15 years old. He became Lauren's boyfriend in season 2. Cindy and her husband are present for Adrian and Ben's wedding, and she later tries to comfort her daughter after the baby's stillbirth. In the episode "Holly Rollers", he is shown to be a talented piano player. It first premiered on ABC Family on July 1, 2008 and ran until June 3, 2013. It explores how the pregnancy affects her, her peers, and her family. Adrian wants one last kiss from Ricky, to see if she still has feelings for him. After they get back together, Grace discovers his recent relationship with Clementine, and has trouble trusting him. The actress tied the knot with Tyler Hilton in October 2015. She is initially wary about talking to Amy because unlike her, she chose to raise a child as a teenager. Played by Michael Grant, Ethan is Ricky's 14-year-old foster brother who ran away from their house a few years after stealing a knife from Margaret and Shaker. The Secret Life of the American Teenager ended more than two years ago, but that doesn't mean we've stopped wondering what happened to its characters after the final episode. At the end of the series, Ben and Amy attend the same university. He and Jack share the Bowman's guesthouse for a while when Tom is impatient for more independence than Kathleen is willing to allow him. As a teenager, Ricky attended Ulysses S. Grant High School, where he was the drummer in the high school marching band and had a reputation of being a promiscuous bad boy. Madison, hoping to reassure Jack that she is a "free spirit" and doesn't want to trap him, tells Jack that she's not interested in children or marriage. This week Disney also released the trailer for "Peter Pan & Wendy," a live-action remake of the timeless tale of Peter Pan with the same types of character re-imaginations. Ruben is an Assistant District Attorney and is married for the third time. He's a member of the Grant High Football team and portrayed as an excellent student, proven by the fact that he was the only other student besides Grace Bowman to be accepted into the Young Healers Camp program, for students who aspire to be doctors. Madison seems to have a crush on Jack and might have done something with him over the summer. Paola Turbay portrays Cindy Lee, Adrian's mother. Another part of Pentecostalism's dark side is rampant sexual and financial scandals. WHEN it comes to comedy coming-of-age flicks, few can compare to 2003's Freaky Friday, which turns 20 this year. I had friends in high school who were pregnant. There were belief systems that were pushed that were different than my own. Amy tells everyone that Ricky and her eloped in the season 5 premiere, keeping the fact they changed their minds at the last minute and are in fact not married a secret. Anne gets to know one of them closely and invited her to stay the night. She is known for her portrayal of Grace Bowman in the television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager. When Ben is ambivalent about being married, Leo sternly tells him that he made the choice, and he now has to make the best of it. Along with Grace and her new boyfriend, Grant, he also attended the Young Healers Camp again the following summer. Peter becomes a love interest for Griffin when Grace sets them up believing Peter is gay. The series, from '7th Heaven' creator Brenda Hampton, also explores how this drastic change in her. The kiss is captured on a cell phone, and the picture is sent to Grace's current boyfriend, Daniel. She falls back in love with Omar, but denies his proposal of marriage, wanting to wait until her schooling is complete. Mercy Boykewich - Adrian's daughter who was born a stillborn. He cheats on Grace in the first episode when he has oral sex with Adrian, and is then caught kissing her at the school dance. Leo takes Ricky under his wing by allowing him to live in the upstairs apartment. Adrian Lee Enriquez is the daughter of Ruben Enriquez and Cindy Enriquez (who were teenage parents themselves); wife of Omar; ex-wife of Ben Boykewich; ex-girlfriend of Ricky Underwood, Antonio, and Max; and best friend of Grace Bowman. It doesn't help that she's now going to school with that guy. Here's a look at how much the cast is worth now, three years later! She had already appeared on The O.C. After Ben finds out that he can no longer date Dylan, a sad conversation with Alice turns into sex. She becomes a widow after Marshall dies in a private jet crash and began dating a younger man named Dr. Jeff Tseguay, a gynecologist, much to Grace's displeasure. Cindy got pregnant with Adrian as a teenager on purpose because she wanted the love of a baby, but her guilt of trapping Ruben Enriquez, Adrian's father, into being a father caused her to keep Ruben out of their lives. After Ashley uses Grant, Griffin decides to introduce him to Grace Bowman. What I can't understand is why she devotes an hour of each week to something so bereft of entertainment value. This causes Jack to rethink the relationship because, as he tells her, the whole idea of dating is to find someone that you might want to marry. Constance Marie portrays Mrs. Virginia Molina, Mr. Molina's new wife. Despite this, Cindy continues to work, leaving Adrian alone, where Adrian continues to have sex. Adrian and Ben are both absolutely devastated by Mercy's death. 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