By Megan Riedlinger
3:00pm PDT, Mar 23, 2023
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Remember the good ol' WB? The television network that launched in 1995 served up some much-needed content for teenagers and young adults, blessing us with gems ranging from "Dawson's Creek" to "7th Heaven" to "Smallville." In honor of one of the network's biggest stars, Keri Russell, turning 47 on March 23, 2023, we're taking a look at some fun photos of the WB's most famous faces back in the day, like this one…
Like many WB darlings, Scott Speedman and Keri Russell opted to take their on-screen love off-screen. The "Felicity" stars, who dated for a time, are seen here keeping things casual at the WB Summer TCA Press Tour All-Star Party in July 1998.
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WB heartthrobs! "One Tree Hill" star Chad Michael Murray and "Gilmore Girls" hunk Milo Ventimiglia posed together at the WB Winter All Star Party in Pasadena, California, in January 2002.
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On-screen mother-daughter duo Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel flashed bright smiles at the Warner Bros. afterparty following the 2002 Golden Globes, which took place two years after their smash hit series "Gilmore Girls" debuted on the WB.
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"Charmed" stars Alyssa Milano and Holly Marie Combs played sisters on their popular WB show, so it's only natural they looked super-close off screen too. The stars are seen here at the First Annual Makeup and Hairstylist Guild Awards in Beverly Hills back in 2000, two years into their show's run.
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One of the hottest WB couples of the '00s? That honor goes to "One Tree Hill" stars Chad Michael Murray and Sophia Bush, who are seen here at the premiere of Chad's 2004 flick "A Cinderella Story." They married a year later but their union was brief: They split just five months later.
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2000s hottie Tom Welling won choice breakout male TV star at the 2002 Teen Choice Awards less than a year after "Smallville" debuted.
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The "Roswell" cast — Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl, Shiri Appleby, Majandra Delfino and Brendan Fehr — posed together at the Teen Choice Awards back in 2000. That year's ceremony was only the second one ever!
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Nicholas Brendon and Sarah Michelle Gellar, who famously played Xander and Buffy on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" from 1997 until 2003, are seen here smiling at the premiere of Sarah's horror flick "I Still Know What You Did Last Summer" in 1998.
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Actors Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki were the new kids on the block at the WB Network stars party in 2005 — two months before their series "Supernatural" debuted. The series was super-popular and ended up running for 15 seasons, transitioning from the WB to the CW in 2006.
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"7th Heaven" stars Jessica Biel and Beverly Mitchell are seen here at an event benefiting the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in Los Angeles in June 2002. Their popular family-friendly series ran from 1996 until 2007 — which means it went from a WB series to a CW series when the network transitioned in 2006.
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Nice bucket hat, James Van Der Beek! Dawson himself from "Dawson's Creek" sat alongside co-star Michelle Williams at the November 1999 "Concert on the Creek" event in Wilmington, North Carolina. The night of live music, which featured performers from the show's soundtrack, took place in the same town where the cast filmed the series.
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"Dawson's Creek" stars Joshua Jackson, Katie Holmes and Kerr Smith horsed around at the same "Concert on the Creek" event in Wilmington, North Carolina, in November 1999.
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The "Felicity" cast looked like fast friends off screen too! Amy Jo Johnson, Scott Speedman, Keri Russell, Tangi Miller and Scott Foley were all on hand for the WB Television Winter TCA Press Tour All-Star Party in Pasadena, California, in 1999 — just four months after their show debuted on the network.
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The WB and sister network UPN eventually combined to become the CW in 2006. But years before that happened, "America's Next Top Model" host Tyra Banks and "Angel" star David Boreanaz were seen posing together at the opening of a Levi's Jeans boutique in New York City in October 1998.
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Milo Ventimiglia and Alexis Bledel were yet another case of WB co-stars-turned-lovers. The "Gilmore Girls" actors are seen here four years into their relationship (and a few months before their split) at an event for Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills in 2006.
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"One Tree Hill" co-stars James Lafferty and Hilarie Burton had some fun at the WB Upfront Party in New York City in May 2004.
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"Felicity" star Scott Foley married actress Jennifer Garner, who also popped up on the hit WB show, in 2000 — the same year they're seen here at the "Gossip" premiere. The show was already two seasons in at that point and would run for two more seasons… and their marriage lasted for a year beyond that. The couple divorced in 2003.
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This picture just screams "the year 2000!" Joshua Jackson is seen here at the premiere of "Dude, Where's My Car?" in December 2000 — two years into his "Dawson's Creek" fame.
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It's Lex Luthor and Lana Lang! "Smallville" stars Michael Rosenbaum and Kristin Kreuk palled around off screen at a backstage event for the 2002 Teen Choice Awards.
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"Roswell" stars Katherine Heigl and Jason Behr started dating after playing alien siblings on the popular WB show beginning in 1999. They're seen here at a 2000 Golden Globes afterparty one year into their short-lived relationship.
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James Van Der Beek donned Dodger blue for a 2002 celebrity baseball game at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.
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"Gilmore Girls" gals Keiko Agena and Liza Weil, who played Lane and Paris on the addictive WB series, got glammed up for the Fifth Annual Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Guild Awards back in 2004 — midway through their show's seven-season run.
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Paging the Camden siblings! Beverley Mitchell, Barry Watson and Jessica Biel had fun at the InStyle Golden Globes afterparty in 2007 — the same year their popular series came to an end after 11 successful seasons.
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"Felicity" stars Tangi Miller, Scott Foley and Greg Grunberg were all bundled up at the opening of a new Club Med Resort in Crested Butte, Colorado, in 2001.
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Though Jen Lindley and Joey Potter didn't always get along on "Dawson's Creek," the actresses who played them — Michelle Williams and Katie Holmes — were on good terms while posing together at a 100th episode celebration for their show at the Museum of Television And Radio in New York City in 2002. They even rocked matching all-black ensembles!
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Amy Jo Johnson and Scott Speedman, who played a couple on screen during their time on "Felicity," both rocked some late-'90s plaid at the WB Network Winter TCA Press Tour in 2001.
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"One Tree Hill" stars posed for this group pic at Planet Hollywood in New York City in 2004. James Lafferty, Bethany Joy Lenz, Hilarie Burton, Sophia Bush and Chad Michael Murray were all smiles at the event.
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Katie Holmes and James Van Der Beek cleaned up nicely for the Primetime Emmy Awards in 1998 nine months after their hit WB show "Dawson's Creek" debuted.
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"Gilmore Girls" co-stars Milo Ventimiglia and Kelly Bishop posed for a snap at the WB Winter All Star Party in Pasadena, California, back in 2002 — two years into the show's seven-season run.
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Keri Russell and Scott Speedman dressed up for a 2000 Golden Globe Awards afterparty. Though the couple kept their off-screen relationship private, they later confirmed they dated during the run of their hit WB show "Felicity."
