‘Four Christmases’ Cast Then & Now: Photos Of The Stars Of Reese Witherspoon Holiday Movie Today

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  • ‘Four Christmases’ is simply a Christmas movie that came retired successful 2008.
  • The movie stars Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn visiting their divorced parents.
  • The movie besides stars Kristin Chenoweth, Tim McGraw, Sissy Spacek, and much all-stars.

Four Christmases is a vacation cult classic, released connected November 26, 2008. The movie follows Brad McVie and Katie Kinkaid, played by Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoonrespectively, who typically spell connected tropical vacations for Christmas, but owed to fog are forced to cancel and walk the vacation visiting each 4 of their divorced parents. While rushing to spot each their loved ones, the brace recognize however overmuch they emotion each different and determine to get joined and person children.

While not precisely a commercialized oregon captious deed (it lone has a 25% standing connected Rotten Tomatoes), the all-star formed and taxable of a vacation romcom person led to it uncovering fans who volition revisit it implicit the Christmas season. The formed is inactive made up of utmost talent, who proceed to merchandise large work. Keep speechmaking to spot wherever each the formed members are now.

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon past and now. (©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/David Fisher/Shutterstock for PEOPLE)

When Reese Witherspoon, 46, was formed arsenic the assured Katie Kinkaid successful Four Christmases, she was already a palmy superstar, with her 2006 Oscar triumph for playing June Carter in Walk The Line and having played the iconic Elle Woods in Legally Blonde.

Since the vacation film, Reese has starred successful plentifulness much deed movies like Water for Elephants and Wild, in which she was besides a producer. Wild also earned her 2nd Academy Award nomination. Reese has besides stepped into the TV world. She won an Outstanding Limited Series Primetime Emmy for Big Little Lies in 2017, and earned a pb histrion nomination. She was besides nominated for Outstanding Limited Series and Lead Actress for Little Fires Everywhere and The Morning Show, respectively. Reese has joined her 2nd husband Jim Toth, and the brace person 1 lad Tennessee, Reese’s third.

Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn past and now. (©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/Ovidiu Hrubaru/Shutterstock)

No alien to Christmas films, having starred in Fred Claus in 2007, oregon comedy, with pb roles in Wedding Crashers and Dodgeball, Vince Vaughn, 52, was acceptable erstwhile helium played the nerdy Brad (formerly Orlando) McVie in Four Christmases. 

Since the movie, Vince has gone connected to prima successful galore much comedies like The Watch and The Internship, but it wasn’t the past Christmas task helium worked on. He served arsenic a writer and shaper for the vacation romcom Christmas With The Campbells in 2022, and helium produced the long-awaited sequel to A Christmas Story also. Two years after Four Christmases was released, helium joined his wife Kyla Weber, and they person 2 children.

Kristin Chenoweth

Kristin Chenoweth past and now. (©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/Stewart Cook/Shutterstock)

While Kristin Chenoweth54, is simply a precise tiny portion of Four Christmases, her quality arsenic Kate’s sister Courtney is 1 of the astir beloved part’s of the film. Courtney shares hilarious stories astir her sister and kids and reveals the unsavory nickname “Cootie Kate.” When she joined the cast, she was already a Tony-winning Broadway prima and had earned her archetypal Primetime Emmy information for Pushing Daisies.

After Four Christmases, Kristin won her archetypal Emmy for her relation in Pushing Daises, and she’s been nominated 3 much times since, doubly for her roles connected the deed philharmonic sitcom Glee. Since then, she’s had a assortment of movie and TV roles and returned to the theatre connected a clump of antithetic occasions. More recently, Kristin got engaged to musician Josh Bryant in 2021.

Tim McGraw

Tim McGraw past and now. (©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/Shutterstock)

Who could hide Brad’s member Dallas, played by Tim McGrawWhile the movie shows him arsenic 1 of the brothers beating up Brad, Tim, 55, was already a well-established state superstar, who had dabbled successful acting a fewer times before, erstwhile the movie premiered.

While Tim hasn’t made immoderate drastic vocation changes, helium has appeared successful a fewer movies since, including the hit The Blind Side in 2009, arsenic good arsenic the blockbusters Tomorrowland and The Shack in 2015 and 2017, respectively. Still, euphony is his fig one, and he’s dropped 7 albums and earned 3 Grammy nominations, since Four Christmases hit theaters.

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek past and now. (©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/Frederick Breedon/AdMedia/SIPA/Shutterstock)

One of the astir hilarious characters successful the movie is Brad’s hippie parent Paula, played by Sissy Spacek, who joined Brad’s puerility champion friend. When Sissy, 72, joined the film, she was already a six-time Oscar nominee, having won successful 1981 for Coal Miner’s Daughter, and she was well-respected for roles successful films like Carrie and In The Bedroom.

After Four Christmases, Sissy continued starring successful a assortment of films like The Help and appeared successful the TV series Big Love, which earned her a Primetime Emmy information for Outstanding Guest Actress. Most precocious she appeared successful the movie Sam and Kate and the TV show Night Sky.

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall past and now. (©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/Casey Curry/Invision/AP/Shutterstock)

Another seasoned actor Robert Duvall, 91, had a beingness of deed movies nether his belt, erstwhile helium appeared arsenic Brad’s begetter Howard, who ends up offering him sage proposal astir matrimony successful the end. Long earlier starring in Four Christmases, Robert had 1 of the astir awesome resumes successful Hollywood with roles in The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, and overmuch more.

With truthful galore vocation accomplishments already, Robert has not truly slowed down successful caller years. Since 2008, he’s starred successful the dystopian drama The Road (2009), the sports film Seven Days successful Utopia (2011), and earned an Oscar information successful 2015 for The Judge. Most recently, helium appeared alongside Adam Sandler in the sports drama Hustle. 

Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau past and now. (©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP/Shutterstock)

Alongside Dallas, Brad’s different member Denver, played by Jon Favreau, 56, besides took portion successful beating him up successful the movie, but helium besides flexed his wealth. Before joining the film, Jon had already directed (and acted) successful the modern Christmas classic Elf. Besides his different directing and acting work, helium had besides begun playing Happy Hogan in Iron Man, which would go 1 of his defining vocation roles.

Since the movie, Jon has gone connected to play Happy passim the Marvel Cinematic Universe arsenic 1 of the astir adored non-superhero characters. He besides enforcement produced the fashionable Disney+ series The Mandalorian, which earned him a bid of Emmy nominations. A jack-of-all-trades Jon has directed, written and starred successful his deed film Chef (2014). He’s besides made acting appearances in The Wolf Of Wall Street and directed live-action versions of The Jungle Book and The Lion King. 

Jon Voight

Jon Voight past and now. (©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/Shutterstock)

A akin acclaimed prima Jon Voight83, appeared arsenic Kate’s father, who amazed the mates erstwhile helium was getting on large with her mom. Like immoderate of his co-stars, Jon had already won an Academy Award for Coming Home in 1979, and helium had starred successful an array of movies, from blockbusters like Anaconda to captious hits like Midnight Cowboy to household features like National Treasure. 

The actor, who is Angelina Jolie’s dad, has starred successful a clump of antithetic films and TV shows since the vacation romcom. Most notably, he’s been Mickey Donovan passim the fashionable Showtime series Ray Donavan, and the relation has earned him 2 Primetime Emmy nominations.

Mary Steenburgen

Mary Steenburgen past and now. (©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/ Ovidiu Hrubaru/Shutterstock)

Yet different Oscar victor and Christmas movie veteran, Mary Steenburgen, 69, was critically-acclaimed for roles successful movies like Melvin and Howard, and the household classic Elf, but her quality arsenic the spiritual Marilyn was a small antithetic from her relation successful the modern classic.

Mary has appeared successful galore fashionable movies and bid since Four Christmases. She appeared successful the romcom The Proposal the pursuing year, and a fewer years later, had a relation successful the humanities drama The Help. She besides had roles successful the sitcoms Last Man Standing and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, which besides had a Christmas peculiar successful 2021.

Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam past and now. (©New Line Cinema/Courtesy Everett Collection/Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock)

Tim McGraw wasn’t the lone state prima in Four ChristmasesDwight Yoakam, 66, was likewise a Grammy-winning instrumentalist agelong earlier helium was formed arsenic Pastor Phil, who helped Marilyn find religion. While euphony is his superior focus, Dwight had immoderate roles earlier the vacation flick, including alongside Vince Vaughn in Wedding Crashers.

Like Tim, Dwight has had a fewer acting roles since the film, similar successful the TV series Goliath in 2016 and the 2021 film Cry Macho, but he’s besides enactment overmuch of his vigor into music. He’s released 3 records since 2008, with the astir caller being 2016’s Swimmin’ Pools, Movie Stars…

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