[The cast of "Willy Wonka" -- Michael Bollner, Denise Nickerson, Paris Themmen, Julie Dawn Cole and Peter Ostrum -- all grown up. via CNN]
Charlie Bucket aka Peter Ostrum is now a large animal veterinarian in Glenfield, NY
Violet Beauregarde aka Denise Nickerson is now an accountant at an engineering plant.
Augustus Goop aka Michael Bollner is a tax attorney in Munich.
Veruca Salt aka Julie Dawn Cole is a mom who is still pursuing her career in theater, tv and fitness.
Mike Teevee aka Paris Themmen is a commercial casting agent, a film production member, a Disney Imagineering employee, a retail salesman, a real estate agent, and a finance guy. He even started his own website, where he sells autographs. Maybe TV does rot your brain.
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