15 Celebs Who Got Their Start On 'Are You Afraid of the Dark'

Episode: He played Tucker, one of the Midnight Society members that opened and closed every show. Desanto was in a total of 65 episodes from 1992-2000.

What you know him for: Remember Gretchen Weiners' weird relationship with Jason in "Mean Girls?" That was him. He was also the voice of Carlos Ramon on "The Magic School Bus."

Episode: " The Tale of the Silver Sight Part 2 " as Peggy Gregory.

What you know her for: Emily played the role of Amy Abbott, the pretty girl-next-door in "Everwood." She also appeared in "Brothers and SIsters" as Rebecca Harper, but you probably recognize her most recently from her role as Emily Thorne on "Revenge."

Episode: "The Tale of Train Magic." He played the role of Tim Williamson.

What you know him for: Smith was the lead male role in "Everwood." His character, Ephram, dated Emily VanCamp's character on the show. He also plays a lead role in the TV series "Rookie Blue" and played Thomas Martin in "The Patriot."

Episode(s): "The Tale of the Zombie Dice," "The Tale of the Walking Shadow," "The Tale of the Time Trap" and "The Tale of Dead Man's Float."

What you know him for: He played the lovable stoner friend who grows a Jesus beard in "Knocked Up."  He appeared in another Seth Rogan film, "The End" and plays the voice of Hiccup (the main guy) in "How To Train Your Dragon."

Episode(s):  Blanchard also played a recurring member in the show. She played the role of Kristen in the first two seasons (26 episodes), before her character's family moved away. 

What you recognize her from: After she was a ghost-teller, Blanchard took over for Alicia Silverstone to pay Cher in the TV version of "Clueless." She had a guest-star role in "7th Heaven" and most recently appeared in "Fargo," the TV series.

Episode: "The Tale of the Night Shift" and she became a Midnight Society Member in Season 2.

What you know her for: She played hot porn star in "The Girl Next Door" and Kim Bauer on "24."

Episode: "The Tale of Station 109.1."

What you know him for: Although these days he acts as the poster boy for feminism in the infamous "Hey Girl" Memes, if you haven't seen him in "The Notebook," "Drive," or "Crazy, Stupid, Love," it's safe to say you're a cave-person.

Episode: "The Tale of the Hungry Hounds."

What you know her for: Kirshner played Jenny Schecter on "The L Word" and an assasin on "24." Additionally, she's had appearances in "Not Another Teen Movie and taken roles on "The Vampire Diaries, and the Netflix series, "Bloodline." 

Episode: "The Tale of the Frozen Ghost."

What you know her for: Mellissa was our favorite tom-boy on Nickelodeon's, "Clarissa Explains It All," and inspired every tween's witch-phase as Sabrina in "Sabrina,the Teenage Witch. 

Episode: "The Tale of the Chameleons."

What you know her for: The 90s sitcom, "Sister, Sister." They both recently tried to revamp their acting careers in their own reality TV series titled "Tia & Tamera." 

Episode: "The Tale of the Unfinished Painting." 

What You know her for: Staite played Kaylee Frye on "Firefly." She also had a role in "Stargate Atlantis" and "The Killing."

Episode: She was another recurring member. She played the role of Sam, a member of the Midnight Society.

What you know her for: Garcia had a large role on "Reba," and several recurring parts on "Gossip Girl." Most recently, she played Ariel on "Once Upon a Time."

Episode: "The Tale of the Long Ago Locket."

What you know him for: Will played the beautiful but dumb big brother in "Boy Meets World." He was every 10-year-old girl's first crush.

Episode: "The Tale of the Dangerous Soup."

What you know her for: Spooky cinema must've stuck with Neve, because after the her role in the scary Nickelodeon show, she went on the play the lead role in "Scream" 1 & 2 , and the chick with all the scars in "The Craft."

Episode: "The Tale of the Quicksilver."

What You Know them For: She played Ashley Banks on "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air."