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==Cast and characters== For many of the cast members, dancers and musicians, the show was the beginning of a successful career in the entertainment industry. The most visible stars are: * [[Renee Sands]] and [[Stacy Ferguson|Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6867127.ece |title=Singer Fergie on giving up gangs and drugs |work=[[The Times]] |access-date= March 3, 2011 |location=London |first1=Tom |last1=Coghlan |first2=Laura |last2=Pitel |first3=Sadie |last3=Gray}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> both of whom were founding members of pop trio [[Wild Orchid (group)|Wild Orchid]]. Fergie later joined the [[Grammy Award]]-winning group [[the Black Eyed Peas]], then launched her successful solo career. During her tenure on ''Kids Incorporated'', she went from being the youngest to the oldest and holds the record for the longest run at six seasons, including the pilot.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/949871/fergie-qa-billboards-woman-of-the-year-2010 |title=Fergie Q&A: Billboard's Woman of the Year 2010 |magazine=[[Billboard Magazine]] |access-date= March 3, 2011}}</ref> * [[Martika]] (a.k.a. Marta Marrero)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/item_XFTvCgXq0zQKpvLFN1b3HK?photo_num=4 |title=Kids Incorporated, where are they now? |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |date=October 14, 2009 |access-date=March 3, 2011 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022080515/http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/popwrap/item_XFTvCgXq0zQKpvLFN1b3HK?photo_num=4 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 }}</ref> became a singer with two hit studio records in the late 1980s-early 1990s ("[[Toy Soldiers (song)|Toy Soldiers]]", "Thy Will Be Done"); she began using the mononym Martika billing during her time on the series. * [[Mario Lopez]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/mario_lopez |title=Mario Lopez: Biography |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date= March 3, 2011}}</ref> (''[[Saved by the Bell]]'', ''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)|Pacific Blue]]'', ''[[Extra (American TV program)|Extra]]'', and ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]'') β Lopez appeared as a background dancer and musician throughout the series. * [[Eric Balfour]] (''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'', ''[[Haven (TV series)|Haven]]'', ''[[Skyline (2010 film)|Skyline]]'') * [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2009/02/bizzare-cover-songs-kids-incorporated-dont-give-up/ |title=Bizarre Cover Songs: Kids Incorporated, "Don't Give Up" |magazine=[[American Songwriter]] |access-date= March 3, 2011}}</ref> who was credited simply as "Love Hewitt" (''[[Party of Five]]'', ''[[I Know What You Did Last Summer]]'', ''[[Ghost Whisperer]]'', ''[[Heartbreakers (2001 film) |Heartbreakers]]'' ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', and ''[[9-1-1 (TV series)|9-1-1]]'') * [[Brian Friedman]] (bass guitarist, keyboards, keytar) β 1991β1994 * [[Brian Poth]] (keytarist, bass guitar, tambourine) β 1987β1988 * [[Shanice|Shanice Wilson]] (keyboards, vocals) β 1984 * [[Rahsaan Patterson]] gained experience as a backup vocalist for several artists including [[Brandy Norwood]] and [[Tevin Campbell]]. ===Guest stars=== Guest stars included both established celebrities and newcomers. [[Gwen Verdon]], [[Kathy Johnson]], [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]], [[Florence Henderson]] (both former stars of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''), [[Billy Blanks]], [[David Hasselhoff]], [[John Franklin (actor)|John Franklin]], [[Ryan Bollman]], [[Christian Hoff]], [[Paul Rodriguez (actor)|Paul Rodriguez]], [[Brian Robbins]], and [[Ruth Buzzi]] were among those who appeared during the run of the show. Young actors who guest starred on it included [[Brittany Murphy]] (1992), [[Scott Wolf]], [[Audra Lee]] (2 episodes), [[R.J. Williams]], [[Jason Hervey]], and [[Jeff Cohen (actor)|Jeff Cohen]] (Chunk from ''[[The Goonies]]'').
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