11 Stars You Forgot Were on ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’: Ryan Gosling, JoAnna Garcia Swisher and More
Ryan Gosling, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry are among the famous faces who appeared on Are You Afraid of the Dark? in the early days of their acting careers.The La La Land star, for one, received his first acting credit in a 1995 episode titled “The Tale of Station 109.1.” However, the actor, 39, was originally supposed to have a much larger role in the Nickelodeon horror series.“We did the pilot in ’91, and then we started the series in ’92 and completely recast the Midnight Society. Well, actually, the guy who played ‘Gary,’ Ross Hull, in the series was the only one from the pilot — he played ‘Frank’ in the pilot, the tough guy.