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‘Good Luck Charlie’ Star Mia Talerico, 17, Is Officially a High School Senior: ‘Now I’m Starting to Feel Old’
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‘Good Luck Charlie’ star Mia Talerico, 17, is officially entering her senior year of high school, writing on Instagram that she’s now ‘starting to feel old.’ The actress played baby Charlie Duncan on the hit Disney Channel TV series from 2010 to 2014.
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Good Luck Charlie alum Mia Talerico shared photos on Instagram marking her first day of senior year
Talerico played the titular character Charlie on the Disney Channel series, which ran from 2010 to 2014
The former Disney Channel star reunited with her Good Luck Charlie cast for the show’s 10th anniversary in 2020
Mia Talerico is officially a high school senior!
The Good Luck Charlie alum, 17, who played Charlie Duncan on the Disney Channel TV series from 2010 to 2014, shared a series of photos on her Instagram on Wednesday, Aug. 19, as she got ready for her first day of senior year.
In the pictures, Talerico wears a hot pink off-the-shoulder top and holds up a chalkboard that reads, “1st Day Senior Year” with the day’s date.
“Last First Day! Now i’m starting to feel old😭,” joked Talerico in her caption.
The Disney Channel show followed the Duncans, a close-knit family living in Denver, and each episode featured the family’s eldest daughter, Teddy (Bridgit Mendler), making a video diary with advice for her younger sister, Charlie (Talerico). The show first premiered in April 2010 and concluded in February 2014.
Since the show ended, Talerico has gone on to appear in a few short films and as Paige in the Brat TV series Mani.
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In 2020, Talerico reunited with Good Luck Charlie costars Mendler, Bradley Steven Perry, Jason Dolley, Leigh-Allyn Baker and Eric Allan Kramer for a special Zoom session hosted by Entertainment Tonight celebrating the show’s 10th anniversary.
“I probably had a really easy role ‘cause I just got told most of my lines or didn’t have any,” Talerico, who was 11 at the time of the interview, said. “I think it was really easy because most of the time, it was what happened. We just rolled with it, like, in the crawling scene, I just stood up so we just went with it.”
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In August 2023, Talerico captured her first day of high school, again posting the photos on her Instagram. The then-14-year-old commemorated the moment with a colorful chalkboard that read “First Day 9th Grade” with the day’s date while standing in front of palm trees.
“Your yearly reminder that your [sic] getting old, First day of school,” Talerico wrote in her Instagram caption, alongside the hashtag #classof2027.
Her TV mom Baker commented on the post with several crying emoji, “She’s so big! Mia, you’re beautiful!” Talerico replied, “Thanks Mama Leigh.”
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