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Richest 'The O.C.' Cast Members Ranked From Lowest to Highest (& the Wealthiest Has a Net Worth of $25 Million!)

The cast of The O.C. has made a lot of money over the years!

The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.

Back in 2021, Rachel addressed the possibility of rebooting The O.C.

Of course, the show’s success has also meant its talented co-stars have also amassed a great deal of money along the way. They’ve also gone on to take on major new projects and achieve incredible things in their careers after the series ended.

We’ve rounded up the main cast of The O.C., and ranked them according to their estimated net worth. Who do you think is worth the most?!

Click through the slideshow to find out who the richest The O.C. cast member is…

'Welcome to The O.C.' Book Bombshells: Mischa Barton's Shocking Exit, Adam Brody's Bad Behavior, The One Co-Star Everyone Wanted to Date, & So Much More

Fans still love The O.C. even 20 years after it first premiered!

The hit teen drama – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.

Just recently, Alan Sepinwall published his new book titled Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History in which creator Josh Schwartz, executive producer Stephanie Savage, and several cast members shared some behind-the-scenes secrets from the show.

Some of the biggest bombshells revealed include the one cast member everyone wanted to date, Emma Stone auditioning for a role, a character almost getting killed off in season one, and so much more!

Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History is out in stores now.

Browse through the slideshow for the biggest bombshells from the new book…

The Richest 'The O.C.' Cast Members Ranked From Lowest to Highest (& the Wealthiest Has a Net Worth of $25 Million!)

The cast of The O.C. has raked in a lot of money over the years!

The show – starring Ben McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Rachel Bilson, Peter Gallagher, Kelly Rowan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale, Autumn Reeser, Willa Holland, and Chris Carmack – ran for four seasons from 2003 to 2007 on Fox.

Back in 2021, Rachel addressed the possibility of rebooting The O.C.

Of course, the show’s success has also meant its talented co-stars have also amassed a great deal of money along the way. They’ve also gone on to take on major new projects and achieve incredible things in their careers after the series ended.

We’ve rounded up the main cast of The O.C., and ranked them according to their estimated net worth. Who do you think is worth the most?!

Click through the slideshow to find out who the richest The O.C. cast member is…

Rachel Bilson Reacts to Mischa Barton's Bombshell Interview Over Why She Left 'The O.C.'

Rachel Bilson and her The O.C. co-star Melinda Clarke both responded to the bombshell interview Mischa Barton recently gave about why she decided to leave the hit show.

If you missed it, in mid-May, Mischa told her entire side of the story. On “Welcome to The O.C., Bitches” podcast, Rachel and Melinda responded directly.

Click inside to read more…More Here! »

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Rachel Bilson Reunites With One of Her Former 'The O.C.' Co-Stars!

Rachel Bilson is back with one of her The O.C. co-stars!

The 39-year-old actress took to Instagram on Friday (February 19) to share a selfie with her former co-star Melinda Clarke.

“#FBF???? 🤔 wait for it….. #eternalsummer #covidsafe,” Rachel captioned the below selfie.

If you forgot, Rachel and Melinda starred together on all four seasons of The O.C. from 2003 to 2007. Rachel played Summer Roberts, while Melinda played Julie Cooper, the mother of Mischa Barton‘s character, Marissa Cooper.

As of right now, it’s unclear if Rachel and Melinda are working on a new project together or if they were just catching up.

This isn’t the first The O.C. co-star Rachel hung out with lately. Back in 2019 she randomly bumped into this former co-star at the airport!

Maggie Q & Shane West: 'Nikita' at Comic-Con!

Maggie Q, Shane West, and Lyndsy Fonseca attend a panel for their CW series Nikita during day one of 2012 Comic-Con held at the San Diego Convention Center on Thursday (July 12) in California.

The trio were joined by their co-stars Melinda Clarke and Aaron Stanford to dish to their fans about the upcoming season of their show.

It was revealed that Devon Sawa and Noah Bean will be promoted to series regulars, with Noah‘s character causing conflict with Nikita (Maggie).

“I think Nikita being behind a desk all day would have been less interesting for [fans], so as partners, there’s a [new] dynamic,” Maggie said (via EW). “As you know, Nikita has a huge problem with authority, and she has a new boss now…So she’s gotta make – this is not sexual – Ryan happy…They’re two characters with strong convictions. So we’ll see what happens there.”

FYI: Maggie is wearing a Raquel Allegra dress and Valentino shoes. Lyndsy is wearing a top and skirt by The Hellers with Giuseppe Zanotti heels and a Lauren Merkin clutch. Melinda is wearing J. Brand Jeans, a Contrarian top, Lana Jewelry earrings, and Eric Rutberg heels.

10+ pictures inside of the Nikita cast at their Comic-Con panel… More Here! »

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Melinda Clarke: 'Vampire Diaries' Stint This March!

Melinda Clarke is about to vamp it up on the CW’s Vampire Diaries!

The 40-year-old actress, best known for her role on The O.C. as gold-digging prima donna Julie Cooper, will begin a stint of at least three episodes starting this March.

Melinda will play Kelly Donovan, Matt’s hard-drinking and irresponsible mom, according to EW.

Vampire Diaries will be back with all-new episodes on Thursday, January 21!