The show has been off the air for more than 50 years but remains a popular reruns go-to.
We take a look at what happened to the original cast members.
The originalAddams FamilyTV show has become a part of our collective consciousness.
Morticia (Carolyn Jones), the mom, grows a man-eating plant called Cleopatra.
Time, however, has been less gracious to the cast.
Only two of the original eight members are still alive.
Blossom Rock, who played Grandmama Addams, died in 1978, at age 82.
Jones worked frequently in TV following the show and even dabbled in early superhero stories with roles onBatmanandWonder Woman.
Felix Silla, who played Cousin Itt on the show, died in 2021 from pancreatic cancer.
In addition Cousin Itt, Silla played one of the Ewoks inReturn of the Jedi.
Is there anAddams Familycurse at work here?
“I hope not,” says the original Gomez, 61-year-old John Astin.
“I’m feeling fine.”
He was also frequent tabloid fodder from 1973 to 1985, when he was married to TV starPatty Duke.
He married Valerie Ann Sandobal in 1989, and the two have lived in Baltimore ever since.
Although a reunion may be unlikely at this point the originalAddams Familycontinues to cast a long shadow.
