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6 Hallmark Stars Who Made the Jump From Hallmark to the Great American Family Channel — Read About Them Here
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Goodbyes are never easy, especially when it comes to some of our favorite faces on the Hallmark Channel. However, in recent years, a good handful of the actors and actresses we’ve come to love on Hallmark have made the leap to Great American Family (previously known as GAC Family). (So it’s no wonder many are asking, Is the Great American Family channel part of Hallmark?) Although we may no longer get to see their faces on the network we came to love them on, knowing that they are still shining on the screen brings us comfort. Here, take a look at this list of six actors and actresses we’ve said goodbye to on Hallmark for their new beginnings on at the family-friendly Great American Family.
Danica McKellar, 2022 Emily Assiran/Getty Images for That’s 4 Entertainment
Danica McKellar rose to fame as a child star on the hit 90s comedy series The Wonder Years , and before she made her way to Great American Family, the 49-year-old-actress was building her resume as a romantic leading lady on Hallmark.
Some of her films on the network include Christmas She Wrote (2020), Christmas at Dollywood (2019), Love and Sunshine (2019) and more. As for her work on Great American Family, you’ve likely seen her in The Winter Palace (2022), Christmas at the Drive-In (2022) or Swing Into Romance (2023).
Hunky blonde actor Trevor Donovan, known for his role on 90210 and for Hallmark films like USS Christmas (2020), Love, Fall and Order (2019) and Nantucket Noel (2021), was one of the first to make the leap over to GAF, where he has starred in A Harvest Homecoming (2023) and ‘Twas the Text Before Christmas (2023), to name a few.
Cameron Mathison, 2022 Emily Assiran/Getty Images for That’s 4 Entertainment
Cameron Mathison cornered the market on Hallmark mysteries, including the Murder, She Baked series alongside Alison Sweeney. However, in 2023, Mathison signed a multi-picture deal with Great American Family following a few films he had done on the network including A Merry Christmas Wish (2022) and A Kindhearted Christmas (2021).
Full House favorite Lori Loughlin was another Hallmark favorite who said goodbye to the network for GAF. She found fame with When Calls the Heart and the Garage Sale Mysteries before taking her talents to the other network where she has worked on movies like Fall Into Winter (2023).
Jen Lilley, 2024 VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images
Lilley was a part of the Hallmark family for quite some time before making the jump to GAF after signing a four-picture deal with them. Since then, she’s starred in movies like A Paris Christmas Waltz (2023) and B&B Merry (2022) to name a few.
Jill Wagner was another Hallmark actress we adored who took her talents to GAF. Bringing Christmas Home (2023) was one of her most recent films on the network.
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