Famous People With Braces

Over 70% of the teenagers in the United States wear braces sometime in life including many teenaged movie and television stars.

Braces in Television Shows

ALF - Lynn had real braces for the first dozen or so episodes.

Andy Griffith Show - A teenaged girl with braces had a crush on Gomer Pyle in one episode.

Brady Bunch - Marcia had fake braces for one episode. Jan had real braces for several episodes. Cindy had them, too!

Cosby Show - Denise had real braces for the first season.

DeGrassi Junior High - One of the girls had braces for several episodes.

Different Strokes - Kimberly had braces the first episode, and retainers for a while after that.

Fifteen - One of the girls had braces.

Gimme a Break - Youngest girl had real braces for several episodes.

Facts of Life - Tutti wore braces and a headgear for several seasons.

Love, American Style - One show had an orthodontic theme.

Mr. Belvedere - The actor playing Miles appears routinely wearing a headgear. In a few episodes Wesley wears fake braces.

Partridge Family - Laurie had fake braces for one episode.

Police Squad - One show had some orthodontic spoofs.

Square Pegs - One of the main characters had fake braces.

Tracey Ullman - Her Francesca character had braces and sometimes headgear.

Zoom! - One of the kids had full bands and even had a segment showing them being installed.

Other Famous People With Braces

Tai Babalonyia - This United States pairs figure skater had full bands at the 1976 Olympics.

Amy Carter - Had braces for several years while her dad was president.

Chelsea Clinton - Had braces for over a year while her dad was president.

Martina Hingis - Swiss, teenaged tennis player wore braces in competition.

Andrea Jaeger - Teenaged tennis player from late 70's, early 80's. Wore braces in competition.

Kim Zymesco - Teenaged gymnast in mid-1980's. She was on Sports Illustrated front cover with braces.

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