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Forever young! Parenthood<\/em> made a family out of its cast \u2014 both on screen and off. Although the stars have moved on to other career opportunities, they remain close-knit.<\/p>\n The NBC drama ran for six seasons from March 2010 to January 2015 and became known as a tearjerker for its story lines on cancer, marriage, bullying and, of course, parenting. Peter Krause<\/strong><\/a> (Adam Braverman), Lauren Graham<\/strong><\/a> (Sarah Braverman), Dax Shepard<\/strong><\/a> (Crosby Braverman) and Erika Christensen<\/strong><\/a> (Julia Braverman-Graham) played siblings, while Monica Potter<\/strong><\/a> (Kristina Braverman), Craig T. Nelson<\/strong> (Zeek Braverman), Mae Whitman<\/strong><\/a> (Amber Holt) and more talented actors made up the branches of the family tree.<\/p>\n Krause, for his part, assured fans in March 2016 that he is still in touch with his former costars<\/a> \u2014 not just Graham, whom he began dating while filming the critically acclaimed series. \u201cIt was just a fun set,\u201d he told HuffPost Live<\/em>. \u201cVery collaborative, we all really loved each other. I\u2019m in contact with all of the people on the show.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cI still see Dax a lot and Mae. Every now and then I\u2019ll have a text back and forth with Craig T. \u2026 And I\u2019m really proud of Max Burkholder<\/strong>, who was accepted into Harvard. And he\u2019s a great actor. What a fantastic job he did in that role. Great kid.\u201d<\/p>\n While viewers likely cannot imagine other actors in the roles of the beloved Bravermans, Shepard initially turned down the part of Crosby<\/a> to be with wife Kristen Bell<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cI chose her, which blew my mind,\u201d he revealed during a March 2019 episode of his \u201cArmchair Expert\u201d podcast. \u201cI got offered Parenthood<\/em> \u2014 I hadn\u2019t acted in a long time, no one was offering me anything \u2014 and they said, \u2018This show shoots in Philadelphia,\u2019 and I said, \u2018There\u2019s no way I can be in this relationship and move to Philadelphia.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n