Lecy Goranson and Sarah Chalke with the cast of Roseanne behind them
The Big Picture On a long-running television show, it’s common for a character to be played by different actors. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s Aunt Viv was originally played by Janet Hubert until Daphne Maxwell Reid took over in Season 4 till the series finale. Reggie Mantle of Riverdale was played by Ross Butler for the first season, with Charles Melton taking over the role from Season 2 onward. And for Roseanne, Becky was brought to life by two different actors: Lecy Goranson and Sarah Chalke.
She was only 16 when she got the role, beating out six other actors for the part. When the actors in contention for the role were dwindling, Tom Arnold called Chalke and asked her if she had plans to attend college — a concern for the producers since Goranson left her role to go to school. Even though Chalke wanted to go to college, she told Arnold no, knowing that she would have jeopardized her chances had she said yes. Ironically, Goranson went to college with Justin Long.
Goranson and Chalke Swapped As Becky Multiple Times For Roseanne’s eighth season, Goranson was brought back to play Becky, but Chalke would still fill in for the role when Goranson had a scheduling conflict with college. Chalke also appeared in an episode of the eighth season as a different character. The episode was one of the Halloween ones the series was known for, “Halloween: The Final Chapter.
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