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8!Main Characters
9[[folder:Elizabeth Brooke "Lizzie" [=McGuire=]]]
10[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lizzie_mcguire.png]]
11->Portrayed by: Music/HilaryDuff
12
13The main character. The show revolves around the lives of her and her friends. She is a shy girl and a little clumsy. She dreams to fit in and be popular. She has an animated inner voice that [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaks the fourth wall]] to reveal her thoughts and feelings.
14----
15* ACupAngst: She's aware of her lack of breasts as seen in "Between a Rock and a Bra Place". She persuades her mom into letting her buy a bra at the mall, only to realize in the end that she didn't need one after all and just wanted to [[IJustWantToBeSpecial fit in with the crowd]].
16* AesopAmnesia: Lizzie learns her lessons; she just doesn't ''remember'' those lessons. Justified due to StatusQuoIsGod.
17* AllLoveIsUnrequited: For Ethan. Larry Tudgeman also had an unrequited crush on her.
18* AllLovingHero: Lizzie is genuinely nice to everyone, even to her enemies. Despite her rivalry with [[AlphaBitch Kate Sanders]], there are times where she tries to incorporate her positive spirit into her. Towards the end of "Lizzie and Miranda's Magic Train", when Lizzie expresses disgust over having seen Kate at the ''Magic Train'' concert, she clarifies it's not because they're enemies, but because Kate wasn't following the message of Clover and Daisy (the two main characters of ''The Magic Train''): to be kind and [[BeYourself be who you are]] rather than putting on a {{Jerkass}} facade.
19* BewareTheNiceOnes: Lizzie is a very sweet girl, but mess with her and she will fight back. Her cartoon counterpart shows her rather abrasive demeanor.
20* BigDamnKiss: Shares one with [[spoiler: Gordo]] at the end of TheMovie.
21* BigSisterInstinct: At times she's shown to be defensive of her little brother Matt, as much as a nuisance he is to her. In "Adventures in Babysitting", she protects him from a burglar while babysitting him.
22* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Due to her desire to be treated like a normal teenager, she waltzes into bratty behavior towards her mother occasionally.
23* BreakingTheFourthWall: The main schtick of her animated counterpart is to express her true feelings to the audience.
24* ButtMonkey: She qualifies as one owing to her clumsiness, while also having her goals sabotaged by school, her family, and especially Kate.
25* TheChewToy: Lizzie is quite a frequent victim of slapstick.
26* ChildhoodFriendRomance: With Gordo [[spoiler: in the movie.]]
27* CompanionCube: She shares a close relationship with her stuffed bear pig toy, Mr. Snuggles.
28%%* CostumePorn
29* CuteClumsyGirl: A NaiveEverygirl who tends to fall to slapstick, both in animated and regular form. It's also lampshaded in one episode which features flashbacks of all her clumsy moments.
30* TheCutie: She's incredibly sweet and good-natured most of the time.
31* DarkhorseVictory: During the Presidential Physical Fitness Test, she sets a new school record by hanging onto the bar longer than everyone else in class.
32* DeadpanSnarker: Her animated consciousness, especially as it's her reason for being there. Real-life Lizzie also has her moments, a particularly funny example is one episode where Animated-Lizzie makes a snarky comment about Miranda, and then Real-life Lizzie repeats exactly the same thing to Miranda's face.
33* FatalFlaw: Her impulsiveness. Even when her parents have objected, Lizzie will be quick to give into peer pressure and find a way around parental authority. [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin It obviously doesn't end well on her part]].
34* FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch: To Kate. They used to be best friends until the latter became popular because she developed early in regards to puberty.
35* GenkiGirl: While Real-life Lizzie is too calm to fit the trope, Animated-Lizzie is more chatty and hyperactive.
36* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: She owns a stuffed pig plush named Mr. Snuggles that she cares deeply for.
37* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Normally a sweet and shy NaiveEverygirl, who clearly likes fashion (in one episode she becomes a model and in another episode she wants to be voted "best dressed" in her school). In "One of the Guys", she finds out she enjoys football and is quite good at it as well, and the conflict comes from the other girls who mock her for being OneOfTheBoys. Lizzie then learns AnAesop that it's possible to be a GirlyGirl and enjoy roughing it up.
38* GreekChorus: Her animated self as the narrator.
39* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A sweet NaiveEverygirl with blonde hair.
40* TheHeart: In her group of friends, she's the one who keeps them together.
41* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Miranda; they are best friends.
42* HiddenDepths:
43** Lizzie possesses a talent in gymnastics despite her characteristic clumsiness.
44** She is shown to excel at arm-wrestling and football.
45* IconicOutfit: The pink tanktop and blue jeans her animated counterpart wears have become this to the show's fans.
46* IdiotBall: Sometimes Lizzie's pursuits and impulsiveness get the best of her and cause her to become oblivious. Nevertheless, she always comes out clean and learns her lesson.
47* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Lizzie's main goal is to fit in with the cool kids, but she's too insecure to do so due to the risks she'd be taking by joining them. As a result, she's overly nice even in the face of bullies like Kate, but has her animated counterpart express her true feelings.
48* InnocentlyInsensitive: Anytime Lizzie misbehaves, it's mostly done out of desire for popularity rather than genuine harm.
49* TheKirk: To Gordo's TheSpock and Miranda's TheMcCoy. Not as impulsive as Miranda and not as logical as Gordo.
50* TheKlutz: She trips and hurts herself a lot.
51* MusclesAreMeaningless: She's a fairly short and petite young girl but surprisingly strong and athletic, even proving to be a capable football player.
52* NaiveEverygirl: Insecure, nice-but-liable to make mistakes, and picked on by the AlphaBitch.
53* NiceGirl: She's nice, honest and friendly, even to her enemies.
54* ObliviousToLove: To Gordo. It's ridiculous that it takes her until the "Whodunit" episode to figure out Gordo loves her. And she needs to have it spelled out to her by ''Kate'' of all people.
55* OfficialCouple: With [[spoiler: Gordo at the end of TheMovie]].
56* OneOfTheBoys: She gets on better terms with her male peers when trying out for the football team.
57* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: She's seldom called by her real first name, "Elizabeth".
58* PinkMeansFeminine: Her animated consciousness wears a pink tanktop, and Lizzie herself is a shy and insecure NaiveEverygirl who loves fashion and cares very much about her appearance.
59* PintSizedPowerhouse: She occasionally shows herself to be a lot stronger and more physically capable than you'd expect a petite young girl to be.
60* PlotAllergy: In the episode "Rumors", it is revealed that Lizzie is allergic to strawberry ice cream.
61* ThePrimaDonna: During her brief modeling stint, she actually avoided this and remained the humble, nice girl she usually is, but she noticed people who otherwise ignored her being nice to her all of a sudden. Worse, her friends became willing to do things they never would've done before (like Gordo offering to do her homework). Ultimately, she acts like an over the top diva angrily making demands (to the point of ordering her friends to bark like dogs) just to make a point about how subservient they've become.
62* SecurityBlanket: Her stuffed pig toy, Mr. Snuggles, a prized possession of hers which she's had ever since age two. Her animated self in fact yearns for it while lost in the mall in "Between a Rock and a Bra Place".
63-->'''Animated Lizzie''': I need Mr. Snuggles!
64* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: She likes Ethan Craft, the popular guy at school. However, Ethan is actually a very nice if dimwitted dude, along with being very good-looking and implied to be good at athletics.
65* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Girly Girl to Miranda's Tomboy. While they're both plenty girly, Lizzie's a bit more conventionally feminine—she's more of a NiceGirl and less snarky, wears skirts and dresses much more often than Miranda, and has a more traditional fashion sense with [[PinkMeansFeminine plenty of pink]].
66* TownGirls: The [[NiceGirl nice]] NaiveEverygirl Neither to Kate's stereotypically prissy AlphaBitch Femme, and Miranda's blunt, deep-voiced, punk-styled DeadpanSnarker Butch.
67%%* UnlimitedWardrobe
68* YouGoGirl: In "One of the Guys", Lizzie tries out playing football with the boys and discovers she enjoys it. Uniquely the guys have no problem with her playing, once she shows how good she is at it.
69[[/folder]]
70
71[[folder:Miranda Sanchez]]
72
73[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7b004806_1055_40cb_9134_a9151755dd83.png]]
74
75->Portrayed by: Creator/{{Lalaine}}
76
77Lizzie's best female friend. She is the most self-conscious character in the show. She has a hard time dealing with being a teenager and growing up.
78----
79* BadBadActing: In one episode, she stars in the school play, but it turns out that she has no acting talent. At the end of the episode, she realized that her real talent is singing.
80* DeadpanSnarker: Miranda is witty and never afraid to speak her mind.
81* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Lizzie.
82* JerkassBall: Anytime Miranda sees a chance to make herself more popular, she '''will''' take it, often going to extremes that the equally peer-conscious Lizzie wouldn't dare touch:
83** In the pilot, she agrees to have her mother create tattoos for Kate, Claire and the rest of their GirlPosse ahead of a pool party to which Lizzie can't attend (due to her grandmother's birthday falling on the same date) and Gordo wasn't invited to begin with. In exchange, she's gifted a space within said posse and resolves to go to the party alone despite previously promising Lizzie she wouldn't.
84** She joins Gordo in declaring her personal fealty to Lizzie after the latter becomes a model, with the sole intent on piggybacking on her best friend's perks.
85** Then there's "Come Fly With Me". After Gordo abandons his Rat Pack hobby-due to her and Lizzie exploiting it to impress the popular crowd-just before a school dance, she initially resolves to press forward anyway. To the point of disregarding Lizzie's warnings and dragging her to the model plane park (Gordo's replacement hobby) and demanding Gordo give them all their answers right then and there. Cue an epic TheReasonYouSuck speech against both girls.
86** In another episode, she hosts a "Populars-Only" house party (Lizzie and Gordo being the sole exceptions) and makes a specific point of deliberately excluding Larry Tudgeman (and presumably all other "nerds/geeks" as well), refusing to listen to her friends' insistence that Larry is a much cooler person than he's given credit for. Lizzie and Gordo are then forced to disguise Larry as a preppy in order to sneak him in.
87** Finally, there's the episode where each of the main trio resolves to spend more time with their respective parents. Miranda's idea of "bonding" involves exploiting her mother's affections for an all-expenses paid shopping spree which could have drained the family savings account in one go.
88** Fortunately, Miranda eventually came to her senses and redeemed herself in all cases, but given [[AesopAmnesia just how many times it happened to begin with.....]]
89* TheLancer: As Lizzie's best friend.
90* LoveMakesYouDumb: In "Movin' On Up", she acts this way over a boy.
91* TheMcCoy: To Lizzie's TheKirk and Gordo's TheSpock. She's the most impulsive and rebellious.
92* NiceGirl: Less sweet and idealistic than Lizzie, but just as good-natured.
93%%* OnlySaneWoman
94* PlatonicLifePartners: With Gordo. Unlike Gordo's relationship with Lizzie (secretly in love with her, eventual RelationshipUpgrade), Gordo only sees Miranda as a close female friend.
95* PutOnABus: In the last six episodes as well as the movie.
96* SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: Like Lizzie and most girls, she has a crush on Ethan.
97* StrawLoser: A subtle example. She's usually the sidekick who is pushed aside in favor of Lizzie and, to a lesser extent, Gordo. Many episodes start with her and Lizzie in the same situation, but it's always Lizzie who gets the opportunity to shine throughout the episode. Even if they are a trio, Gordo seems to care only about Lizzie. Her few spotlight episodes tend to be negative, like being unable to talk to a boy or being a terrible actress.
98* TokenMinority: She's Mexican.
99* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Lizzie's Girly Girl. While they're both plenty girly, Miranda's more on the tomboyish side--she's more of a DeadpanSnarker, wears skirts and dresses much less often than Lizzie, and has an edgier fashion sense with darker colors.
100* TownGirls: The blunt, deep-voiced, punk-styled DeadpanSnarker Butch to Kate's stereotypically prissy AlphaBitch Femme, and Lizzie's [[NiceGirl nice]] NaiveEverygirl Neither.
101[[/folder]]
102
103[[folder:David "Gordo" Gordon]]
104
105[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b82bcb12_9a96_496f_b77a_d8d744bb8d33.png]]
106
107->Portrayed by: Creator/AdamLamberg
108
109Lizzie's best male friend, and a very loyal one at that, as seen in the movie. They were friends since a very young age. Gordo is a straight A student, being the smartest and practical kid on the show.
110----
111* BigDamnKiss: Shares one with [[spoiler:Lizzie]] in the movie.
112* BookSmart: He's a straight A student. His friends Lizzie and Miranda are not BookDumb but they are both B students, and in one episode Gordo points out they rarely get As, much to their annoyance.
113* CannotSpitItOut: He has a crush on Lizzie but has trouble confessing his love.
114* ChildhoodFriendRomance: [[spoiler: He and Lizzie become an OfficialCouple in the movie.]]
115* ControlFreak: He can be over-perfectionistic or obsessive when involved in his film projects, though fortunately he can be very reasonable when he realizes it's becoming a nuisance.
116* CoolBigBro: He sometimes bonds with Lizzie's brother Matt.
117* DeadpanSnarker: Has his sarcastic moments, especially due to his OnlySaneMan status.
118%%* EveryoneCanSeeIt: With Lizzie.
119* JewishAndNerdy: He's revealed to be Jewish American and he's a smart studious boy.
120* LastNameBasis: He's pretty much never called David.
121* NiceJewishBoy: Also a nice, reasonable person.
122* NotSoAboveItAll: Occasionaly Gordo will significantly compromise his principles for some personal gain. Besides "Last Year's Model", there's also the time he deliberately spied on his schoolmates for a shot at directorial fame, and another instance where he entered himself and his friends into an academic bowl primarily to win a trip to Miami (with the expectation that he may run into Madonna while there.) and had suprisingly little problem with taking the easy way out of actual studying.
123* OneOfTheGirls: He regularly associates himself with Lizzie and Miranda.
124* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: His full name is David Gordon, but everyone just calls him Gordo.
125* OnlySaneMan: In a subversion, Gordo is more mature, reasonable and practical than Lizzie and Miranda.
126* PlatonicLifePartners: With Miranda, since he only sees her as a close female friend with no ShipTease at all. Initially he was nothing more than a supportive and close male friend of Lizzie's who neither would treat any differently than their same-sex friends, but later developed a crush on Lizzie which she was [[ObliviousToLove unaware of]]. This changes in TheMovie when [[spoiler:they [[OfficialCouple get together]] and share their FirstKiss]].
127* ShorterMeansSmarter: One of the shortest students and one of the smartest. He's even shorter than both his female friends that aren't particularly tall to begin with. He's usually okay with it, but becomes pretty insecure about it when a girl who he likes rejects him because of his stature.
128* TheSmartGuy: The smartest in his group of friends: the one with most common sense and the best grades.
129* TheSpock: To Lizzie's TheKirk and Miranda's TheMcCoy.
130* TeenGenius: He's academically brilliant.
131* TinySchoolboy: He is one of the shorter students in his school, and in one episode feels insecure about it after a girl he likes rejects him over it.
132%%* UndyingLoyalty: To Lizzie.
133[[/folder]]
134
135[[folder:Matt [=McGuire=]]]
136
137[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ca113f5f_05b0_4a13_afe8_673c4b299b1f.png]]
138
139->Portrayed by: Creator/JakeThomas
140
141Lizzie's younger brother. He can be annoying and very clever. Regardless, he does care about Lizzie and his relationship with her is no different than any other sibling relationship.
142----
143* TheAce: He's done quite a fair bit of things in his youth with success.
144* AlliterativeName: '''M'''att '''M'''cguire.
145* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Regardless of their squabbles, he and Lizzie will come through for one another when the chips are down.
146* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Towards Lizzie, whom he often pranks and insults. Lizzie can give as good as she gets though.
147* DeadpanSnarker: Of the MouthyKid variety. Especially towards his older sister.
148* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: He and Lanny take up an entire plot dedicated to cheerleading, which weirds out his dad to no end.
149* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may tease his sister and their parents, but he very much cares about them.
150* KidAppealCharacter: In a show aimed primarily towards pre-teens and teenagers, Matt fills the bill as a much-needed kid character, behaving more childishly than any of the other main cast.
151* ManipulativeBastard: A clever schemer and troublemaker.
152* PrecociousCrush: He develops a crush on Miranda in "Working Girl".
153* VoiceForTheVoiceless: He speaks for his silent friend Lanny when he's around.
154[[/folder]]
155
156[[folder:Jo [=McGuire=]]]
157
158[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/7882366f_650a_4f24_b864_ee77444df461.png]]
159
160->Portrayed by: Creator/HallieTodd
161
162Lizzie's mother. Always gives advice to Lizzie and is sometimes strict to her children when needed.
163----
164* GoodParents: She knows what's right for her children and only uses aggression as a form of ToughLove.
165* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Like her daughter Lizzie.
166* HappilyMarried: To Sam.
167* MamaBear: She gets pretty defensive if her children are messed with.
168* NiceGirl: A good and caring mother.
169* OnlySaneWoman: Out of the whole family, she's the most down-to-earth and pragmatic.
170* WellIntentionedExtremist: She can hold a rather abrasive attitude towards Lizzie at times, but she just wants what's best for her.
171* WomenAreWiser: She generally has it together better than her husband at least.
172[[/folder]]
173
174[[folder:Sam [=McGuire=]]]
175
176[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/709dc48c_73ac_40dc_87ac_10212251ceaa.png]]
177
178->Portrayed by: Creator/RobertCarradine
179
180Lizzie's father. Like most sitcom dads, he isn't the brightest, but he's a nice enough guy.
181----
182* BumblingDad: He is a well-meaning person and very nice, but not always the best with advice. However, he does get a moment to shine when comforting his daughter after Jo couldn't.
183%%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass
184%%* GoodParents
185* HappilyMarried: To Jo.
186* TheKlutz: Like Lizzie.
187* NiceGuy: He always tries his best to help Lizzie.
188[[/folder]]
189
190!Recurring Characters
191[[folder:Kate Sanders]]
192[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katesanders.png]]
193->Portrayed by: Ashlie Brillault
194
195The AlphaBitch and an old friend of Lizzie's. They were the best of friends but had a falling out shortly before the series. She becomes the main antagonist of most of the series.
196----
197* AlphaBitch: She's the most popular as well as the meanest girl at school. She's very prone to harassing Lizzie and Miranda.
198* BigBad: For most of the show she's the main antagonist, though in the movie [[spoiler: she has a HeelFaceTurn and the role is taken over by Paolo Valisari.]]
199* TheBully: Being the AlphaBitch, she's quite psychologically abusive to Lizzie and Miranda.
200* BuxomBeautyStandard: The given reason for why she suddenly became popular is because she was the first girl in her grade to develop. Secretly being a year older than everyone else probably helped with that.
201* DefrostingIceQueen: None more so than [[spoiler: in TheMovie, in which she was built up to more-or-less replace Miranda.]]
202* EveryoneHasStandards: Compared to Claire. When Kate was head of the cheer squad, she didn't deny other girls the use of the bathrooms or all students use of the lunch tables.
203* EvilFormerFriend: To Lizzie. One episode revolves around her and Lizzie having to work together. Turns out they were best friends when they were younger, but then she developed early and became popular.
204%%* TheFashionista
205* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: In the backstory she was originally Lizzie's best friend. After becoming popular, she turns into the AlphaBitch and ArchEnemy we see on the show. [[spoiler: She has a HeelFaceTurn again In TheMovie.]]
206* HeldBackInSchool: In one episode, it's revealed that Kate's actually a year older than the other kids in her grade, due to getting held back in Kindergarten for some reason.
207-->'''Animated!Lizzie:''' What did she do, fail naptime!?
208* InformedAttractiveness: She is portrayed as being the Queen Bee of the school, and much is made of her "bustiness." In a show like this, she's not any more attractive than most background girls. However, it's revealed that she actually was an early bloomer regarding puberty, which is where her popularity and subseqent AlphaBitch attitude came from. By developing early, she stood out from the rest of the girls and by the time of the series, she maintains her popularity from that even though most of the girls have caught up.
209* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While she's still the AlphaBitch, she has some nice moments with Lizzie over the course of the series and TheMovie. [[spoiler: In TheMovie she has a full HeelFaceTurn]].
210* LaserGuidedKarma: Occasionally.
211* LovableAlphaBitch: At the start of the series, she is the AlphaBitch stereotype. Later on she has moments of sympathy, such as when her sister and mother seem to show her little to no affection, and some moments that show her character develop, such as [[spoiler: helping Lizzie and Gordo in the movie (also becoming a ShipperOnDeck for the two).]]
212* ManipulativeBitch: She can manipulate boys into doing anything.
213* PetTheDog: One episode has Lizzie and Kate work together and reconcile [[FormerFriendOfAlphaBitch their former friendship]], sharing a smile at the end of the episode. While it doesn't stop Kate from behaving like an AlphaBitch, she starts to show some more genuinely kind moments over the course of the series and in TheMovie. [[spoiler: In the movie, she takes a HeelFaceTurn.]]
214* PlotAllergy: It's revealed in the episode "Pool Party" that Kate is allergic to temporary tattoo ink.
215* TownGirls: The stereotypically prissy AlphaBitch Femme to Miranda's blunt, deep-voiced, punk-styled DeadpanSnarker Butch, and Lizzie's [[NiceGirl nice]] NaiveEverygirl Neither.
216* WeWantOurJerkBack: In the episode "The Rise and Fall of the Kate Empire," Lizzie and her friends assist Kate in getting her spot in the cheer squad back after Claire is considered worse than her.
217[[/folder]]
218
219[[folder:Ethan Craft]]
220[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nintchdbpict0002744549801.jpeg]]
221->Portrayed by: Clayton Snyder
222
223A handsome and popular yet dimwitted boy in Lizzie's school. Almost all the girls want him and he's pretty nice (except in the first season).
224----
225* BetterAsFriends: While not very bright, he’s extremely aware he and Lizzie have no future together and no chemistry so he tries to gently dissuade her.
226* BigManOnCampus: The most popular and good-looking boy in the school.
227* BrainlessBeauty: He may be attractive, but also dimwitted and clueless.
228* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first season, he was more-or-less a male version of Kate, but in later seasons, he became a much nicer person.
229* ChickMagnet: The target of affection for every girl in the school.
230* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Complete with "wooshing" sound-effects when he says dumb things.
231* TheDitz: Apparently it's a family trait.
232* HiddenDepths: One episode (the one where Lizzie and Matt are handcuffed together) shows he has a ''strong'' charitable side-stemming from an earlier period where his own family was unemployed and suffering financially. This may also explain his nice guy attitude toward Lizzie and other less popular students-because as "the poor kid" he likely was just as much (if not more) ostracized during his younger years.
233* InformedAttractiveness: His good looks are regularly mentioned by Lizzie and other girls.
234* KindheartedSimpleton: Not very bright, but kind and friendly enough, even to the less popular kids.
235* NiceGuy: He's nice to everyone (except in the first season where he was portrayed more as a jerkish bully due to EarlyInstallmentWeirdness).
236* PopularIsDumb: Despite his stupidity, he's the BigManOnCampus.
237* SatelliteLoveInterest: Does not get much characterization outside of being Lizzie's crush.
238* SmarterThanYouLook: While clearly not the sharpest of characters, he was able to learn of Lizzie's adventures in Rome during the movie without assistance. Something the chaperone didn't know about until the climax.
239[[/folder]]
240
241[[folder:Larry Tudgeman]]
242[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/larry.jpeg]]
243->Portrayed by: Kyle Downes
244
245The least popular boy at Lizzie's school. Despite this he is pretty nice to people, and gets a friendly enough treatment from Lizzie. He had a crush on Lizzie, but when she decides not to return the feelings, he was pretty understanding.
246----
247* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Lizzie and, on occasion, Miranda and Kate.
248* AllLoveIsUnrequited: For Lizzie
249* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Though the occasional episode shows he does have some people to pal around with, he's consistently unpopular with the larger school body. "My Fair Larry" plays this more seriously, as he's the only recognizable student not invited to Miranda's party; Lizzie feels so bad for him walking off dejected and everyone around him not even noticing him.
250* ButtMonkey: Unpopular and bullied by other students.
251* HeCleansUpNicely:
252** One episode had Lizzie go on a pity date with him and when he arrived at her house, she was bowled over by his appearance (clean combed hair and a different outfit than he usually wears).
253** "My Fair Larry" also features this, as Lizzie and Gordo help him pass for cool so that he can attend Miranda's party. Absolutely no one recognized him, and everyone was impressed when he ultimately revealed himself.
254* NiceGuy: As Lizzie discovers, he's a perfectly nice, normal guy outside school.
255* StereotypicalNerd: Eccentric, stereotypically nerdy and uncool, CasanovaWannabe and SmallNameBigEgo, so yes, he fills this out.
256* UnlimitedWardrobe: Subverted. Probably the only character who ''doesn't'' fall into this.
257[[/folder]]
258
259[[folder:Claire Miller]]
260[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lizzie_mcguire_204_the_rise_and_fall_of_kate_078_0001.jpeg]]
261->Portrayed by: Davida Williams
262
263Kate's lackey and current best friend (until the movie).
264----
265* BetaBitch: While generally the second-in-command to Kate, she can actually be a lot meaner than Kate herself at time.
266* DragonInChief: When given the opportunity.
267%%* TheFashionista
268* GirlPosse: To Kate.
269* {{Jerkass}}: Unlike Kate, she never shows having some HiddenDepths or any redeeming qualities.
270* TokenMinority: One of the few black recurring characters.
271[[/folder]]
272
273[[folder:Lanny Onasis]]
274[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lanny_onasis.png]]
275->Portrayed by: Christian Copelin
276
277Matt's best friend who hasn't spoken a single word in the series.
278----
279* CreepyChild: Sam finds his tendency to not talk creepy, though Jo thinks that he's just shy.
280* FamousAncestor: He's related to Crispus Attucks.
281* SilentBob: He never speaks, but Matt seems to have no problem communicating with him. Matt seems to be one of the few who can understand him no problem, much to the confusion of his parents. Stranger still when [[FreakyFridayFlip Matt and Lizzie switch bodies]], Lizzie is able to easily understand what Lanny 'said' before Toon!Lizzie (Lizzie's inner self) was confused by how she understood him.
282* TokenMinority: One of the few black recurring characters.
283[[/folder]]
284
285!Movie characters
286[[folder:Paolo Valisari]]
287->Portrayed by: Yani Gellman
288
289A handsome Italian pop star that Lizzie meets in the movie. He befriends her during her trip to Rome. He offers to have him sing in his ex-girlfriend, Isabella's place at a concert.
290----
291* BigBad: [[spoiler: He tries to manipulate Lizzie into performing onstage as Isabella so he can destroy Isabella's career and humiliate Lizzie onstage by fooling everyone into thinking that Isabella lip syncs.]]
292* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: He seems very charming and sincere but it's just a cover for his true, vile nature.]]
293* BlatantLies: [[spoiler: He lied to Lizzie about Isabella lip-synching and him actually singing as well as Isabella's personality.]]
294* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: [[spoiler: He's very handsome and suave and a total bastard underneath.]]
295* FauxAffablyEvil: [[spoiler: He's pretty likable before his EvilPlan is revealed.]]
296* HateSink: [[spoiler: Paolo turns out to be a slimy, dishonest coward who has no issues manipulating and discarding others for his own benefit.]]
297* HollywoodToneDeaf: [[spoiler: It was revealed that Paolo lipsynchs because he can't really sing at all]].
298* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler: He manipulates Lizzie in his scheme against Isabella, with the intent of ruining her]].
299%%* RomanticFalseLead: [[spoiler: For Lizzie.]]
300* WalkingSpoiler: Just look at EVERY other entry on this list!
301[[/folder]]
302
303[[folder:Isabella Parigi]]
304->Portrayed by: Music/HilaryDuff
305->Singing voice by: Haylie Duff
306
307Paolo's ex-girlfriend who looks identical to Lizzie, except for the fact that she's a brunette rather than a blonde. Paolo befriends Lizzie because of this.
308----
309* IdenticalStranger: She and Lizzie look pretty much identical to each other--the only actual physical difference between them is their hair colors, with Isabella being a brunette and Lizzie being a blonde.
310* IdolSinger: She is an Italian pop star.
311* MeaningfulName: Isabella is the Italian translation of Elizabeth, Lizzie’s full name.
312* NiceGirl: A genuine NiceGirl unlike the Diva that Paolo claims she is.
313* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: A vicarious example. Isabella proves to Lizzie that [[spoiler:Paolo is manipulating her]] by saying the pickup line he just gave her.
314[[/folder]]
315
316[[folder:Miss Ungermeyer]]
317->Portrayed by: Alex Borstein
318
319The principal of the high school Lizzie and Gordo will be attending, as well as the chaperone of the class.
320----
321* DeadpanSnarker: She spends a lot of her screen time snarking at people with deadpan quips.
322* DrillSergeantNasty: Well, she’s a principal, but she definitely evokes this trope with her sharp tongue and no-nonsense attitude. She’s even accompanied by military drums in her first scene.
323* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She starts to show off her softer side towards Gordo and Sergei at the end.
324* LargeHam: Her snarky, [[ChewingTheScenery scenery-chewing]] personality makes her one of the funniest characters in the film. What more could you expect from a character played by Alex Borstein?
325* PintSizedPowerhouse: She is quite short, yet still manages to take down two big security guards ''simultaneously''.
326* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Under her tough exterior, she’s a genuine person who cares and looks out for the students under her supervision.
327[[/folder]]
328
329[[folder:Sergei]]
330->Portrayed by: Brendan Kelly
331
332Paolo's bodyguard.
333----
334* EveryoneHasStandards: He quits his job as Paolo's bodyguard, because he was disgusted by his plan to hurt [[NiceGirl Lizzie]].
335* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: After Paolo is exposed.]]
336* LastMinuteHookup: He and Miss Ungermeyer are shown briefly flirting with each other near the end of the movie, after Sergei compliments her on her care for her students, and it's implied that they eventually hookup.
337[[/folder]]

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