So THIS Is What Happened to the Original Claire on 'My Wife and Kids'

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Many people recognize Jazz Raycole for playing Claire Kyle on My Wife and Kids. But after just one season on the ABC program, Jazz disappeared and was replaced by actress Jennifer Nicole Freeman. Here’s what happened.

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What Happened To Jazz Raycole After She Left My Wife And Kids?

Jazz Raycole has been keeping busy on TV

Following her brief time on "My Wife and Kids," Raycole would appear in numerous other notable shows. These include several appearances on "Everybody Hates Chris," "The Office," and "Monk." Additionally, she would provide a voice in an episode of the hit Nickelodeon animated series, "Hey Arnold" in 2003. In 2012, Raycole starred in the TV Land series, "The Soul Man," where she worked alongside Cedric the Entertainer. The show, which followed the exploits of an R&B singer (C who moves to St. Louis with his family to become a preacher, struck close to home with Raycole, who plays as daughter Lyric Ballentine. In an interview with Studio Q regarding how she relates to the character, Raycole brings up how her upbringing within a religious, church-owning family helped her connect to the role. Afterward, she was featured in several episodes of the BET series "The Quad."

More recently, Raycole has been a main cast member on the Netflix series, "The Lincoln Lawyer," a legal drama starring Manuel Garcia-Ruflo and Neve Campbell based on the best-selling 2008 Michael Connelly novel "The Brass Verdict." The show focuses on LA-based lawyer Mickey Haller (Garcia-Rulfo) and the cases he takes throughout the city from the back of his Lincoln Navigator. On the show, Raycole stars as Izzy Letts, a former drug addict who acts as Haller's driver. The show proved to be a success on the streamer, and a new season was announced with a release planned for 2023 (via Deadline).