Tag Archives: former child actor

From the Momager Trenches United Kingdom: “How it All Got Started”

Posted on 08. May, 2012 by .

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Jemima Laing (a Plymouth, UK Native) tells us how her son Felix Soper, now 13, was first bitten by the acting bug after landing a part in a theatre production of Peter Pan. What got Felix started with this whole acting thing was, basically, my innate nosiness. Collecting him and a friend from drama group on [...]

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Former Child Actor Daniela Bobadilla, 18, to play Sheen’s 13-year-old daughter in ANGER MANAGEMENT

Posted on 14. Feb, 2012 by .

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For all the 12, 13 and 14 year old girls who auditioned last week for Charlie Sheen’s new FX comedy series, Anger Management, (my own included by the way) the bad news is: someone else got the job. The good other news is: they cast 18 to play younger – which you could kind of guess would [...]

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THEN & NOW: Former Child Actor LAURA DERN on Her Strict Upbringing

THEN & NOW: Former Child Actor LAURA DERN on Her Strict Upbringing

Posted on 18. Oct, 2011 by .

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Laura Dern’s parents’ are Academy Award nominated actor Bruce Dern and Academy Award nominated actress Diane Ladd, whom divorced when she was only 2.  You could say she was born into the business and you’d be right. However, she made her own mark early in a series of heavy projects like “The Stains,” and “Foxes” at age [...]

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THEN & NOW: Child TV Star JASON BATEMAN Says Acting for Kids Not a Good Idea

THEN & NOW: Child TV Star JASON BATEMAN Says Acting for Kids Not a Good Idea

Posted on 18. Oct, 2011 by .

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Former Child Super Star Jason Bateman, 42, says it’s not a particularly “good idea” for children to work as actors. Bateman starred in his first major acting role at age 12, as James Cooper Ingalls in “The Little House on the Prairie.” Following that, he did the sitcom “Silver Spoons.” From there he went on to star [...]

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Former HARRY POTTER Child Star Daniel Radcliffe On Personal Quest to Prove Child Actors Do Not Have to Burn Out

Former HARRY POTTER Child Star Daniel Radcliffe On Personal Quest to Prove Child Actors Do Not Have to Burn Out

Posted on 08. Jul, 2011 by .

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In a recent interview with GQ Magazine, former child actor Daniel Radcliffe, now 21, of Harry Potter fame, revealed that while Harry Potter was battling Draco Malfoy with the Hogwarts on the big screen, he was conquering personal demons off screen. Radcliffe was cast as Harry Potter at age 11 and grew into a man [...]

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Former Child Actor Elijah Woods Credits Mom With Keeping Him Grounded

Former Child Actor Elijah Woods Credits Mom With Keeping Him Grounded

Posted on 06. Jul, 2011 by .

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Former Child Actor Elijah Wood ( The Lord of the Rings), now 30, recently told media outlet Nylon Guys that unlike many child actors’ parents, his mother Debbie Wood was more reserved when supporting him in the film industry. He can next be seen in the new FX comedy series, “Wilfred.” Wood states, “This is [...]

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Former Child Actress Elizabeth Taylor, 79, Has Passed Away

Former Child Actress Elizabeth Taylor, 79, Has Passed Away

Posted on 23. Mar, 2011 by .

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Actress and Humanitarian, Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, has died at age 79. Born in Hampstead, London, England on February 27, 1932, she was a child star and one of the great Hollywood beauties. She began her career with several Lassie movies and the beloved, “National Velvet.” She went on to star in film classics “Cat on [...]

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TV’s Blossom is in Full Bloom and Handing Out Advice to Would-Be Hollywood Moms

TV’s Blossom is in Full Bloom and Handing Out Advice to Would-Be Hollywood Moms

Posted on 11. Feb, 2011 by .

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I know you all remember 80′s teen star Blossom of the NBC TV show of the same name. What you may not recall is that Blossom was played by actress Mayim Bialik and that Bialik now stars on the popular sitcom, The Big Bang Theory.  What I didn’t know until this morning is that the former child [...]

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Search Warrant Issued for Former Child Star Lindsay Lohan’s Home

Search Warrant Issued for Former Child Star Lindsay Lohan’s Home

Posted on 02. Feb, 2011 by .

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I subscribe to a great service in Los Angeles called Nixle, which sends out alerts from the LAPD headquarters about breaking crimes relevant to the area. It’s a great tool for determining when a specific area might be backed up with traffic due to a lock down or a crime of some sort – an [...]

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Oscar Winner Helen Hunt Reflects on Early Days as a Pro Child Actor, But Doesn’t Want the Same for her Daughter

Oscar Winner Helen Hunt Reflects on Early Days as a Pro Child Actor, But Doesn’t Want the Same for her Daughter

Posted on 20. Jan, 2011 by .

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Helen Hunt, Academy Award-winning actress, film director and screenwriter, is starring in the film Every Day with talented teen actor Ezra Miller (hailed as one of the 55 faces of the future by Nylon Magazine’s Young Hollywood Issue). Hunt recently stated to New York Magazine that she refuses to let her 6-year-old daughter Makena Lei [...]

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Former Child Actor Christian Bale Embarrassed by the Title “Child Actor”

Former Child Actor Christian Bale Embarrassed by the Title “Child Actor”

Posted on 16. Nov, 2010 by .

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In the latest edition of Esquire Magazine (on new stands now) talented thespian Christian Bale speaks about his early years as a child actor, “when he did fantasy movies and even sang and danced in a Disney musical called “Newsies.” Now he cringes at the words ‘child actor.’” BALE: I spent many years trying to [...]

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Gary Coleman’s Death Ruled Accident, No Foul Play

Gary Coleman’s Death Ruled Accident, No Foul Play

Posted on 06. Oct, 2010 by .

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Santaquin, UT – The case on Gary Coleman’s death has been closed. While there were initially doubts that the 42-year-old “Diff’rent Strokes” star’s death was accidental, it has now been ruled an accident and not a murder. There was no foul play. Coleman passed on May 28, 2010, days after suffering a brain hemorrhage from [...]

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Former Child Stars Shia LaBeouf & Frankie Muniz Battle It Out in the Press

Former Child Stars Shia LaBeouf & Frankie Muniz Battle It Out in the Press

Posted on 04. Oct, 2010 by .

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Former Malcolm in the Middle child star Frankie Muniz, now pursuing a music career, has some sharp words for fellow actor Shia LaBeouf (Wall Street, Transformers, Disturbia) calling him “creepy” for talking about Muniz in recent interviews. La Beouf, also a former child star (Even Stevens), mentioned Frankie Muniz in a recent chat with American [...]

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Dakota Fanning on Growing Up in Marie Claire’s August Issue

Dakota Fanning on Growing Up in Marie Claire’s August Issue

Posted on 13. Jul, 2010 by .

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Soon-to-be “Former” Child Star, Dakota Fanning, 16, graces the cover of Marie Claire’s August issue.  The “Eclipse” and “The Runaways” starlet continues to evolve into a mature actress, trading in yesteryear’s’ Kaiya Eve Pettiskirts for a a leather-trimmed blue graphic-print Proenza Schouler dress among other sophisticated but age appropriate looks.  My fave is Fanning with [...]

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When is a Mom Not A Mom? When She’s A Momager! Once A Star turns 18, Do They Still Need Parents on Payroll?

When is a Mom Not A Mom? When She’s A Momager! Once A Star turns 18, Do They Still Need Parents on Payroll?

Posted on 18. Jun, 2010 by .

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“Nobody will look out for your interests the way a parent would.” Ashanti’s momager Tina Douglas shares with FOX that other managers “have approached me in a negative way, saying that I can’t manage Ashanti because I’m her mom and I’m ‘emotional.’ But that emotion is what helped get her to where she is today.”

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Kids Talent Manager Debbie Entin Garner & Partner Jordan Warkol to Teach Acting & Modeling Classes In the West Valley

Kids Talent Manager Debbie Entin Garner & Partner Jordan Warkol to Teach Acting & Modeling Classes In the West Valley

Posted on 02. Apr, 2010 by .

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Debbie Entin Garner, children’s talent manager for RisingTalent.net, (a former actor/model herself with more than 20 years experience) will be teaching acting and modeling classes with professional actor Jordan Warkol (child star of  the “Little Rascals” 2002 remake), at the West Valley Actors Space in Woodland Hills, CA. This acting class is specifically geared for young children ages [...]

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Success Story: Child Actor Joe Mazzello Graduates to Acting in Adulthood the Old Fashioned Way – He Earned It.

Success Story: Child Actor Joe Mazzello Graduates to Acting in Adulthood the Old Fashioned Way – He Earned It.

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by .

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After a month of depressing new stories about the tragic ends of former child stars, I have some encouraging news to relay about the rewards of hard work and strong parenting. This is the story of former child actor Joe Mazzello. Former child actor Joe Mazzello [“Radio Flyer,” “Raising Helen” and “Jurassic Park”] takes an adult [...]

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Momager: Dina Lohan’s Shoe Brand Gets It’s Marching Orders

Momager: Dina Lohan’s Shoe Brand Gets It’s Marching Orders

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by .

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UPDATE: In October 2009 former child actress Lindsay Lohan’s momager, Dina Lohan made headlines with the announcement that she was partnering up with Long Island-based shoe company Lovemyshoes.com to launch (and become the national spokesperson for) her very own footwear line called “Shoe-Han” which was slated to be ready by Mother’s Day 2010. According to [...]

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Tia Mowry’s Shares Child Star Success Secrets: Good Parenting & Education

Tia Mowry’s Shares Child Star Success Secrets: Good Parenting & Education

Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by .

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Tia and Tamera Mowry starred in the teen show “Sister, Sister.”  After reading two recent articles, I realize that the fact they managed to survive their childhood stardom and remain unscathed by the tabloids that haunt many of their fellow child actors was not accidental. Tia, an award-winning actress and star of the CW’s “The [...]

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Former “Power Ranger” Child Actor gets Death Penalty

Former “Power Ranger” Child Actor gets Death Penalty

Posted on 08. Apr, 2009 by .

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In what is likely a “Former Child Actor” first and hopefully last, Skylar Deleon 29, of Long Beach, was convicted on Friday of murdering an Arizona couple, Tom and Jackie Hawks of Prescott, in a scheme to steal their yacht and life savings. He received the death penalty for each individual murder. Deleon starred in television [...]

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Former Child Star: Ralph Macchio gets a second chance with television fame

Former Child Star: Ralph Macchio gets a second chance with television fame

Posted on 09. Mar, 2009 by .

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I love hearing about the “happy” side of acting for kids – child stars and former child stars included.  Ralph Macchio is today’s case in point.  While I don’t believe that his career path has been rose-laden, I do know that former child star Ralph Macchio (The Karate Kid, Outsiders) is continuing to successfully forge his [...]

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Transitioning Child Actors: Shia LaBeouf’s Rocky Road

Transitioning Child Actors: Shia LaBeouf’s Rocky Road

Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by .

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“It’s not easy being a child actor.  We’ve seen too many cautionary tales of young performers trying vainly to make the jump into adult roles.  We cry when they die (Brad Renfro, Dana Plato), watch with morbid fascination when they flounder (Corey Feldman, Corey Haim) and cheer when they succeed (Ron Howard, Jodie Foster).  If [...]

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