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2 04, 2010

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

By |2010-04-02T10:47:34-07:00April 2nd, 2010|Categories: Best Acting Classes & Coaches, CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, CLASSES, Former Child Stars, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Kids Talent Manager Debbie Entin Garner & Partner Jordan Warkol to Teach Acting & Modeling Classes In the West Valley

Debbie Entin Garner, children's talent manager for RisingTalent.net, (aformer 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 4

13 03, 2010

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

By |2010-03-13T15:04:28-08:00March 13th, 2010|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Former Child Stars, Success Stories, THE BUZZ, Then & Now|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Success Story: Child Actor Joe Mazzello Graduates to Acting in Adulthood the Old Fashioned Way – He Earned It.

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

10 02, 2010

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

By |2010-02-10T08:55:59-08:00February 10th, 2010|Categories: Child Stars, Former Child Stars, Momagers in the News, Parents of Child Actors, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , |1 Comment

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

18 04, 2009

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

By |2009-04-18T15:28:36-07:00April 18th, 2009|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, Former Child Stars|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |2 Comments

"At first, [the transition from child actor] is very hard. Even when you're going on auditions now, after 'The Game’, I still run into people that still think I'm the little girl from 'Sister Sister'

8 04, 2009

Former “Power Ranger” Child Actor gets Death Penalty

By |2009-04-08T19:52:15-07:00April 8th, 2009|Categories: Former Child Stars|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Former “Power Ranger” Child Actor gets Death Penalty

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

9 03, 2009

Former Child Star: Ralph Macchio Gets Second Shot at TV Fame

By |2009-03-09T13:42:22-07:00March 9th, 2009|Categories: Child Stars, Former Child Stars|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

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

12 02, 2009

Transitioning Child Actors: Shia LaBeouf’s Rocky Road

By |2009-02-12T11:01:22-08:00February 12th, 2009|Categories: Former Child Stars|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Transitioning Child Actors: Shia LaBeouf’s Rocky Road

"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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