Tag Archives: Former Child Stars

GIVING BACK: Former Child Star Kristy McNichol Outs Herself to Help Others

Posted on 08. Jan, 2012 by .

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Actress and former child star Kristy McNichol, 49, has come out as a lesbian in an effort to help kids who are troubled by their sexuality and who are being bullied for being different.  The former child star of 1980′s “Little Darlings,” and TV hits “Family” and “Empty Nest” dropped out of Hollywood and retired from acting in [...]

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CHILD STARS: Dakota Fanning, 17, Named COSMO’s Fun Fearless Woman of the Year

Posted on 05. Jan, 2012 by .

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Dakota Fanning, 17, is the latest celebrity to grace the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine. Yes, that Cosmopolitan Magazine. She has also been given the honorary title of “Fun, Fearless Woman of the Year,” like slightly older recipients, Beyonce’ and Mila Kunis, have before her. Many readers are crying foul that a young actress, known best for [...]

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THEN & NOW: Former Child Star Hilary Duff Talks Growing Up Hollywood on PIERS TONIGHT

THEN & NOW: Former Child Star Hilary Duff Talks Growing Up Hollywood on PIERS TONIGHT

Posted on 25. Oct, 2011 by .

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Former Disney Child Star, Hilary Duff, is pregnant with her first child, a boy. In a recent interview with Piers Morgan on his show PIERS TONIGHT, Duff revealed she one reason she does not want her son to have a career in show business is because she felt isolated as a child star and lost [...]

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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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The Actors Fund’s Looking Ahead Program at Nickelodeon Studios’ Pic@NIC: A Day of Fun in the Sun for Our Child Actors!

The Actors Fund’s Looking Ahead Program at Nickelodeon Studios’ Pic@NIC: A Day of Fun in the Sun for Our Child Actors!

Posted on 03. May, 2011 by .

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Written by HMB correspondent Danielle Burkhardt mother of rising star Damoni Burkhardt My daughter (child actor Damoni Burkhardt) and I attended the pic@Nick event on Sunday, May 1, 2011 hosted by The Actors Fund’s Looking Ahead Program at Nickelodeon Studios.  Looking Ahead is a program of The Actors Fund which is dedicated to helping professional [...]

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Former Child Stars of “Stand By Me” Celebrate Films’ 25th Anniversary

Former Child Stars of “Stand By Me” Celebrate Films’ 25th Anniversary

Posted on 18. Mar, 2011 by .

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Former child stars Jerry O’Connell, Corey Feldman and Wil Wheaton reunited in Los Angeles Wednesday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their 1986 coming-of-age classic Stand By Me and the release of the film on Blue Ray DVD. The film’s other child star, River Phoenix, older brother of Joaquin, famously died in 1993 outside of Johnny’s Depp’s bar, “The [...]

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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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2011 SAG Awards Nominate Many Current & Former Child Actors!

2011 SAG Awards Nominate Many Current & Former Child Actors!

Posted on 11. Jan, 2011 by .

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As a SAG household, it’s that time of year when DVDs of all the years’ best films begin to arrive at our house along with SAG’s voting ballot via postcard.  One thing struck me as I was reviewing all of the nominees. Not only are many are current child actors like Hailee Steinfeldformer nominated but [...]

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MOMAGERS: Life is No *Ice Cream* Cake Walk for Dina Lohan

MOMAGERS: Life is No *Ice Cream* Cake Walk for Dina Lohan

Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by .

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In trivial and unbelievable Momager/Child Star news today, the latest “scoop” at Carvel Ice Cream is that the Lohan Family’s Carvel Black Card has been Black-listed. For those unfamiliar, a “Black Card” grants the holder free Carvel ice cream for 75 years. RadarOnline reports that Dina Lohan, the momager of tabloid staple and former child star Lindsay [...]

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Former “That’s So Raven” Teen Star Orlando Brown Gives Back with “Soles Of Our Children”

Former “That’s So Raven” Teen Star Orlando Brown Gives Back with “Soles Of Our Children”

Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by .

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Former Disney actor, Orlando Brown, best known for his role as the spunky best friend to the “sometimes” clairvoyant, Raven Baxter on Disney’s “That’s So Raven!” (played by Raven-Symone) has temporarily traded in his acting shoes to lend a helping hand for a wonderful cause. Brown is working with the Kids On the Porch Foundation, [...]

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90′s Child Stars Melissa Joan Hart & Joey Lawrence, Grown Up & Teamed Up

90′s Child Stars Melissa Joan Hart & Joey Lawrence, Grown Up & Teamed Up

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by .

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A new television comedy aptly titled “Melissa & Joey,” starring former child stars Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence, received a 10-episode order from ABC Family. It will premiere in 2010. Hart originally gained fame starring in “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” from 1996 to 2003. More recently she’s better known as a photo staple “Hollywood [...]

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Then & Now: Lindsay Lohan

Then & Now: Lindsay Lohan

Posted on 25. Jun, 2009 by .

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“Then” Pictures of Lohan as a toddler.  Can you believe the transformation? Photo courtesy of Lindsay Lohan’s TwitPic Account.

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