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14 04, 2011

Tune in April 22 for Demi Lovato Interview on “Good Morning America” and “20/20”

By |2011-04-14T13:45:48-07:00April 14th, 2011|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, Former Child Stars, In the News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Tune in April 22 for Demi Lovato Interview on “Good Morning America” and “20/20”

Demi Lovato's post-rehab interviews will be featured in two parts on April 22, 2011, first on "Good Morning America" and then later that same evening on "20/20." The "Sonny with a Chance Star," is the latest in a long line of child stars to publicly deal with private struggles, in this case both "physical and

16 03, 2011

Child Stars Shine at the Disney Kids & Family Advertisers Upfront in NYC

By |2011-03-16T19:38:56-07:00March 16th, 2011|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, In the News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Child Stars Shine at the Disney Kids & Family Advertisers Upfront in NYC

Zendaya at Disney's 2011 Upfronts Debby Ryan at Disney's 2011 Upfronts Selena Gomez at Disney's 2011 Upfronts Disney flaunted an expanded slate of 13 new original series (a 30% increase from last year) and additional new titles in the blockbuster Disney Channel Original Movie franchise at its annual presentation

2 03, 2011

Child Star Willow Smith Co-Hosts Oprah’s “The Most Talented Kids” Show

By |2011-03-02T14:10:19-08:00March 2nd, 2011|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, In the News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |2 Comments

I almost hesitate to post this, not because I feel it's controversial but because I've noticed HMB's posts on Will and Jada Pinkett's Smith's child star kids Willow and Jaden aren't the readers' favorites. Compared to our casting updates, auditions notices and product review posts, the articles on the Smiths get fewer page views and

2 02, 2011

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

By |2011-02-02T12:35:59-08:00February 2nd, 2011|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, Former Child Stars, Hollywood Happenings, In the News, THE BUZZ, THE HOLLYWOOD LIFE|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Search Warrant Issued for Former Child Star Lindsay Lohan’s Home

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

28 01, 2011

Twitter Feathers are Ruffled When Author Criticizes Parenting Choices of Will & Jada Pinkett Smith

By |2017-02-22T05:42:21-08:00January 28th, 2011|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, In the News, Momagers in the News, Parents of Child Actors, Popagers in the News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

Author Terry McMillan (How Stella Got Her Grove Back) has ruffled some Twitter feathers with a tweet rant criticizing the parenting skills of Hollywood parents, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, even declaring they were "pimping" their children Willow and Jaden. Terry McMillan's tweets: "The Smith children already act like child stars. There's an arrogance in

27 01, 2011

Casting News: Willow Smith to Star in Her Parents Remake of the Musical Movie “ANNIE”

By |2017-02-22T22:38:15-08:00January 27th, 2011|Categories: Casting Updates, CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, In the News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |12 Comments

According to MTV.com, rapper Jay-Z aka Shawn Carter's sampling of  "It's a Hard Knock Life" was merely a foreshadowing of a much larger endeavor. Turns out that Carter has partnered with actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith via their film production company Overbrook Entertainment to remake the classic film Annie. Other Overbrook partners include James Lassiter

18 12, 2010

GIVING BACK: “Fun Ambassador” Rico Rodriguez Gifts Kids at St Jude’s Research Hospital This Holiday Season

By |2010-12-18T18:34:47-08:00December 18th, 2010|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, Giving Back, In the News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

He's Coast-to-Coast Holiday Fun!  Child Actor Rico Rodriguez, 12, who plays Manny on ABC's Emmy-winning sitcom "Modern Family," is serving as Kmart's official "Fun Ambassdor" this year.  In addition to revealing the store's Fab 15 toys in an event live from NYC's Times Square on December 15th, Rico took St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital patient Carson on

17 12, 2010

IN THE NEWS: Risque Photos Leaked of Disney Teen Star Demi Lovato. Rumors of “More to Come.”

By |2010-12-17T23:21:29-08:00December 17th, 2010|Categories: Cautionary Tales, CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, In the News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , |1 Comment

This hasn't been a good week for Disney Teen Stars. Splashed across multiple on-line sources today are risque leaked photos of troubled Disney teen star Demi Lovato.  HMB won't post them here but they're more than easy to find if you're so inclined.  One photo, a portion of which is on our lead page, shows

17 12, 2010

IN THE NEWS: Father of Former Child Star Thora Birch Get’s Her Booted Off An Off-Broadway Production

By |2010-12-17T22:53:47-08:00December 17th, 2010|Categories: Cautionary Tales, CHILD ACTORS, Former Child Stars, In the News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , |2 Comments

Seems an over-involved stage dad has officially put the "OFF" in Off-Broadway, as in "Turned Off," "Laid Off" and just plain old "Kicked Off." Former Child Star Thora Birch, 28, (American Beauty, Ghost World, Hocus Pocus) was set to make her New York stage debut in an adaptation of Bram Stoker's horror classic,

15 12, 2010

IN THE NEWS: Former “Little House on the Prairie” Child Star Calls Miley Cyrus Out on Salvia Scandal

By |2010-12-15T21:21:08-08:00December 15th, 2010|Categories: Cautionary Tales, CHILD ACTORS, Former Child Stars, In the News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on IN THE NEWS: Former “Little House on the Prairie” Child Star Calls Miley Cyrus Out on Salvia Scandal

It's a former child star showdown. In one corner we have former "Little House on the Prairie" child star, former SAG President, and Lifetime MOW regular, Melissa "Half-Pint" Gilbert and in the far corner, aka the smoking section, we have former "Hannah Montana" child star Miley "Half-Ounce" Cyrus.  The two actresses seem to have so much

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