Child Stars

22 09, 2010

Hollywood’s Newest Discovery: Child Star Landry Bender with an Update from Mom Amy Bender!

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UPDATE from Amy Bender, Landry's mom: "We do live in LA [now]. We moved here about a year ago. My husband and I have a business that gave us the freedom to relocate and Landry benefited from that move. Her last stage show in Arizona ended in May of 2009. Before booking "The Sitter," Landry auditioned about 100 times

11 08, 2010

Jackie Evancho of “America’s Got Talent” – A Child Star is Born!

By |2010-08-11T14:20:40-07:00August 11th, 2010|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, In the News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Jackie Evancho of “America’s Got Talent” – A Child Star is Born!

Last night yet another Child Star was born.  Jackie Evancho, a 10-year-old opera singer competing on the television show,  "America's Got Talent," wowed television viewers with her seriously mature voice.  Some people even think she could be the the next Susan Boyle.  The public voted overwhelmingly for her out of a whopping 20,000 YouTube video

28 07, 2010

Lance Kerwin, “James at 16” Child Star, Guilty of Theft

By |2010-07-28T13:17:03-07:00July 28th, 2010|Categories: Cautionary Tales, CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, Former Child Stars, LEGAL, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Lance Kerwin, “James at 16” Child Star, Guilty of Theft

Ugh. Lance Kerwin, former child star of popular 1970's television series "James at 15," and then  "James at 16" has been found guilty of second-degree theft and placed on five years probation in Kauai, Hawaii. Collective sigh. The actor has been ordered to carry out 300 hours of community service and was given credit for

21 07, 2010

Leonardo di Caprio’s Career Advice to Zac Efron, “Don’t Do Heroin.”

By |2010-07-21T10:47:51-07:00July 21st, 2010|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, Former Child Stars, Success Stories, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Leonardo di Caprio’s Career Advice to Zac Efron, “Don’t Do Heroin.”

Zac Efron, 22, soon to be seen in Charlie St. Cloud, apparently learns from the mistakes of his celebrity peers. Efron may have also learned a few things about the perils of  "over-exposure" from girlfriend and High School Musical co-star Vanessa Hudgens (pictured left), who received a wave of bad press for nude photos she

13 07, 2010

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

By |2010-07-13T16:50:10-07:00July 13th, 2010|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, Former Child Stars, In the News, Success Stories, Teen Stars, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |Comments Off on Dakota Fanning on Growing Up in Marie Claire’s August Issue

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

24 06, 2010

CASTING NEWS: Desperate Housewives’ Child Actor Being Recast

By |2010-06-24T12:09:30-07:00June 24th, 2010|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, In the News, THE BUZZ|Tags: , , , , , |2 Comments

One of "Desperate Housewives" child actors is being recast before the start of the show's seventh season. Adorable Kendall Applegate, represented by Greene & Associates Talent Agency, has played Tom and Lynette Scavo's (Doug Savant and Felicity Huffman) daughter Penny since the show jumped five years into the future two seasons ago.  Entertainment Weekly's Michael

21 06, 2010

Former NICK Child Star Amanda Bynes, 24, Announces Retirement from Acting…

By |2010-06-21T13:34:41-07:00June 21st, 2010|Categories: Cautionary Tales, CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, Former Child Stars, THE BUZZ, Then & Now|Tags: , , , |1 Comment

In a case of bad timing, Amanda Bynes, 24-year-old former Nickelodeon star on “All That” and “The Amanda Show," announced Saturday via her twitter account that she is retiring from acting.  Following Nickelodeon, Bynes was in the WB sitcom “What I like About You,” with costar Jennie Garth.  She starred in the films, “She’s the Man” and

4 06, 2010

Jodie Foster’s Believes Actress Kristen Stewart is “On the Right Track”

By |2010-06-04T14:22:53-07:00June 4th, 2010|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, Former Child Stars, THE BUZZ, Then & Now|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Jodie Foster’s Believes Actress Kristen Stewart is “On the Right Track”

According to People Magazine, Former Child Star and accomplished Academy Award winning actress, Jodie Foster shared some advice with "Panic Room" co-star, Kristen Stewart. Foster's advice: "Just about how to not go crazy and be a young actor who wants to have a long career." And if anyone would know about the graceful

3 05, 2010

Then and Now: 80’s Teen Queen Molly Ringwald on “Getting the Pretty Back”

By |2010-05-03T10:33:51-07:00May 3rd, 2010|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, Former Child Stars, THE BUZZ, Then & Now|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Then and Now: 80’s Teen Queen Molly Ringwald on “Getting the Pretty Back”

Molly reveals that her role as a mother on her new TV show "is a bit of a flash forward" into her own kids' future, which she hopes won't include acting, at least until they're much older. Molly shares that her own parents were "naïve" about the perils awaiting a child star, but she also credits them with her ability to overcome the challenges that can lead to many young actors' downfalls.

30 04, 2010

Teen Star, Jonah Bobo to Emcee “KD FUN DAY” May 8, 2010 in Carlsbad!

By |2010-04-30T21:33:09-07:00April 30th, 2010|Categories: CHILD ACTORS, Child Stars, Giving Back, THE HOLLYWOOD LIFE|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |1 Comment

On May 8, 2010, the Kawasaki Disease (KD) Foundation hopes to raise $25,000 with KD Fun Day, an event which launches the Quest for a Diagnostic Test, in support of scientists at the UC San Diego Kawasaki Disease Research Center working to create the vital diagnostic test for Kawasaki Disease.  The KD Foundation will donate all

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