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
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
Update: Gary Coleman, who was the child star of TV show "Diff'rent Strokes," has died at age 42, a publicist says. ABC News reported this morning that Coleman "has slipped into a coma" and is currently on life support. Coleman suffered an intracranial hemorrhage according to the ABC report, and remains unconscious from the injury.
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.
This morning on ABC News, host George Stephanopolis interviewed beautiful actress and UNICEF ambassdor Alyssa Milano in promotion of her new prime time series "Romantically Challenged," premiering tonight on ABC. During the interview George asked Allysa how she managed to be a child actor, grow up in the spotlight on 70's smash hit "Who's the Boss?"
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
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,
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
My husband Russell and I worked with Seth Green on a small, teen film called "Can't Hardly Wait," back in 1998. While the film wasn't intended for my demographic and I admittedly appreciated very little of it's humor, a few actors on the film really stood out. One of them was Seth Green; an immeasurably
The BizParentz Foundation announced that the guest of honor at the 2010 CARE Award will be former child star Justin Henry, who to date holds the title of youngest Academy Award nominee on record (at 8 years old) for his turn in "Kramer vs. Kramer." He was also nominated for the Golden Globe and won