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Post by The Ichi on Feb 15, 2011 18:39:12 GMT -5
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is doing pretty well, also...especially recently.  Didn't know he was a child star. |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Feb 15, 2011 18:43:50 GMT -5
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is doing pretty well, also...especially recently. Didn't know he was a child star. Probably not to the same degree as some mentioned here, but he has been around awhile. Angels in the Outfield  and, more notably, 3rd Rock From the Sun  |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Feb 15, 2011 18:47:01 GMT -5
Ron Howard has to be on top of the list in my opinion. I loved the Andy Griffith Show, Happy Days, and he has had an excellent directing career. I can't think of a child star who has had that level of success or staying power. He really hasn't gone away since the 60's. My wife says he's also a really nice guy in person (which also comes across in interviews and in general reputation). He invited my wife to lunch after she helped him find the restroom in her office building (they were filming The Dilemma across the street). She got to eat with Vince Vaughn and my longtime crush Jennifer Connolly. ;D |
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Post by Perd on Feb 15, 2011 18:56:05 GMT -5
Macaulay Culkin, forget about money, he got to bang Mila Kunis.
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Post by mattperiolat on Feb 15, 2011 18:59:57 GMT -5
all 3 get regular work, fair enough ricci is probably the one who gets most work out of the three. Dushku does OK, I suppose. Having Joss Whedon as a fan helps. Applegate... you know, I REALLY hate to say this but I wonder if her marketability was hurt by her illnesses. It's easy to promote cheesecake stuff, but look how fast her show got canceled and rolls dried up after the mastectomy. And we come to someone I used to carry a huge torch for, Ricci. She IS a good actress, but she seems to have some issues. Her mouth got her in some trouble early in her career (producers on Sleepy Hollow insisted on a psych profile before agreeing to her casting in case she cracked up in the middle of the movie, all that from some interviews she gave), plus she hasn't had a hit movie in years. Last high profile project was Speed Racer and that died a dog's death. On the pro side of the ledger, what about Kirsten Dunst? She hasn't done badly. |
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Post by Baixo Astral on Feb 15, 2011 19:13:50 GMT -5
I think if we're going to start throwing Dushku, Dunst, etc. out there, we're surely just trying to name everyone that has appeared in movies/TV as a kid, then as an adult, because they're not in the most successful category by a long shot.
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Post by Young Game on Feb 15, 2011 19:18:39 GMT -5
Anthony Michael Hall seems to be pretty well for himself, even if Chris Jericho saw him throwing up in the bushes at the Playboy Mansion. Jerry O'Connell hasn't set the world on fire, but he still finds steady acting jobs. Of course he wasn't a big child star, but he still was able to go from the fat kid in Stand By Me to having a good career. Not to mention he goes home to Rebecca Romijn. Not too shabby. |
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Post by fw91 on Feb 15, 2011 19:25:26 GMT -5
does Drake count?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2011 19:31:08 GMT -5
Shirley Temple-Black has had a lot of success post childhood, acting as a U.S. Ambassador, winning a bunch of rewards, and serving on the boards of several big companies.
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Post by Yami Daimao on Feb 15, 2011 20:14:54 GMT -5
Macaulay Culkin, forget about money, he got to bang Mila Kunis.  And speaking of which, Mila Kunis has been going nonstop since she was 14. |
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Post by worldsstrongestman on Feb 15, 2011 22:12:57 GMT -5
The guy who played Allen Strange is doing pretty good. He finally realized his dream of becoming a WWE Referee.  |
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Post by dlg3000 on Feb 15, 2011 22:18:43 GMT -5
Ron Howard deserves a mention. That is exactly who I was thinking of. |
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Feb 15, 2011 22:25:18 GMT -5
Flubbed lines at the Super Bowl aside, Christina Aguilera has been very successful.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2011 22:30:56 GMT -5
Wil Wheaton is doing good for himself.
Not to the scale as many of the people mentioned so far, but his blog has had a devoted following for years, and he's written three best-selling books.
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Post by fw91 on Feb 15, 2011 22:36:23 GMT -5
The guy who played Allen Strange is doing pretty good. He finally realized his dream of becoming a WWE Referee. wow is this for real? |
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Post by vm88 on Feb 15, 2011 22:46:37 GMT -5
Stacy Ferguson is really racking up a lot of money these days, especially in the last decade, so she's up there.
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Post by Throwback on Feb 15, 2011 22:50:48 GMT -5
elisha cuthbert And speaking of which, Mila Kunis has been going nonstop since she was 11. fixed |
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Post by Can you afford to pay me, Gah on Feb 15, 2011 22:52:16 GMT -5
all 3 get regular work, fair enough ricci is probably the one who gets most work out of the three. Dushku does OK, I suppose. Having Joss Whedon as a fan helps. Applegate... you know, I REALLY hate to say this but I wonder if her marketability was hurt by her illnesses. It's easy to promote cheesecake stuff, but look how fast her show got canceled and rolls dried up after the mastectomy. And we come to someone I used to carry a huge torch for, Ricci. She IS a good actress, but she seems to have some issues. Her mouth got her in some trouble early in her career (producers on Sleepy Hollow insisted on a psych profile before agreeing to her casting in case she cracked up in the middle of the movie, all that from some interviews she gave), plus she hasn't had a hit movie in years. Last high profile project was Speed Racer and that died a dog's death. On the pro side of the ledger, what about Kirsten Dunst? She hasn't done badly. Hummm Applegate is in the movie Hall Pass that just coming out or just did. So she not doing that bad. |
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Post by Throwback on Feb 15, 2011 22:57:29 GMT -5
Mickey Rooney
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Post by YellowJacketY2J on Feb 15, 2011 23:06:18 GMT -5
Dushku does OK, I suppose. Having Joss Whedon as a fan helps. Applegate... you know, I REALLY hate to say this but I wonder if her marketability was hurt by her illnesses. It's easy to promote cheesecake stuff, but look how fast her show got canceled and rolls dried up after the mastectomy. And we come to someone I used to carry a huge torch for, Ricci. She IS a good actress, but she seems to have some issues. Her mouth got her in some trouble early in her career (producers on Sleepy Hollow insisted on a psych profile before agreeing to her casting in case she cracked up in the middle of the movie, all that from some interviews she gave), plus she hasn't had a hit movie in years. Last high profile project was Speed Racer and that died a dog's death. On the pro side of the ledger, what about Kirsten Dunst? She hasn't done badly. Hummm Applegate is in the movie Hall Pass that just coming out or just did. So she not doing that bad. She was also in Going the Distance last September. She may not be lighting the world on fire, but she's getting steady work. |
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