PHOTOS: Child Star Survivors
May 14 2019, Updated 5:00 p.m. ET
PHOTOS: Child Star Survivors
1. Since stealing scenes at 10 years old in Remember the Titans, Hayden Panettiere continues to enjoy a bustling career.
Since stealing scenes at 10 years old in Remember the Titans, Hayden Panettiere continues to enjoy a bustling career.
2. Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere
3. Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere
4. Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere
5. Hayden Panettiere
Hayden Panettiere
6. Natalie Portman has been working at a steady clip since her breakthrough role in The Professional and even slipped in getting a degree from Harvard.
Natalie Portman has been working at a steady clip since her breakthrough role in The Professional and even slipped in getting a degree from Harvard.
7. Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
8. Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
9. Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
10. Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman
11. Since his start on Growing Pains, Leonardo DiCaprio has navigated his career wisely ensuring Oscar-worthy roles befitting someone who has grown past his teeny bopper fame.
Since his start on Growing Pains, Leonardo DiCaprio has navigated his career wisely ensuring Oscar-worthy roles befitting someone who has grown past his teeny bopper fame.
12. Leonardo Di Caprio
Leonardo Di Caprio
13. Leonardo Di Caprio
Leonardo Di Caprio
14. Leonardo Di Caprio
Leonardo Di Caprio
15. Leonardo Di Caprio
Leonardo Di Caprio
16. While in high school, Mila Kunis juggled a skyrocketing career thank to That ‘70s Show and continues to make her mark in comedic films
While in high school, Mila Kunis juggled a skyrocketing career thank to That ‘70s Show and continues to make her mark in comedic films
17. Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis
18. Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis
19. Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis
20. Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis
21. Since his roles in Goonies, Sean Astin has enjoyed a career full of memorable roles like his turns in Rudy and in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Since his roles in Goonies, Sean Astin has enjoyed a career full of memorable roles like his turns in Rudy and in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
22. Sean Astin
Sean Astin
23. Sean Astin
Sean Astin
24. Sean Astin
Sean Astin
25. Sean Astin
Sean Astin
26. Scarlett Johansson has come a long way from her head-turning performance in The Horse Whisperer and remains a movie star complete with a hunky A-list husband in Ryan Reynolds.
Scarlett Johansson has come a long way from her head-turning performance in The Horse Whisperer and remains a movie star complete with a hunky A-list husband in Ryan Reynolds.
27. Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson
28. Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson
29. Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson
30. Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson
31. Justin Timberlake’s focus helped him go from Disney star to boy band hunk to triple threat on the stage, screen, and in the studio.
Justin Timberlake’s focus helped him go from Disney star to boy band hunk to triple threat on the stage, screen, and in the studio.
32. Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
33. Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
34. Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
35. Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
36. Lacey Chabert may have become a child star by playing Claudia Salinger on Party of Five but has kept out of trouble unlike her Mean Girls co-star Lindsay Lohan.
Lacey Chabert may have become a child star by playing Claudia Salinger on Party of Five but has kept out of trouble unlike her Mean Girls co-star Lindsay Lohan.
37. Lacey Chabert
Lacey Chabert
38. Lacey Chabert
Lacey Chabert
39. Lacey Chabert
Lacey Chabert
40. Lacey Chabert
Lacey Chabert
41. Inception star Joseph Gordon-Levitt hit it big as a teen on 3rd Rock from the Sun and took a break from acting to attend Columbia University.
Inception star Joseph Gordon-Levitt hit it big as a teen on 3rd Rock from the Sun and took a break from acting to attend Columbia University.
42. Joseph Gordon Levitt
Joseph Gordon Levitt
43. Joseph Gordon Levitt
Joseph Gordon Levitt
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44. Joseph Gordon Levitt
Joseph Gordon Levitt
45. Joseph Gordon Levitt
Joseph Gordon Levitt
46. Claire Danes, who became a teen queen thanks to My So-Called Life, attended Yale for two years and recently won an Emmy for her starring role in HBO’s miniseries Temple Grandin.
Claire Danes, who became a teen queen thanks to My So-Called Life, attended Yale for two years and recently won an Emmy for her starring role in HBO’s miniseries Temple Grandin.
47. Claire Danes
Claire Danes
48. Claire Danes
Claire Danes
49. Claire Danes
Claire Danes
50. Claire Danes
Claire Danes
51. Christina Applegate had her television debut at the tender age of three months old and has enjoyed a thriving career ever since from Married…with Children to Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead and Samantha Who?
Christina Applegate had her television debut at the tender age of three months old and has enjoyed a thriving career ever since from Married…with Children to Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead and Samantha Who?
52. Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate
53. Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate
54. Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate
55. Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate
