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Child stars who achieved as much or more success as adults

Posted on 8/11/14 at 12:34 pm
Posted by classictiger
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 12:34 pm
We usually hear about the "burnout" stories or those who tried but failed to transition into adult actors. How about the successes?

Which child actors are just as successful or more successful as adult actors?

A few I could thin of:

Neil Patrick Harris
Drew Barrymore
Jodi Foster
Ron Howard (although not as an actor)



Posted by Tactical1
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 12:35 pm to
Christian Bale
Posted by ladytiger118
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Leo
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 12:35 pm to
Brad Pitt
Posted by ProjectP2294
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 12:35 pm to
Fred Savage as a sitcom director.
Posted by JumpingTheShark
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 12:44 pm to
CLINT HOWARD FTW
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 12:44 pm to
Anna Paquin, although didn't she win an academy award as a child?
Posted by ipodking
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 12:47 pm to
Ethan Hawke
Posted by Zamoro10
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 12:57 pm to
Jodie Foster is the GOAT child star.

Taxi Driver, Freaky Friday, Little Foxes...

Stealing Home...

Silence of the Lambs, Contact, The Accused...
Posted by SwaggerCopter
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 12:58 pm to
Leonardo DiCaprio

What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Growing Pains
This post was edited on 8/11/14 at 12:59 pm
Posted by vandelay industries
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 1:02 pm to
miranda cosgrove

i know she's only 21, but 'school of rock' woulda been the peak for other people....
This post was edited on 8/11/14 at 1:05 pm
Posted by Flipadelphia
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 1:09 pm to
Jason Bateman
Posted by DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 1:09 pm to
Where's the cutoff?

Tom Cruise
Posted by Displaced
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 1:12 pm to
Brittney Spears
Justin Timberlake
Christina Aguliera

^^ all MMC
Posted by emcee422
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 1:27 pm to
Kirk Douglas
Posted by Mad_Mardigan
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 1:31 pm to
Jason Bateman....shite, missed this in earlier post.
This post was edited on 8/11/14 at 1:32 pm
Posted by lsuwontonwrap
Member since Aug 2012
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 1:42 pm to
Rob Lowe

Got his start at 15. He had a brief sex tape scandal in the 80's. He's done pretty well for himself.
Posted by Jonas
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 3:08 pm to
Fergie/Jennifer Love Hewitt (Both from Kids Inc)

Johnny Galecki

Claire Danes
Posted by RGJ18
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Posted on 8/11/14 at 3:48 pm to
JGL first one to pop up in my head.
Posted by cascade
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Shia Leboef
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