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Some child stars become extremely successful at a very young age. Some of these stars have left the world of show business altogether and some of them still work as actors today, even though most people have forgotten that they found fame at a very young age. Carry on reading to find out which child stars have been forgotten and which haven't...
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Jonathan Taylor Thomas was only 10 years old when he played "Randy Taylor" in the sitcom Home Improvement. He dazzled audiences with his funny and wild behavior. Jonathan has now grown up and become a wonderful young man! Take a look at the next picture to find out what he looks like today!
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Jonathan has become a real heartthrob! After Home Improvement ended, Thomas starred in smaller productions such as The Right Steps (2002), and I'll be Home for Christmas (1998). Thomas has since slowly slipped off the Hollywood radar.
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The film My Girl brought audiences to tears back in the early nineties. Anna Chlumsky played "Vada" when she was just 11 years old and quickly became an overnight success story. Like all child stars, she grew up at some point and just isn't the cute little kid from the '90s classic. Find out what she looks like today on the next page...
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Wow! Anna isn't that cute little girl from next door anymore. Instead she has grown into a beautiful, successful, educated woman over the years. After My Girl she moved on to star in the sequel to the movie in 1993, but afterwards left acting for a while to concentrate on her education. Chlumsky moved on get a bachelor's degree in international relations. She made her comback in 2012 in the hit series Veep.
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Freddie Highmore played the role of "Charlie Bucket" in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory alongside Johnny Depp. During production of the movie, Highmore, who dazzled audiences with his cute little smile, was only 13 years old. Freddie is all grown up now and has become a real stunner...
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This is what "Charlie" looks like nowadays. Freddie Highmore still works as an actor and has starred in films such as The Art of Getting By (2011) and A Good Year (2006). He went on to study Spanish and Arabic at the University of Cambridge. Highmore is a real heartthrob with his ocean blue eyes! He also recently starred in Bates Motel and currently leads the hit show The Good Doctor.
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Everybody knows the scene where cute little "Lucy", played by child actress Georgie Henley, goes wandering through the wardrobe and ends up in the magical land of "Narnia". Little Georgie was only 10 years old when she played "Lucy" in the The Chronicles of Narnia. Henley eventually grew up as you can see on the next slide.
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Georgie Henley has become a wonderful young woman since she starred in the Narnia trilogy. She most recently starred in Perfect Sisters and Sisterhood of Night.
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Haley Joel Osment, a.k.a "Cole Sear," scared audiences everywhere with his role in The Sixth Sense. The movie was a box office hit and turned the then eleven-year-old into a star. Take a look at the next slide to see what the young actor looks like today...
Child stars have to learn to cope with fame very early. For some of them it is too much and they retire from acting just years after their big breakthroughs...
We've compiled a gallery with a bunch of former child stars that left the spotlight and have rarely been heard from ever since...
Click through the gallery to see where the most famous child stars are now and what they look like today. Enjoy!