Child stars who've negotiated a path to success as an adult?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

Ron Howard comes to mind. I guess Shirley Temple too.

Too many sad examples to count...

[Pacifist Patriot]

1. Dean Stockwell?

Yep, exceptions. Definitely exceptions.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

2. What did he do as a kid?

I guess some might include Robert Blake in the "successful adult" list, LOL.

[xmas74]

4. Stockwell's credits

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001777/

He's been around for a very long time.

[Taverner]

3. Neal Patrick Harris

Drew Barrymore
Alissa Milano
Ricky Martin

[ashling]

5. Jackie Cooper

Annette Funicello

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Kirsten Dunst

[Shakespeare]

7. Jodie Foster

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

11. She's had a great career, good choice!

Incredible to watch her in "Taxi Driver", so talented...

[bigwillq]

13. Agree!

Jodie ROCKS! :bounce:

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Kurt Russel

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

9. I almost forgot about "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" LOL.

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. And don't forget he got to kick Elvis in "It Happened at the World's Fair"

And then those ten years with Disney.

[KFC]

10. Danny Bonaduce

He currently has a radio AND a TV show. Not bad.

[Shakespeare]

15. I don't think he's "negotiated a path to success" so much as he's...

...been involved in a decades-long professional trainwreck.

[HEyHEY]

43. ALanis morrisette, unfortunately

[radwriter0555]

38. Danny got canned from his radio show... and he's last been seen on

VH1 or something?

[Parche]

12. stars

Gary Coleman comes to mind, he is a fine security guard.

[terrya]

14. Robert Blake

He stars on "Baretta"

And then, years later...he shoots someone.

[China_cat]

47. Goes back a lot farther than that

Can't remember his 'indian' name but he was the little sidekick to Red Rider...a western. He couldn't have been more than 10 at the most.

[Kingofalldems]

16. Robert Blake

Had a bit of trouble lately though.

[yvr girl]

18. Brooke Shields

Melissa Gilbert

[bridgit]

19. drew barrymore...

[youthere]

20. Elizabeth Taylor.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

27. Actually I remember seeing a clip during one of the Oscar shows,

of Elizabeth Taylor in some movie as a 10 year old, can't remember if it was "National Velvet" or some throwaway bit part of another film. She had an incredible luminous beauty, and star power even then.

[youthere]

32. Yep..National velvet....

she was in a couple of Lassie movies, she had a bit part in Jane Eyre, and a bunch of others I can't remember now, but you're right, she was a star from that first moment the camera filmed her.

[Left Is Write]

33. She was also in my favorite version of Little Women when she was 17.

She did Father Of The Bride at just 18.

[4_Legs_Good]

21. Anna Paquin is getting there

Though she's not appearing in much, and didn't plan to be an actress after she won the Oscar for her *INCREDIBLE* performance in "The Piano".

Also Scarlett Johannson, who was fantabulous in "The Horse Whisperer" is definitely continuing on and in many ways getting better.

david

[YellowRubberDuckie]

22. Oh I hate Scarlett Johannson...

There is something about her that just makes me want to smack her face.
Duckie

[Deja Q]

23. Ron Howard sanitized bio-pics. He is obviously deranged, sorry.

Shriley Temple = yes.
Jodie Foster = yes.
The majority of British child actors = yes.
Michael Jackson never grew up...

[IntravenousDemilo]

26. Well, you can't deny he's successful, though.

Ron Howard is one of the nicest people I've ever met. I hope you were kidding about his being deranged.

[miss_kitty]

24. Paul Peterson

from Donna Reed. He's done a lot to help child stars who were FUBAR as a result of their early successes.

Zelda from Dobie Gillis a Cal State Legislator, whats-her-face married to Matthew Broderick, Matthew Broderick, for that matter. Diane Lane. Natalie Portman, Helen Hunt. Roddy McDowell.

[politicat]

25. Wil Wheaton.

Doesn't do much acting now, but is successful as an adult, which puts him yards ahead of many of his peers.

[LisaL]

28. How did Shirley Temple negotiated a path to success as an

adult? She was one of the most successful child star, if not the most successful ever. What had she done since (career wise), that can even compare to what she did as a tot?

[democracyindanger]

29. Ambassador to the UN nt

[democracyindanger]

30. Christian Bale

And the kid from ET--has had some nice supporting roles in the recent past.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

44. Married to a MAJOR Republican behind-the-scenes type

and therefore was granted diplomatic posts as Ambassador to the UN and Ambassador to Ghana.

When she was in her thirties, she had a TV show called Shirley Temple's Storybook, which were dramatizations of fairy tales and children's classics in which she always had a major role.

But she was a terrible actress as a child. She had two modes: shouting with a frown and shouting with a smile.

[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

31. Ben Affleck

Anybody seen "Voyage of the Mimi"?

[MountainLaurel]

34. The girl who played Blossom

and the role of CeCe in the movie "Beaches". She apparently has a doctorate in some biotech field, had a baby, and is still acting occasionally.

[ikojo]

39. Mayim Bialik

I think she has a PhD in neuroscience or something like that.

[Az]

35. Roddy McDowel

Still a fan of his to this day. Planning on bringing out Legend of Hellhouse for our holloween party.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

41. Yes, he was in How Green Was My Valley when he was about 12

and several other classic films as well.

[qnr]

36. Sarah Jessica Parker n/t

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

37. That's right, she was on some Saturday morning kid's show!

[ikojo]

40. She was in the classic Square Pegs

OH when will that come out on DVD?!!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

42. "One size does NOT fit all"

:7

[Lydia Leftcoast]

45. Jane Withers, a child star who played brats, grew up to be

Josephine the Plumber in years and years of ads.

[jayctravis]

46. Jodie Foster.

[ikri]

48. Christina Ricci