Hannah Montana in Vanity Fair

[SigKapSweetie]

Any time someone mentions the impact of child stardom on adulthood, it makes me think of poor Jonathan Brandis. He was my first crush!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by SigKapSweetie

Any time someone mentions the impact of child stardom on adulthood, it makes me think of poor Jonathan Brandis. He was my first crush!

River Phoenix is another sad case.

Call me prejudiced, but I think that Danica McKellar turned out all right!

[sunnyhibiscus]

Zackary Ty Bryan
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Jenna Von Oy (I heard that she was in a sorority. Is that true?)
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Lacey Chabert
Larisa Oleynik
Keri Russell

If you are wondering about Taran Noah Smith, I didn't count him. He got married soon after he turned 17. He got a divorce last year.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by sunnyhibiscus

Jenna Von Oy (I heard that she was in a sorority. Is that true?)

This says that she's a Theta.

[amanda6035]

Originally Posted by SigKapSweetie

Any time someone mentions the impact of child stardom on adulthood, it makes me think of poor Jonathan Brandis. He was my first crush!

OMG, the first BOP magazine I ever bought was because of Jonathan Brandis!





Also - I'm surprised nobody mentioned Julia Stiles.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by amanda6035

Also - I'm surprised nobody mentioned Julia Stiles.

I didn't know that she counted as a child "star." Oh well. She's had a lot of roles but has been pretty much under the radar as far as the celebrity news is concerned.

While we're at it, Keenen and Kel and quite a few uncelebrated child stars have done pretty well for themselves.