• Slide 1 of 20: It's inevitable: Child stars shoot to stardom on both the big screen and on TV. While some of them grow up and continue to work in front of the camera, others step out of the spotlight to take a different path. What happened to our favourite stars from the last few decades? Here are 19 for you to reminisce about…

  • Slide 2 of 20: After being discovered in the mid-1990s thanks to standout performances in movies like When a Man Loves a Woman, Corrina Corrina and Waterworld, the young actress took a ten-year break from Hollywood. She made a comeback in 2004 in Napoleon Dynamite, then took on the role of Cindy

  • Slide 3 of 20: Among the child movie roles that left the biggest impression, the young boy who sees dead people in The Sixth Sense (1999), by M. Night Shyamalan, is certainly high on the list. The role won Osment, just 11 at the time, several awards and nominations, and led to his role in AI: Artificial Intelligence, in 2001. After backing away for a few years to concentrate on voice work, Osment returned to acting in 2014 and has since played many roles in TV series and movies, such as Entourage and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), a movie about serial killer Ted Bundy.See photo on Instagram

  • Slide 4 of 20: She shared the screen with Macaulay Culkin in My Girl and her incredible performance brought us all to tears. While she landed several guest-starring roles (including 30 Rock and Law and Order) between 1994 and 2012, none were memorable. That said, her lead role in TV show Veep has resurrected her career in a major way.

  • Slide 5 of 20: We all fell under the charm of Jonathan Lipnicki and his portrayal of

  • Slide 6 of 20: After successful films such as Home Alone, My Girl and Richie Rich, Macaulay Culkin became one of the most popular child stars in the world. But unfortunately, the young man turned to drugs and fell off the map for years. In 2004, he was arrested for possessing Xanax and marijuana. We have seen him pop up in ads, TV shows and a few movies (including Seth Green's Changeland last summer), but he continues to keep a low profile.See photo on Instagram

  • Slide 7 of 20: We watched them on the 1990s sitcom Full House, and then on the big screen in movies like It Takes Two. But the Olsen twins decided to leave centre stage to focus on their clothing lines, The Row and Elizabeth and James. They were the ones that started fashion trends like the choker necklace, oversized sunglasses and XXL layering.

  • Slide 8 of 20: Her

  • Slide 9 of 20: Being a child star isn't easy … just ask Amanda Bynes. She seemed destined for glory, with impactful roles on TV and on the big screen, including All That, The Amanda Show, Big Fat Liar, What a Girl Wants, She's the Man, Hairspray and What I Like About You. But in 2012, she hit rock bottom and was arrested for a hit-and-run while under the influence. She confirmed that she struggles with bipolar disorder and retreated from the spotlight for several years while pursing studies in fashion. These days she says she is sober and ready to return to acting. We wonder when she'll land her next role!See photo on Twitter

  • Slide 10 of 20: You may remember her as the youngest daughter in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), the adorable girl in Miracle on 34th Street (1994) or maybe as Matilda (1996). Regardless of the movie that stands out to you, Mara Wilson definitely left her mark on the 1990s. But in 2000, she decided to leave all that behind and pursue her passion for writing. She now has her own literary website and published an autobiography in 2016, Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame.See photo on Instagram

  • Slide 11 of 20: He played in hit movies such as Stand by Me (1986), The Goonies (1985), Gremlins (1984) and The Lost Boys (1987). But Corey Feldman slowly stepped away from Hollywood once he figured out how unhealthy the industry was for kids: his friends/colleagues either fell into alcoholism and drug abuse (a fate he did not manage to escape) or suffered sexual abuse (like his sidekick Corey Haim). He still does voice work, though, including Slash in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV show (2013–2017), and has toured as a solo musician and with his band, Truth Movement.

  • Slide 12 of 20: She was only four years old when she started acting on The Cosby Show (1989–1992). But it's her own TV show, Disney Channel's That's So Raven (2003–2007), that made her a child star. After working on a few TV and voice acting projects in the years that followed, Raven landed a spot as co-host on The View, in 2015 and 2016. But she missed acting, and decided to return to sitcoms with Raven's Home, which has aired on the Disney Channel since July 2017.

  • Slide 13 of 20: She was only 11 when she landed the role of Jenny Wilder (1982-83) in Little House on the Prairie. That role put her on the map and led to a slew of TV and movie credits. But nothing else hit the big time until Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–1994) and Charmed (1998–2001). Unfortunately, Doherty was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. She is now in remission.See photo on Instagram

  • Slide 14 of 20: It's been hard for Hilary Duff to shake her Lizzie McGuire image. She portrayed this teen for 65 episodes on the Disney Channel series before it wrapped in 2003 with the feature film The Lizzie McGuire Movie. She went on to work in small roles (including the Cheaper by the Dozen franchise) and now stars in the long-running show Younger.See photo on Instagram

  • Slide 15 of 20: Who didn't watch Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996–2003) and dream about having her powers? Melissa Joan Hart may have made a lot of girls jealous in the 1990s, but apart from the sitcom Melissa and Joey (2010–2015), her career since then has been nothing to write home about. After failed ventures with her candy shop, SweetHarts, and her children's clothing line, King of Harts, the mother of three is still looking to land THE role…See photo on Instagram

  • Slide 16 of 20: Some remember her as Violet in Coyote Ugly (2000), others as the oldest Baker girl in Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 and 2005), or as a spy in TV's Covert Affairs (2010–2014). But aside from those three major roles, her career is not very impressive…

  • Slide 17 of 20: Most people associate Mischa Barton with her role of Marissa Cooper on The O.C. (2003–2006), but she also turned heads with an appearance in the movie The Sixth Sense, in 1999. After those, given that her most noteworthy

  • Slide 18 of 20: Ross Bagley made a splash in the TV sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994–1996), and in the movies The Little Rascals (1994) and Independence Day (1996). But since then … it's been radio silence! If we believe his Instagram account, he is trying to work as a DJ and spends a lot of time with his son who, by the way, is his spitting image!See photo on Instagram

  • Slide 19 of 20: These twins appeared in their own sitcom, Sister, Sister (1994–1999), but took two very different paths afterwards. Today, Tia has a cooking channel on YouTube and has published two books, Oh, Baby: Pregnancy Tales and Advice from One Hot Mama to Another and Twintuition. Tamera is the host of talk show The Real. But there are rumours that a reboot of Sister, Sister is in the works… To be continued!See photo on Instagram

  • Slide 20 of 20: She starred in the 1991 film Curly Sue, holding down the lead role with the help of her adorable ringlets. However, Curly Sue has been the only movie of note in her career. After disappearing for many years, she appeared on The Voice in 2016, winning the competition! She released an album last September, called Pink Cloud.See photo on Instagram

What ever happened to these child stars?

It's inevitable: Child stars shoot to stardom on both the big screen and on TV. While some of them grow up and keep to piece of work in front of the camera, others step out of the spotlight to take a different path. What happened to our favourite stars from the terminal few decades? Here are 19 for you lot to reminisce about…

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Tina Majorino

After existence discovered in the mid-1990s cheers to standout performances in movies like When a Man Loves a Adult female, Corrina Corrina and Waterworld, the young actress took a ten-year break from Hollywood. She made a improvement in 2004 in Napoleon Dynamite, then took on the role of Cindy "Mac" Mackenzie—best friend to Veronica Mars in the series by the aforementioned name. She appeared in Flavour 9 of Grey'south Anatomy, playing an intern who was brutally (and apace) killed off. Finally, she joined the cast of Scorpion in 2017 and seemed poised to hit the big time until the serial was cancelled in 2018. Possibly Tina will have another 10-year break only to come back with some other new projection for us?

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Haley Joel Osment

Among the child motion-picture show roles that left the biggest impression, the young boy who sees dead people in The Sixth Sense (1999), past K. Dark Shyamalan, is certainly high on the listing. The role won Osment, simply 11 at the time, several awards and nominations, and led to his role in AI: Artificial Intelligence, in 2001. After backing abroad for a few years to concentrate on voice work, Osment returned to interim in 2014 and has since played many roles in TV serial and movies, such equally Entourage and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019), a movie about serial killer Ted Bundy.

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Anna Chlumsky

She shared the screen with Macaulay Culkin in My Girl and her incredible operation brought us all to tears. While she landed several guest-starring roles (including 30 Rock and Law and Social club) between 1994 and 2012, none were memorable. That said, her lead role in Tv bear witness Veep has resurrected her career in a major way .

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Jonathan Lipnicki

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Macaulay Culkin

After successful films such as Abode Alone, My Daughter and Richie Rich, Macaulay Culkin became one of the about popular kid stars in the world. Only unfortunately, the young man turned to drugs and barbarous off the map for years. In 2004, he was arrested for possessing Xanax and marijuana. Nosotros take seen him pop upward in ads, TV shows and a few movies (including Seth Green'south Changeland last summertime), simply he continues to keep a low profile.

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

We watched them on the 1990s sitcom Full Firm, and so on the big screen in movies like It Takes Two. But the Olsen twins decided to leave centre stage to focus on their clothing lines, The Row and Elizabeth and James. They were the ones that started manner trends like the choker necklace, oversized sunglasses and XXL layering.

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Dearest Boo Boo

Her "career" began with reality show Toddlers and Tiaras and she was somewhen offered her own reality testify, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, which aired from 2012 to 2014 on TLC. That's what made her famous! But since 2017, it's her mother who has been in the spotlight with a reality testify about weight loss, Mama June: From Not to Hot . So we can still scout the 14-twelvemonth-onetime grow upwards … merely now she's in the groundwork.

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Amanda Bynes

Beingness a child star isn't easy … just inquire Amanda Bynes. She seemed destined for celebrity, with impactful roles on Tv and on the large screen, including All That, The Amanda Show, Big Fat Liar, What a Girl Wants, She's the Human being, Hairspray and What I Like Near You lot. Only in 2012, she hit stone bottom and was arrested for a hit-and-run while nether the influence. She confirmed that she struggles with bipolar disorder and retreated from the spotlight for several years while pursing studies in fashion. These days she says she is sober and ready to return to acting. We wonder when she'll land her next part!

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Mara Wilson

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Corey Feldman

He played in hit movies such as Stand by Me (1986), The Goonies (1985), Gremlins (1984) and The Lost Boys (1987) . But Corey Feldman slowly stepped away from Hollywood once he figured out how unhealthy the industry was for kids: his friends/colleagues either barbarous into alcoholism and drug abuse (a fate he did not manage to escape) or suffered sexual abuse (like his sidekick Corey Haim). He still does vocalisation work, though, including Slash in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV show (2013–2017), and has toured as a solo musician and with his band, Truth Motility.

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Raven Symone

She was just iv years onetime when she started acting on The Cosby Prove (1989–1992). But it's her own TV testify, Disney Aqueduct'southward That's Then Raven (2003–2007), that made her a kid star. After working on a few Goggle box and vocalism acting projects in the years that followed, Raven landed a spot every bit co-host on The View, in 2015 and 2016. But she missed interim, and decided to return to sitcoms with Raven's Home, which has aired on the Disney Channel since July 2017.

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Shannen Doherty

She was but 11 when she landed the role of Jenny Wilder (1982-83) in Little Business firm on the Prairie . That role put her on the map and led to a slew of Idiot box and movie credits. But nothing else hit the big time until Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–1994) and Charmed (1998–2001). Unfortunately, Doherty was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. She is at present in remission.

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Hilary Duff

It'due south been difficult for Hilary Duff to shake her Lizzie McGuire image. She portrayed this teen for 65 episodes on the Disney Channel series before it wrapped in 2003 with the feature picture show The Lizzie McGuire Movie. She went on to piece of work in small roles (including the Cheaper by the Dozen franchise) and now stars in the long-running show Younger.

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Melissa Joan Hart

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Piper Perabo

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Mischa Barton

Most people associate Mischa Barton with her role of Marissa Cooper on The O.C. (2003–2006), simply she also turned heads with an advent in the movie The 6th Sense, in 1999. Later on those, given that her nearly noteworthy "roles" are an advent on Dancing with the Stars and the new reality show The Hills: New Beginnings … we know that times are hard!

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Ross Bagley

Ross Bagley made a splash in the Television receiver sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1994–1996), and in the movies The Little Rascals (1994) and Independence Twenty-four hours (1996). But since then … information technology's been radio silence! If we believe his Instagram account , he is trying to work every bit a DJ and spends a lot of fourth dimension with his son who, past the way, is his spitting paradigm!

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Tia and Tamera Mowry

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Alisan Porter

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