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Surviving stardom

Hollywood child stars have been Jodie Foster amazed critics around since the days of silent and wasnominated for an cinema, but they often have Oscar for her role, aged 12, in difficult, or even tragic, lives, and the disturbing 1976 film Taxi Driver. Following her their fans can desert them when appearance in this film, Jodie they enter their late teens. But here was ..stalked by a mad fan, are some ex-child stars that have John Hinckley. In 1981 survived the Holl ywood machine. Hinckley shot President Reagan in an attempt to re-enact the film. In her adult During the Depression era of life Jodie has had an the 1930s, Hollywood accomplished career asan produced many child stars. actress and a director, winning The most famous of all was two Oscars - for TheAccused in 1988 and Shirley Temple - a talented TheSilence of the Lambs in 1991. Today singer and tap dancer who sheisknown asoneofthe most secretive made her first film at the age and publicity-shy actresses in Hollywood. of 4. She became the first child to win an Oscar, but Drew Barrymore comes from a large the film studios lost interest acting family. Her grand father John was a in her when she hit her 20s, classical British actor in the 1930s, and and she was already a herfather isalso an actor. adivorcee at 21. As an When she was 7, Drew adult, however, she became starred in the ..blockbuster involved in politics and had movie ET, directed by her a successful career as an ..godfather Steven Spielberg. international diplomat. She But following the success of represented the USA at the ET, Drew had serious United Nations, and also served as an problems with drugs. By the ambassador to Ghana and age of 16 she had already Czechoslovakia. been in ..rehab, attempted suicide and separated from Elizabeth Taylor starred as a child in herparents. But she hasnow several sentimental films of the 1940s, put her problems behind her, including the Lassie and since the age of 21 she series about a has made a number of successful films, faithful. clever dog. including the popular Scream and She was ..stunningly Charlie's Angels. beautiful, and her film roles continued In the 1990s, the Home Alone films made into her adult life. By 10-year-old Macaulay Culkin the most the 1960s she was highly-paid child star ever. With his father one of the biggest as his manager, Macaulay earned an stars in Hollywood, estimated $30 million. In 1994 , his and she became parents separated and there was a bitter notorious forher ..custody battle over their six children. As many marriages ­ a result, Macaulay obtained a legal eight in total (twice to the same man, actor separation from his father and gained Richard Burton). In the 1970s Elizabeth control over his own finances. In 1997 he suffered from alcoholism and weight got married at the age of 17, but problems, but in the 1980s she discovered divorced two years later. Although he a new role asacampaigner andafund­ hasn't made a film since 1994, Macaulay , raiser for AIDS charities. has had successful roles in the theatre. blockbuster III ex t remely successful f ilm qoctetner III a man who is selected by the parents at a child's cam paigner III someone w ho tries to qet suppo rt fo r a cause christening to help look after t he chi ld custody III legal possession of something or a chi ld reh ab III (: rehab il itation) trea tment and cure of an addiction divorcee III a divorced wo ma n to stal k III to fo llow and give constant unwanted attention to someone fund-raiser III someone who raises mo ney fo r a cau se st unningly III ext remely

A star is born

NAME: HALEY JOEL OSMENT DATE OF BIRTH : . FIRST FILM: MIXED NUTS YEAR: . . MOST FAMOUS FILM: THE SI XTH SENSE YEAR: . CO-STAR IN THAT FILM: BRUCE WILLIS

OTHER FILMS, YEARS AND CO-STARS: FORREST GUMP (19 ) WITH TOM HANKS BOGUS (19 ) WITH WHOOPI GOLDBERG AND GERARD DEPARDIEU ...... (200 ) WITH JUDE LAW ANY OSCAR NOMINATIONS? @ (FOR )/NO r Befo re yeu listen D Do you recognise any of the films in the photos? Do you [) Can you think of any other films that have children as their recognise the child actors? Do you know what they are doing stars? How good are the child actors? these days? Listening Readjnq IIIQ> e P Listen to the information about Haley Joel Osment, a El Quickly read the text Surviving stardom. What different current child star, and complete the notes about him above. problems have the child stars had in their lives? Writing 111 ~ R e a d the text again . According to the text, which child Ii) Imagine that, at your age, you are already a famous film star. starts): Complete a table like the one above with notes about your 1. haven't made any films since their childhood? own experience. 2. have had successful careers as adult film stars? 3. have had a successful career or role outside of films or Spe a k in g acting? EilWith a partner, take turns to interview each other about 4. separated from their families? your life as a child star. Complete all the information in the 5. had a famous grandfather? table about your partner, then ask each other how you feel 6. had drug problems while still a child? about being a star, and if you have had any problems. 7. had problems with a fan? B. earned the most money as a child? 9. was married a lot of times? 10.has also directed films?