The A+ List Positive Former Child Actors
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The A+ List Positive Former Child Actors NAME Age of Known as a Child For... As an Adult... first job Adlon, Pamela (Segall) 8 Grease 2, Little Darlings, Kelly of Facts of Life Actor / Writer / Producer, Voiceover artist including an Emmy for King of the Hill (Emmy). Ashley on Recess, Californication, Louie, Better Things. Nominated for multiple primetime Emmys, WGA and PGA awards. Allen, Aleisha 4 Model at 4, Blues Clues at 6, Are We There Yet, Columbia University, Pace University, Speech Pathologist, and School of Rock clinical instructor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Ali, Tatyana 6 Sesame Street, Star Search, Fresh Prince of Bel Harvard Grad (BS African-American Studies and Government), Air spokesperson for Barack Obama campaign, actor / singer with several albums and continued guest stars and film roles. Married, son. Ambrose, Lauren 14 Law and Order Actor Six Feet Under, London Theatre 2004-“Buried Child”, Can't Hardly Wait Appleby, Shiri 4 Commercials, Santa Barbara (soap) Actor Roswell, Swimfan USC Applegate, Christina 5 First job: Playtex commercial. Beatlemania, Actor: Married with Children, Samantha Who (Emmy nom), mo. Days of Our Lives, Married with Children, Grace Jessie (series), Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Mars Kelly, New Leave it to Beaver, Charles in Attacks, Friends (Emmy nom). Mom to be, breast cancer Charge, Heart of the City survivor and research advocate. Astin, Sean 9 Goonies (son of John Astin and Patty Duke) Director, Actor Lord of the Rings UCLA grad (1997) Atchison, Nancy 7 First job: Fried Green Tomatoes, The Long Walk Non-profit Professional: Director of Development at Home, Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, The Prince Birmingham Museum of Art. Previously worked for Southern of Tides Poverty Law Center and the Equal Justice Initiative. Copyright BizParentz Foundation 2018- 2021 www.bizparentz.org * denotes AMPAS Oscar (r) nomination Badham, Mary* 10 To Kill a Mockingbird* (oscar nom), Twilight Art Restorer. recently acted in the 2005 film, Our Very Own. Zone Baio, Scott 9 Bugsy Malone, Happy Days, Joanie Loves Actor, Charles in Charge, Diagnosis Murder, new series coming ChaChi out in 2005 Bale, Christian* 9 First job: fabric softener commercial, Empire of Actor, Batman Begins, the Machinist, American Psycho, 3:10 to the Sun, Anastasia, Newsies Yuma (SAG, nom), Vice*, American Hustle* The Big Short*, The Fighter* (Oscar win) Married, one daughter. Balk, Faruza 9 Return to Oz, The Worst Witch, Royal Academy Actor The Craft, Almost Famous, Deuces Wild of Ballet, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Bank, Frank 8 Leave it to Beaver (Lumpy), The Story of Will Stockbroker. Dad to 2, grandfather. Deceased 2013. Rogers Barber, Andrea 6 Full House, Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Whittier College Grad, University of York (England) grad Lives school, mom Baruchel, Jay 12 Popular Mechanics for Kids, Are You Afraid of Actor Almost Famous, Million Dollar Baby the Dark Bateman, Jason 4 Little House on the Prairie, Hogan Family Actor/Director, Multiple films and series regular roles: Arrested Development, Juno, Ozark, 11 award noms, won Golden Globe , married, 1 child Bateman, Justine 11 Journey to the Day, Family Ties Actor, 2 Emmy noms, 1 Golden Globe nom, married 2 children, SAG Board Bell, Trevor 8 Commercials for Hot Wheels, Wendy's, Kelloggs Professional Baseball Player. Pitcher for Los Angels of etc. Anaheim. Still acts occasionally in commercials. Copyright BizParentz Foundation 2018- 2021 www.bizparentz.org * denotes AMPAS Oscar (r) nomination Bell Bundy, Laura 9 Stage debut at 9. Ruthless, Adventures of Huck Actor, Guiding Light. Broadway: Legally Blonde, Wicked, Finn, Jumanji and Hairspray. Country singer. Berfield, Justin 5 First job: Folger's Coffee commercial, Malcolm Producer: Sons of Tuscon. Director of Development for in the Middle, Unhappily Ever After, Max production co J2 Pictures (Virgin and Relativity Media). Keebles Big Move Ambassador for Ronald McDonald House charities. Bialik, Mayim 11 Blossom, Beaches UCLA (2000) in neuroscience and Hebrew studies, neuroscience PhD in 2006. Actress: multiple voiceover roles, Kalamazoo, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Kim Possible, Secret Life of the American Teenager, Big Bank Theory Billingsley, Peter 2 First job: Geritol commercial, A Christmas Director/Producer: Iron Man, Couples Retreat, Zathura, Story, multiple commercials, Paternity, Real Dinner for Five (Emmy nom), attended Phoenix College People (family of 5 actors) Bolaji, Adebayo 14 London’s West Theatre – Bugsy Malone London Guildhall University Grad (law). Broadway’s Ghost, The Color Purple, The Scottsboro Boys. Film: Skyfall Author of poetry, currently a sought-after painter. , Braff, Zach 14? The Babysitters Club, The More You Know Grad Northwestern U. Actor, Scrubs Director of Garden State Brewster, Jordana 14 All My Children, As the World Turns Yale Grad (BA English). Actor The Fast and the Furious franchise,, Lethal Weapon series Brisebois, Danielle* Original Broadway cast of Annie, Kojak, All in Songwriter. Oscar nom- best original song for Lost Stars* the Family, Archie Bunker’s Place, Days of Our from Begin Again. Numerous songwriting credits for Natasha Lives and many guest stars. Bedingfield (Unwritten, Pocketful of Sunshine), Paula Abdul, Donna Summer,Greyson Chance, Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson. Broderick, Matthew 16 Brighton Beach Mem (Broadway), Wargames Actor. Cable Guy, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Brosnahan, Rachel 17 The Unborn NYU-Tisch Grad. Actor. Broadway, The Big Knife. The Blacklist, House of Cards, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Emmy win) Butala, Tony 7 Peter Pan, various Disney movies (25 by teens) Singer. Founder of The Lettermen. 11 gold records, 5 Grammys, still touring in 2018. 4 children, 5 grandchildren. Copyright BizParentz Foundation 2018- 2021 www.bizparentz.org * denotes AMPAS Oscar (r) nomination Caldwell, Zoe 9 First job: one of the Lost Boys in Peter Pan at Actor. Toured throughout Australia, UK and North America. Tivoli in Melbourne. Appeared in radio serials. Medea, Miss Jean Brodie, Master Class. Film: Purple Rose of Cairo, Just a Kiss. Mom to 3 sons. Won four Tonys. Died 2/16/20. Cameron Burre, 5 Full House, commercials, Some Kind of Married to Valeri Bure (pro hockey), 3 children, Make it Or Candace Wonderful Break It Cameron, Kirk 11 Goliath Awaits, Growing Pains Actor Left Behind, host of a Christian television show, adopted 4 children, founder of a children’s charity Carlson Romano, 14 Even Stevens, Kim Possible, Cadet Kelly Columbia-Barnard grad-political science (06), Christy Broadway: Parade Broadway: Beauty and the Beast, Avenue Q. Mirrors 2, Cutting Edge Castile, Christopher 10 Step by Step, Beethoven Actor, voiceover artist Hey Arnold Chabert, Lacey 9 Broadway -- Les Miserables, Party of 5, Mean Actor, multiple voice roles, Ghost of Girlfriends Past, Girls, Wild Thornberrys. Started in pageants. Elevator Girl Chan, Jackie 8 Big and Little Wong Tin Bar Actor/Stuntman: Police Story, Drunken Master, Cannonball Run, Rush Hour. Honorary Oscar Win 2016. Animal rights and anti-drug ambassador. Chlumsky, Anna 8? My Girl, My Girl 2 Actor: In the Loop, 3o Rock, The Good Guy. BA from University of Chicago in International Studies ('02). Worked as a publishing editor, and a Zagat fact-checker before returning to acting. Married (09) Cohen, Jeff 10? Goonies (Chunk) Entertainment lawyer at Cohen & Gardner in Beverly Hills. UC Berkeley grad (Business), law school at UCLA. Connolly, Jennifer 10 Commercials, model, Once Upon A time in Yale then transferred to Stanford--grad English. America, Creepers, Labyrinth Actor, A Beautiful Mind, Pollack Correll, Rich 12 Leave It To Beaver, Bonanza, The Dupont Writer: Happy Days, Director: Suite Life, Raven, Cory in the Show House, co-creator of Hannah Montana, etc. expert archivist of silent film. Copyright BizParentz Foundation 2018- 2021 www.bizparentz.org * denotes AMPAS Oscar (r) nomination Cooper, Justin 5 First jobs: Dominos pizza commercial, Radio Producer. Current Ex Prod on Fox Sports Radio’s Ben General Hospital, Liar, Liar , Dennis the Maller Show. Menace Strikes Again, Brother’s Keeper Creel, Leanna 14 First jobs: commercials, Disney’s Parent Trap 3 UCLA (BA history, MA film production), Saved by the Bell, *identical triplet then went into producing. Pres of Ignite Entertainment (later sold to Lionsgate). Now owns Creel Studio with her wife, doing photography and film production for Food Network and others around the world .Married, 2 sons Creel Lacy, Monica 14 First jobs: commercials, Parent Trap 3, UCLA (BA English Lit, Pro Screenwriting Program) Actor Growing Pains – Married with Children, Seinfeld, Hawaii Five-O, Possums, *identical triplet Freeway, The Cell, The Kicks series. Over 200 commercials. Married to CD Ross Lacy, 2 children. Creel Liefeld, Joy 14 First jobs: commercials, Parent Trap 3, Business exec. Married to noted comic book creator Rob Growing Pains Liefeld. Works in licensing at Awesome Entertainment. *identical triplet Married, 3 children. Cummings, Quinn* 8 Family (series) The Goodbye Girl* (oscar nom) Entrepreneur (company: Hiphugger), award winning writer/blogger. Former agent, one child. Attended UCLA Cusak, Joan* 16 Class, My Bodyguard Actor. Working Girl*, Men Don’t Leave, SNL, Toy Story Cusak, John 12 Class, Sixteen Candles, commercials, Actor Producer Writer, Runaway Jury, Being John Malkovich, voiceover Stand by Me, Eight Men Out, High Fidelity, Utopia Cuthbert, Elisha 14 Popular Mechanics for kids, Are You Afraid of Actor 24 , Love Actually, Old School the Dark Danes, Claire