Child Stars: Then and Now

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Jul 10, 2009

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THEN: Corey Haim, pictured here with Corey Feldman (right) and Jamison Newlander (left) in the “The Lost Boys,” was found dead today at age 38. Haim became a teen heartthrob after the 1987 cult-classic film. Warner Bros.

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IN 2007: Cory Haim Jim Spellman/WireImage.com

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THEN: Corey Feldman, who starred with Corey Haim in “The Lost Boys” and then again in 2007 on “Two Coreys.” As a child star, Feldman appeared on 50 TV shows from the ’70s and ’80s, and starred in 1985’s “The Goonies.”

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NOW: Corey Feldman

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THEN: Drew Barrymore in 1982’s “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.”

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NOW: Drew Barrymore

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THEN: Leonardo DiCaprio on ’80s sitcom “Growing Pains.”

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NOW: Leonardo DiCaprio

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THEN: Lindsay Lohan in 1998’s “The Parent Trap.”

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NOW: Lindsay Lohan

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THEN: Will Smith in the ’90s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.”

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NOW: Will Smith

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THEN: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen pose in a portrait for ’80s sitcom “Full House.”

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NOW: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

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THEN: Daniel Radcliffe in 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

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NOW: Daniel Radcliffe.

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THEN: Katherine Heigl in 1995’s “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory.”

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NOW: Katherine Heigl

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THEN: Shia LaBeouf as a young Disney star.

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NOW: Shia LaBeouf

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THEN: Emma Watson at the 2001 premiere for “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

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NOW: Emma Watson

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THEN: Neil Patrick Harris as prodigy Doogie Howser on the late ’80s dramedy “Doogie Howser, M.D.”

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NOW: Neil Patrick Harris

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THEN: Hayden Panettiere in 2000’s “Remember the Titans.”

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NOW: Hayden Panettiere

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THEN: Dakota Fanning in 2004.

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NOW: Dakota Fanning

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THEN: Macaulay Culkin in 1990’s “Home Alone.”

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NOW: Macaulay Culkin

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THEN: Abigail Breslin in 2002’s “Signs.”

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NOW: Abigail Breslin

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THEN: Jaleel White as Urkel in the early ’90s sitcom “Family Matters.”

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NOW: Jaleel White

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THEN: Fred Savage in the late ’80s dramedy “The Wonder Years.”

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NOW: Fred Savage

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THEN: Scott Baio in the early ’80s sitcom “Joanie Loves Chachi.”

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NOW: Scott Baio

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THEN: Jessica Biel in the ’90s family drama “7th Heaven.”

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NOW: Jessica Biel

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THEN: Danny Bonaduce as ’70s TV character Danny Partridge on “The Partridge Family.”

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NOW: Danny Bonaduce

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THEN: Matthew Fox as head of the “Party of Five” Charlie Salinger on the ’90s drama.

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NOW: Matthew Fox

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THEN: Melissa Joan Hart as Clarissa on the ’90s Nickelodeon comedy “Clarissa Explains It All.”

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NOW: Melissa Joan Hart

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THEN: Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris on the reigning ’90s hit “Saved By the Bell.”

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NOW: Mark-Paul Gosselaar

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THEN: Christina Applegate as Kelly Bundy on the late ’80s sitcom “Married… with Children.”

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NOW: Christina Applegate

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THEN: Justin Timberlake on Disney’s ’90s variety show “The Mickey Mouse Club.”

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NOW: Justin Timberlake

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THEN: Britney Spears on Disney’s ’90s variety show “The Mickey Mouse Club.”

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NOW: Britney Spears

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THEN: Ryan Gosling on Disney’s ’90s variety show “The Mickey Mouse Club.”

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NOW: Ryan Gosling

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THEN: Jennie Garth as Kelly Taylor on the ’90s Aaron Spelling drama “Beverly Hills, 90210.”

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NOW: Jennie Garth

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THEN: Courteney Cox in the late ’80s as Lauren Miller on “Family Ties.”

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NOW: Courteney Cox

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THEN: Jared Leto as Jordan Catalano on the short-lived ’90s drama “My So Called Life.”

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NOW: Jared Leto

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THEN: Christina Ricci in 1991’s “The Addams Family.”

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NOW: Christina Ricci

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THEN: Mario Lopez as A.C. Slater on the reigning ’90s hit “Saved By the Bell.”

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NOW: Mario Lopez

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THEN: Claire Danes as Angela Chase on the short-lived ’90s drama “My So-Called Life.”

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NOW: Claire Danes

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THEN: Seth Green in 1988’s “My Stepmother Is an Alien.”

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NOW: Seth Green

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THEN: Jennifer Love Hewitt on as Sarah Reeves on ’90s drama “Party of Five.”

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NOW: Jennifer Love Hewitt

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THEN: Hilary Duff in the 2001 flick “Lizzie McGuire.”

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NOW: Hilary Duff

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THEN: Christina Aguilera on Disney’s ’90s variety show “The Mickey Mouse Club.”

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NOW: Christina Aguilera

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THEN: John Cusack in 1989’s “Say Anything…”

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NOW: John Cusack

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THEN: Mischa Barton in 1999’s “The Sixth Sense.”

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NOW: Mischa Barton

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THEN: Michael Cera as George Michael Bluth on “Arrested Development” before it was canceled in 2006.

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NOW: Michael Cera

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THEN: Molly Ringwald in 1984’s “Sixteen Candles.”

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NOW: Molly Ringwald

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THEN: Andrew McCarthy in 1986’s “Pretty in Pink.”

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NOW: Andrew McCarthy

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THEN: Jodie Foster in 1976’s “Taxi Driver.”

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NOW: Jodie Foster

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THEN: Jason Bateman as James Cooper Ingalls on the ’80s family drama “Little House on the Prairie.”

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NOW: Jason Bateman

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THEN: Alyssa Milano as Samantha in the ’80s sitcom “Who’s the Boss?”

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NOW: Alyssa Milano

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THEN: Rupert Grint in 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.”

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NOW: Rupert Grint

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THEN: Christopher Knight as Peter Brady on “The Brady Bunch,” which debuted in 1969.

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NOW: Christopher Knight

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THEN: Elizabeth Taylor made her film debut at age ten in 1942’s “There’s One Born Every Minute.”

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NOW: Elizabeth Taylor

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THEN: Raven-Symone as Olivia Kendall on the mid-’80’s family sitcom “The Cosby Show.”

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NOW: Raven-Symone

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THEN: Anthony Michael Hall in 1984’s “Sixteen Candles.”

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NOW: Anthony Michael Hall

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THEN: Madeline Zima as Grace Sheffield on the ’90s sitcom “The Nanny.”

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NOW: Madeline Zima

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THEN: Joey Lawrence ate age 6 on ’80s sitcom “Gimme a Break!”

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NOW: Joey Lawrence

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THEN: Nicollette Sheridan in 1985’s “The Sure Thing.”

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NOW: Nicollette Sheridan

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THEN: Kurt Russell as Jamie McPheeters in the ’60s on “The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters.”

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NOW: Kurt Russell

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THEN: Jodie Sweetin as Stephanie Tanner on the ’80s sitcom “Full House.”

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NOW: Jodie Sweetin

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THEN: Ben Savage as Cory Matthews on the ’90s sitcom “Boy Meets World.”

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NOW: Ben Savage

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THEN: Elisabeth Shue in 1984’s “The Karate Kid.”

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NOW: Elisabeth Shue

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THEN: Jonathan Lipnickiin 1996’s “Jerry Maguire.”

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NOW: Jonathan Lipnicki

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THEN: Peter Facinelli in 1998’s “Can’t Hardly Wait.”

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NOW: Peter Facinelli

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THEN: Tom Felton in 2002’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.”

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NOW: Tom Felton

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THEN: Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson on the late ’70s sitcom “Diff’rent Strokes.”

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NOW: Gary Coleman

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THEN: Ron Howard as Opie Taylor in the ’60s on sitcom “The Andy Griffith Show.”

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NOW: Ron Howard

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