Child stars from TV & movies - where are they now?
That little boy from Jumanji, Charlie from Charlie & The Chocolate Factory and Blossom's BF - they were big at the time but what happened to the child stars of the 90s and 00s?
Picture Editor: Sandra Waibl
Rex FeaturesNicola Peltz
Remember Katara? The waterbender in the super popular fantasy film The Last Airbender? That was Nicola Peltz - who was only 15 years old.
Rex FeaturesNicola Peltz
Nicola blossomed into a total stunner. After the Avatar spin-off, she went on to star next to Freddie Highmore in the thriller series Bates Motel, which was followed by a major role as Tessa Yeager, in Transformers: Age of Extinction. Nicola has since turned to modelling, having walked for Balenciaga's AW15 show - the beauty has also been featured in Zayn Malik's music video "It's You".
Rex FeaturesAlyson Stoner
Alyson Stoner is used to the spotlight, the child star started her career dancing in a Missy Elliot music video, and went on to score her first big screen role in Cheaper by the Dozen. In case you haven't spotted her yet, she is right there by Steve Martin's head on the left hand corner.
Rex FeaturesAlyson Stoner
But Alyson's acting gig was no way near its end. After Cheaper by the Dozen got a sequel, Alyson scored a small role as Channing Tatum's younger sister, Camille, in the original Step Up - a role she would take on again in Step Up 3D and Step Up All In. Alyson is still acting and currently filming the comedy Mr. Invincible.
Getty ImagesBrady Hobbes
Brady was the young son of career-driven Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City. We last saw Brady, played by actor Joseph Pupo, in the second movie instalment back when he looked like this. But fast forward eight years, and Brady's all grown up...
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We'd barely recognise him now! (Minus the red hair.) Pupo returned to our screens in a new spoof TV advert The Battery Company's Jake Wilson and Sas Goldberg. He's got that moody teen thing goin' on and it's pretty hilarious. Have a look at it here.
Getty ImagesJuanita Solis
Remember little Juanita Solis in Desperate Housewives - she was the eldest child of Gabrielle and Carlos Solis and she was so cute. She was the Queen of the moody face.
Getty ImagesMadison De La Garza
Look at how grown up she is! There's no moody face, here! In case you didn't know, Madison is Demi Lovato's little sister and she recently opened up about how tough it can be some times: "I think when people say they wish Demi Lovato was their sister, they don't realise how hard it is to be related to someone who's constantly away on tour."
Since playing Juanita in Desperate Housewives, Madison has had roles on other TV shows and this year she starred in the movie Caged No More.
Getty ImagesThe Outnumbered kids
British sitcom Outnumbered, which started in 2007, was known for it's incredibly cheeky younger characters. But Ramona Marquez, who played Karen, Daniel Roche, who played Ben, and Tyger Drew-Honey, who played Jake, were a lot younger back then. Nine years later, they're looking completely different...
Twitter/goggleboxquotesThe Outnumbered kids
Twitter completely lost it upon seeing this photo of the cast all grown up. They're barely recognisable (bar Ramona's curly hair).
Rex FeaturesAidan Davis, Britain's Got Talent
English street dancer Aidan Davis was the butter-wouldn't-melt Britain's Got Talent finalist who came in fifth place in the 2009 series. But Aidan, now 19-years-old, is looking very different these days...
aiidandavis InstagramAidan Davis, Britain's Got Talent
These days, Aidan is still street dancing and has even released his own single! He's also turned out to be rather dashing, if his Instagram gym selfies are anything to go by.
Getty ImagesZack Morris, Saved by the Bell
Nearly everyone had a crush on Zac from 90s show Saved by the Bell for his boyish good looks and cheeky smile. But these days, at 42-years-old, actor Mark-Paul Gosselaar is almost unrecognisable...
Getty ImagesZack Morris, Saved by the Bell
We would NEVER have recognised him! What happened to the blonde hair? These days, Mark-Paul is is still acting, having starred in mainly TV shows like CSI, Robot Chicken and Weeds.
Getty ImagesBradley Branning, Eastenders
Remember the baby face of Bradley Branning, Max Branning's innocent son? Well he's changed quite a lot since his EastEnders days...
Rex FeaturesBradley Branning, Eastenders
Making an appearance on Loose Women, actor Charlie Clements showed off his newly grown up appearance - man stubble included.
Rex FeaturesChris, Mrs Doubtfire
Who remember's Chris from Mrs Doubtfire? The kid whose epic birthday party caused Robin Williams's character to get divorced?
Instagram/themattlawrenceChris, Mrs Doubtfire
Well these days, Matthew Lawrence is 36-year-old and pretty hot! Though he's been acting ever since, no role has quite hit the big time like Mrs Doubtfire did back in 1993. Matthew has been married twice and is currently in a long-term relationship.
Rex FeaturesOlivia Olsen, Love Actually
Remember Joanna from Love Actually? She’s the girl that Sam learnt the drums for and ran through airport security in order to declare his undying love.
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Well, Olivia Olsen, who played Joanna, is now 23 years old. She lives in Los Angeles and still acts, although she’s focussed more on voice roles since Love Actually.
Getty ImagesJonathan Taylor Thomas, Home Improvement
If you were a child of the 80s, Jonathan Taylor Thomas may well have been your first crush. The sweet brunette played middle son Randy in Home Improvement before going on to provide the voice of Simba in The Lion King. We know, what a gig!
Rex FeaturesJonathan Taylor Thomas, Home Improvement
Jonathan has turned away from acting and become a bit of a boffin. The child star has attended Harvard, Columbia and St Andrews universities and looks to be focussing on academia rather than acting.
Rex FeaturesAnna Chlumsky, My Girl
Who could forget just how adorable Anna Chlumsky was as Vada Margaret Sultenfus, aka Macaulay Culkin’s girl crush, in My Girl? Her ponytail, those crooked teeth and that wide smile captivated millions of children and adults alike – and got her an MTV Movie Award Nomination.
Getty ImagesAnna Chlumsky, My Girl
We’re pleased to stay Anna has kept up the acting. She’s currently appearing in HBO TV show Veep and has made cameos in The Thick Of It film spin-off In The Loop and Hannibal.
Rex FeaturesBradley Pierce, Jumanji
A 13-year-old Bradley Pierce played little Peter Shepherd who, along with his sister and an amazing Robin Williams, start the game of Jumanji only to find themselves trapped in it and forced to battle whatever the board throws at them.
Getty ImagesBradley Pierce, Jumanji
Bradley is now more famous for his voice-overs and, as well as Chip in Disney’s Beauty & The Beast, Bradley has provided the voice of Tails for the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise. He’s put his early success to good use and is now involved in youth charity work in San Diego, as well as having little three children of his own.
Rex FeaturesFreddie Highmore, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Freddie Highmore really won the golden ticket when he bagged the role of Charlie in the 2005 version of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. He was only 13 at the time but the role, alongside Johnny Depp’s Willy Wonka catapulted him into the big time.
Getty ImagesFreddie Highmore, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
Freddie has made the most of the opportunities given to him in his teens. After studying languages at Cambridge, Freddie has gone back to acting, including playing Norman Bates in the Psycho prequel, Bates Motel.
Rex FeaturesGeorgie Henley, The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe
Georgie Henley had never acted before she starred as brave, little sister Lucy Pevensie in 2005’s The Chronicles Of Narnia. She certainly learnt fast and won several young actress awards, before reprising the role in two film sequels.
Getty ImagesGeorgie Henley, The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe
Georgie is currently studying English at Cambridge University and writing and directing her own short film called TIDE. She hasn’t forgotten her acting though and appeared in The Sisterhood of Night this year.
Rex FeaturesHaley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense
The little boy in The Sixth Sense was played by Haley Joel Osment. The role, which saw him say the iconic line: “I see dead people”, helped him become the second youngest person to receive a Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.
Getty ImagesHaley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense
Things have been a little hairy for Haley since finding fame: in 2006 he was injured during a car accident while under the influence of alcohol and drugs and given three years’ probation. Haley has since cleaned up his act and graduated from New York’s famous Tisch School of the Arts.
Getty ImagesJenna von Oy, Blossom
Jenna starred as Blossom’s fast-talking best friend Six Dorothy Lemeure who endured alcoholism, a pregnancy scare and several love-life dilemmas over the various series. Interestingly, Melissa Joan Hart was originally offered the role but turned it down when she took the lead in Clarissa Explains It All.
Getty ImagesJenna von Oy, Blossom
Jenna attempted to launch her country music career in 2007 with her debut album Breathing Room. She is married to a computer data consultant with whom she has two daughters, and they all took part in the American version of Celebrity Wife Swap in 2015.
Getty ImagesJeremy Jackson, Baywatch
Jeremy Jackson played The Hoff’s son Hobie Buchannon in Baywatch’s hey-day. He even owned his own pair of those famous red shorts.
Getty ImagesJeremy Jackson, Baywatch
It’s fair to say that Jeremy has struggled since leaving the show; he’s had to deal with several drug addictions, a sex tape and he was removed from Celebrity Big Brother after he opened a fellow housemate’s dressing gown against her will.
Rex FeaturesJonathan Lipnicki, Stuart Little
Jonathan Lipnicki literally owned the kiddy film roles in the mid 90s. As well as playing George in Stuart Little, he was Renée Zellweger’s bespectacled son in Jerry Maguire.
Rex FeaturesJonathan Lipnicki, Stuart Little
Jonathan has focussed on more independent films as an adult and also currently trains in mixed martial arts at a semi-professional level.
Rex FeaturesThomas Brodie-Sangster, Love Actually
The love-sick little boy in Love Actually was played by Thomas Brodie-Sangster, who was actually taught how to play the drums by his musician father for the part. While accidentally watching a sex scene in the movie, a 13-year-old Thomas revealed to director Richard Curtis that the film was the first 15-rated movie he’d seen. Coincidentally, Thomas is the second cousin, once removed, of the film’s main star Hugh Grant.
Getty ImagesThomas Brodie-Sangster, Love Actually
Thomas Brodie-Sangster is slowly becoming a familiar face on British TV screens. Now 25, he’s appeared in Wolf Hall, Game of Thrones and Phineas and Ferb.
Rex FeaturesMara Wilson, Matilda
It was thanks to Danny DeVito that Mara Wilson bagged the role of Matilda. The child star had impressed him with her performances in Mrs Doubtfire and Miracle On 34th Street and he got her cast as his daughter in Matilda in 1996.
MaraWilson/InstagramMara Wilson, Matilda
Mara quit acting in 2000, and later explained her decision: "Film acting is not very fun. Doing the same thing over and over again until, in the director's eyes, you 'get it right', does not allow for very much creative freedom. The best times I had on film sets were the times the director let me express myself, but those were rare." She now works in publishing and hopes to write young adult fiction.
Twentieth Century Fox Home EntertainmentAlexandrea Owens, Titanic
Just about everyone was jealous of Alexandrea Owens in 1997: why couldn’t it be us who Leonardo DiCaprio danced with during a raucous below-decks party? What’s more, Alexandrea revealed that she relaxed with the actor on set. “In between scenes, we would hang out, and Kate would come up and talk to us too - she was obsessed with my sister's hair, so she was always playing with it. And Leo would try to chase my sister around and tickle her.”
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Alexandrea, who’s 27, now lives in LA and is still acting – although her career hasn’t quite replicated the heady heights of co-starring with lovely Leo.
Getty ImagesZachery Ty Bryan, Home Improvement
Zachery Ty Bryan played oldest brother Brad in Home Improvement and was usually the one who got in trouble. His role in the show led to appearances in Smallville, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Veronica Mars.
Getty ImagesZachery Ty Bryan, Home Improvement
Zachery has gone into producing as an adult, preferring to appear behind the camera. He married high school sweetheart in 2007 and in 2014 they welcomed twin girls.
Rex FeaturesTaylor Momsen, The Grinch
You might know Taylor Momsen from her role in Gossip Girl but did you know she also appeared in The Grinch? The actress bagged the role of the crazily-plaited Cindy Lou Who when she was just seven and has publicly criticised her parents’ decision to start her acting and modelling so young. "My parents signed me up with Ford [Modeling] at the age of 2. No 2-year-old wants to be working, but I had no choice. My whole life, I was in and out of school. I didn’t have friends. I was working constantly and I didn’t have a real life.”
Getty ImagesTaylor Momsen, The Grinch
Taylor Momsen went on to star in Gossip Girl but left the show saying that she wanted to concentrate on her music career. She now performs with her band Pretty Reckless and is currently on tour with them.
Getty ImagesTatyana Ali, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Just imagine having Will Smith as your older cousin because that’s what happened to Tatyana Ali when she won the role of Ashley Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Tatyana’s musical abilities were often featured in the show and in season five, her character even became a One Hit Wonder thanks to the song Make Up Your Mind.
Getty ImagesTatyana Ali, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
It’s no surprise that Tatyana Ali has gone on to straddle music and acting. She had a hit, Boy You Knock Me Out which featured Will Smith and has starred in a music video with Mariah Carey’s ex Nick Cannon. As well as roles in American soap opera The Young and the Restless, Tatyana has found time to fit in a degree in African-American studies and government. Even Uncle Phil would be pleased.
Rex FeaturesMichelle Trachtenberg, Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Another Gossip Girl alum, Michelle Tratchenberg first came to our attention as Buffy’s little sister Dawn Summers in Buffy The Vampire Slayer. The role didn’t go down well with everyone: Dawn appeared on TV Guide’s list of Most Loathed characters.
Getty ImagesMichelle Trachtenberg, Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Since her role as the evil Georgina Sparks ended on Gossip Girl, Michelle Tratchenberg has kept herself busy with role on TV including NCIS: Los Angeles and Sleepy Hollow.
Getty ImagesMalcolm David Kelley, Lost
Malcolm David Kelley bagged the role of the only main child character in Lost after beating off hundreds of other kids during a lengthy audition process. He starred as Walt Lloyd for 33 episodes of Lost but had to be written out after a growth spurt left him looking a lot older than ten.
Getty ImagesMalcolm David Kelley, Lost
Malcolm is one half of pop duo MKTO, whose single Classic reached number 14 in the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 2014 and was nominated for a Radio Disney Music Award.
