Heather O’Rourke was the angel-faced child actress who rose to fame as Carol Anne Freeling in Poltergeist. But her breakout role came with a terrible curse.
Brad Renfro was everything Hollywood wanted, but when he lost control, everyone abandoned him.
Baby Peggy’s time in Hollywood was unbelievably disturbing—but it wasn’t until years later that she exposed the demons of her past in her bombshell memoir.
The success of child star Tommy Kirk made a fortune for Disney—and then he simply disappeared. But what made him leave the entertainment world behind?
Gary Coleman was a breakout child star of the 1970s and became emblematic of American pop culture in the decades thereafter. But behind his sitcom short king persona, Coleman’s life was a constant battle with illness and pain–both physical and mental.
Here are some familiar child stars from the past. Where are they now? Are they thriving adult actors? Or did Hollywood chew them up and spit them back out.
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