Child Stars

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At one point in Macaulay Culkin’s career he was the highest-paid child actor, and yet he received seven nominations for worst actor of the year.

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The daughter of two actors, Tatum O'Neal had a childhood that was more horror movie than fairy tale—and it led to an unbelievably scandalous life.

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In 1993, Jay North shocked the public when he opened up about the mistreatment he experienced while filming the beloved sitcom, “Dennis the Menace.”

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Robert Blake was a child star that stood the test of time. However, his dark personal life transformed his status from famous to downright infamous.

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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.

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Like many child actors, Jack Wild discovered that stardom wasn’t all glitz and glamor—it came with a serious dark side.



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