Some of Hollywood's child stars have had their acting careers going on into adulthood, while others have stuck their best moments in film roles, starting with Jonathan Lipniki, who just celebrated his 30th birthday on October 22, 2020, and in addition to his debut appearances in Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger's Mr. Sweetheart, Jonathan also played George Little in the 1999 family comedy "Little Brother Elf Mouse" and the 2002 sequel, and in recent years, the martial arts enthusiast has seen more and more works. He has appeared in films such as Lotharville, Andover, and Second Chance, and he has also appeared on TV shows such as Celebrity Dating and Bad Cook
Leonardo is one of the few child stars more famous than as a child, he made cameo appearances in the comedy TV series "Parenting" and "Growing Pains", and co-starred with Johnny Depp in "Different Skies", which also made him nominated for an Oscar for the first time, and today, Leonardo's most famous films are "Titanic", "Inception", "Wolf of Wall Street" and "The Revenant Hunter" that won him an Oscar, and in 2019, Leonardo returned to Hollywood to shoot "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" He went on to star in three more films, including Roosevelt and the TV series The Devil of White City.
One of Hollywood's most famous child stars long before Drew Barrymore became queen of romantic comedy and starred in the hit TV series True Love Doesn't Die, she began her acting career in 1978 as a toddler, and in 1982, she played Getty in the movie "E.T." and won the love of fans, she was pushed into the spotlight at a very young age, which put her on a dark path full of parties, drugs and self-harm, but fortunately, she lost her way back to Hollywood, and in "E.T." In September 2020, she launched a talk show of the same name on the broadcaster and returned to the film and television industry with the comedy "Stand-in"
Remember more than a decade ago, Dakota Fanning was featured in almost every film, and in 2001, she transformed from a television actress to a movie star, and her first film role was in the Oscar-nominated film "I Am Sam" with Sean Penn, and her most famous works include "Love to Alabama", "The Residential Girl", "The Cat in the Hat", "Hide and Seek" and "World War", which were shot before she was 12 years old
She is followed by The Secret Life of the Bee and three Twilight Saga, and now she is a full-fledged actress, starring in the films Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Sweet in the Belly in 2019, and in 2020, she starred in Dark Angel, and next, she will be seen in "The Bell Cover" and "Nightingale", an adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales
No child star was more famous than Gary Coleman in the late '70s and mid-'80s, thanks to his lead role in the sitcom Different Strokes, which ended in 1986, an actor born with congenital kidney disease who maintained a childlike appearance for most of his life, which ultimately made it difficult for him to play an adult role in Hollywood, however, Gary did not give up on himself, appearing on the Ben Stiller Show, Martin, and Married and Having Children
In the first decade of the 21st century, he had fewer and fewer opportunities on screen, which forced him to play more mediocre roles, and unfortunately, in 2010, Gary died of a hemorrhagic stroke caused by a tragic fall at home at the age of 42
Although it had been more than 80 years since 1932's curl-haired girl Shuran Temple first appeared in the film The Redhead Alibi, she was still regarded as one of the most iconic child stars of all time, starring in more than 35 films before her 18th birthday, and by 1940 the popularity of the 12-year-old tap dancer began to decline as she grew older, and while Sheran Temple continued to work in Hollywood, she played fewer and fewer roles after the 1960s Eventually, she focused on humanitarian work, and in the second half of her life she served as a United Nations ambassador and ambassador abroad, as well as as a writer (she published her autobiography Child Star in 1988), and Sheran Temple died in 2014 at the age of 85
Former child star Macaulay Calkin is best known for playing Kevin in the "Little Devil Is Home" series of films, the last childhood role McCaulay played before leaving Hollywood, and ten years later, Macaulay reappeared as a young actor, starring in films such as "The Rescued" and "The Tale of Tai Yu", as well as TV shows such as "The King" and "The Jim Garfigan Show", although still active in Hollywood, but not as famous as a child
Twins Dylan Sprouts and Cole Sparks made their debut in the 1999 film Daddy Rush Forward, starring Adam Sandler, who in 2005 began performing in the Disney Channel hit series "The Top Life of Cha and Kody," with Dylan playing Zach and Cole playing Cody, and from 2008 to 2011, they returned in the spin-off drama "Top Cruise Life," and in 2011, Dylan and Cole left show business to study at New York University. There, Dylan majored in video game design, Cole majored in archaeology, and after graduation, Cole starred in the 2017 teen drama "Riverdale Town", and Dylan filmed the films "Turandot" and "Tiger"
In 1989, Kirsten Dunst made her debut in The Cosmopolitan Legends, and in 1994, the 11-year-old Dunst was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Claudia in Night Interview with the Vampire, and as a teenager she starred in Little Women, The Brave's Game, Magic Warrior and Girls Go Forward.
In 2002, Dunst played Mary in the Spider-Man trilogy, after which she starred in supporting roles in Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine of a Beautiful Mind, followed by Elizabethtown and The Queen of The Dead, and most recently, starred in the TV series Ice Storm and The History of God In Central Florida, where she will appear with Benedict Cumberbatch and fiancé Jesse Premonits in the 2021 film The Power of dogs.