These successful child stars hit the ground running. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most prominent young entertainers who …

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  1. So ya'll listed two of Mickey Rooney's popular costars (Taylor and Garland) but couldn't be bothered to give him at least an honorable mention? Dude has 345 acting credits from age 6 to 92.

  2. Really? You forgot Ron Howard, Brooke Sheild, Robert Downey Jr, Regina King, Ke Huy Quan (and his lawyer is Chunk from the Goonies), Kevin Bacon, Natalie Portman. Evan Peters, Joseph Gordan Levitt, will Weaton, Mayim Bailik, Michael J Fox, Michelle Geller, Christina Applegate and the list goes on. Then there's the ones who have become successful outside of Hollywood like Chunk from the Goonies, Shelia Kuel (politics), Dan Lloyd (teacher), Josh Savino (lawyer), Heather Langkemp (special effects), Mary Kate and Asley Olsen, Peter Ostrum (veterinarian)and of course Paul Peterson who has a company dedicated to helping child actors. So, most go on to actually be successful.

  3. Honorable mentions:
    Selena Gomez (fun fact: before her Disney Channel days, she was in one episode of Barney & Friends as a child.)
    Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen
    Kenan Thompson
    Raven-Symoné
    Jenna Ortega
    Ron Howard

    You forgot about them, MsMojo.

  4. MsMojo, you forgot to mention Ron Howard. He is known as playing as Opie in the popular classic sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show when he was a child. Also, I did not know that as an adult, he would later go on to launch his own movie studio, Imagine Entertainment.

  5. Yes to these.

    But Mary-Kate&Ashley?! I mean if you name Miley who is now into Music you can mention MKA who are now in Fashion Stardom after their 18 year long actor career

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  7. Jodie Foster has been in movies way before taxi driver. Napoleon and Samantha(with Johnny Whitaker and a very young Michael Douglas),Tom Sawyer(again with Johnny Whitaker),Nanny the Professor and many more.

  8. What about Jackie Coogan?
    Not only did his career start at age 3 and went through radio, vaudeville, TV and movies but after his parents stole his earnings he successfully sued them and was able to get changes to the industry called the California Child Actors bill also known as the "Coogan Act"

  9. In the Philippines, Ms. Vilma Santos bagged the Famas best child actress award at age 10. From there she transitioned to one of the nation's most successful and enduring actresses and was called the country's Meryl Streep. Oh, and she was a very successful public servant too.

  10. I'm surprised Hailee Steinfeld,Jake Gyllenhaal ,Joseph Gordon Levitt,Kieran Culkin Natalie Portman,Scarlett Johansson or Jennifer Connelly and Brooke Shields weren't on this list or even mentioned. 😊

  11. What happened to Ron Howard? Not only has he been a successful child actor, but adult actor, and been an even more successful movie director. I think he should have been number one.

  12. If you’re going to show that scene from Batman, why wouldn’t Joseph Gordon Levittown make an honourable mention? If you put Samwise Gamgee on the list, how do you forget Frodo/Elijah Wood? This should have been a top 20 list.

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