Who is a former mainstream child actor or actress that survived the toxic world of Hollywood and is currently doing really well for themselves?
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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Ron Howard
I think both the Fanning sisters have done great for themselves.
Jodie Foster
daniel radcliffe.
**Joseph Gordon-Levitt**.
Haven’t seen him in too much the past few years for some reason, but he was a child actor then went on to do Brick, Inception, TDKR, Looper, etc.
Kurt RussellÂ
joseph gordon levitt .
Jason Bateman
Define ‘survived’ and ‘doing well for themselves,’ because I found Jeanette McCurdy’s story of surviving an extremely toxic childhood and trusting herself to take her career in a different direction deeply inspiring.
Macaulay Culkin went through a rough patch, but he’s doing really well now…. Still able to live off of that home alone money for life also
Elijah Wood. No matter how bad the politics get in America he still posts about rad shit he likes on social media.
Ryan Gosling
Until she died (at age 85), Shirley Temple Black was the paradigm of the child actor doing well as an adult.
Scarlett Johansson
Seth Green, Sarah Michelle Geller, Alyson Hannigan, Michelle Trachtenberg.
Natalie Portman
Bridgit Mendler
Keenan Thompson
Christina Applegate
Jerry O’Connell
Christina Ricci and Tyler James Williams
Surprised no one has said Melissa Joan Hart.Â
Christian Bale
Keiran Culkin.Â
Kurt Russell
Raven Symoné…she suffered some significant losses the past year or two, but seems to be happily married and supported. She has a podcast and is still highly respected for the work she’s accomplished in Hollywood.
I’m late, but Dylan Sprouse. Started a mead company and is seemingly very happy with his lovely partner.
Ke Huy Quan seems like he is doing well. He played Short-Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and he recently won an Oscar. Jerry O’ Connell also seems like he has a good head on his shoulders