Top 10 Child Stars Who Made a Comeback As Adults

All grown up, these child stars made comebacks as adults! For this list, we’ll be looking at celebrities who became famous as children, then fell out of the spotlight, only to make a resounding comeback in their adult years. Our countdown includes Anna Chlumsky, Mayim Bialik, Jason Bateman, and more! Which child star are YOU glad made a comeback? Let us know in the comments!
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[@MsMojo]

Which child star are YOU glad made a comeback? Let us know below, and be sure to also check out our video of the Top 10 Celebs You Forgot Were Child Stars - kzbin.info/www/bejne/npPCeqmNfa2XeJo

[@Missmagazinebura]

Cole Sprouse was my childhood

[@gabrielladelgadocastro]

Aryana Engineer from Orphan who now has a tiktok

[@DanMcGown]

A list without Natalie Portman? Seriously?

[@angelaholmes8888]

Drew Barrymore 😊

[@blflower3665]

Cody alias Cole Sprouse 💖💖💖💞

[@trinaq]

I'm so proud of Drew for turning her life around after her traumatic childhood. She's arguably even more famous and well known as an adult actor than as a child star. 🌟😍💗

[@jeaniebird999]

I went to theatre camp with Neil Patrick Harris! I was _there_ when NPH was discovered! Mark Medoff, author of Clara's Heart, Neil's first movie, was the main benefactor of theatre camp. It's still one of my greatest experiences, EVER.

[@MsMojo]

No way!

[@andreasmeelie1889]

WOW! What was Neil Patrick Harris like?! EEP! :)

[@jeaniebird999]

@@MsMojo I know, right! I'm so lucky! It was back in 1988. He was about 14, but he looked like he was only around 11, at the time. It was a week long camp hosted by NMSU and, as far as I understood, the late Mark Medoff was the main reason theatre camp even existed. At the beginning of the week, we were all paired up with somebody and tasked with writing and performing a skit at the end of the week. He was partnered with a girl and they wrote and performed a romantic piece. To this day, I can only remember his part, I don't even remember who she was or what she looked like. There was a dramatic part where he was on one knee, holding her hand, looking up into her face, and crying. I looked to my right, then to my left,... EVERYONE'S jaw was _on the floor_ from amazement! He was SOFA KING GOOD! Even better than the instructors! Shortly after that, Clara's Heart came out, and you all know the rest! My only interaction with Mr. Medoff was when I told him his Porsche was cool and he replied, "It's pronounced PORSH-AH! LEARN HOW TO SAY IT CORRECTLY!" And I've never mispronounced Porsche incorrectly, since!

[@dhrutimutta9834]

Must be heck of a memory

[@katsgiers1888]

Is he as nice as he seems?

[@heymistercarter.]

One recent example: Ke Huy Quan, who was known as both Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Data in The Goonies for the longest time (while he was a kid actor). And then just this year, he made a MAJOR career comeback as an adult in Everything Everywhere All At Once. And he was said by many to be one of the standouts in that movie.

[@nans969]

Update..He won an Oscar! He was awesome in that roll.

[@downhomesunset]

@@nans969 Harrison Ford was so proud of him! They met up and had pictures together….

[@angelaphillips1731]

I remember being a kid, watching “My Girl”, and thinking Anna Chlumsky was SO beautiful!! She’s a few years older than me so I kind of idolized her in a way. When I was around 8 or 9, I used to buy BB and BOP magazines and they’d have addresses in them where you could write to your favorite movie stars. I wrote to and received responses from Christina Ricci, Tiffani Amber Thiessen, Larisa Oleynik… but my favorite was from Anna Chlumsky. The others were so clearly just sent from a rep or a secretary or something, as they were just autographed photos of the girls. But Anna’s response was a full sized glossy image where she’d actually written a message TO ME, with my name and EVERYTHING on it, and signed her name. I was legitimately GOBSMACKED! So I will FOREVER love her. And no I don’t still have the autographed pictures. Apparently when you’re 9 years old you don’t think much about how much you’d value certain things in your adulthood and you fail to take proper care of such things. I honestly have no idea what happened to them 😔

[@cjhansen6618]

I think Sean Astin's best work after Goonies before Lord of the Rings is "Rudy". Besides doing on screen work he is also voice Acting. Anybody watch the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. He voiced Raphael. Or have any of your kids watched "Agent Oso"? He voiced Oso.

[@oatmeal2348]

I'm kind of stunned they didn't mention Rudy. Big fail.

[@cjhansen6618]

@@oatmeal2348 I know right

[@UltiMac223]

ya he didn't disappear. RUDY. lol

[@cjhansen6618]

@@UltiMac223 and he was also in Encino Man before he did Rudy.

[@katherineburford7864]

Hayley Mills was a great child and teen actress who later gave us joy as an adult. Pollyanna, The Parent Trap, The Moon Spinners, The Chalk Garden, The Trouble With Angels and many others. Many baby boomers have terrific memories of her performances. Her father, Sir John Mills, was a fine actor who worked with her in movies sometimes. Juliet Mills, her sister, was a toddler and child actress, in movies including The Rare Breed starring James Stewart and Maureen O'Hara, and played a marvelous witch in the quirky soap opera Passions as an adult. They would make a fine pair to feature along with their father.

[@PolinaLee94]

Mayim gives off noticible main hero vibes - she simultaneously is a tv-star, a PHD, and a mom. That's all 3 main arches. Also she speaks several languages and survived a huge car crash. (Oh yeah, plus her name is unic and has it's own back story). Edit: Thank you, ms Mojo)

[@scarletbelmont9022]

she's a pretentious far-left radical liberal.

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

But an Anti Vaxxer too

[@lucygarrett9785]

In my opinion Sean Astin is one of the most iconic actors because of the amount of iconic roles he has (ex: Mikey in Goonies, Samwise in LOTR and Rudy in Rudy)

[@suebrubaker6182]

Out of all of them I am happy that Drew Barrymore made it. She hit it so big at such a young age but had such a messed up home life she was fortunate to have made it through and land back on her feet💜💜💜

[@Jimmersaunt]

I actually remember Jason Bateman when he started acting on Little House on the Prairie! He was a cute kid who sure turned into a terrific actor! If you’ve never seen it before watch him in The Gift with Joel Edgerton-fantastic performance!

[@downhomesunset]

He was on Silver Spoons too.

[@laurencemaddison3157]

Also made a one off appearance in Knight Rider

[@samprimera5545]

McCauley Culkin-Home Alone and The Good Son to American Horror Stories.And he was excellent in it.

[@beljordan1670]

They breezed passed Drew, but in her 20's she started a production company called Flower films. It's best movie in my opinion, is Donnie Darko that has a young Jake Gillenhal, Seth Rogan and Ryan Reynolds. BEST SOUNDTRACK EVERR

[@waheedabdullah6371]

I remember the actor of Buzz McCallister reappeared in Home Sweet Home Alone movie

[@andreasmeelie1889]

Shocked that Ms Mojo didn't actually mention that Jodie Foster also played the teenager from the original Freaky Friday I really wish that they did. :)

[@andreasmeelie1889]

@@tammcphail1995 I don’t really know Jodie Foster’s filmography very well though I would like too.😅 But I’ll take your word for it.😉

[@rabidsamfan]

@@andreasmeelie1889 My favorite early film of hers is Candleshoe. But she did films before that too.

[@j.d.e.7416]

"I wish I could change places with her...for just one day."

[@xatuyou8045]

Or that her career was nearly derailed by the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan.

[@shellysedai1930]

You left off one well known child actor who started off in Disney movies/shows and then transitioned to movies as an adult. His filmography (as a lead in most of these): Silkwood, Big Trouble in Little China, Overboard, Swing Shift, The Thing, Escape from New York, Stargate, & Tombstone. And in the most recent decade: he has shown up in several mega franchises: Fast & Furious & the MCU. Yes -- one of my favorite actors...Kurt Russell.

[@chazarcola7639]

WatchMojo always ignores Republican, Conservative and Libertarian former child stars. Kurt Russell is a Libertarian.

[@bpcc-b8579]

yes they do ignore libs. Thank you for pointing that out they also got a lot of things wrong about when people's comebacks really came around

[@chazarcola7639]

@@bpcc-b8579 Libs as in Libertarians ??

[@coronaflo]

@@chazarcola7639 Name another one.

[@chazarcola7639]

@@coronaflo Libertarians or Republicans ?? Can Independents be counted so long as they lean right and aren't Democrats ???

[@bluebear1985]

That was a clever clip for Drew Barrymore. This promo for "The Drew Barrymore Show" used the clip from when Drew appeared on "Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" as a kid, while making it look like adult Drew was sitting behind Johnny's desk. That's an interesting way to build interest for a daytime talk show.

[@riverjordan2725]

That's what I was thinking. I was like,"Is Adult Drew Barrymore talking to child Drew Barrymore?" 😏☺️😀 And your post confirms my thoughts were right. 😀☺️😏

[@kibkib4937]

I'd add Margaret O'Brien to that list. As a child she was the top 'crier' in Hollywood! She continued acting and still does in her 80s.

[@dianeweilheimer2142]

I have an antique Margaret O'Brian doll. What treasure. Meet me in St. Louie Louie with older sister played by Judy Garland

[@chay2033]

An interesting pattern I ‘ve noticed here, ( maybe others did too) is that child actors who took a break or had parents who were wise enough to tone down to less mainstream roles after sudden success seem to do pretty well . This is compared to others (I won’t name anyone here ) who unfortunately ended up on drugs, criminals stuffs , having severe mental health issues etc. ..most of the time bc adults around them failed to protect them and / or were just $$ hungry .

[@aesinam]

You're right. Those who went and did other things like college etc

[@downhomesunset]

@@aesinam Macaulay Culkin needed to be emancipated from his greedy parents. They we’re trying to get their other kids in movies too!

[@swan4ik]

I'm surprised not to dee Natalie Portman on this list, her performance in Leon is just wow!And since than she has been an amazing actress!

[@marshmello3455]

Sean Austin only did bit parts between the Goonies and LOTR? The dude was literally the title character in Rudy. He's one of the main characters in Encino Man. He's in a bunch of things between those two movies.

[@andrewbloom7637]

He even appeared as the title character in the 1995 TV movie "Harrison Bergeron", loosely adapted from Kurt Vonnegut's 1961 dystopian short story of the same name.

[@pamelaharnage]

You forgot to mention that Sean Astin has also started in the movie Rudy. Where he played Rudy. The role he was born to play.

[@garyskadra5236]

I was glad Jason Bateman made a comeback. I've seen alot of his movies & liked them all. I remember him from "Silver Spoons". I would put Kim Fields (Tootie/Facts Of Life) on a top 20 list.

[@downhomesunset]

Arrested Development was one of the most brilliant shows ever made. Too bad that they kept pushing it for more seasons

[@sdseals2076]

Todd Bridges, Different Strokes (child-teen) and later on as an adult, Everybody Hates Chris as the neighborhood militant.

[@tomlemery8490]

I agree with you.

[@erikafusco9063]

How can Daniel Radcliffe not be #1 LET ALONE NOT BE ON THE LIST AT ALL?????!!!!!!

[@reapersgirl6407]

Because he was popular from when he started in Hp he never really stopped acting for as long as these.

[@michelleannor6944]

He never "went away and then came back as an adult". He simply did films that weren't as high profile or big as HP. And let's be honest, most films (outside of Disney Marvel) aren't as big as HP. However there was no gap or chasm in his career where the work "dried up and the phone stopped ringing" and he never took a hiatus. No 7 year gaps where he didn't get any acting gigs. He's just less famous no than during the era of HP mania.

[@katsgiers1888]

He never was not acting, these all took breaks

[@chazarcola7639]

Because he threw Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling under the bus ???

[@kimcornelissen1529]

because hae never had a come back he continued acting through out.

[@ConnorMiller417]

It absolutely surprises me that Cole Sprouse appeared on friends before he was Cody. Boy those were the days! I miss the old Disney! 😢

[@joyholmes254]

Do you remember when he and Dylan were in Big Daddy?

[@PecanSandees23]

You forgot Ron Howard, who started his career at 2 years old, went on to star in movies like The Music Man and The Courtship of Eddie's Father. He got screen credit right after Andy Griffith in The Andy Griffith Show. There was American Griffiti before Happy Days. He has 88 credits as an actor, 47 credits as a director and 147 credits as a producer. And you left him out?

[@danielasabransky5583]

Jason Bateman was also on Little House on the Prairie.

[@jondavwal13]

The greatest of all was Natalie Wood. From "Miracle on 34th Street" to her adult career she was the paradigm that they all looked to when transitioning to adult stardom.

[@dianeweilheimer2142]

I loved her Sadly she died too young

[@HeronCoyote1234]

I was just literally thinking about her while reading the previous comment on Margaret O’Brien!

[@anabltc]

Drew Barrymore is also a producer! If she only produced Donnie Darko in her life and never did anything else, it would be enough. And she's also a style icon 🤩 Mayim Bialik is abs wonderful, her career path is beyond impressive, it's just that her style jumped quickly from a girl to a grandma. I suppose it's not her priority, but there's a good looking woman somewhere underneath that frumpy clothes Jason Bateman - there are those people who look better older and omg, he's a prime example

[@stephenlang7870]

Sean Astin was Rudy in Rudy. One of the most iconic rolls ever. That was between The Goonies and LOTR.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Who could forget Rudy!?

[@catmutterer]

Jodie Foster was famous before Taxi Driver. I practically grew up with her in movies through the 60s. She was in Tom Sawyer and a host of other Disney shows.

[@800Ms-k6n]

I admire the amount of risk of young Jodie Foster took in starring in one of the greatest and most controversial movie of all time. For a 12 year old, it's pretty impressive

[@downhomesunset]

She was 14

[@lollypop2414]

Shocked that Sean Astin's role in "Rudy" wasn't mentioned. Also, another actor who could qualify for this list, who acted alongside Drew Barrymore in E.T., was Henry Thomas, who has had a successful career as an adult actor, even if he's not as well known as those who are on the list.

[@jakefranks5850]

Where is Josh Peck????

[@jaypro6269]

I don't think he's taken a break. This list seems to be those who took a bit of a hiatus.

[@hypefinn]

YES!

[@fluffyrafa6264]

Hes more of a vlogger more than a actor now

[@lauraodenwaldt8545]

I don’t think he was a child tho

[@gerdtt79]

Wasn't he more a teenage star?

[@georgiegal6745]

Now that's just wrong....Sam wasn't Frodo's sidekick! He was his conscience, his Strength, his Soulmate!!! Yeah, I still feel it when Sam is yelling at Frodo to "REAACCHH!!!" lol

[@lollypop2414]

Sam is the biggest hero in LOTR! Sean was perfect in that role!

[@georgiegal6745]

@@lollypop2414 won't even lie, I watch LOTR for Sam

[@TwinMama828]

"HE DOESNT HAVE HIS GLASSES!!" I still cry when I see My Girl.

[@hc9084]

I absolutely sob at this part. I become an inconsolable hot mess.

[@steve25782]

I expected #1 to be Ron Howard. :-)

[@Texasjim2007]

Jackie Coogan who played the original Uncle Festus on "The Addams Family" opposite Sean Astin's father was one of the very earliest child stars co-starring with none other than Charlie Chaplin in the silent film "The Kid".

[@frayhua9716]

Don't forget Kurt Russell he was a child star of the 60's in the 70's as an adult he has a successful Hollywood career and he continue to be the most busiest actors in Hollywood today plus he married Goldie Hawn in the 80's who's twice his age.

[@tomlemery8490]

Good one. If anything Kurt is twice her age.

[@tomlemery8490]

I stand corrected. I thought Kurt was older. Goldie is 5 years older than Kurt. I don't think they are married, but they live together.

[@jeffreybabor2585]

Cole Sprouse was outstanding in Riverdale and a major player in the shows success (along with the beautiful ❤️ women on the show)

[@originaltommy]

Judy Garland had one of THE most stunning comebacks in history!!!!

[@Texasjim2007]

Unfortunately she never kicked her dependencies on drugs and alcohol that started when she was a child star and led to her premature death from a drug overdose as an adult after being kicked off "Valley of the Dolls" which ironically was about the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse in Hollywood. Also this is basically a list of living former child stars.

[@userLongHairedGIRL]

Hey Mrs.Mojo! Do a list on Top 10 UNDERRATED ACTORS! Here's who should be on the list. 10: Bill Paxton. 9: Chadwick Bosmen. 8: Julianne Nicholson. 7: Elizabeth Gillies. 6: Victoria Justice. 5: Ariana Grande. 4: Elijah Wood. 3: Matt Murray. 2: Tyler Young and 1: James Paxton. I feel like these actors don't get the attention they deserve especially the first one since he's the son of famous actor Bill Paxton and you guys barely talk about both of them so do it, make this list now!

[@LucienSabre]

Chadwick *Boseman* (he’s the least underrated of all), Bill Paxton and Elijah Wood aren’t underrated at all - and in fact they never appeared on the underrated actors lists WatchMojo has done in the past.

[@userLongHairedGIRL]

@@LucienSabre OK, you've gotta a good point, but the first two I mentioned are definitely underrated actors who need to get more spotlight, screentime and fame, I mean come on even I didn't hear about these two until watching the show Eyewitness and that's criminally underrated too.

[@LucienSabre]

@@userLongHairedGIRL I watched Eyewitness…for three episodes before dropping it as it strongly reeked of something already seen - so I think its cancellation after one season is well and completely deserved. And it’s most definitely not underrated.

[@LucienSabre]

@@userLongHairedGIRL But that’s just my *personal* opinion, not fact - the series is not objectively bad…I simply didn’t like it because it reminded me of other similar shows (both european and american).

[@michelleannor6944]

Bill Paxton RIP was born May 17, 1955 and started his career around 20 in 1975 in Crazy Mama. He had a bit part as a punk in the Terminator 1984 and roles in Weird Science 1985, Aliens 1986, Near Dark 1987. He was never a child actor.

[@hopebirnbaum9496]

The sprouse twins are adorable as little kids.

[@tinaofferjost7330]

I think Leo Dicaprio should be #1 :)

[@lynn69jackson]

Mayim had also been in a blockbuster movie playing the young C.C. Bloom in Beaches.

[@gretakaim7616]

I always 💕'ed the movie 🍿 (My Girl W/ Macaulay Culkin) , Cole Sprouse/ Riverdale, Drew Barrymore w/ E.T., Fire Starter, Mary-kate and Ashley/ Full House 🏠.

[@maddog6620]

I am glad Anna ChLumsky made a come back

[@jeffmalone5557]

"Empire Of The Sun" is one of my favorite movies and Bale was fantastic in it, especially when you think he was only 13 when he did it.

[@KinSlayer5220]

Leonardo DiCaprio.... Natalie Portman.... Elijah Woods.... Scarlett Johansson.... Dakota Fanning.... & Jurnee Smollett....

[@beachvibesonly2636]

You guys really don’t do your research. Jason Bateman started acting before his teen years - he was also Ricky Schroder’s sidekick in the 1982 sitcom Silver Spoons.

[@moonshinefiftyseven6063]

And Rick Schroeder himself was in a series NYPD Blue as an adult.

[@jamessawyer8889]

The Sprouse twins started out on Grace Under Fire

[@Mezzotenor]

This list seems to concentrate on stars who reached adulthood in recent times. What about Jackie Coogan (1914-1984), Loretta Young (1913-2000), Dick Van Patten (1928-2015), Dean Stockwell (1936-2021), Margaret O'Brien (b. 1937), Carol Lynley (1942-2019), Dorothy Dandridge (1922-1965), and others? And those are just actors from the U.S.

[@myname7056]

They don’t give a shit about anyone who isn’t known to them. They don’t do thorough research, and when I pointed out some Australians for an Olympics list, they didn’t respond. To them, we don’t exist.

[@jondavwal13]

Natalie Wood

[@angelaholmes8888]

I'm glad that jodie foster continued acting love her in silence of the lambs

[@rebeccaplumlee9601]

The biggest! RON HOWARD. Kid in Music Man Opie, Richie, American Graffiti's Steve to Director !!!

[@zbrat926]

I’m wondering if Ralph Macchio would be considered as an honorable mention. He was mainly known for his Karate Kid series and then wasn’t recognized again until My Cousin Vinny and now again in Cobra Kai ( though it’s an extension of his very early role). He’s not exactly that famous but he did make somewhat of a comeback and Cobra Kai is actually doing well as a Netflix Original series.

[@jenievangelou1359]

He was an adult in the karate kid

[@downhomesunset]

Cobra Kai started out as a series on KZbin

[@teresacardell9492]

Jodi foster was also in Disney movie, the apple dumpling gang, and a variety of spots in TV shows as a child actor.

[@emiliomanueldepedro9650]

Just like Ke Huy Quan last year, there are some child actors i would like to see making a comeback, with a great performance, great box office success, and maybe, winning an Oscar. Those include: -Macaulay Culkin -Haley Joel Osment -Corey Feldman -Linda Blair -Rupert Grint -Todd Bridges -Austin O'Brien (the kid from Last Action Hero) -Henry Thomas -Lindsay Lohan -Miranda Cosgrove -Trevor Morgan -Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. (the kid from Bingo) -Christina Ricci -Gaby Hoffman (Kevin Costner's daughter in Field of Dreams) -Hilary Duff -Anna Chlumsky -Thora Birch -Emma Watson -Raquel Castro -Jaleel White -Miko Hughes -Tom Felton -Amanda Bynes -Patty McCormack -Daniel Radcliffe -Kyla Pratt -Raven Symone -Jamie Bell -Soleil Moon Frye -Melissa Gilbert -Alison Arngrim (aka Nellie Oleson from Little House on the Prairie) -Jodie Sweetin -Madeline Zima -The Sprouse twins (both on their own, of course) -Dakota Fanning (and maybe Elle, too) -Jonathan Lipnicki -Fred Savage -Noah Hathaway

[@jspihlman]

Candace Cameron, Melissa Joan Hart, and literally any kid from Freaks and Geeks could have been on this list.

[@jerrykennethheard1370]

Daniel DiMaggio needs to make a comeback

[@hourglasstv01]

they are very talented, very happy that they pursue acting

[@myname7056]

1:54 You’re wrong. John Astin wasn’t Sean Astin’s biological father. That was Michael Tell.

[@marswar2]

Sam Astin was Rudy!! Iconic

[@stacydetwiler1475]

Not to be picky but it's Sean not Sam.

[@davidjackson2524]

Child actress Mae Whitman costarred in Independence Day as the President's daughter and about 10 years later she costarred in Napoleon Dymamite

[@disneygirl4life675]

She’s also the voice of Tinkerbell in the Tinkerbell movies

[@hc9084]

Ok, I love Mae Whitman! She wasn’t actually in Napoleon Dynamite. But she has done tons of voice acting like she was the voice of Katara in Avatar the last air bender and has been in a few successful roles like The Duff and in the tv show Parenthood.

[@niles8102]

McKauley Caulkin? Wynnona Rider? Cristina Ricci? Mara Wilson? Frankie Muniz?

[@davidjackson2524]

Ricky Schroder? Silver Spoons - Lonesome Dove - NYPD Blue

[@sharenread8677]

She was on The Partridge Family at age 10 as Danny Partridge’s love ❤️ interest. David Cassidy was teen idol at the time and his step mother Shirley Jones was in the show The Music 🎶 Man from the 1940’s. Ray Bolger,who played the Partridges Grandfather at the time,was the Scarecrow on The Wizard Of Oz. Sharen

[@jamesalexander5623]

The Music Man was 1962

[@klabell1979]

Cody with a young Victoria Justice at 3:17. Great clip!

[@DaddyOfTheSugarVariety]

I vote for Winona Ryder.

[@datauser1529]

Some Child Stars comeback in the classics: * Jackie Coogan, from Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid"as kid to the funny weird servant in "The Addams Family" 60s TV show as adult. * Dean Stockwell, from a young boy in "Anchors Aweigh" with Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra and Kathryn Grayson to movies and TV series in which he played VILLAIN roles in most of them. * Jackie Cooper, from the son of "the Champ" 1931 as a kid to the Boss of Clark Kent "Superman" 1979 as adult.

[@primmoore6232]

*Sean Astin* has been acting steadily since 1985, when he was 14.🥰 He's not missed a year since then. that you glossed over his starring roll in "Encino Man" & title roll in "Rudy" is an insult.😮 Same with *Mayim Bialik.* She worked straight through, while getting her education. Most of these actors didn't have "comebacks" after a long break from acting. they just didn't get major lead parts for a while.

[@Mimi22668]

What about Kim Fields?! She was a child actor in the 70's starring on"Baby I'm Back " and some work on" Good Times ". Those roles led to her being on" The Facts of Life ". Then, as an adult, she starred on" Living Single " and directed quite a few TV shows and even plays. She's currently working on a Netflix series called the" The Upshaws". She's amazing and inspirational!

[@danieljohnson2629]

Sean Asti played in Rudy one of the best movies made in my opinion

[@katharinehansen5940]

2:19 ...c'mon, Mojo. You forgot about his role in Rudy.

[@laurabradford6538]

Darren Hayes. Asher angel. Avi angle. Richard Cullen. Daniel Jones.

[@Steven-pn8kd]

Lindsey Lohan should be on here. Years after overcoming all her legal trouble, she signed a movie contract with Netflix. It may not be a big comeback, but it's something.

[@zuleikaalcantara4575]

Soooo.... Freddy Highmore? 😅

[@kailyns8159]

I don’t understand the title of this video in relation to your picks. Especially your number 1 choice. Christian Bale never went away in the first place. He has done at least 1 film or tv show a year since his career began. Yes he was a child star. And yes he is an adult star now. But he never stopped working as an actor while he transitioned from one to the other. So how exactly does he have a “comeback” career as an adult?

[@primmoore6232]

Most of them never stopped acting. Sean Astin & Mayim Bialik, to name 2. Maybe we don't understand what a comeback is. 🤔

[@gerdtt79]

I wish Cole and Dylan Sprouse had a debt as infants in a sitcom playing 1 character. Much like Mary Kate and Ashley as Michelle Tanner in Full house

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

Christian Bale. Jodie Foster. Drew Barrymore. Neil Patrick Harris. Alex Vincent.

[@maddog6620]

Super amazing video

[@JP-ks7ey]

i'm happy for cole sprouse i didn't think he and his brother were going to walk away from their disney characters, but stepping away and playing jughead on riverdale seems like he's doing good distancing himself from that

[@alisasokolovashriissp1448]

Cole Sprouse was so cute) Mayim Bialik❤️

[@25scigirl]

Great video! Can you do a video where you talk about the similarities and differences between the 1996 Matilda and the 2022 British re-make ? The re-make comes out on December 9th in the U.S., but will come out next month in the UK. I hope the U.S. will do a re-make of the 1996 Matilda film or a sequel sometime in the future.

[@MsMojo]

Great suggestion!

[@flareinc7413]

Matin Bialil is so amazing and now that I know how long she has acted,I like her even more

[@Billie26-y3o]

I can honestly say that I can relate to all child stars since I have been a superstar from an early age of 5 years old.

[@jayelgy383]

Mischa Barton. Had a small part in The Sixth Sense as the little girl ghost who was poisoned by her mom and has grown up to do adult parts. Chistina ricci. Started in Mermaids. Continued as Wednesday in The Addams Family and grew to adult parts.

[@0505trueblue]

Jodie Foster...THE BEST!😃

[@Kiraiko44]

I couldn't tell if you said "heartfelt coming of age drama" or "heartfelt coming of age trauma" when talking about My Girl but honestly, both work

[@cllew5919]

Jodie Foster also starred in The Little Girl Down The Lane in 1976 (creepy). Also occasional parts in The Courtship of Eddies Father TV show. I don't think she should be classified as a "comeback", she was acting all along.

[@Nok1me]

the way she said Christian Bale tho

[@absynthefaerie]

Drew is not on hiatus, she is acting on Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet where she is a zombie

[@joyholmes254]

That was canceled a while ago, so yes she is on hiatus

[@siddharthnaagar7028]

Jodie Foster is the greatest actress ever

[@Glornie]

I would probably have included Kirsten Dunst on the list. or Katie holmes that you actually showed at the end :P at the very least as honourable mentions.

[@tiffanypersaud3518]

Y’all need to make a part II. Lots of legends were missed. P.S. Wan’t Drew five years old in ET?

[@COMPFUNK2]

If I were Sean Astin, I would have taken off acting for a while too; considering whoever gave him the bright idea to star in Dish Dogs.

[@emmalouise7711]

Dunno about you. But Newsies is actually one of my favourite films 😂

[@RWAC685]

Legen Wait For It…… Dary. Classic.

[@cherylalblinger3950]

How is it that Kurt Russet never makes these lists? He started out kicking Elvis in the shins, to Disney teen to Guardians of the Galaxy and beyond

[@meroniyassu2621]

What cole sprouse said at the end is soo reliable to everyone including me