Top 10 Child Star Facts That Will Ruin Your Childhood

These child star facts will ruin your childhood. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most promising young actors whose time on top wasn’t the Hollywood dream it was cracked up to be. Our countdown includes Lalaine's addiction, Alyson Stoner, Ariel Winter's abusive stage mom, and more! Which child star defined YOUR childhood? Let us know in the comments!
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[@MsMojo]

Which child star defined YOUR childhood? Let us know below, and check out our playlist here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqSmf5ehdpWWock for more childhood-ruining fact videos!

[@tylerriley2587]

this channel and Watchmojo isn't afraid to speak the truth

[@naddiithequeenholler5341]

Little House on the Prairie. Though both girls ended up as alcoholics. 😬

[@fromthehaven94]

Drew Barrymore primarily, though I didn't see ET until I was an adult.

[@evelynneufeld7610]

Shirley Temple ❤️

[@shannonflickinger563]

Raven shaped my childhood because she was different. She wasn’t as skinny as the other actresses and I wasn’t either. She was my role model ❤️♥️

[@PlatinumRoseLady]

Anybody who bullied Jake Lloyd has NO RIGHT to call themselves a "Star Wars" fan. Jake didn't write the lines he had to say - he was a little boy being verbally attacked on-line by alleged "adults". Completely shameful. I hope Jake is doing better and able to find peace

[@jimb.7523]

Probably the same POSes that nearly drove Ahmed Best to suicide and would troll Kelly Marie Tran many years later.

[@PlatinumRoseLady]

@@jimb.7523 Yep. Starts with "scum" and ends with "bags".

[@tedgruver7618]

I agree with you, Jake Lloyd NEVER deserved all the hatred he got for playing Anakin Skywalker.

[@PlatinumRoseLady]

@@tedgruver7618 of course he didn't but some people had to show how tough and mature they were by being awful to a child. And to anybody who did that - I hope you're really proud of yourselves.

[@daleketchup7434]

I read somewhere that Haden Christensen was also harassed and he played Anakin more than Jake did. The ironic thing is that people love the Star Wars prequels now! There’s a whole subreddit dedicated to it!

[@ThatBoyRashaad]

It’s sad that Jennette has been shaping up our childhood and little do we know that she didn’t have a proper childhood herself. I’m happy she’s doing better now.

[@there4you19]

All because of her Dumb Greedy Mother.

[@olvialee7221]

Same

[@leonardolim8976]

Funny thing is jade west was like Jennette in victorious

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

While McCurdy sounds like she had a dreadfully sick mother who should'nt have been a parent in the first place;I can't get behind that book cover. Her mother was most likely abused herself & many parents who are go onto do the same to their own children. Hopefully,McCurdy is seeing a a psychologist to understand why her mother was so horribly abusive to her and doesn't do the same to her own children( if she decides to have any..)

[@leonardolim8976]

@@ROBYNMARKOW normally as a child we would just only think about protecting ourselves bc yk...it's our lives in danger. But as we get older, while some won't forgive them for what they put us thru and dont give f--- about their upbringings, others would face the past and understand their awful upbringing. We're sorry that Jennette had a terrible childhood but she could've at least alter the title "Jennette mccurdy: a story about her live as the abuse victim and how she strive thru it". Not this horrendous title. It just sounded like a bad meme and it ain't even funny

[@trinaq]

Poor Jennette, the title of her memoir is so tragically poignant. I'm glad that she seems to be happier now that she's doing something that she truly loves, as opposed to being forced into it by her overzealous, abusive mother.

[@austinhowells20]

She have a father

[@loganyenser9615]

@@austinhowells20 No she didn’t. The man she thought was her father turned out not to be

[@austinhowells20]

@@loganyenser9615 I hope her father will be found

[@chriscollegia2901]

Unrelated but TRINA Q I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE!!!😭😭😭😭😭 I keep seeing your Addams family profile picture and thinking it's another fan of the musical but it's just the same person😭😭😭😭

[@crazycountryboy8941]

And she has a nice life that resulted because of it . I'm not trying to sound like a ass but I get the feeling that if her mom didn't push to do it and let her quit a young age she would be bitter that her mom let her quit and didn't push her to keep on acting.

[@ConnorMiller417]

I’m very proud of Jennette for sharing her horrific experiences as a child. It’s a classic example as to why you don’t force kids into professions they don’t want to do. And I’m really proud of her for not taking the bush money because so many people would fall for that temptation. That speaks volumes as to how much she cares about getting her word out. I agree with Jennette, I’m glad her mom died so she can finally be free of her control. I hope she has a great rest of her life! ❤

[@andreasmeelie1889]

While I don't wish death on anyone I can't deny that I'm glad that she still found a way to better herself after her Mom's death and find her own way. I just wish that she could realize that she even could have been stronger even before she died so that she wouldn't have to see it as a way of it because her Mom died that she came out strong. She would have come out strong either way.

[@tiffprendergast]

@@andreasmeelie1889 no she would be still b treated like dirt

[@rachelrodriguez3177]

I’m very grateful everyone that had thee‼ most awful childhood shared any of their memories‼❗

[@Jade_902]

There’s two sides to every story. She’s a piece of junk for doing that title.

[@gensai93]

The saddest story is probably the one of the voice actress of Ducky from the first Land Before Time Movie. A year after the movie was released, she and her mother were murdered by her abusive father as the mother was trying to arrange for them to escape (his first wife also left him due to abusing their family). It was said that she was starting to show off behaviors like breaking down during auditions.

[@DieHardAnimeOtaku15]

She also played Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go to Heaven

[@ShadowSora8491]

@@DieHardAnimeOtaku15 That movie tributed to her, since it was released after she died.

[@caressabashful4714]

Judith Barsi. Poor kid. She deserved better. Everyone on this list deserved better.

[@your_local_questerian]

i remember hearing about it. even for an 18 year old who is into dark crap, that's too far. i feel awful for judith and her mom that they had to put up with this monster and i wish they didn't have to go too soon. i have zero tolerance for child abuse and any other form of abuse (especially sexual and abuse from partners and families, specifically gaslighting)

[@julz3tt3]

Poor little Judith Barsi. Her Father was an alcoholic and very abusive. The Mother tried to get away but there were alot of unnoticed things by child services.

[@LoveHandle4890]

R.I.P Judy Garland. You’re in the great Oz in the sky now.🙏

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

She was a legend

[@ShatnerLover]

Judy Garland’s entire life is a tragedy

[@laskmj24]

It’s so sad that the movie that made her a star was also the beginning of her downfall. It’s because of the Wizard of Oz that she got addicted to pills and developed a low self worth that would continue for her whole life.

[@Ohboycommentsection]

Judy was a wonderful performer who could break your heart with her voice. She died at the age of 47, only weighing around 90 pounds, malnourished from substance abuse.

[@tabithadickson36]

@@laskmj24 no it wasn't the wizard of ozs fault she was on pills long before that it was Judys mother who doped her up and it started back when she was doing films with Mickey Rooney theres a story were her mum would rip the wings off of butterflies in frunt of her to get her to cry when she was small so no it gos back long before she was in the wizard

[@joshmg25]

It seemed like the entire cast of that movie were treated horribly. The tin man had to use lead-based makeup, the lion had to work hours in that burning suit, etc. the 1930s just weren’t a good time for actors.

[@Nikkistrict]

Ive been absolutely in love with her my entire life. Wizard of oz shaped my entire life. I got to know her story and she was used and abused by everyone around her

[@biasalavaria5915]

Brook Shields should be included on the list. She also has same experience and her's, she made a film as a youngster in an adult concept films

[@lijo4518]

And that damn Calvin Klein Jeans commercial 🫣

[@nightmarefanatic1819]

She was done so disgustingly wrong by her mother, Garry Gross (apt name) and the judge who shamed her for daring to want photos of her naked, ten-year-old body taken out of the public eye.

[@angelaholmes8888]

I'm shocked that someone would body shame a child poor raven she didn't deserve that no child does 😥

[@tylerriley2587]

Exactly you don’t do that to a child

[@aprilfaith765]

I know right and I know that had to scar her for life!

[@lordybelance3410]

How disgusting!

[@manzanitakatznellenbogen2870]

As a child who experienced body shaming, it does scar you for life. I'm 43 now and I can still hear those words all the way back from the mid 80s :(

[@aprilfaith765]

😿 people who say crap like that to anyone should be put to shame!

[@TheCommenterDragon]

Even though it mostly sucks when someone's mom dies, for Jennette she was lucky because after her mom died she felt that she could finally quit the nightmare that was her acting career.

[@laurenpatrick4609]

My mum died. I suppose ut just depends on the mum

[@andreasmeelie1889]

While I don't wish death on anyone I can't deny that I'm glad that she still found a way to better herself after her Mom's death and find her own way. I just wish that she could have seen that even before she died so that she wouldn't have to see it as a way of it because her Mom died that she came out strong. She would have come out strong either way.

[@nans969]

I'm surprised that Patty Duke wasn't on this list. Her parents literally handed her over to her " Agents" . They treated her horrifically.

[@harperstacey9604]

Patty's agents also stole most of her money. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@RhaegarTargaryen1st]

I'm not that much older than Jake Lloyd and I remember the horrible treatment he received. Even for the often toxic realm of fandom that was too much.

[@mattalan6618]

yeah and because of that i totally understand why he wants nothing to with Star Wars anymore

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

How old are you?

[@waterjade4198]

It saddens me that Jake Lloyd was bullied to the point of quitting. He was my favorite Anakin and I feel he did a great job at playing the role.

[@pbsfundingaddict790]

I have Jennette McCurdy’s book and it’s so far so good! I just couldn’t help but feel sorry for her!

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

Me too 🙏😇

[@trinaq]

Seconded, I would never force any child of mine into a showbiz career, unless they were really passionate about it.

[@tiffprendergast]

Me too

[@ProfessorTakatoPalm]

I’m glad that The Child Actor’s bill/The Coogan Law was passed. Parents forcing their children to act is one thing (and I despise it), but taking all your child’s hard earned money from their job for yourself (and making up excuses like “Their a kid, they don’t know what to do with money”) is deplorable! I’m glad that most these kids were able to take their parents to court and some don’t have any relationship with them anymore. When you only see your kid as a money maker or something that can grab attention, you’re a horrible parent! Shows like Toddlers and Tiaras shows that perfectly. You’re only making your kid do this so these parents can brag about their child and make money off of them. It breaks my heart. Parent and child bonds are suppose to be all about love, NOT MONEY!!!

[@MPbmfm]

Yeah parents like that only sees their child as a money machine, that hey need to milk till the last drop

[@stingrey1571]

I remember one of the Corey’s (haim or Feldman), said the power dynamic is what messes up kids stars. The quote I do remember is “how can you send me to my room in the house I bought?”

[@jacklow9611]

It's also been said that both of the Coreys were subjected to a lot of sexual abuse by their "bosses", which Corey Feldman is calling them out for now especially after the Weinstein cases were brought to life.

[@HeyItsBruin]

One that'll forever haunt me is the story of Judith Barsy, known for her role as Ducky in Land Before Time and Anne-Marie in All Dogs Go To Heaven. Her father was an abusive alcoholic who killed Judith and her mother in a murder-suicide. Judith was only a month away from her 10th birthday.

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

Poor girl. I thought she was still alive and just her mom died

[@detmstr341]

After hearing these stories, I feel bad for the child actors. You only see their success, but, never the struggles they go through nor the demons they've battled. It's like that saying, "You don't know what goes on behind closed doors."😟

[@lordybelance3410]

Ditto. It makes me glad that I wasn't a child star

[@nibello]

I LOVED Jennette’s performance as Sam, but ever since she revealed the truth about her mother, as well as the allegations with Dan Schneider, it kinda makes me sad now looking back at her past performances. She gave us a childhood that she never had.

[@thereal_sunset]

Oh yeah I also watched Sam and Cat and iCarly

[@heatherr0420]

This doesn't ruin my childhood, but as a child I would start to hear things about what has happened to child stars and I continue to do so. At one point I was glad I decided to not ask my parents for permission to pursue acting or a possible music career which I wanted to as well, I wouldn't have had the mental strength then & I really wouldn't now to be a celebrity in this world of the internet, way too many sick & dishonest people, and all the temptations out there. Have nearly 14 years sobriety and if I was celebrity I probably never would have gotten out of that mess known as addiction

[@shannonflickinger563]

I loved Raven because she wasn’t so skinny like the other actresses. She is still one of my favorites. I wasn’t skinny either and she was a great role model ❤

[@lessismore8533]

Me too she was my ROLE MODEL as a kid!

[@xladyfayre]

I loved her because she was funny. Seems like the body shaming episode of That's So Raven had a personal meaning for her. I nearly cried when I learned about that because no one deserves that.

[@yolandaponkers1581]

I feel so awful for Jake Lloyd. Imagine being an adult and bullying a child for something they had no say in in the first place.

[@markalexander3659]

As well as being referred to as a "Little pig in pigtails" and being groped by the little people playing the Munchkins, Judy Garland was also given amphetamines to not eat and barbiturates to calm her down (both of which became life-long addictions), she was also put on a diet of soup and black coffee and made o smoke EIGHTY cigarettes a day

[@MASTEROFEVIL]

The fact that she lived as long as she did was nothing short of a miracle

[@christophercraig9611]

Wil Wheaton talks a lot about this kind of abuse he endured too. In his book he mentions how his parents incorporated him and then named themselves "employees." Then later in his life when he wasn't working as frequently his parents loaned him money, likely from his own corporation, and charged him and his wife interest.

[@Ookami31]

I waited for him to appear on this list the whole time.

[@krissykrupski4973]

You could do a whole show on poor Amanda Bynes. What Schneider did to her was grotesque and criminal.

[@dirtybird311]

The Shirley Temple casting couch broke me. Wow! That’s really upsetting. Then Judy Garland just went on in and finished me off.

[@stevekoller3314]

I was horrified to hear about what poor Shirley Temple went through 😱🥺

[@TCWRebelsResistanceWords]

2:51 I remember meeting Lalaine and even Orlando Brown (star of “That’s So Raven”) back in 2003 when I was in 6th grade when Disney Channel had a couple of their hit stars touring schools around the USA to promote Disney’s newest company, Imagineering. Lalaine and Orlando were the sweetest guys ever and I never even suspected that Lalaine was struggling with substance abuse. WOW!!!

[@kaylajames3098]

Did you know about Orlando? He was struggling as well. Still is in fact.

[@TCWRebelsResistanceWords]

@@kaylajames3098 NONE OF US KNEW!! Like I said, I was in sixth grade when my school got to meet them, so we were only eleven to fourteen years old, and if anyone did know, either no one said anything or I just didn’t hear about it.

[@lessismore8533]

I’m about your age! I was on 6th grade too! But never met Raven

[@lordybelance3410]

You are so lucky that you got to meet her!

[@amandastjohn4735]

There's also the "casting couches". How many child actors were sexually abused by studio staff? How many *other* child stars were rapdd by studio staff and execs?

[@madisonsvensen1590]

What are the “casting couches”?

[@arirenzi-surprenant6915]

I read Jeanette’s memoir and it was heartbreakingly beautiful. The title itself is a perfect summary of her feelings and the book itself is even better. I highly recommend reading it.

[@sabinahoudkova1417]

and amanda bynes too SHE was abused by dan schneider i always enjoing her movies

[@ashleypardue1870]

It didn’t ruin my childhood about what happened to Jennet she is still a good actor and her mom treated like shit

[@PhoenixRising87]

She is genuinely talented, but I'm happy for her decision to step away from acting, since that's going to make her happy.

[@tiffprendergast]

@@PhoenixRising87 yup

[@rrr271003]

I feel like Jeanette McCurdy and Jodie Sweetin have similarities on a sad history. Both are blonde actresses with J as the start of their names, both have been a part of a popular Sitcom which not only is family friendly and has a secondary series related to it as a sequel/spin-off, but both also have had difficult lives which prompted them to write a book about their experiences. I felt that Jodie deserved to be on this list as well.

[@lordybelance3410]

Definitely

[@robirvine6970]

What? ".these people are the same because they are blonde and have a random letter in their name" - Moron.

[@thereallg4587]

*Man, I feel bad for any former child star who had to go through tough situations like parents stealing their money go going through a tiring schedule.*

[@funshine817]

I hear you, Jennette, I wanted my mom to die as a child, I hated and feared her so much. When she actually died, I cheered. So tragic, really, to have those feelings towards your mother, but my mother was a psycopath who beat me, punished me with thousands of repetitive writings, like her classic....I will obey, mentally and emotionally abused me, it gave me massive issues all my life. My father did nothing, other than do what she told him, and my sister ignored me, thinking I was weird. I was mercilessly bullied, no friends....I am amazed I survived! I never became promiscuous or did drugs/alcohol. I did, however, marry at 18 with the first guy I liked(I met him at 16), I am sure as a way to escape. He was my savior. But that marriage was a disaster, of course, how could it have been anything else? I could go on with how my life turned out, but suffice it to say it has not been pretty. Life, when you get a bum start, can mess you up, permanently. My faith is what has gotten me through. I can't imagine going through life not believing in and trusting God and HIS plan. I have an inner strength that is quite impressive! Thank you, Father, for all I have gone through, as I trust it is all for my highest good. Amen.

[@brendabernstein286]

Cindy I am so proud of how great you have become. All that shit in your past is not your fault. I'm so thankful you have found God as your eternal father and friend. Keep on being strong. You deserve a great life. Much love

[@ssaliormoon15]

Man after reading that book I found myself being glad too but also I can't look at iCarly the same way anymore because all I can think about is her abuse and mistreatment behind the scene

[@HopeGardner3amed]

I feel similarly about Home Alone after researching the #10 example a few years ago.

[@NyNyBriana]

it's sad that some parents force their kids to live their lives that their parents never got to have when they were kids and they live their lives through their kids

[@caronstout354]

It also happens in the music industry, like the Jackson family.

[@brodiger]

I feel bad for Jennette McCurdy I know she went through a rough life and I don’t blame her because of what her mom did to her her book is so amazing I’ve been reading it a lot and listening to the audio of her narrating it calms me down I met her along time ago during the filming of cupcake wars at capital records they were doing the filming there to celebrate the the release of her country music album and I was so lucky to meet her that day she will always be my hero as Sam Puckett

[@donnatalmage6806]

I relate to Jenette. I won’t shed any tears when my mother goes.

[@olvialee7221]

150: What about Judith Barsi? What happened to her is awful. Well known in Don Bluth’s The Land Before Time and All Dogs Go To Heaven, even the under appreciated Jaws: The Revenge

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

I know this story. Her mother died when she was about 9 and her dad was an abisive alcoholic who wanted to kill her, but did'nt. Then she starred in other movies beside that. She's probably still alive now

[@egpmh2891]

On the fact of Parents abusing their child star kids the worst one was Judith Eva Barsi; her father, a retired plumber, became jealous of his daughter's fame and would often beat her and her mother to a point police and child services were called in by Don Bluth, the director of Land Before Time and All Dogs Go to Heaven (she starred in both). She always told the authorities she and her mom are ok, it got to a point that at 10 years old she was able to buy her and her mom a separate house while her father stayed in an apartment she paid for. This enraged him more that his daughter was the bread winner and not him. When she became like a normal kid again at times she began missing her dad and asked him to live with her and her mom, this was a bad idea. He drugged her and her mother both, then drenched himself and the whole house in gasoline (as the cameras the mother put around the house would show) and then he lit himself and the house on fire, killing them all. After voice actresses kept quitting the roll of Ducky between Land Before Time 2 through 5 Don Bluth retired and even blamed himself for not doing enough to protect her and he paid for her funeral and her mother's and paid for their grave and coffins.

[@TCWRebelsResistanceWords]

9:25 I’ve been a lifelong fan of Shirley Temple and I still watch her films on a yearly basis via The Little Darling DVD collection. But I NEVER knew about that “casting couch” thing nor did I even know what the heck it was until seeing this! Definitely doesn’t ruin anything for me considering Hollywood really was corrupt back then. It may still be corrupt today, but in its “infancy days,” it was atrocious what went on “behind closed doors” for both the studio runners AND the stars themselves! (Case in point with poor Judy Garland when it came to The Wizard of Oz)

[@bethklecha5945]

Shirley wasn't assaulted by the producer, because she started laughing at him, when he exposed himself.

[@AspieGirlArianaHale]

What Judy Garland endured on “The Wizard Of Oz” was cruel. Being starved & made to smoke, asbestos “snow” in the poppy field scene, the “munchkins” verbally abusing/molesting her & even being slapped hard in the face by the director for laughing during filming of the Cowardly Lion scene! Poor Judy. Thank god there are laws there to protect child actors now... 🥺

[@happilysingle4ever177]

I’m also done with Jeanette McCurdy’s book and OMG. I can’t believe that her and her mother use to share a TV dinner together because her mother was so focused on her weight.

[@heathercampbell6059]

Man, I feel so bad for Jake Lloyd. For all of them. Phantom menace wasn't that bad. It just didn't live up to what the originals were. Those were big shoes to fill. But it wasn't that terrible of a movie.

[@heathercampbell6059]

@Anti SJW disagree. *shrug*

[@heathercampbell6059]

@Anti SJW * Is laughing at your idiocy* I don't know if anyone has ever told you, because you're not actually acting like an adult, but not everybody has to agree with you… you do understand that, right? ( Hmm, obviously not...)

[@ashumz88]

I remember Alyson Stoner from the Missy Elliott clip 'Work It'

[@trishathompson9595]

I think Judith Eva Barsi was missing from this list. What a tragic, sad story of such a promising young ball of sunshine! She voiced “Ducky” in The Land Before Time among many other things. “Yep! Yep! Yep!”

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

I have'nt watched that movie

[@christoperaaron8218]

I remember the big freeze movie. My sibling and I had rented it from the library when we were little 😢

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

@@christoperaaron8218 LOVE THIS MOVIE IT WAS LITLERALLY MY CHILDHOOD!!!

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

YEP! YEP!! YEP!!!

[@joshruth6369]

After reading Jennette’s book I can’t look at iCarly, Victorious or Sam & Cat the same. It’s just too depressing knowing what happened behind the scenes.

[@tylerriley2587]

Yes there are a lot who have turned away from those shows I stopped watching victorious since I got Disney+

[@tiffprendergast]

@@tylerriley2587 yup

[@PaiviProject]

Wow. It sure is sad that those things happened to all those child actors. Shirley Temple is by far my most favorite one ❤

[@benkenobisgirl]

Shirley Temple Black wrote a great autobiography called Child Star. She also reveals that her parents spent all her money, too. When she came of age and should have had millions, she had about $200K. She decided to forgive them and move on.

[@JohnRandomness105]

As a child, I kept thinking about how everyone treated talented children to get them to perform -- you're horrible to them, and they reward you for it. As an adult, I have to keep trying to recall my thoughts as a child. EDIT: Recall two titles: "Mommie Dearest" and "Please Don't Shoot My Dog".

[@hopebirnbaum9496]

I feel bad for all of these stars. I'm glad Jennette can be free to do whatever she wants now that makes her happy.

[@jacobdrolet4262]

Amazing video Rebecca from ms mojo of child stars childhood might ruined memories of there great work in movies/shows, fantastic job.

[@marialuisamoraes5694]

I f*cking hate how people treat Jennette beacuse of the title of her memoir. Like, without even knowing anything about her

[@HectorJPeabody]

No Drew Barrymore?! It would be nice to see someone who was able to turn it around.

[@sunlightangel87]

It blew my mind to see Ariel Winter playing a knife-wielding murderous ghost child who was killed by neglect in the movie One Missed Call. The movie itself was ridiculous and bad, but she's an amazing actress and did a great job with such a role. It's really too bad that she had to deal with her mom living vicariously through her.

[@leavemealone802]

Seeing so many actors of my childhood (Raven, Laleine, Jannet) being mistreated like that.. how mess up is that? They shapped a whole culture of young girls! And to see them suffering this much. Gosh is so upsetting

[@joshmg25]

@4:40 when they said “stage mom” I thought that meant Julie Bowen(Claire). I’m glad that wasn’t the case, but it’s still a shame what happened to her. I wonder if her brother had the same problem(he played Pugsley in the Addams Family movies).

[@lordybelance3410]

That was my second guess

[@froyboy267]

I heard Ariel is also estranged from her brother Jimmy as well. Is that true?

[@Bulletbill88]

I already knew the story behind Judy Garland on the set of The wizard of Oz she also was a substance abuser because she suffered from depression

[@olvialee7221]

Heard about that too

[@Bulletbill88]

Thank you all for the likes just saw the status of this comment 😊

[@lhynneilmhaeluna2055]

Raven and Ariel were the ones that shocked me because I didn't know that happened to them and I loved them on these shows and I've only found out these things happened to them too, as for the other actors and actresses, I know it happened to them already but I still feel bad equally for all of them because none of them should experience any of that specially at that age

[@williamsanders2439]

Ron Howard fortunately escaped these fates. It helped that his parents were also actors, and were familiar with the seedy side of the industry.

[@melissagrant4178]

Judith Barsi also have a rough childhood which ended with her dad killing her and her mom

[@tylerriley2587]

😢😢 he was a raging abusive alcoholic

[@olvialee7221]

It’s just sad

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

I think he just killed her mom and then Judith went on to star in more movies. Is she still alive?

[@frankiewelsh8802]

@@theyluvtwoset.13no Judith barsi died

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

@@frankiewelsh8802 Oh no that's so sad

[@mandyb2245]

My heart breaks for all these child celebs who've had to emancipate themselves from their own parent because of child abuse. Some people should not have children, especially if they're going to try and mold them into little cookie cutter figurines of their ideal selves. I feel bad for any child who has to deal with the darker side of Hollywood. Poor Jake Lloyd! He didn't deserve all the bullying he got because of Phantom Menace.

[@joannryan5929]

Patty Duke had a horrible childhood too!

[@krissykrupski4973]

Her mother sold her to a couple. ?!?!?! Sick

[@maryaltshuller885]

I read Shirley Temple Black's memoir years ago and was saddened to learn her parents spent all her earnings. It's actually good that she broke away from Hollywood and later became an ambassador for President Reagan. Jeanette McCurdy's memoir is on my reading list.

[@michelleallred8521]

I'm so glad Macaulay has straightened out & is now happy w Brenda & their new baby

[@caronstout354]

Patty Duke should be on this list.

[@samanthaboyer50]

Your also forgetting Jodie sweeten from full house had a substance abuse problem but she's turned her life around now

[@estebangutierrez160]

Jennette McCurdy is probably the only actress that has my full respect.

[@briannaharrison9174]

I have Jennette McCurdy's books and I really love the book I just feel sorry for her in the book and behind the scenes of icarly

[@helpyourselfimbusy5747]

All of these child stars deserved better.

[@Vib_me_is]

Not as much as it ruined their childhood. It’s sad that kids are ever put in these situations

[@lifewithlee6298]

Really wish they put a list with time codes

[@Bulletbill88]

I never knew that about Macaulay Culkin that was surprising about his father mistreating him or being jealous of his Fame

[@angelaholmes8888]

From what I heard kit tried to become an actor when he was a kid but he wasn't good so yes he was jealous of his son's fame even his sister is a successful actress bonnie bedelia from the die hard films

[@Bulletbill88]

@@angelaholmes8888 ok that's cool to know about his sister too

[@Bulletbill88]

Thank you all for the likes on this comment 😊

[@TCWRebelsResistanceWords]

It’s hard to imagine Wizard of Oz without Judy Garland, but knowing all the horrible stuff they did to her just to “make her look younger,” it kinda makes us wish they really did hire someone else. Little known fact, Shirley Temple was actually once considered to play the role of Dorothy, but Fox Studios didn’t want to hand her over to MGM so they refused her even getting a chance to do a casting call rehearsal

[@godkinghell15]

Wow she dodge a bullet imagine if she did take that role

[@TCWRebelsResistanceWords]

@@godkinghell15 IKR!?!

[@godkinghell15]

@@TCWRebelsResistanceWords Yea but at least she have a good and normal life she's very beautiful as a teenager and you young woman

[@m.s.4238]

What happened to Judith Barsi would be top of that list for me. Also, Natalie Wood.

[@Jp-je5qj]

My childhood is still intact after watching this.

[@elonymariesanchez5951]

These child stars deserve the world

[@frankt285]

Damn! Hollywood is evil...

[@thomasm.longiii3752]

I sure feel sorry they had to go through all that, though, I understand it can be harder for the kids then adults when being in the industry. I understand it was pretty hard for Michael Jackson when he started in the industry as a child but would go on to be great and helpful with other (regardless of what people said about him), I believe.

[@estherkeizer6080]

Where is Michael Jackson? I'm sure his early dead has at least something to do with his youth.

[@fromthehaven94]

His whole adulthood was out of the ordinary. Besides being "The King of Pop", of course.

[@Ohboycommentsection]

His early death has to do more with being fed drugs...and money matters

[@ReverendBrown.]

Thongs change scent from one end to the other. Knowledge is power. God bless

[@tvalokibatman6563]

My childhood has been ruined since I turn 18

[@byronic-heroine]

I read somewhere that the munchkins got handsy with Judy on a few occasions. Ugchhh.

[@littleraeofsunshine]

You forgot that Shirley Temple was gaslight by her mother and her parents ran through her entire fortune. She easily ties with Garland.

[@Moiyafromnyc]

Raven isn't even big...what is big to these people I'm so confused

[@Chamelionroses]

Ah Hollywood is generally ruining childhoods ever since Hollywood existed.

[@Showtunediva]

I am so excited to read Jeanette MCCurdy’s book.

[@virginiaviola5097]

I just watched a documentary about Lora Lee Michel and how it was the judge who oversaw her custody cases between her adoptive parents, birth mother and acting coach through which he became aware of the exploitation of children in Hollywood then went on to focus on the rights and welfare of children within the entertainment industry and put in place laws to protect them physically, emotionally and financially. What is sad about that is those protections were put in place almost 80 years ago but children in the entertainment industry are still experiencing exactly what Lora Lee Michel did all these decades later. Nothing really changed at all.

[@alyssatwine8710]

Legendary child star Natalie Wood had a tough childhood she had psychological problems as a child star growing up, from relationships with men, a controlling mother, and wanted to end her life.... The dark side of Hollywood today for child stars is very difficult, because as a child gets older, there is psychological problems and disorders that children go through at a young age into their adult years. Just research about legendary child stars that had psychological problems in Hollywood.

[@kbramlett6877]

Jake Lloyd also had some major legal troubles. He was convicted of assaulting his mother, reckless driving (going over 100 mph) while avoiding cops in his home state of South Carolina, resisting arrest, and driving without a license. He spent 10 months in jail, without a trial, no doubt. While he was incarcerated he was diagnosed with schizophrenia which he now has under control.

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

1:56 She's sporting a Chinese traditional outfit and I love it! 5:08 Not to mention how she needed to get breast reduction surgery.

[@angelaholmes8888]

I was shocked to find out that macaulay culkin father was an abusive monster towards him and his other children

[@faithnoellecurtis3360]

For real, I always wondered how Macaulay Culkin became a drug addict, then I learned he had an abusive father, and I was like, "Oh, that's why..."

[@elizabethcovington1785]

What happened to Judith Barsi (aka Ducky (Land Before Time) and Anne-Marie (All Dogs Go to Heaven)) still haunts me to this day and makes it hard to watch either movie.

[@xladyfayre]

Oh yeah. That's awful. I can't watch them anymore and I grew up with those films.

[@thereal_sunset]

What happens to her (I never watched that before)

[@elizabethcovington1785]

@@thereal_sunset Judith Barsi and her mother were killed (shot) in a mu*der su!ci*e by her father, not long after she did the voice acting for All Dogs Go To Heaven.

[@RijackiTorment]

I suspect you could fill an hour or more going over the lives of child and teen actors who were treated badly by their parents and/or the industry. Wil Weaton also 'survived' crappy treatment by family and industry while being forced to act.

[@DaniellaCartwright]

When I was 9 I went to a talent agency and the first thing they asked me was "Do you really want to do this?" I said yes and my mom completed saying it was all my idea, which was true. My parents didn’t want me to be an actress, so they took me out of the agency the next year. I only got back on acting at age 25, 4 years ago. I blamed my parents for it all, but when I see these kids, maybe they were just trying to protect me. OR trying to control my life because I ended up following what they wanted anyway.

[@PhoenixRising87]

The Star Wars fandom is shit on many levels, but its treatment of Jake Lloyd is *really* damn low. Also, Raven -Symone was body-shamed on The Cosby Show??? I mean, I'm not surprised that she got that as a teenage star (even though it's still fucking disgusting), but on Cosby, she wasn't even 6 years old! And people wonder why kids develop eating disorders; Jesus Christ. And I don't blame Jennette McCurdy for her feelings toward her mother. Even aside from the truly horrible stuff, no child deserves to be expected to be their family's breadwinner.

[@feliciajenkins5041]

I'm glad more of these tv studio heads are being exposed after all the undeserving admiration they used to get.

[@chelseacanales8763]

Damn…those people who are forced to work in Hollywood underaged and working like a dog. Being bullied or harassed.… I am so sad that they will have live with that.

[@anetordeborah9199]

Whenever I hear “somewhere over the rainbow ” my next immediate thought is “blue birds DIE❗️” (that one scene from a series of unfortunate events)

[@olvialee7221]

Ariel Winter? The voice of Sofia the First? Unbelievable

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

She is an adult now

[@lordybelance3410]

I didn't know she voiced her! Then again, I didn't watch the show

[@theyluvtwoset.13]

Poor Shirley Temple. This "casting couch" sounds weird and different fsm, but I will always remember her for her cute curls. Let's all look on the bright side!