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OUR FAVORITE CHILDHOOD STARS WE USED TO ADORE – WHAT ARE THEY UP TO THESE DAYS?

Lisa Whelchel – Age 59

Lisa Whelchel is an American actress, singer, and author. When she was just a child, she got a part in The New Mickey Mouse Club. In addition to this, Whelchel appeared on The Facts of Life as Blair Warner for nine years. She received recognition as a singer and was awarded Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for her album All Because of You. Welch was a contestant on the CBS reality show Survivor: Philippines. For her book, Creative Collection was nominated for a Gold Medallion. She is currently married to Pete Harris. Whelchel has had a great career in various fields, and it is commendable.

Danielle Fishel – Age 41

Danielle Christine Fishel is an American director, actress, model, and television personality. She began her acting career in theater. Danielle performed in community productions of The Wizard of Oz and Peter Pan. However, her debut as an actress was with her appearance in shows like Full House and Harry and the Hendersons.

Later she was cast as Topanga Lawrence-Matthews for the teen sitcom Boy Meets World. In addition, Fishel continued to play the same role in a spin-off series called Girl Meets World; at this stage, Danielle started directing and producing some of its episodes. From there on, Fishel even appeared in films.

Abigail Breslin – Age 26

Abigail Breslin is an American actress and singer who started acting by appearing in commercials at three. At the age of five, she landed a role in M. Night Shyamalan’s science-fiction horror film, Signs. After her fantastic performance in the film, she was nominated for the Young Artist Award. Her other notable roles include No Reservations, Definitely Maybe, Zombieland, and more. For her acting in the film Little Miss Sunshine, she won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and the Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer. It’s incredible how she has achieved so much at this age.

Raven Symone – Age 36

Raven Symone, an American actress, and singer featured in the list of “100 Greatest Kid Stars of All Time” list in 2012. Being a talented actress, she got featured on The Cosby Show and Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper at a young age. Symone became a famous icon for teenage girls for her role in the Disney Channel series, That’s So Raven. For this, she has earned numerous nominations. Other films that she appeared in are Dr. Dolittle, College Road Trip, The Cheetah Girls, and more. You will be stunned to know that she released her first studio album when she was barely seven! She also co-hosted the show The View.

Mayim Bialik – Age 46

American actress Mayim Bialik started her acting career when she was young. She appeared in the horror film Pumpkinhead while being a guest star on shows The Facts of Life and Beauty and the Beast. For her performance in The Blossoms, she received appreciationMany people recognize her for playing the character of Amy Farrah Fowler in The Big Bang Theory. It also landed her four Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nominations. She is beautiful with brains and holds a Ph.D. in neuroscience. In 2015 and 2016, she won the Critic’s Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Melissa Sue Anderson – Age 59

Aged 57, Melissa Sue Anderson began her career as a child actress in several commercials before appearing in Little House. Apart from that, Anderson was also known for her role as Vivian (Midnight Offerings) and Ginny (Happy Birthday to Me). 

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The actress didn’t turn into such a big sensation. However, she lives a very comfortable life and has continued to act throughout these years. Anderson also published an autobiography The Way I See It: A Look Back at My Life on Little House. It is an account of her life while she was acting in Little House on the Prairie.

Hilary Duff – Age 34

Hilary Duff is an American actress, songwriter, and entrepreneur. She started acting when she was young and starred in the television series Lizzie McGuire. After that, she acted in several films, including Agent Cody Banks, A Cinderella Story, and more. She made a mark in the music industry with her debut studio album Santa Claus Lane. Duff is also the co-author of a trilogy of novels whose first book became a New York Times bestseller.

Additionally, she is a successful businesswoman with her clothing line Santa Claus Lane. Duff married songwriter Matthew Koma in 2019 after giving birth to their daughter. She has had a fantastic career so far.

Kim Fields – Age 53

Kim Fields, an American actress, and director belongs to an acting family. She delved into this field when she was barely five years old. As a child actress, her first role was in an advertisement for Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup commercial at the age of seven. She is famous for her part as Dorothy “Tootie” Ramsey on the show The Facts of Life and for playing Regine Hunter’s role on the Fox sitcom Living Single. Fields also performed rap music and R&B with the group called Impromp 2. Besides all this, she is also a well-known director. She is married to Christopher Morgan, a Broadway actor.

Lisa Whelchel – Age 59

Lisa Whelchel is an American actress, singer, and author. When she was just a child, she got a part in The New Mickey Mouse Club. In addition to this, Whelchel appeared on The Facts of Life as Blair Warner for nine years. She received recognition as a singer and was awarded Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for her album All Because of You. Welch was a contestant on the CBS reality show Survivor: Philippines. For her book, Creative Collection was nominated for a Gold Medallion. She is currently married to Pete Harris. Whelchel has had a great career in various fields, and it is commendable.

Nancy Mckeon – Age 56

Nancy Mckeon is an American actress known for her role in the sitcom The Facts of Life and The Division. When she was barely two, she started her career by modeling baby clothes for the catalog Sears & Roebuck. With her brother, she appeared in numerous commercials. In the year 2003, she starred in the film Comfort and Joy, while in 2018, she competed in the show Dancing with the Stars. She is married to the film technician, Marc Andrus. In 1999, she directed her film, A Wakening. She had also auditioned for the famous role of Monica Geller on the show Friends but did not get it.

Haley Joel Osment – Age 34

Haley is an American actor who began his career when he was four. Before getting into the limelight with his movie The Sixth Sense, Osment worked in a couple of shows, and movies. This also included the highly liked Forrest Gump in which he played the role of Forrest Gump’s son. He even got nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in The Sixth Sense. 

In addition to this, he was also seen in the 2019 superhero web series The Boys in the role of a mind-reading hero named Mesmer. This may seem weird but the actor is a lover of lizards and revealed it during his AMA.

Tina Majorino – Age 37

Born in the year 1985 in California, Tina Majorino began her career at the age of 7. She delivered her brilliant acting skills in movies like When a Man Loves a Woman, Corrina, Waterworld, etc. Along with the movies, she also appeared in the main role in the TV series Camp Wilder.

After 1999, she appeared in other TV series after this like Veronica Mars, Big Love, and The Deep End. Tina was also part of one of the most loved TV series Grey’s Anatomy. Her recent projects include the Scorpion and Into The Dark Television series. In 2019, she turned down a cameo role of Mac in Veronica Mars.

 Josh Saviano – Age 46

Josh has been active as an actor for very little time as he left it to go on to become a lawyer. Though, one of the best roles of his acting career is in The Wonder Years in which he played Paul Joshua Pfeiffer. The actor’s first television appearance was in a toothpaste commercial.

After starring in various commercials and guest appearances, he left acting and went to college and became a lawyer. His new profession brought him back to acting as he played the role of a lawyer in the crime-drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The actor-lawyer loves to play fantasy sports in his free time.

Honey Boo Boo – Age 16

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson belongs to the Shannon family famous for appearing on reality television. From a young age, Alana started participating in beauty pageants, which landed her a role in TLC television show Toddlers & Tiaras. She was recently seen on the show of her mother, Mama June: From Not to Hot. Alana is quite active on Instagram and has a good number of followers. In October 2018, Alana was a contestant on the show Dancing with the Stars, pairing with Tristan Ianiero. However, she got eliminated by the fourth week. One of the reasons for her popularity is that Alana has a very bold personality.

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