Tis the season for Kevin McCallister's version of home improvements, so it's time to check in on what Macaulay Culkin, ...

Arnold Jackson on Diff’rent Strokes made Gary Coleman one of the most familiar former child stars in the late 1970s. He was a household name due to his catchphrases and screen personality.

Child actors can make it big at a young age, but not all continue with acting. Here are several famous child actors and what happened to them.

Demi's first professional gig was in Barney & Friends at age 10, but she really rose to fame with Disney Channel, especially the Camp Rock franchise. They have been open about their struggles, ...

Being a child star puts young kids in the public eye and under a ton of scrutiny from the press and audiences, that’s even more difficult now in the age of social media. So while some child stars go ...

Explore the journeys of Leonardo DiCaprio, Drew Barrymore, Macaulay Culkin, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Selena Gomez, and ...

The narrative around child stardom typically fixates on cautionary tales of squandered fortunes and public meltdowns. As financial writer Richard Woodward observed in analyzing child star wealth ...

The first thing the child actor discovers is universal love, quickly followed by universal hatred. The whipsaw between the two leaves a mark, even after the stage or set is abandoned. The universal ...

Everyone has read a story (or two) about how Hollywood chews up and spits out child actors. These young performers are revered, celebrated, and plastered all over the media while at the height of ...