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Post by marshamae on Aug 7, 2020 19:32:14 GMT
There are many examples of child stars who aged out of acting. Most left because the charm of their childhood face did not change into an equally appealing adult or teen face. Others found their success as a child actor depended on skills that did not translate into noteworthy adult acting. Some children’s success was built on crying, a cute voice or a winsome look. That was not enough to handle adult roles. Some , whose success was built on an uncannily adult way of handling witty lines and emotions found that it did not work for an adult actor. Others sadly suffered emotional ,physical or sexual abuse as child actors and only wanted to leave it all behind. Some just dropped off the map with no reason given .
and then there were the few, like Natalie Wood and Ron Howard who aged into adult roles in front of the camera, were able to keep working throughout their teen years as though they never heard of skin problems and voice changes.
Any thoughts about child actors and their fate? I will comment after this gets rolling.
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