Copyright BizParentz Foundation 2018- 2021 www.bizparentz.org * denotes AMPAS Oscar (r) nomination The A+ List Positive Former Child Actors NAME Age of first job Known as a Child For... As an Adult... Adlon, Pamela (Segall) 8 Grease 2, Little Darlings, Kelly of Facts of Life Actor / Writer / Producer, Voiceover artist including an Emmy for King of the Hill (Emmy). Ashley on Recess, Californication, Louie, Better Things. Nominated for multiple primetime Emmys, WGA and PGA awards. Allen, Aleisha 4 Model at 4, Blues Clues at 6, Are We There Yet, School of Rock Columbia University, Pace University, Speech Pathologist, and clinical instructor at Teachers College, Columbia University. Ali, Tatyana 6 Sesame Street, Star Search, Fresh Prince of Bel Air Harvard Grad (BS African-American Studies and Government), spokesperson for Barack Obama campaign, actor / singer with several albums and continued guest stars and film roles. Married, son. Ambrose, Lauren 14 Law and Order Actor Six Feet Under, London Theatre 2004-“Buried Child”, Can't Hardly Wait Appleby, Shiri 4 Commercials, Santa Barbara (soap) Actor Roswell, Swimfan USC Applegate, Christina 5 mo. First job: Playtex commercial. Beatlemania, Days of Our Lives, Married with Children, Grace Kelly, New Leave it to Beaver, Charles in Charge, Heart of the City Actor: Married with Children, Samantha Who (Emmy nom), Jessie (series), Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Mars Attacks, Friends (Emmy nom). Mom to be, breast cancer survivor and research advocate. Astin, Sean 9 Goonies (son of John Astin and Patty Duke) Director, Actor Lord of the Rings UCLA grad (1997) Atchison, Nancy 7 First job: Fried Green Tomatoes, The Long Walk Home, Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, The Prince of Tides Non-profit Professional: Director of Development at Birmingham Museum of Art. Previously worked for Southern Poverty Law Center and the Equal Justice Initiative.
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The A+ List Positive Former Child Actors
NAME Age of first job
Known as a Child For... As an Adult...
Adlon, Pamela (Segall) 8 Grease 2, Little Darlings, Kelly of Facts of Life Actor / Writer / Producer, Voiceover artist including an Emmy for King of the Hill (Emmy). Ashley on Recess, Californication, Louie, Better Things. Nominated for multiple primetime Emmys, WGA and PGA awards.
Allen, Aleisha 4 Model at 4, Blues Clues at 6, Are We There Yet, School of Rock
Columbia University, Pace University, Speech Pathologist, and clinical instructor at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Ali, Tatyana 6 Sesame Street, Star Search, Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Harvard Grad (BS African-American Studies and Government), spokesperson for Barack Obama campaign, actor / singer with several albums and continued guest stars and film roles. Married, son.
Ambrose, Lauren 14 Law and Order Actor Six Feet Under, London Theatre 2004-“Buried Child”, Can't Hardly Wait
Appleby, Shiri 4 Commercials, Santa Barbara (soap) Actor Roswell, Swimfan USC
Applegate, Christina 5 mo.
First job: Playtex commercial. Beatlemania, Days of Our Lives, Married with Children, Grace Kelly, New Leave it to Beaver, Charles in Charge, Heart of the City
Actor: Married with Children, Samantha Who (Emmy nom), Jessie (series), Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Mars Attacks, Friends (Emmy nom). Mom to be, breast cancer survivor and research advocate.
Astin, Sean 9 Goonies (son of John Astin and Patty Duke) Director, Actor Lord of the Rings UCLA grad (1997) Atchison, Nancy 7 First job: Fried Green Tomatoes, The Long Walk
Home, Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken, The Prince of Tides
Non-profit Professional: Director of Development at Birmingham Museum of Art. Previously worked for Southern Poverty Law Center and the Equal Justice Initiative.
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Badham, Mary* 10 To Kill a Mockingbird* (oscar nom), Twilight Zone
Art Restorer. recently acted in the 2005 film, Our Very Own.
Baio, Scott 9 Bugsy Malone, Happy Days, Joanie Loves ChaChi
Actor, Charles in Charge, Diagnosis Murder, new series coming out in 2005
Bale, Christian* 9 First job: fabric softener commercial, Empire of the Sun, Anastasia, Newsies
Actor, Batman Begins, the Machinist, American Psycho, 3:10 to Yuma (SAG, nom), Vice*, American Hustle* The Big Short*, The Fighter* (Oscar win) Married, one daughter.
Balk, Faruza 9 Return to Oz, The Worst Witch, Royal Academy of Ballet, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Actor The Craft, Almost Famous, Deuces Wild
Bank, Frank 8 Leave it to Beaver (Lumpy), The Story of Will Rogers
Stockbroker. Dad to 2, grandfather. Deceased 2013.
Barber, Andrea 6 Full House, Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives
Whittier College Grad, University of York (England) grad school, mom
Baruchel, Jay 12 Popular Mechanics for Kids, Are You Afraid of the Dark
Actor Almost Famous, Million Dollar Baby
Bateman, Jason 4 Little House on the Prairie, Hogan Family Actor/Director, Multiple films and series regular roles: Arrested Development, Juno, Ozark, 11 award noms, won Golden Globe , married, 1 child
Bateman, Justine 11 Journey to the Day, Family Ties Actor, 2 Emmy noms, 1 Golden Globe nom, married 2 children, SAG Board
Bell, Trevor 8 Commercials for Hot Wheels, Wendy's, Kelloggs etc.
Professional Baseball Player. Pitcher for Los Angels of Anaheim. Still acts occasionally in commercials.
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Bell Bundy, Laura 9 Stage debut at 9. Ruthless, Adventures of Huck
Finn, Jumanji Actor, Guiding Light. Broadway: Legally Blonde, Wicked, and Hairspray. Country singer.
Berfield, Justin 5 First job: Folger's Coffee commercial, Malcolm in the Middle, Unhappily Ever After, Max Keebles Big Move
Producer: Sons of Tuscon. Director of Development for production co J2 Pictures (Virgin and Relativity Media). Ambassador for Ronald McDonald House charities.
Bialik, Mayim 11 Blossom, Beaches UCLA (2000) in neuroscience and Hebrew studies, neuroscience PhD in 2006. Actress: multiple voiceover roles, Kalamazoo, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Kim Possible, Secret Life of the American Teenager, Big Bank Theory
Billingsley, Peter 2 First job: Geritol commercial, A Christmas Story, multiple commercials, Paternity, Real People (family of 5 actors)
Director/Producer: Iron Man, Couples Retreat, Zathura, Dinner for Five (Emmy nom), attended Phoenix College
Bolaji, Adebayo 14 London’s West Theatre – Bugsy Malone London Guildhall University Grad (law). Broadway’s Ghost, The Color Purple, The Scottsboro Boys. Film: Skyfall Author of poetry, currently a sought-after painter. ,
Braff, Zach 14? The Babysitters Club, The More You Know Grad Northwestern U. Actor, Scrubs Director of Garden State
Brewster, Jordana 14 All My Children, As the World Turns Yale Grad (BA English). Actor The Fast and the Furious franchise,, Lethal Weapon series
Brisebois, Danielle* Original Broadway cast of Annie, Kojak, All in the Family, Archie Bunker’s Place, Days of Our Lives and many guest stars.
Songwriter. Oscar nom- best original song for Lost Stars* from Begin Again. Numerous songwriting credits for Natasha Bedingfield (Unwritten, Pocketful of Sunshine), Paula Abdul, Donna Summer,Greyson Chance, Clay Aiken, Kelly Clarkson.
Broderick, Matthew 16 Brighton Beach Mem (Broadway), Wargames Actor. Cable Guy, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Brosnahan, Rachel 17 The Unborn NYU-Tisch Grad. Actor. Broadway, The Big Knife. The
Blacklist, House of Cards, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Emmy win)
Butala, Tony 7 Peter Pan, various Disney movies (25 by teens) Singer. Founder of The Lettermen. 11 gold records, 5 Grammys, still touring in 2018. . 4 children, 5 grandchildren.
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Caldwell, Zoe 9 First job: one of the Lost Boys in Peter Pan at Tivoli in Melbourne. Appeared in radio serials.
Actor. Toured throughout Australia, UK and North America. Medea, Miss Jean Brodie, Master Class. Film: Purple Rose of Cairo, Just a Kiss. Mom to 3 sons. Won four Tonys. Died 2/16/20.
Cameron Burre, Candace
5 Full House, commercials, Some Kind of Wonderful
Married to Valeri Bure (pro hockey), 3 children, Make it Or Break It
Cameron, Kirk 11 Goliath Awaits, Growing Pains Actor Left Behind, host of a Christian television show, adopted 4 children, founder of a children’s charity
Carlson Romano, Christy
14 Even Stevens, Kim Possible, Cadet Kelly Broadway: Parade
Columbia-Barnard grad-political science (06), Broadway: Beauty and the Beast, Avenue Q. Mirrors 2, Cutting Edge
Castile, Christopher 10 Step by Step, Beethoven Actor, voiceover artist Hey Arnold
Chabert, Lacey 9 Broadway -- Les Miserables, Party of 5, Mean Girls, Wild Thornberrys. Started in pageants.
Actor, multiple voice roles, Ghost of Girlfriends Past, Elevator Girl
Chan, Jackie 8 Big and Little Wong Tin Bar Actor/Stuntman: Police Story, Drunken Master, Cannonball Run, Rush Hour. Honorary Oscar Win 2016. Animal rights and anti-drug ambassador.
Chlumsky, Anna 8? My Girl, My Girl 2 Actor: In the Loop, 3o Rock, The Good Guy. BA from University of Chicago in International Studies ('02). Worked as a publishing editor, and a Zagat fact-checker before returning to acting. Married (09)
Cohen, Jeff 10? Goonies (Chunk) Entertainment lawyer at Cohen & Gardner in Beverly Hills. UC Berkeley grad (Business), law school at UCLA.
Connolly, Jennifer 10 Commercials, model, Once Upon A time in America, Creepers, Labyrinth
Yale then transferred to Stanford--grad English. Actor, A Beautiful Mind, Pollack
Correll, Rich 12 Leave It To Beaver, Bonanza, The Dupont Show
Writer: Happy Days, Director: Suite Life, Raven, Cory in the House, co-creator of Hannah Montana, etc. expert archivist of silent film.
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Cooper, Justin 5 First jobs: Dominos pizza commercial, General Hospital, Liar, Liar , Dennis the Menace Strikes Again, Brother’s Keeper
Radio Producer. Current Ex Prod on Fox Sports Radio’s Ben Maller Show.
UCLA (BA history, MA film production), Saved by the Bell, then went into producing. Pres of Ignite Entertainment (later sold to Lionsgate). Now owns Creel Studio with her wife, doing photography and film production for Food Network and others around the world .Married, 2 sons
UCLA (BA English Lit, Pro Screenwriting Program) Actor – Married with Children, Seinfeld, Hawaii Five-O, Possums, Freeway, The Cell, The Kicks series. Over 200 commercials. Married to CD Ross Lacy, 2 children.
Creel Liefeld, Joy 14 First jobs: commercials, Parent Trap 3, Growing Pains *identical triplet
Business exec. Married to noted comic book creator Rob Liefeld. Works in licensing at Awesome Entertainment. Married, 3 children.
Cummings, Quinn* 8 Family (series) The Goodbye Girl* (oscar nom) Entrepreneur (company: Hiphugger), award winning writer/blogger. Former agent, one child. Attended UCLA
Cusak, Joan* 16 Class, My Bodyguard Actor. Working Girl*, Men Don’t Leave, SNL, Toy Story
Cusak, John 12 Class, Sixteen Candles, commercials, voiceover
Actor Producer Writer, Runaway Jury, Being John Malkovich, Stand by Me, Eight Men Out, High Fidelity, Utopia
Cuthbert, Elisha 14 Popular Mechanics for kids, Are You Afraid of the Dark
Actor 24 , Love Actually, Old School
Danes, Claire 9 How to Make and American Quilt, Romeo and Juliet, My So Called Life (Emmy nom)
Yale Grad 2002 -- psychology, Terminator, Little Women, Shop Girl, Temple Grandin (Emmy nom)
De Carvalho, Michel (aka Michel Ray)
9 First job: The Divided Heart, Lawrence of Arabia
Olympian, Banker. Harvard MBA. British Olympic teams: skiing (`68) and luge (`72, `78). Current Chairman of Capital Generation Partners. Heineken beer(wife is the heiress of that family company), Chairman of CitiGroup bank. Father of 5.
Dern, Laura* 6 White Lightening, Foxes, Mask Actor, Jurassic Park, October Sky, Rambling Rose*, Prizewinner of Defiance of Ohio, Marriage Story*
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Actor: Titanic, Aviator, The Great Gatsby, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*, Blood Diamond*, Wolf of Wall Street*, The Revenant*
Dillon, Matt* 12 Over the Edge, Little Darlings, The Outsiders, Rumblefish
Actor, Crash (oscar nom), The Flamingo Kid, Something About Mary, Broadway: The Boys of Winter
Dow, Tony 12 Leave It To Beaver Director (multiple TV series). Served in the National Guard. Sculptor - showed at the Louvre.
Duff, Haylie 12 Hope, Joan of Arcadia, Addams Family Reunion, Dreams in the Attic, Napoleon Dynamite
Actor/Producer. 7th Heaven, Love Takes Wing, Material Girls. Broadway: Hairspray. Songwriter on multiple movie soundtracks.
Duff, Hilary 6 Touring Company of the Nutcracker. Commercials. Casper Meets Wendy, Lizzie Maguire, Cheaper by the Dozen, Agent Cody Banks
Actor/Singer/Author/Philanthropist. A Cinderella Story, The Perfect Man, According to Greta, Gossip Girl, Younger, Lizzie Maguire Revival Series. Released 5 albums, with many hits. Wrote Elixir and Little Brave Girl. . Investor in multiple companies. Mom of 3.
Dushku, Eliza 11 Bye Bye Love, Theatre “The Mikado”, tons of children’s theatre, This Boy’s Life, True Lies
Actor Tru Calling series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bring it On, Dollhouse
Edwards, Anthony 16 Commercials as first pro job at 16, but did community theater from age 11.
Actor / Director / Producer ER. Top Gun, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Broadway debut in 2018: Children of a Lesser God. Designated Survivor. Emmy win as EP of Temple Grandin.
Yale Grad, Actor, Director, Producer, Silence of the Lambs, Panic Room, Flight Plan
Fabares, Shelley 10? The Donna Reed Show Actor Coach series, Producer of SAG Awards Show Finnegan, Jennifer 16? Model, Student Bodies, They Mystery Files of
Shelby Woo Actor Bold and the Beautiful, Committed, Crossing Jordan 3 time Emmy Winner
Fishburne, Laurence * 10 One Life to Live, Cornbread, Earl & Me, . Apocalypse Now
Actor. What’s Love Got to Do With It (*Oscar nom), The Matrix, John Wick, CSI, Two Trains Running (Tony nom), TriBeca (Emmy nom), Blackish
Fishel, Danielle 10 Full House, Boy Meets World, commercials Cal State Fullerton Grad. Yes Dear, The Chosen One (2005), host of The Dish, Girl Meets World. Mom to a son.
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Foley, Eamon 9 Broadway’s Gypsy Princeton grad. Choreographer/Dancer. Assassins, 13, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Artistic Director of Grind Arts Theater Company.
Fox, Michael J. 15 Leo and Me , Family Ties Actor, Spin City, Stuart Little (v), American President, Director, Advocate for Parkinson’s Disease, dropped out of HS but went finished in ‘95, Author
Francis, Melissa 6 mo First job: Johnson & Johnson shampoo commercial, known for Little House on the Prairie
Harvard grad (economics) News Anchor for Fox business news. Author of “Diary of a Stagemother’s Daughter”, mother of 3.
Friedle, Will 12 Boy Meets World Actor voiceover Kim Possible and multiple others Fields, Kim First job: Ms. Butterworths' commercial, Facts
of Life Director: House of Payne, Meet the Browns, multiple Nickelodeon shows. Actor: Living Single. Pepperdine grad in Communications (93), married with one son.
Frye, Soleil Moon 2 Punky Brewster Actor—voiceover, The Proud Family, Director Wild Horses, New School University NY, mom
Fugit, Patrick 11 Theatre, Stray Dog, Touched by an Angel Actor Almost Famous Funicello, Annette 12 Mousketeer Actor until early 90s, Writer, Diagnosed with MS, Mom to 3
(deceased 2013) Gellar, Sarah Michelle 4 Commercials, An Invasion of Privacy, All my
Children Actor Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Robot Chicken, Scooby Doo
Givens, Robin 10 Head of the Class, The Cosby Show Actor , Mom, Sarah Lawrence College at age 15 (pre-med) , currently a casting associate
Gosling, Ryan* 8 Mousketeer Actor The Notebook, Lars and the Real Girl, Half Nelson (Oscar nom)
Green, Seth 8 Commercials, It, My Stepmother is an Alien Actor, Italian Job, Austin Powers, Guardians of the Galaxy, Clone Wars
Gyllenhaal, Jake* 11 City Slickers, October Sky, Bubble Boy Actor Donnie Darko, Brokeback Mountain (oscar nom), attended Columbia U. studying Eastern Religions
Gyllenhaal, Maggie* 15 Waterland Actor, Donnie Darko, BS in English from Columbia, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Dark Knight, Nanny McPhee, Crazy Heart (oscar nom)
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Hackel, Leor 5? First job: PSA for Nat’l Education Association, Matilda at age 7
College Professor. BS from Columbia, PhD from NYU, Post-doctoral at Stanford. Currently at USC as an Asst. Prof. of psychology.
Haas, Lukas 5 Testament, Witness, Music Box, The Ryan White Story
Actor, Mars Attacks, While She Was Out, Inception, 24, Dirt, Waiting for Godot
Hannigan, Alyson 4 Commercials, theatre, Picket Fences, Roseanne Actor Buffy The Vampire Slayer, London legit When Harry Met Sally, Girl Scout Cookie Competition, Food Network Host
Hardin, Melora 9? Thunder (series), Little House on the Prairie, multiple guest stars, Dirty Dancing series
Actor. The Office, Monk, Outlaw, Cover Me. Broadway: Chicago (2008)
Harris, Neil Patrick 14 Clara’s Heart, Doogie Howser MD How I Met Your Mother, various voiceovers and Broadway roles (Proof), 1 Emmy Nom (2007), 2 Golden Globe Noms, married, father
Hart, Melissa Joan 4 Commercials, The Crucible (Broadway) Clarissa Explains it All, Sabrina Teenage Witch
Producer Actor, Sabrina the Teenage Witch Attended NYU, Married, 3 children, Melissa and Joey
Hathaway, Anne* 14 First job: Better Homes and Gardens real estate commercial. Get Real (series), started in theatre in NY (Paper Mill Playhouse)
Actor, Princess Diaries, Hoodwinked (v), Brokeback Mountain, Devil Wears Prada, Rachel Getting Married (*oscar nom). Attended Vassar before graduating from NYU.
Hawke, Ethan* 13 Saint Joan (theater), Explorers, Dead Poet’s Society
Actor/Director/Author. White Fang, Reality Bites, Snow Falling on Cedars, Training Day*, Moon Knight, Before Sunset (screenplay)*, Boyhood*The Northman. On Broadway: The Seagull, Henry IV, The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award), MacBeth, True West. Author novels: A Bright Ray of Darkness, The Hottest State and Ash Wednesday
Henley, Georgie 9 Chronicles of Narnia University of Cambridge (English lit), Perfect Sisters, The Spanish Princess
Henn, Carrie 8 Aliens CSU Stanislaus, BA, elementary School teacher in Northern California, married, one daughter.
Henry, Justin* CARE Honoree
7 Kramer vs. Kramer (oscar nom), 16 Candles, Sweethearts Dance
Works for a new media company. Actor: Andersonville, ER, My Own Worst Enemy. BS from Skidmore College in Psychology. One daughter.
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Hess, Brian 5 Commercials (Charmin) Nurse. Served in the AirForce, currently working with families dealing with dementia in Palm Desert, CA
Hewitt, Jennifer Love 5 Kids Incorporated, Sister Act II, Party of 5 Actor, Garfield, I Know What You Did Last Summer, In the Game (series—Ex. Prod), Ghost Whisperer
Hiegl, Katherine 9 Print work, commercials, That Night, My Father the Hero, Disney’s Wish Upon a Star
Actress, won Emmy for Grey’s Anatomy (***Emmy win), 27 Dresses, The Ugly Truth, Firefly Lane
Hoult, Nicholas 5 First job: Intimate Relations, , About a Boy Actor. A Single Man, The Great, X-Men (Beast), The Favourite, Tolkien. Philanthropist for children’s charities.
Howard, Clint Gentle Ben Actor: hundreds of IMDb credits including Star Trek, Austin Powers, Apollo 13 and many of brother Ron’s films.
Howard, Ron* 1 ½ Playhouse 90, Andy Griffith Show, Happy Days. First job: Frontier Woman at 18 mo.
Producer Director Cocoon, Apollo 13*, Beautiful Mind* Oscar win (2)
Hudson, Kate* 15 Party of 5 Guest Star at 16 Actor, Author Fashion Designer. Almost Famous*, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Deepwater Horizon. Owner of lifestyle brand Fabletics. 3 children.
Humphreys, Michael Conner
8 First job: young Forrest Gump Army Veteran, Teacher. University of Alabama grad (international relations).
Hunt, Helen* 8 Pioneer Woman, Peggy Sue Got Married Actor, What Women Want, As Good as It Gets *Oscar win, Mad About You
Hussey, Olivia 7 Romeo and Juliet, various London theatre Actor, Death on the Nile, Mother Theresa (2003)
Jakub, Lisa 4 First job: commercial for Cottonelle toilet paper. Known for Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day, Rambling Rose a host of other movies and tv shows
UVA Grad (sociology). Speaker, Author, Yoga Teacher. Author of “You Look Like That Girl” about the real life world as a child actor. Also wrote “Embrace Your Weird” and does yoga and mental health workshops. Married. .
Johannson, Scarlett* 8 Theatre: “Sophistry” off-Broadway, North, Home Alone, The Horse Whisperer
Actor. Mission Impossible 3, The Island, Lost in Translation, Ghost World, Iron Man 2, Marriage Story*, Jojo Rabbit*
Johnson, Ashley 6 Growing Pains, Anywhere But Here, Lion Heart
Actor. What Women Want, Teen Titans (voice) Recess (voice) ER, Providence Graduated from HS at 15, now attending Glendale CC
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Jones, Felicity* 13 The Treasure Seekers, The Archers, Worst Witch
Oxford Grad. On the Basis of Sex, The Theory of Everything*, Star Wars Rogue One, The Aeronauts
Jones, Hatty 9 Madeline Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts BA, owns her own film company, Heavywait.co.uk, has a web series, OffStage, playwright “That Girl”.
Jordan, Michael B. 9? Print model, then co-stars, All My Children, Cosby Show, Hardball, The Wire
Actor. Friday Night Lights, Parenthood, Fruitvale Station, Fantastic Four, Creed, Raising Dion, Black Panther, Just Mercy. Advocate for inclusion riders. People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2020. .
Kaczynski, Jaroslaw 12 The Two Who Stole the Moon (1962) Warsaw University Law School, Prime Minister of Poland Kaczynski, Lech 12 The Two Who Stole the Moon (1962 Warsaw University Business and Law, PhD from Gdansk
University. Former President of Poland (deceased 2010, airplane crash)
Kaluuya, Daniel* 9 Theater, Shoot the Messenger Actor. Skins, Sucker Punch (London), Get Out, Black Panther, Black Messiah*
Kemp, Martin 7 Jackanory, The Tomorrow People, Dixon of Dock Green, The Glittering Prizes (UK)
Musician and Actor. Bass player for the pop band Spandau Ballet. As an actor: The Outer Limits, Highlander: The Series, Eastenders. theater in London including Chicago, Peter Pan.
Kendrick, Anna* Broadway: High Society (Tony win at age 12), Camp, Rocket Science
Actor. Twilight, Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air (Oscar nom), voice in Trolls.
Kidman, Nicole* 16 Five Mile Creek, Vietnam, A Country Practice (Australian soap), music video for Pat Wilson
Actor, Moulin Rouge (oscar nom), The Hours (oscar win), Cold Mountain, Dead Calm, To Die For. Attended Victorian College for the Arts in Melbourne Australia.
King, Regina* 13 “227” (series) Actor, Ray, Jerry Maguire, Miss Congeniality 2, Ray, Boondocks (v), Southland series, If Beale Street Could Talk*
Actor Pirates of the Caribbean, Bend it Like Beckham, Pride and Prejudice, Domino, The Imitation Game*, Disney’s The Nutcracker. Appointed an Officer of the British Empire.
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Korsmo, Charlie 11 What About Bob, Dick Tracy, Can't Hardly Wait, Men Don't Leave, Hook
MIT grad -physics, Yale grad -law school. Served as the Deputy Domestic Policy analyst for the US Goverment, Missile Defense Team, and is currently a law professor at Case Western Reserve University.
Lakin, Christine 10 Step by Step, ABC TGIF UCLA Grad cum laude Actor Whatever It Takes, Finding Kelly, Suits on the Loose (2005)
Lane, Diane* 6 Theatre, A Little Romance, The Outsiders, Rumblefish
Actor, My Dog Skip, The Perfect Storm, Glass House, Must Love Dogs, Under the Tuscan Sun, Unfaithful* (oscar nom)
Laneuville, Eric C. Room 222 Actor St. Elsewhere, NYPD Blue Director Ground Zero (2003) American’s Prince the JFK Story, NYPD Blue
Langenkamp, Heather First job: background in the Outsiders, Rumblefish. Known for Nightmare on Elm Street, Just the Ten of Us
Stanford (BA English) , continues to act occasionally, but owns AFX Studio with her husband which has designs make-up effects. Special makeup effects coordinator tv/film, Emmy wins for make up on American Horror Story. Founded Malibu Gum Factory but left the company in 2004. Married, 2 children.
LaRusso, Vincent Angelo
? Mighty Ducks Actor: Superhero Movie. Grad Boston University School of Management
Lawrence, Joseph (Joey) CARE Honoree
5 43 Commercials his first year, Gimme a Break, Blossom, Brotherly Love
CSI NY, Oliver and Co, Melissa and Joey. Married, one daughter.
Larson, Brie* 10 Youngest student admitted to ACT at age 6. First job: a parody of a Barbie skit for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Raising Dad, 21 Jump Street
Actor. The Spectacular Now, Kong: Skull Island, United States of Tara. Oscar for Best Actress for Room* (2015),
Lawson, Bianca 9 First jobs: commercials for Barbie & Revlon, Saved by the Bell: The New Class, Sister, Sister, Dawson’s Creek.
USC (film and psych), Queen Sugar, Vampire Diaries, Rogue
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Lee, Bruce (aka Lee Jun-fan)
Hong Kong child actor – 20 films before the age of 18
Martial Artist and international cultural icon: “father of the martial arts film”. University of Washington Seattle (drama major). Enter the Dragon and Kung Fu. Time Magazines 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century. Father of two. .Deceased 1973.
Leigh, Jennifer Jason* 9 First job: non-speaking in Death of a Stranger. Series of guest stars on tv (Baretta, Family, The Waltons)
Actor. Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Backdraft, Oscar nom for Hateful Eight*, Single White Female. Broadway: Abigail’s Party, Cabaret.
Levitt, Joseph Gordon 6 Musical theatre, commercials for Jiffy and Cocoa Puffs, Angels in the Outfield, Beethoven, Family Ties, Roseanne, 3rd Rock from the Sun, A River Runs Through It
Actor Treasure Planet, 10 Things I Hate About You, 500 Days of Summer, “Uncle Bob” off-Broadway, Inception, Attended Columbia U.
Lewis, Daniel Day* 14 Sunday, Bloody Sunday Actor: There Will be Blood, Last of the Mohicans, Gangs of New York, Phantom Thread. O scar nom 4 times, 1 win for My Left Foot, 48 other award wins, married with 2 children
Lidsky, Isaac 13? Saved by the Bell (Weasel) Lawyer, first blind clerk at the US Supreme Court. Currently in the UK as a Temple Bar Scholar, associate for DC firm Akin, Gump.... Philanthropist and activist (eye disease). Harvard grad at age 19 in Applied Mathematics, Harvard Law School. Married, dad to triplets.
Livingston, Barry
8 Ozzie and Harriet, My Three Sons Actor First Daughter (2005), Masters of the Universe
Livingston, Stanley CARE Honoree
4 My Three Sons, Ozzie and Harriet
Director, Cory the Clown series (2000), producer of “The Actors Journey for Kids” series, commercials and music videos, stained glass artist
Lloyd, Danny 5 The Shining (his first job) Biology Professor Elizabethtown Community College in Kentucky, 4 children
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Lowe, Rosh (Handwerger)
9 Mame on Broadway Occidental College, newscaster at WSVN in Florida. Married, 4 children. Founded public speaking training program MicDrop.
Lucas, Heidi (aka Heidi Lukascik)
14? Nickelodeon Salute Your Shorts, Hypernauts, commercials
Lawyer. BA- North Central College, IL; Indiana University Law School. Practices family law in Arizona
Lyons, Mitchell Plastic Surgeon in Las Vegas. University of Colorado, SUNY, UNLV School of Medicine.
Macchio, Ralph 16 Eight is Enough, The Outsiders, started tap dancing at age 3
Actor. As an adult, starred in three Karate Kids movies, playing a 13 year old. Crossroads, My Cousin Vinny, Ugly Betty, Cobra Kai. On Broadway, starred in Cuba and the Teddy Bear and How to Succeed in Business. Married his high school sweetheart (a nurse practitioner) and father of 2
MacNaughton, Robert 13? E.T. , I am the Cheese U.S. Postal Mail Handler, Married, one son MacRae, Meredith 10 By the Light of the Silvery Moon, My Three
Sons, Petticoat Junction Journalist, Meredith McCrae Show, Mid-Morning LA, Died (2000) of brain cancer
Marsden, Jason 7? General Hospital, Full House, Step by Step, multiple voiceover roles for Disney
Actor voiceover Fairly Odd Parents, Lilo and Stitch, Justice League and MANY more
Massell, Samantha 8? Broadway debut a 12 in La Boheme Actor known for The Hunchback of Notre Dame film, and the 2015 Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof. Phi Beta Kappa from University of Michigan (English/ musical theater).
Martin, Kellie 9 Commercials, Life Goes On, Highway to Heaven
Yale Grad (art history), Actor ER, Mystery Woman
Mathers, Jerry 4 Ozzie and Harriet, Leave It To Beaver (the Beaver), The Trouble With Harry, Music Lesson
UC Berkeley grad (psychology 74), Served in the US Air Force in the Vietnam War. Owned a printing company. Actor: Broadway: Hairspray 2007, Better Luck Tomorrow
Mattfeld, Perry 5 American Girl Theater, Wizards of Waverly Place., started as a dancer
USC Grad (BFA acting, film) Actor. Shameless, CW.s In the Dark.
Mazzello, Joseph 5 Radio Flyer, Raising Helen, Jurassic Park, Simon Birch, The River Wild
The Pacific, Without a Trace. USC Film school grad.
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Meyers, Mike 9 Commercials, theatre (Canada) Actor Writer Austin Powers, Second City, SNL Cat in the Hat Shrek
Meyers, Ari 5 Model, Kate and Allie, Diagnosis Murder, Author! Author!
Yale Grad, Actor “Stanley” (voice)
McArdle, Andrea 2 Commercials, Search for Tomorrow, original Broadway Annie
Actor, currently touring in Equity shows of Annie now playing Ms. Hannigan
McKellar, Danica 5 Wonder Years, dance UCLA Grad (mathematics), Director Writer, Producer, Actor Stratosphere (2005) The West Wing, best selling author of math books
McKellar, Crystal 7 Started in commercials, Wonder Years, Guns of Paradise Judgement
Yale University, Harvard Law. Currently a corporate lawyer.
McKeon, Nancy 2 Model, Starsky and Hutch, Facts of Life Actor Heart of the City (series) and tons of TV movies, mom McKeon, Phillip 2 Model, Alice Producer Director
The Edge of Nowhere, The Young Unknowns. Deceased 2019 Miller, Ilana 10 Les Miserables, Mickey Mouse Club NYU grad, writer Mills, Haley* 9 Tiger Bay, Parent Trap, Pollyanna*oscar win Actor, 2B Perfectly Honest (2004) , The King and I (tour) Minogue, Kyle Neighbours (Australian soap) Singer. #1 singles in the UK and Australia. Actress: The
Delinquents, Moulin Rouge. Cancer survivor.
Mitchell, Beverly 4 Commercials, Big Brother Jake, 7th Heaven Actor, 7th Heaven, Right on Track, Hey Arnold (v) Mitchell-Smith, Ilan 12 Started in ballet, scholarship to the School of
American Ballet. First job: Sidney Lumet’s Daniel. Known for The Chocolate War, Weird Science, The Adventures of Superboy series
UC Davis (BA medieval studies), MA from Fordham University. Texas A&M (PhD) . Currently Asst Professor of English at CSU Long Beach. Organizes events/writes re: table top gaming (Dungeons & Dragons, etc) Son and a daughter.
Mond, Steven 7 Diff’rent Strokes, 1941 Teacher, Jeopardy Champion (2018). UC Davis, UC Berkeley and UNLV. High school math teacher at RSL Academy HS in Utah.
Moore, Dr. Gerald 15 Started as background in features such as “Went the Day Well? (1942). Known for the Gay Intruders (1944)
Eltham College Grad. Oral surgeon in the UK, who was best known as a wildlife Park pioneer. He owned Heathfield Park. He was a prolific painter and sculptor who and many exhibitions in the UK and US, alongside David Hockney. Married with 3 sons. Deceased 2018.
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Morgan, Robin 4 Modeling, Mama TV series(1949-1956), The Little Robin Morgan Show (radio-1946)
Author and Poet, prominent feminist activist (she is credited as helping to start the movement). Her book Sisterhood is Powerful was named in the 100 Most Influential books of the 20th Century. Editor of Ms. magazine.
Morrison, Scott J. Commercials for Vicks and other products (Australia), community theater
Prime Minister of Australia, University of New South Wales grad in applied economic geography. Served as director of Tourism Australia, Immigration Minister, and Treasurer before being elected to the top office in 2018. Married, 2 daughters.
Mowry, Tamera 11 Sister Sister, ABC, TGIF Pepperdine Grad , Actor Strong Medicine Mowry, Tia 11 Sister Sister, ABC TGIF Pepperdine Grad, Actor Bratz (voice) , The Game (series) ,
married Murphy, Erin CARE Awardee
1 Bewitched (Tabitha), 80 commercials Homemaker, mom to 6 boys San Diego State motivational Speaker
Mumy, Billy 6 Lost in Space, Twilight Zone, The Wizard of Baghdad, Sunshine, The Rockford Files
Actor, Musician—the Jenerators, Dad of a child actor, Producer of Space Case series
Nickerson, Denise 6 First job: co-star on Flipper. Willy Wonka (Violet), Dark Shadows, Smile, Search for Tomorrow
Nurse, accountant, and mom. Died 7/10/19.
O'Brien, Margaret* CARE Honoree
3 Started in print. Babes on Broadway, Journey for Margaret, Meet Me In St. Louis (oscar win)
Actor. Murder She Wrote, Tales from the Darkside, Little Women, The Canterville Ghost, currently working in 2010.
O’Brien (Cooper), Clay
9 The Cowboys (tv series 1972)and many Disney westerns including Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, Gunsmoke and Little House on the Prairie
Professional Rodeo Champion. Inducted into the Rodeo Hall of Fame in 2018, part of the most successful team-roping pairs in the history of pro rodeo with partner Jake Barnes.
O'Connell, Jerry First job: Duncan Hines commercial, Stand By Me
Actor: Jerry Maguire, Sliders, Crossing Jordan, The Defenders. Attended NYU studying film, currently enrolled in Southwestern Law School. Married to Rebecca Romijn, father to twin girls.
Odom Jr., Leslie* Broadway Rent Carnegie Mellon Grad. Broadway: Leap of Faith, Hamilton. CSI Miami, Law & Order, and many co-star roles. Smash tv series. Harriet, Murder on the Orient Express, One Night in Miami*. 4 album deal. Author. Married, father of 2.
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Osmond, Ken 8 Leave It to Beaver (Eddie Haskell) Police Officer (retired LAPD). Served in the Army. Occasional actor (The New Leave It to Beaver), manages his own investment properties in LA.
Osmond, Donny 6 Donny and Marie, Andy Williams Show Actor, musician, Mulan, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat (Broadway), Vegas show
Ostrum, Peter 12 Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (Charlie), local theatre
Veterinarian in NY state, motivational speaker, Cornell Grad (1984)
Panaker, Danielle 12 Commercials. Stuck in the Suburbs, Sky High, Read It and Weep, Shark. Tons of guest stars.
UCLA BA. Actor. Time Lapse, Friday the 13th, Yours Mine & Ours, Bones, Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl. . Married, mom of 1.
Panabaker, Kay 10 First job: addl voices in Monsters Inc.Known for Read It and Weep, Phil of the Future, Summerland. Tons of guest stars.
UCLA BA (history, zoology). Zoologist.. As an adult actor starred in ABC’s No Ordinary Family. Works as a zookeeper at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Paquin, Anna* 8 The Piano *oscar win, Fly Away Home, Jane Eyre
Actor X-men, Squid and the Whale Columbia College Grad ‘04, True Blood series
Parker, Sarah Jessica 8 Annie (Broadway) Met. Opera, Amer. Ballet School, The Innocents (Broadway)
Actor Sex in the City, mom
Pendleton, Karen 9 Original Mickey Mouse Club Non-profit advocate. Left showbiz after Mickey Mouse Club. Car accident left her paralyzed at age 37 but she returned to Fresno State getting a degree in psychology. Worked at a domestic violence shelter. Deceased 2019. 1 daughter
Pera, Radames 7 Kung Fu (Grasshopper), Little House on the Prairie
Actor/Producer. Red Dawn. Owns his own home theatre business in Texas. Married.
Peters, Bernadette 3 First job: Juvenile Jury, Name that Tune Equity card at 9 for This is Goggie,
Actress. TV/film: The Muppet Show, Annie, Pennies from Heaven. Mozart in the Jungle, The Good Fight. Broadway: Annie Get Your Gun and many Sondheim shows. Prominent animal activist *multiple Tony wins, **multiple Emmy noms
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Pill, Alison 10 First job: background in Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, PSI Factor, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Actress. Milk, Midnight in Paris, Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, Newsroom, American Horror Story, StarTrek: Picard. Many theater roles throughout, Tony nom for the Lt. of Irishmore. Married, one daughter.
Plumb, Eve 6 The Brady Bunch, Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
Painter. Little Women, The Groundlings comedy after Brady Bunch. Married.
Polley, Sarah* 4 One Magic Christmas, Ramona, Road to Avonlea
Actress, singer, director: The Sweet Hereafter, Away from Her, political activist, oscar nom for screenwriting in Away from Her, Alias Grace, 27 award noms and 22 wins. Known for her activism with the #metoo movement.
Portman, Natalie* 11 Star Wars, The Professional Actor Garden State, Cold Mountain, Star Wars, The Other Boleyn Girl, oscar nom for Closer, Black Swan. Harvard Grad--degree in psychology
Quan, Jonathan Huy 11 Indiana Jones, Goonies USC Film School Grad, Fight Choreographer for X-Men, Jet Li movies
Raymond, Bobbie (aka Roberta Alden)
7 NBC Radio shows, Search for Tomorrow, and Love of Life (soaps), commercials
Advocate /Community Leader. After touring with theatre companies and off-Broadway as an adult, graduated from Drake University (sociology). MA from Roosevelt University. Founder, ED of the Oak Regional Housing Center and championed social justice and fair housing in Oak Park, IL. Died at 80 on 5/17/19
Redmayne, Eddie* 16 Theater, print model, Animal Ark Trinity College, Cambridge Grad. Broadway’s Red, The Pillars of the Earth, Fantastic Beasts, The Other Boleyn Girl, The Theory of Everything* (Oscar win), The Danish Girl*, My Week with Marilyn, The Trial of the Chicago 7. Honored as Officer of the British Empire.
Rendell, Alex 4 First job: toothpaste commercials. Known for soap operas for Channel 3in Thailand
Environmentalist/Actor. Chulalongkorn University grad (communications), MS from Mahidol University in environmental social science. Founded Environmental Education Center.
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Reynolds, Gene 8? First job: background on “Our Gang” short films. Contracted with MGM at age 14 to play younger versions of famous actors like Don Ameche, Jimmy Stewart.
Writer/Director/Producer. Most famous for creating and directing shows that addressed important social issues like Room 222, MASH, and Lou Grant. Navy veteran. 22 Emmy nominations, President of the DGA. Died at 96 on 2/6/20.
Reynolds, Ryan 14? Nickelodeon’s Fifteen series Actor, Van Wilder, Smokin Aces, The Proposal, Green Lantern. Attended Kwanlten College
Ribeiro, Alfonzo 9 First job: PBS Oy Ollie, Broadway The Tap Dance Kid, Silver Spoons, Fresh Prince of Bel- Air
Actor / Director, In the House, directing Disney Channel shows, hosting America’s Funniest Home Videos in 2018. Married, 2 children.
Ricci, Christina 9 Mermaids, Casper, Bastard out of Carolina, The Addams Family, Now and Then
Actor Monster, Cursed, The Laramie Project, Ally McBeal
Ringwald, Molly 5 Facts of Life, Sixteen Candles Actor Townies, Secret Life of the American Teenager, theatre, mom
Rudie, Evelyn The original Eloise on Playhouse 90, Emmy nom at 6
UCLA, BA film production. co-Artistic Director of Santa Monica Playhouse. Extremely prolific composer, playwright, actor.
Russell, Jeannie 8 Dennis the Menace Chiropractor Russell, Keri 11 Mickey Mouse Club Actress, Felicity, August Rush, Running Wilde (series), The
Americans, Star Wars Rise of Skywalker. Married, one child Savage, Fred CARE Honoree
4 Wonder Years, Dinosaur Stanford Grad, Director—Nick and Disney shows, Actor—Austin Powers
Savage, Ben 8 Boys Meets World Stanford (2004) interned at US Senators office Saviano, Josh 11? First job: Aim Toothpaste commercial. Wonder
Years (best friend Paul), Camp Cucamonga Yale -- political science. Lawyer at Morrison Cohen in intellectual property. Married.
Scott, Michael James ? Commercials as a child actor, Disney TV in FL. Actor. Original Broadway cast of Something Rotten, Aladdin (Genie), The Book of Mormon, Elf, Mamma Mia. BFA Webster University. 2018—touring as Genie in Aladdin.
Shanygne, Kellie (Williams)
8? Model, Family Matters (13) Actor/Producer. Style Network Clean House. Created the Kellie Williams Project a production program from teens in DC.
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Shenkarow, Justin CARE Honoree
Picket Fences, Eerie IN Stanford Grad, Current Chairperson of the SAG Young Performers Committee Actor, Hey Arnold the Movie, Strong Medicine, House of the Dead 2, Voiceovers
Seyfried, Amanda* 11 Model, Guiding Light (background), As the World Turns, All My Children, Mean Girls
Actor. Big Love, Mamma Mia! Jennifer’s Body, Les Miserables, Dear John, Mank*
Shields, Brooke 1 Model, Blue Lagoon, Pretty Baby, Bob Hope Specials
Skarsgard, Alexander 7 Ake and His World, The Dog that Smiled, Idag Rod
Served in the Swedish military. Generation Kill, True Blood, Big Little Lies, The Legend of Tarzan. Ambassador for Walking with the Wounded charity for wounded soldiers.
Slaten, Troy 7 Cagney and Lacey, Parker Can’t Lose UCLA (BA English Lit) Pepperdine School of Law, managing Beverly Hills office of Floyd, Skeren, Manukian and Langevin in corporate law. Legal analyst for various network news shows.
Smith, Shawnee 8 Commercials, Annie (TV version) Actor The Blob, Saw, Becker
Snow, Brittany 3 Commercials, Guiding Light, Seaquest Actor American Dreams, Harry's Law, John Tucker Must Die
Sohn, Amy 12 First job: Harm’s Way (play). Dry Land, PSA Brown Grad. Writer/Author. NYT best selling author of 10 novels, “Naked City” in NYMag.
Stevens, Julie 9 Broadway’s original Annie cast (Pepper) NYU-Tisch Grad (BFA), Masters from Bank Street College of Education. Studio Teacher, talent manager, director of documentary Life After Tomorrow.
Stiles, Julia 12 Commercials, theatre, NY Professional Children’s School, Wicked, I Love You I Love you Not
Actor, Bourne trilogy, Hamlet, 10 Things I Hate About You, Columbia grad ‘04
Stockwell, Dean 8 Anchors Aweigh, Gentlemen's Agreement, The Secret Garden, Kim
Actor. Quantum Leap, Battlestar Galactica, The Blue Iguana, Airforce One, Manchurian Candidate. UC Berkeley. Accomplished artist.
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Stone, Emma* Theater: The Wind in the Willows, In Search of the New Partridge Family, Malcolm in the Middle, Lucky Louie, Medium
Actor, The Help, Birdman*, The Amazing Spiderman, Easy A, Ghost of Girlfriends Past, Zombieland, La La Land*(Oscar win), The Favourite* On Broadway: Cabaret. Advocate for cancer and TimesUp.
Strong, Rider 10 Boy Meets World, Long Ride Home, theatre-- Le Miz in San Fran
Columbia U, magna cum laude in English, Masters from Bennington College. Actor My Giant, Cabin Fever, Kim Possible (v) Writer poetry book, pursuing a directing career.
Sweeney, Alison 4 First job: Kodak commercial Days of Our Lives
Actor/Host/Author. Emmy nom. Studied Economics at UCLA. Host of Biggest Loser. Hallmark movies. Married, mom of 2.
Symone, Raven 3 The Cosby Show, Hangin With Mr. Cooper, Dr. Doolittle, That's So Raven. Commercials for Ritz, Jello and Cool Whip.
Actor. Tinkerbell (v), College Road Trip, Cheetah Girls, Kim Possible (v), Revenge of the Bridesmaids, Princess Diaries 2. Raven’s Home. Singer with 5 studio albums (pop and R&B).
Tamberelli, Danny 4 Ryan’s Hope, Babysitters Club, All That, The Adventures of Pete & Pete
Hampshire College, BA in Interdisciplinary Studios (music and booking management). Musician in the rock band Jounce. Host of the podcast dannyandmike.com
Taylor-Thomas, Jonathan
7 Home Improvement, Lion King, Tom and Huck. Started in print/commercial.
Harvard grad, University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Actor: 8 Simple Rules, Veronica Mars
Temple, Shirley* 3 The Little Princess, Little Miss Marker, Shirley Temple’s Storybook, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Little Miss Broadway, The Littlest Rebel
US Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. Received a Juvenile Academy Award at age 6. .Married for 54 years, 3 children. Deceased 2014.
Themmen , Paris 6 Commercials, “Mame” on Broadway, then Willy Wonka (Mike Teevee)
NYU, BFA in Theatre, Actor The Big Lebowski Commercial Casting Associate in LA
Thompson, Kenan First job: theater in Atlanta (YEA). CNN’s Real News for Kids, All That, Kenan and Kel, Mighty Ducks
Actor/Producer. Saturday Night Live’s longest running cast member. ***Emmy for SNL. Married, two children.
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Tom, Nicole 8 Jim Henson’s Mother Goose Stories, Beethoven Commercials, model
BH 90210, The Book of Ruth, Justice League (vo)
Turner Cook, Ann 5 mo.
Original Gerber Baby University of South Florida - MA in English. Writer of the Shadows Mystery book series, high school English Teacher.
Uggams, Leslie 6 TV series Beulah (1950) and performed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem as an warmup to Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald at 9. Record deal at 15 after Name that Tune
Julliard Grad. Actor / Singer. Broadway: Hallelujah Baby*, Roots**, decades of credits, then Empire and Deadpool (2016, 2018). *Tony ***Emmy
Vasgersian, Matt 5 The Candidate Baseball Host/Announcer. USC grad. Emmy nom for outstanding sports personality MLB. Host of ESPNs Sunday Night Baseball 2020
Vidal Mitchell, Christina
11 Life with Mikey, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Nickelodeon’s Taina (series), Freaky Friday, Sabrina The Teenage Witch
Actor. Girlfriends, See No Evil, United We Fall. Part of the band Gemstone, signed to MCA Records. Mom of 2
Walken, Christopher* 10 Extra on the Colgate Comedy Hour, Lots of theatre including “Best Foot Forward”, worked as a lion tamer in the circus as at age 15, attended Professional Children’s School
Actor, The Deer Hunter* Oscar win, Catch Me If You Can
Weatherwax, Ken 9 First job: commercial for Gleem toothpaste, known as Pugsly in The Addams Family
Grip/Set Builder, Army veteran. Deceased in 2014.
Weiner, Scott 16 Full House Harvard Grad, Actor Aladdin (voice) Writer--What I Like About You
Wheaton, Will 8? Stand by Me, Star Trek the Next Generation, Mrs. Frisbee and the Rats of NIMH, Toy Soldiers
Actor, Blogger, Writer. Currently on Big Bang Theory, voiceover roles in many series, host of Table Top a Youtube series, avid video game producer and actor.
Whelchel, Lisa 14 New Mickey Mouse Club, Facts of Life Mom, Evangelist, Motivational Speaker
White, Jaleel 5 Commercials Family Matters UCLA Film School Grad Actor (v) Sonic the Hedgehog, Dreamgirls
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White, Josh, Jr 4 First job: singing at New York’s Café Society Nightclub, six Broadway shows including a 1948 Tony for Best Child Actor for “How Long Til Summer”.
Folk/Blues Singer. Grammy nom in 1997 for “Jazz, Ballads and Blues” a tribute to his social activist father.
Williams, Barry 11 Brady Bunch Actor, Broadway Music Man, SClub 7 in Hollywood, Dickie Roberts
Wilson, Mara 4 First job: Lunchables commercial, Mrs. Doubtfire, Miracle on 34th Street, Matilda
NYU Tisch Graduate, Writer and Playwright
Winslet, Kate * 11 First job: Honey Monster cereal commercial, theatre, Heavenly Creatures
Actor, Sense and Sensibility(oscar nom), Titanic (oscar nom) , Iris (oscar nom), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (oscar nom), Little Children (oscar nom) , The Reader (oscar win). Mom to a son.
Witherspoon, Reese* 7 Model. The Man in the Moon (an open call at age 14) Jack the Bear, A Far Off Place, Return to Lonesome Dove (series), Wildflower
Actor/Producer. Legally Blonde, Sweet Home Alabama, Pleasantville, Vanity Fair, Just Like Heaven, Walk the Line*, Wild*, Sing, Monsters vs. Aliens, Big Little Lies. Owner of Hello Sunshine production company and Draper James fashion empire. Attended Stanford
Wolf, Hillary 7 First job: PBS’ American Playhouse, Home Alone franchise, Big Girls Don’t Cry
Judo Olympian/Author. US Olympic Judo Team in 1996 and 2000. Other of the Not So Zen Mom and full time mother. `
Wood, Evan Rachel 7 TV movies, Digging to China, Thirteen, American Gothic, Practical Magic
Actor, Advocate. Westworld (Emmy nom), The Wrestler, True Blood, Mildred Pierce. Known for advocacy for rape survivors in relation to #metoo.
Wood, Elijah 7 Paula Abdul video, IMTA, Avalon, Radio Flyer, The Good Son, Adventures of Huck Finn, North, The Ice Storm
Actor Lord of the Rings, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Happy Feet
Zimbler, Jason 6 Edge of Night (soap), Clarissa Explains it All Notre Dame BS in Business Admin, MA in Theater Directing, works as a software designer for HBO. Founded the theatre company The Re-Theatre Instrument in Portland OR. Starred in Shenandoah on Broadway.