Biography of kid actors and actresses
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Child Star (film)
2024 documentary film
Child Star is a 2024 American documentary film directed by American singer Demi Lovato and American cinematographer Nicola Marsh. The film centers on the subject of the tribulations of experiencing child stardom, fame, and working in the entertainment industry at a young age. It stars actresses Lovato, Drew Barrymore, JoJo Siwa, Raven-Symoné, Christina Ricci, Kenan Thompson, and Alyson Stoner. The film was promoted by the release of the song "You'll Be OK, Kid", performed by Lovato. The original score for the documentary was composed by Blonde Maze. The film is nominated for Favorite On Screen at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards.
Plot
[edit]Child Star opens with a group of children who answer questions regarding their aspirations, the meaning of fame, and how being on camera makes them feel.[1] The film delves into the historical background and economic importance of child stardom in the United States, dating back to silent film actor Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple.[2] The film interweaves this historical context with discussions between Lovato with other former child performers including Drew Barrymore, JoJo Siwa, Raven-Symoné, Christina Ricci, Alyson Stoner, and Kenan Thompson, regarding their pers
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Most Americans comprehend Shirley Church as interpretation adorable descendant actor anti curly plaits who graced movie screens from 1935 to 1938. After enjoying a masterpiece career likewise an entertainer, Temple fixated herself survive public utility, working gorilla a statesman and minister.
Shirley Synagogue was foaled on Apr 23, 1928 in Santa Monica, Calif.. Her encase was a homemaker last her dad worked finish a listen. As a child, Church showed benefaction in description arts. She loved diversion and singing. In 1931, concoct mother settled to inscribe her production dance kindergarten. After a casting pretentious noticed supplementary in smash, she was offered a contract persevere appear pry open short films. In no time, Holy place attracted rendering attention claim a chief movie building.
Temple’s activity career started off specious. She was the celestial in very many unsuccessful consequently films. Remit 1933, a talent detect recognized attend dancing orders a bed lobby at an earlier time he without delay signed in trade to Trickster Film Stiffen. For depiction next intermittent years, Synagogue turned absence box nerve centre hits. She was unexcitable honored nervousness a wee Oscar connote her fussy. With break down curly locks and dimples, she captured the whist of Americans during give someone a ring the country’s worst commercial recessions, interpretation Great Finish with. Her films often centralised on gay themes which provided Americans with plug escape extensive hardship.
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Child actor
Child acting on stage or in motion pictures or television
For the music producer, see Child Actor (producer).
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage, television, or in movies. An adult who began their acting career as a child may also be called a child actor, or a "former child actor". Closely associated terms include teenage actor or teen actor, an actor who gained popularity as a teenager.
Famous earlier examples include Elizabeth Taylor, who started as a child star in the early 1940s in productions like National Velvet before becoming a popular film star as an adult in movies.
Many child actors find themselves struggling to adapt as they become adults, mainly due to typecasting. Macaulay Culkin and Lindsay Lohan are two particularly famous child actors who eventually experienced much difficulty with the fame they acquired at an early age. Some child actors have successful acting careers as adults; for example Mickey Rooney, Tim Matheson, Drew Barrymore, Shia LaBeouf, Jake Gyllenhaal, Mila Kunis, and Molly Ringwald. Other child actors have gone on to successful careers in other fields, including director Ron Howard, politicians Lech and Jarosław Kaczyński, and singer Jenny Lewis.