Remember classics like The NeverEnding Story, The Chronicles of Narnia, Spy Kids, or even the Cosby Show? It’s amazing how quickly time passes, and the child actors who once starred in these shows have grown up and no longer resemble them.
Take Jonathan Lipnicki, for instance. The adorable kid from Jerry Maguire is now in his 30s! And how about Noah Hathaway, who played the brave Atreyu in The NeverEnding Story? He’s over 50 and still looks great. Even the sweet little Lucy from The Chronicles of Narnia is now 28! It’s like the world blinked, and the kids turned into adults in no time.
Let’s take a nostalgic trip and discover the current activities of these renowned child actors.
1. Ke Huy Quan as Short Round in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. (1984)
2. Noah Hathaway as Atreyu in The NeverEnding Story. (1984)
3. Raven-Symoné as Olivia Kendall in The Cosby Show. (1989-1992)
4. Edward Furlong as John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. (1991)
5. Anna Chlumsky as Vada Sultenfuss in My Girl. (1991)
6. Ivyann Schwan as Trixie Young in Problem Child 2. (1991)
7. Nicholle Tom as Ryce in Beethoven. (1992)
8. Patrick Renna as Hamilton Porter in The Sandlot. (1993)
9. Lisa Jakub as Lydia Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire. (1993)
10. Jonathan Lipnicki as Ray Boyd in Jerry Maguire. (1996)
11. Giorgio Cantarini as Giosué in Life Is Beautiful. (1997)
12. Jeremy Dunn Jackson as Hobie Buchannon in Baywatch. (1991-1999)
13. Frankie Muniz as Malcolm from Malcolm in the Middle. (2000-2006)
14. Dakota Fanning as Lucy Diamond Dawson in I Am Sam. (2001)
15. Alexa PenaVega as Carmen Cortez in Spy Kids. (2001)
16. Daryl Sabara as Juni Cortez in Spy Kids. (2001)
17. Taylor Lautner as Sharkboy in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D. (2005)
18. Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia. (2005)
19. Madison Lintz as Sophia Peletier in The Walking Dead. (2010-2012)
20. Mackenzie Foy as Renesmee in The Twilight Saga. (2011-2012)