If Lindsay Lohan has taught us anything, it’s that fame, money and endless public scrutiny from an early age can take quite the toll on an actor. But not all such stars grow up to be train wrecks, and across Hollywood you’ll find a mixed bag of “former child actor” goods. Here’s a gallery of some names you may have known well back in the day, some of who are looking fine, and others who turned out…well, not so great.
Kel Mitchell, from Kenan and Kel
Mayim Bialik, from Blossom
Amanda Bynes, from All That
A lot of these actors actually seem pretty good, all things considered. And did you know that Kel hosts a weekly “orange soda shots” night at a bar? While that doesn’t exactly sound like the most appealing drink, I imagine it would be fun to check out. Hop on over to the source for more then-and-now celebrity shots! [via Buzzfeed]
Who is the most surprising?
daisy / 597 posts
Quite possibly Eddie Furlong.
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Yikes! Eddie Furlong! He was so cute in Terminator 2. Wth happened? And Robin Kelly looks like all kinds of crazy in that mug shot.
daisy / 603 posts
Wow, Franky Muniez looks a lot different, but in a good way I think!
&& Amanda Bynes used to be gorgeous, suchhhh a shame!
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Blake McIver Ewing wow
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Uh, anybody else noticed the professional/photoshopped/staged photos on the left, and the candid/cell-phone/paparazzi pictures on the right? I mean, its one thing to do a then/now bit, but at least put pictures of the same quality on both sides.
hydrangea / 56 posts
Definitely Eddie Furlong.
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I think Jared Leto is in 30 Seconds to Mars now.
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@Endrath@xanga - exactly.
Also, why are we comparing pregnant Tori to her old photos? Who is going to look glamorous in a candid shot, with little make-up, and you are moments away from giving birth? None of the people here look that much different. Eddie Furlong gained weight. Most people do with age. Other than the weight gain, it looks like him.
The only one I find shocking is Lisa Kelly. She is only 5 years older than I am, but she looks like my MIL in her mugshot. Even in more recent pictures of her, it looks as if she has aged faster than normal.
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Isn’t Mayim Bialik on the Big Bang Theory now?
rose / 853 posts
@elilmath@xanga - Yup. She’s Amy Farrah Fowler, and she’s brilliant.
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kel looks fine as fuck.
dahlia / 2942 posts
omg laurie
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nobody ever looks good in a mugshot, cmon now.
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So I was looking at Eddie Furlong’s past pictures. And wow, in one of his past pictures he had a serene smile and nice medium cut curly hair. Boy, never did a man look beautiful, gorgeous and handsome all at the same time. I tell ya, he needs to get back to his good ol’ self. Not for anyone’s sake, but for his sake. It might be hard, but he has his whole lifetime to do it.
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That 70′s show wasn’t even that long ago, so that is wow. Also, the Tori Spelling comparison is so unfair. She probably still looks just as nice when she is done up and not candidly captured pregnant.
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I feel like Jared Leto was in a recent movie I saw