they grow up so fast
this toothbrush approved by the American
Dental Association welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten child
actors Nicarico for this list we’re
taking a look at stars that broke out
into stardom as children it doesn’t
matter if they grew up to be successful
adult actors as long as they left
significant marks before turning 16
we’re focusing on movie child stars as
opposed to TV child stars like Joseph
gordon-levitt however why are you
talking to me like I’m a child you are a
child I’m older than you
well now I’m bigger number 10 corey
feldman if you grew up in the 80s
chances are you recognize this familiar
young face from several nostalgic flicks
like gremlins 1 2 3 4 5 News now can I
have one of course you probably never
realized he was also the voice of little
copper from the Fox in the helm among
the Clio’s true I don’t know yet with
plenty of attitude charm and presence
Corey Feldman had a knack for playing
wisecracking smart ass kids what you why
you ain’t got no pad hand you can do it
yourself no pad hand this made him
perfect for roles like Teddy and stand
by me and especially melt in the Goonies
this one right here this was my dream my
wish
and it didn’t come true so I’m taking it
back
Feldman’s acting career admittedly isn’t
what it used to be which is acknowledged
in Dickie Roberts former child star
nevertheless he’ll always be a childhood
icon in our books George Clooney is a
great star he’s huge and deservedly so
yeah yeah number nine
Abigail Breslin at the age of five
Abigail Breslin established herself as a
lovable screen presence with her big
screen debut in signs – monster 10 my
room can handle classroom bloggers four
years later Breslin went over the entire
world as the adorable olive in Little
Miss Sunshine I’d like to dedicate this
to my grandpa who showed me these moves
following a Best Supporting Actress
Oscar nomination she headlined a number
of family-friendly movies like NIMS
Island while also breaking into more
adult movies like zombie land I’ll go on
a Pacific plan whoa breslin’s all grown
up now but is still as charming as ever
she can currently be seen on scream
queens starring alongside several other
former child stars officer we’re
terrified okay
someone just mowed off a deaf girl’s
head in our backyard number eight Chloe
grace Moretz what a douche throughout
her adolescence Chloe grace Moretz has
taken on one mature role after another
this might be an adventure and I’ve
never had one before in 500 days of
summer she played a little girl who
understands relationships better than
her adult brother just cuz some cute
girl has the same bizarro crap you do
that doesn’t make her years old make
down in let me in she played an ancient
vampire trapped inside a little girl’s
body how old are you
really tall
I’ve been told for a very long time
oh and do we even need to talk about her
foul-mouthed role in kick-ass okay see
what she can do now
Moretz has exemplified unparalleled
range as an actress in a short amount of
time now officially an adult she
continues to take on ambitious roles and
we have a feeling audiences will be
seeing more great things from her in the
years to come
he lives in a world where nice don’t
exist anymore sounds like my number
seven Haley Joel Osment
in the late 90s and early 2000s Haley
Joel Osment was arguably the most
impressive young actor in the business
are you just being nice about what about
my idea we first saw him when he was
really little as Forrest Gump’s son
however Osmond is best known for playing
a certain little boy with the ability to
see dead people
Oh hon do you see them
on the heels of that haunting
oscar-nominated portrayal Osmond further
demonstrated his sophistication in
movies such as pay it forward and a I
know me Korea Kim sure like many gifted
child stars he did start to fall off the
grid after hitting puberty Osmonds
career isn’t dead yet though as he’s
been resurfacing in more and more
projects I’m sorry I know we met before
but what is your involvement in this
again number six
Sarah Ronan what’s the worst wood you
can possibly imagine
2007 was a breakthrough year for
thirteen-year-old Saoirse Ronan look at
what he did to me
what am I now the dead girl although she
didn’t score the role of Luna Lovegood
and Harry Potter in the order of the
Phoenix she did receive an Oscar
nomination for her mesmerizing
performance in Atonement I want to thank
you saving my life
I will be eternally grateful t
commanding every scene she appeared in
it quickly became clear that this was a
very promising star in the making
we’ve never been near the water in your
life but I got the cross didn’t I Ronan
lived up to that promise with more
stellar performances in the lovely bones
the way back and Hannah I just missed
your heart lighting up the silver screen
in the coming-of-age drama Brooklyn
Ronan has blossomed into a lovely woman
with unlimited acting potential it’s not
enough
I’m ready number five
Jodie Foster I like my men of my feet
Jodie Foster is one of our most
prominent and respected veteran
actresses some kind of vampire
I don’t have a 1940’s this two-time
Oscar winner had to start somewhere
though and foster established herself as
one of Hollywood’s finest young
performers in the 70s the Cantor’s make
the best lovers but God my whole family
her son she proved to be talented beyond
her years in the body-switching comedy
Freaky Friday uh
my lockers guess you’ll just have to
perform without me there
earlier that same year she took on a
very different yet equally challenging
role as a child prostitute in taxi
driver oh look I see again her that’s
not hard to do while foster would only
get better and better as she grew up her
child star resume remains one for the
ages
you gotta be kidding number four Dakota
Fanning
I need where most young actresses are
marketed as America’s next sweetheart
Dakota Fanning asserted upfront that she
wasn’t just another Olsen twin wannabe I
want to sleep in my bed got back
problems at eight years old she became
the youngest performer to receive a SAG
nomination for her remarkable work in I
am Sam did you hear that I said I was
sorry I said I didn’t want any daddy but
him why don’t you write that down
Fanning later held her own against
acting Giants like Tom Cruise Robert De
Niro and Denzel Washington the gunshot
holds no fear say it louder
despite her youthful looks Fanning has
the confidence of a star that’s been at
this job for several decades and
Dakota’s younger sister L could go on to
have an even more successful career
between the two though the eldest
Fanning was clearly the more iconic
child star this may hurt a saloon
number three Macaulay Culkin hello when
any millennial thinks of child stars
Macaulay Culkin is the name that
instantly comes to mind or mark so
violent so disturbed if you don’t watch
out I can lock you up
Colton exhibited his star power as Kevin
McCallister in home alone which was the
highest grossing American live-action
comedy of all time
until 2011 I can’t seem to find my
toothbrush or pick one up when I go out
today
other than that I’m a good shape in
addition to making us all laugh Colton
also made us ball our eyes out as Thomas
J in my girl what do you think people
want to get married I want to get older
is shefte following the success of home
alone to Culkin’s career suffered a
number of financial flops and eventually
he walked away from the spotlight don’t
you know it kiddo is when jeans to it it
alas we’re still keeping our fingers
crossed for a comeback or at the very
least a home alone reunion of everything
Hilary thing what are you afraid of
number two Mickey Rooney I wonder you
younger audiences know Mickey Rooney
best as the old guy from Night at the
Museum are you cracking wise I ought to
punch you in the nose hopscotch
their grandparents however might
remember a time when this screen legend
was a young whippersnapper you didn’t
bring me another tie did you wear your
mayonnaise well shucks mom I’m always
getting socks or ties or things you’re
gonna buy me anyway getting his start as
a vaudeville performer Rooney starred in
numerous short films throughout the 20s
and 30s that’s from my old man
he wants to see me he says he’s sick a
lot of hooey he gained significant
praise for his performance as puck in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream
this is he
my master said in a family affair
he stole the show as Andy Hardy who
would appear in several spin-off films
judge Hardy’s residents Bruni was
notably presented with the Academy’s
juvenile award in 1938
this was only the beginning for Rooney
as his career would span almost nine
decades how did you get to be mayor did
Flanagan make him there before we get to
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
what are you darling where’s your
costume this is my costume I’m almost at
a maniac they look just like everyone
else
coach is gone everything stores lot it
was locked at the good reason
the boy caste is being a record of the
terrible adventures of the brothers
Davis faithfully set forth by piece
Llewyn Davis number one Shirley Temple
it can’t be
it isn’t true I don’t believe it Shirley
Temple is the definition of a child star
dominating the box office for four
straight years this little lady
accomplished more as an actress in her
youth then most performers do in a
lifetime
you couldn’t keep me here the
grandfather is waiting he doesn’t know
where I am
to this date family still revisit her
library of perennial classics which
includes titles like the little princess
bright eyes and many others alright
Shelly we’re going for a ride
just you and I I mean way up high yeah
while temple starred in fewer and fewer
films as she reached adulthood she lived
an incredibly enriching life as a wife
mother public servant and an outspoken
voice in the fight against breast cancer
fire honey
sign and slap some bug gum Shirley
Temple may be gone but she’ll never be
forgotten
oh my gunner do you agree with our list
who’s your favorite child actor movin in
a premier kohonen Cokie Yavapai Desmond
na Segundo little minion a debacle for
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com Oh troubles will be out of
this toothbrush approved by the American
Dental Association welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten child
actors Nicarico for this list we’re
taking a look at stars that broke out
into stardom as children it doesn’t
matter if they grew up to be successful
adult actors as long as they left
significant marks before turning 16
we’re focusing on movie child stars as
opposed to TV child stars like Joseph
gordon-levitt however why are you
talking to me like I’m a child you are a
child I’m older than you
well now I’m bigger number 10 corey
feldman if you grew up in the 80s
chances are you recognize this familiar
young face from several nostalgic flicks
like gremlins 1 2 3 4 5 News now can I
have one of course you probably never
realized he was also the voice of little
copper from the Fox in the helm among
the Clio’s true I don’t know yet with
plenty of attitude charm and presence
Corey Feldman had a knack for playing
wisecracking smart ass kids what you why
you ain’t got no pad hand you can do it
yourself no pad hand this made him
perfect for roles like Teddy and stand
by me and especially melt in the Goonies
this one right here this was my dream my
wish
and it didn’t come true so I’m taking it
back
Feldman’s acting career admittedly isn’t
what it used to be which is acknowledged
in Dickie Roberts former child star
nevertheless he’ll always be a childhood
icon in our books George Clooney is a
great star he’s huge and deservedly so
yeah yeah number nine
Abigail Breslin at the age of five
Abigail Breslin established herself as a
lovable screen presence with her big
screen debut in signs – monster 10 my
room can handle classroom bloggers four
years later Breslin went over the entire
world as the adorable olive in Little
Miss Sunshine I’d like to dedicate this
to my grandpa who showed me these moves
following a Best Supporting Actress
Oscar nomination she headlined a number
of family-friendly movies like NIMS
Island while also breaking into more
adult movies like zombie land I’ll go on
a Pacific plan whoa breslin’s all grown
up now but is still as charming as ever
she can currently be seen on scream
queens starring alongside several other
former child stars officer we’re
terrified okay
someone just mowed off a deaf girl’s
head in our backyard number eight Chloe
grace Moretz what a douche throughout
her adolescence Chloe grace Moretz has
taken on one mature role after another
this might be an adventure and I’ve
never had one before in 500 days of
summer she played a little girl who
understands relationships better than
her adult brother just cuz some cute
girl has the same bizarro crap you do
that doesn’t make her years old make
down in let me in she played an ancient
vampire trapped inside a little girl’s
body how old are you
really tall
I’ve been told for a very long time
oh and do we even need to talk about her
foul-mouthed role in kick-ass okay see
what she can do now
Moretz has exemplified unparalleled
range as an actress in a short amount of
time now officially an adult she
continues to take on ambitious roles and
we have a feeling audiences will be
seeing more great things from her in the
years to come
he lives in a world where nice don’t
exist anymore sounds like my number
seven Haley Joel Osment
in the late 90s and early 2000s Haley
Joel Osment was arguably the most
impressive young actor in the business
are you just being nice about what about
my idea we first saw him when he was
really little as Forrest Gump’s son
however Osmond is best known for playing
a certain little boy with the ability to
see dead people
Oh hon do you see them
on the heels of that haunting
oscar-nominated portrayal Osmond further
demonstrated his sophistication in
movies such as pay it forward and a I
know me Korea Kim sure like many gifted
child stars he did start to fall off the
grid after hitting puberty Osmonds
career isn’t dead yet though as he’s
been resurfacing in more and more
projects I’m sorry I know we met before
but what is your involvement in this
again number six
Sarah Ronan what’s the worst wood you
can possibly imagine
2007 was a breakthrough year for
thirteen-year-old Saoirse Ronan look at
what he did to me
what am I now the dead girl although she
didn’t score the role of Luna Lovegood
and Harry Potter in the order of the
Phoenix she did receive an Oscar
nomination for her mesmerizing
performance in Atonement I want to thank
you saving my life
I will be eternally grateful t
commanding every scene she appeared in
it quickly became clear that this was a
very promising star in the making
we’ve never been near the water in your
life but I got the cross didn’t I Ronan
lived up to that promise with more
stellar performances in the lovely bones
the way back and Hannah I just missed
your heart lighting up the silver screen
in the coming-of-age drama Brooklyn
Ronan has blossomed into a lovely woman
with unlimited acting potential it’s not
enough
I’m ready number five
Jodie Foster I like my men of my feet
Jodie Foster is one of our most
prominent and respected veteran
actresses some kind of vampire
I don’t have a 1940’s this two-time
Oscar winner had to start somewhere
though and foster established herself as
one of Hollywood’s finest young
performers in the 70s the Cantor’s make
the best lovers but God my whole family
her son she proved to be talented beyond
her years in the body-switching comedy
Freaky Friday uh
my lockers guess you’ll just have to
perform without me there
earlier that same year she took on a
very different yet equally challenging
role as a child prostitute in taxi
driver oh look I see again her that’s
not hard to do while foster would only
get better and better as she grew up her
child star resume remains one for the
ages
you gotta be kidding number four Dakota
Fanning
I need where most young actresses are
marketed as America’s next sweetheart
Dakota Fanning asserted upfront that she
wasn’t just another Olsen twin wannabe I
want to sleep in my bed got back
problems at eight years old she became
the youngest performer to receive a SAG
nomination for her remarkable work in I
am Sam did you hear that I said I was
sorry I said I didn’t want any daddy but
him why don’t you write that down
Fanning later held her own against
acting Giants like Tom Cruise Robert De
Niro and Denzel Washington the gunshot
holds no fear say it louder
despite her youthful looks Fanning has
the confidence of a star that’s been at
this job for several decades and
Dakota’s younger sister L could go on to
have an even more successful career
between the two though the eldest
Fanning was clearly the more iconic
child star this may hurt a saloon
number three Macaulay Culkin hello when
any millennial thinks of child stars
Macaulay Culkin is the name that
instantly comes to mind or mark so
violent so disturbed if you don’t watch
out I can lock you up
Colton exhibited his star power as Kevin
McCallister in home alone which was the
highest grossing American live-action
comedy of all time
until 2011 I can’t seem to find my
toothbrush or pick one up when I go out
today
other than that I’m a good shape in
addition to making us all laugh Colton
also made us ball our eyes out as Thomas
J in my girl what do you think people
want to get married I want to get older
is shefte following the success of home
alone to Culkin’s career suffered a
number of financial flops and eventually
he walked away from the spotlight don’t
you know it kiddo is when jeans to it it
alas we’re still keeping our fingers
crossed for a comeback or at the very
least a home alone reunion of everything
Hilary thing what are you afraid of
number two Mickey Rooney I wonder you
younger audiences know Mickey Rooney
best as the old guy from Night at the
Museum are you cracking wise I ought to
punch you in the nose hopscotch
their grandparents however might
remember a time when this screen legend
was a young whippersnapper you didn’t
bring me another tie did you wear your
mayonnaise well shucks mom I’m always
getting socks or ties or things you’re
gonna buy me anyway getting his start as
a vaudeville performer Rooney starred in
numerous short films throughout the 20s
and 30s that’s from my old man
he wants to see me he says he’s sick a
lot of hooey he gained significant
praise for his performance as puck in A
Midsummer Night’s Dream
this is he
my master said in a family affair
he stole the show as Andy Hardy who
would appear in several spin-off films
judge Hardy’s residents Bruni was
notably presented with the Academy’s
juvenile award in 1938
this was only the beginning for Rooney
as his career would span almost nine
decades how did you get to be mayor did
Flanagan make him there before we get to
our top pick here are some honorable
mentions
what are you darling where’s your
costume this is my costume I’m almost at
a maniac they look just like everyone
else
coach is gone everything stores lot it
was locked at the good reason
the boy caste is being a record of the
terrible adventures of the brothers
Davis faithfully set forth by piece
Llewyn Davis number one Shirley Temple
it can’t be
it isn’t true I don’t believe it Shirley
Temple is the definition of a child star
dominating the box office for four
straight years this little lady
accomplished more as an actress in her
youth then most performers do in a
lifetime
you couldn’t keep me here the
grandfather is waiting he doesn’t know
where I am
to this date family still revisit her
library of perennial classics which
includes titles like the little princess
bright eyes and many others alright
Shelly we’re going for a ride
just you and I I mean way up high yeah
while temple starred in fewer and fewer
films as she reached adulthood she lived
an incredibly enriching life as a wife
mother public servant and an outspoken
voice in the fight against breast cancer
fire honey
sign and slap some bug gum Shirley
Temple may be gone but she’ll never be
forgotten
oh my gunner do you agree with our list
who’s your favorite child actor movin in
a premier kohonen Cokie Yavapai Desmond
na Segundo little minion a debacle for
more entertaining top 10s published
every day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com Oh troubles will be out of
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