The Before and After of 13 Kids Who Had Fame Problems

About 31% of American teenagers dream of being famous. Of course, there is nothing wrong with that, but what few know is what they would face if they became famous. The story of Macaulay Culkin, for example, is one of the best known. His parents started fighting over his money and he suffered a lot from the huge exposure.

Today, we bring you 13 stories of people who became very famous when they were very young. It is interesting to observe how each one faced popularity in a different way.

This actor’s career began with his participation in Terminator 2, with the role of young John Connor. In the 90’s he also appeared in Cemitério Maldito II. Afterwards, the roles became minor and the films in which he acted were not very successful.

The actor began drinking and taking drugs for a period. This caused his wife to leave him and he could only see the children when permitted. The last film was in 2015.

Accustomed to fame from a very young age, she won beauty contests for children and, together with her family, participated in some television programs on the TLC channel. Alana was always a smart kid, but her mom didn’t think that was enough and so she made her drink energy drinks with soda before appearing on camera. In the family fridge there were always sodas and fast food🇧🇷

Today, she is a teenager who lives with obesity problems. Doctors say her health is at risk, but she says she likes her body.

At the age of 7 Amanda was already appearing in plays and at 10 she had her first film role. She had her own show on Nickelodeon and appeared in blockbuster comedies. But something got out of the way and she started drinking and using drugs, she was guilty of some car accidents and had to be admitted to a psychiatric clinic.

Currently, Amanda is much fatter and her last television appearance was in 2017.

At the age of 5 he played the son of Forrest Gump and later became the youngest Oscar nominee for the film The Sixth Sense. Then Haley took a long time off camera, went into depression and caused a traffic accident because he was drunk.

The actor took a long time to recover from the incident. Luckily, he was able to regain control of his life. Today, he continues to act and his latest work was in the film Yoga Hosers. Haley also helps younger sister Emily with her acting and singing career.

This actress became very famous for her role in the film Matilda. During the filming of the film, her mother died. After some time it was discovered that the actress suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder, and it was at that moment that she decided to stop her acting career.

But don’t think your story ends sadly. She graduated and today works as a writer and screenwriter. Recently, Mara said in an interview that this has always been her vocation.

Juliette was a very young little girl when she starred in the movie My Bride is an Alien. Afterwards, she appeared in Cape Fear and Natural Born Killers. At age 16, she started using drugs. Her boyfriend at the time, the young actor Brad Pitt, was instrumental in her abandoning drugs.

Juliette has over 60 film roles, as well as a rock band called Juliette and the Licks.

The actress started acting at the age of 4. At the age of 13, the then young actress participated in the classic Taxi Driver, a film by Martin Scorsese with Robert De Niro, a performance highly praised by critics. Around the same time, an admirer of Jodie’s sent her a bunch of love letters and threatened to kill the president. “I did it for my Jodie,” the man said. For some reason people started to hate the actress, who was away from the screens for a while.

Jodie has two Oscars in her career, one of them for her brilliant participation in The Silence of the Lambs. The troubled start did not make her abandon her career.

Daughter of actress Tippi Hedren, who became very famous for Hitchcock’s films, she started working at a very young age. Her first role was in a commercial when she was just 9 months old. At 12, she participated in the first film. At 15, she started dating an older man and started using drugs.

At the age of 18 Melanie was admitted to a clinic and managed to resume her career some time later. The actress was greatly helped by her second husband, Steven Bauer.

As a child, she participated in the television series Kids Incorporated, and she really enjoyed the fame. When she grew up, she discovered music. The first album by the group Wild Orchid was well accepted by the public. The second was a huge failure, and it was at this point that Fergie started using drugs.

Working with The Black Eyed Peas launched her back into the world of fame, and today she is very successful in her solo career.

Born in Ukraine, as a child, Mila moved from the then Soviet Union to the United States with her parents. At first, she experienced some communication problems, as she was not accepted and was always called a spy by her colleagues — it was the 80s and the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union was at its height. At the age of 11, she had the opportunity to start a modeling career. At 13 she appeared for the first time in a movie. Milla was a very rebellious teenager, she always fought with her mother and started drinking at a very young age.

Maturity came at age 22. Good thing, otherwise we wouldn’t have seen her in the hits The Fifth Element and Resident Evil.

The actress participated in the first commercial at the age of 11. At the age of 5, she began her career in cinema. At 11, she started drinking and smoking. At 13, she became the youngest drug addict in Hollywood. At age 14 she decided she needed to change her life and entered a clinic after trying to commit suicide. Drew distanced himself from his parents, always very conflicted, and began to build his own career.

After participating in the film The Professional, his life was not easy. Natalie was persecuted a lot by the press and was always compared to other young actresses. Her appearance was always very judgmental and she had very few close friends.

The actress was very lucky with her parents. They always encouraged her studies and supported her career choices. They were always by her side and were fundamental for her to keep her feet on the ground.

The role of Harry Potter made him the most famous child in the world. To overcome shyness, he started drinking. After some time, he decided to leave public life altogether, mainly because he didn’t want people to know the seriousness of his addiction.

The actor stopped drinking in 2010. His portrayals in the films Horns, Victor Frankenstein and Imperium show that the child we all know as Harry Potter has grown up and is no longer the actor of a single role, as many claim.

Did you know what had happened to the young actor from The Sixth Sense? Or did you know about the controversies that crossed the path of actress Jodie Foster? Tell us in the comments which story you liked the most.