Maybe these parents should use this as a chance to encourage their kids to not use celebrities as role models. Um, duh.

Like you're really going to take the kiddies to see Equus. Your 9 year olds look up to Harry, not to Alan, and certainly not to Dan Radcliffe. They don't even know who Alan is. Frankly, at that age, they probably don't fully grasp that Dan doesn't wear glasses and can't do magic.

(I'm more concerned that the audience who is turning up solely to see Dan Radcliffe naked is going to be v. disappointed in the actual play. But it's the best career move Dan can make if he wants to be taken seriously as an adult actor. Did you see him on Extras this week? I think the scene with Diana Rigg killed me *g*.)

Liz, you really should give us the whole list for Saved by the Bell--that whole crew is worth following up on. Seriously!

Elizabeth Berkley was just on a Law and Order Criminal Intent. Not that it's somewhere, it took me a bit recognized Jessie!

Looking at list of former child stars, Maybe Dakota and Daniel might want to consider other careers.

Elizabeth Berkley - Appearences on Law & Order: CI, Without A Trace and Threshold.

Lark Voorhies (Lisa) - Nothing in the past 5 years, currently working on production of "Black Man's Guide to Understanding Black Women"

Mark-Paul Gosseler (Zack) - NYPD Blue, Commander In Chief, The House NExt Door

Mario Lopez (Slater) - Blod & The Beautiful, Nip/Tuck, and of course, Dancing with the Stars

Tiffani Amber Thiesen (Kelly) - Fastlane and a bunch of other shows you never heard of

Screech - Voice of character on Duck Dodgers, and couple films in post production ("Our Feature Presentation" "Hamlet A.D.D.")

Thanks IMDB

Liz, you should do a column on all the crazy stuff child stars have done. (or maybe just a few examples.)

The funny thing is the parent who was talking about how Daniel Radcliffe could no long be a role model for his 9 year old son is evidently the same parent who has no problem with said 9 year old seeing a PG-13 movie. (Gof was PG-13 and OotP will most likely achive that rating as well)

let's not forget 90210 for Tiffani Thiesen

"let's not forget 90210 for Tiffani Thiesen"

I was limiting it to just the past few years. Posting their entire resume would've been longer than Liz's original column.

Whoa, I was just thinking about "Ben" from Growing Pains... then he showed up on a DollarMenunaire commercial. What an eerie coincidence.

Haley Joel Osmet, wasn't he on that show with Ed Asner, Thunder Alley? Then Sixth Sense? Now gone the way of a [insert Simple Life star here] in his Saturn.

Quinn Cummings, the child star of "The Goodbye Girl" and "Family" has her own blog about her normal everyday life at "The QC Report." It's a great read.

The QC Report

Okay, does it not bother anyone that he has a Saturn? Seriously. It's not quirky like Will Ferrel's Prius. It's just odd to me. I mean, I don't even drive a Saturn. As in, I'm someone that should totally be driving a Saturn, not Sixth Sense megillionaire child prodigy. Or maybe it's just me...... okay, but look, that's like I dunno, Soleil Moon Frye, does she drive a Saturn? I bet Gary Coleman at least drives a Camry. Right? RIGHT?

How can you do this story and skip Kirk Cameron from Growing Pains... I mean Left Behind II: Tribulation Force was the BEST. MOVIE. EVAR. (and inspired what was quite possibly the funniest Xmas present I've ever received).

Kirk is my hero... i lurve the leftovers from the millenarian movements who're still trying to bring about the end of days... they make me all warm and fuzzy.

There have always been "child actors"...some have grown up normal, others not, sort of like real life. I think that Daniel Radcliffe made a good choice. He can't help it that he is famous and is burdened with the Harry Potter identity. He can do something positive with his career and continue to grow as an artist. I'm glad to see that he and his parents don't see fame as the end all, but see this as an opportunity to do what he wants to do, which is act in as many good roles as possible.

Also, I have a question, that may seem nosey, but it is really bugging me.
Speaking of Jodie Foster, is she gay?

I hope not, otherwise John Hinkley may go shoot another president.

All kidding aside, she does have children and has been an item with Cydney Bernard

More on Saved:

Mario Lopez just hosted Miss America the other night.

And wasn't Lark doing a weekday soap? Or was that ages ago?

How does Jodie Foster swing that? She never gets her privacy invaded, or even an unflatter photo printed. Liz, you need to get to the bottom of this so you can teach Britney how to do it.

i think jodie's advantage is a matter of IQ. i don't think you can "teach" britney a thing

Certainly. But it would make a fun story.

I guess these parents are too stupid to explain to their children that the actors are playing a "role" in Harry Potter.

Speaking of child stars, I always wondered what happened to my favorite brown-eyed boy-actor, Barrett Oliver. Oh, how many times did I watch "D.A.R.Y.L." and "The Never-Ending Story" when I was 13?! His picture was in my locker in high school, looking all sensitive and intense.... ; )

Funny that you didn't mention that Drew Barrymore is a successful film producer and Jodie Foster is a successful film director and producer.

??

Interesting list of child actors and what they're doing now. But you neglected to include Elijah Wood. A former child star, he was awesome as Frodo in the Lord of the Rings movies.

Ron Howard anyone?

Tell us about Brooke Shields.

So the parent who won't take his child to another Daniel Radcliffe movie would prefer that Daniel's career stay in one spot until his nine year is no longer interested in Harry Potter? That's got to be one of the silliest reactions ever.

Dakota Fanning made a very good point regarding her movie. Are you kidding me, people are seeking the arrest of her mother and agent. They need to decrease the dosage on whatever they're taking.

And Linda Blair.

George W. Bush
From legacy drunk at Yale to a National Guard walk-away.
Where is he now?
Baghdad.

DFC = Che?

Can we please keep politcal remarks off of here? There are plenty of politcal blogs out there (even a few on washingtonpost.com) It's nice to have things like celebritology to escape the endless politcal bickering and insults.

To go back farther, to the early 70s, what happened to my crushes Mark Lester (Oliver!) and Jeff East (Huckleberry Finn)?

Liz, could you be a little more misleading about the reaction to "Hounddog"?

The backlash is not from "fans", it's from the hysterical religious right (most of whom, typically, managed to work themselves into a frenzy without actually -seeing- the movie in question).

Mark Lester (who's singing voice WAS dubbed by a girl) left show biz in 1977 and I believe went on to become a chiropractor

I HATE REPUBLICANS!!!! Whooooo hoooooo!

The funny thing about child stars is that they always grow up.
I say good for Dan and Dakota for realizing that they won't always be kids forever and for making the moves to make sure their careers don't die with their youth. Also good for them in even getting the chance, most are pigeonholed and not allowed to grow up on screen.

Oh yeah, and I can't wait for Dan to turn 18 so I can stop feeling like I'm a pedophile for finding the pic kind of hot.

Someone uses Harry Potter as a role model for their kids????? What is that anyway: proxy parenting??

Harry Potter is a hero. Very few people, including Dan Radcliffe or that unfortunate 9-year-old's parents, measure up to Harry's standard. That's why we need fiction.

Nonetheless, Mr. Radcliffe seems to be a perfectly decent man dealing with a difficult professional challenge. Certainly some people will go to the theater to see him nude. It's his job to make sure they leave having seen a good performance. There is no good reason to treat him differently from other performers who've appeared without clothes simply because he and many of his fans are young.

Of course, if you REALLY want to look to an actor, rather than a character, as a role model for young people, I recommend Dakota Fanning. She seems to be doing an excellent job insisting on her own professional autonomy at quite a young age.

Not only that, but Dakota (and her parents) also have the sense to let her continue to be a child while she is a child. I saw her on an interview talking about her Girl Scout cookie drive plans.

Going way farther back in film history, 1930s child megastar Shirley Temple grew up to be appointed ambassador to some country or another, making her the predecessor of actor-President Ronald Reagan and actor-Governator Arnold S.

That whole photoshoot makes DR looks so white and gray. His co star looks alright, so I guess it is him. .. Just nit picking.

Lark Voorhies was on Days of Our Lives eons ago.

If this were a girl, a dozen people would have type-gasped in horror at the physique. Give that kid a sandwich, for crying out loud! He's so stringy and malnourished-looking. Of course, it IS hard to keep a 17-year-old fed. Maybe he'll grow out of it.

Oh yeah, and I can't wait for Dan to turn 18 so I can stop feeling like I'm a pedophile for finding the pic kind of hot.

Posted by: Tiff in the OK

Same here Tiff, same here. From what I gather, he should be "legal" in about 171 days.

What about . . .

* Johnny Whitaker?
* Rodney Allan Rippie (sp?)?
* Ricky Seagull (from the later days of The Patridge Family)?

And the sporadic mention of Robbie Rist? (I remember him once on an awards show in the 70s standing next to, and looking like a mini-me version of, John Denver -- right down to the round wire-framed glasses.)

This could be a whole blog in itself:

* The Tragic Ending (Dana Plato, Anissa Jones a.k.a. Buffy on Family Affair)
* The Reality "Star" (Gary Coleman, Tempesst Bledsoe)
* The Sibling Teams (Justine and Jason Bateman, MaryKate and Ashley Olson)
* The Completely Obscure Child Star Who Seems to Have Disappeared Forever (either Chris on The Partridge Family, Bern'Nadette Stanis on Good Times)

Endless possibilities.

Equus is an amazing show...

I think I would have preferred it if Radcliffe had waited to his 18th birthday to strip down to nothing and prance around on a stage... This looks like pedophile fodder to me. And yes, those few weeks are important and do make a difference.
And I'm sorry, but he is not "burdened" with Harry Potter. It made his career, his money, and his future. Let me shed a tear. "I think I'll do something really controversial and then everyone will take me seriously!!" What an original idea...please.

Dakota Fanning is a bit young for any discussion of what kind of an adult actor will she be--she has yet to go through her teens and as history has shown us, this isn't often nice to girls in Hollywood (I can only think of three that recently went to and graduated from a university rather than prance around H-wood touting uneducated opinions). So lets see.

As for Dan Radcliff, this one is a little bit more difficult to reconcile because he is still very much Harry Potter. That said books 4,5,6, and most likely 7, are quite dark and deal with fairly adult themes--things people should not let their 6 year olds or even 9 year olds see or read. Evil, as a motivation, is a hard thing to confront head on, especially as a child...understand that I just finished re-reading the books and am obviously a fan.

My question here is this: why does your child need to know that he is naked on stage? How would they find out? Online? Why is your nine year old surfing the web unsupervised? On TV? How many 9 years olds do you know who watch E!? I mean Jodi Foster did that whole Taxi Driver thing and continued to be Disney's 70's darling. I don't think it will be a problem.

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