Many children show a talent for singing, acting, or some other high-profile Hollywood careers at a very early age. But what happens when they grow up? Some lucky celebrities manage to make a decent living for themselves as adults, whether they stick with acting or singing or move on to something more “normal.” Most end up as has-beens living off the money they made as children. The lucky few, including Haley Joel Osment of “I see dead people” fame, Natalie Portman, and Britney Spears and others from the Mickey Mouse Club have moved on to bigger and better things (though it’s slightly doubtful just how successful Britney has been, depending on how you look at it).
The blog Former Child Star Central, run by Joal Ryan and called “an information mecca” by The London Times, keeps one up to date on the latest child star news – where are they now? FCS Central can tell you. It even has a convenient list of tags, from celebrities’ names to television shows and movies to “babies,” “did porn,” and “drugs.”