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- Corey Haim, 38. Corey Haim was a full-blown star at just 16, best known for his roles in "The Lost Boys" and "Dream a Little Dream." He and fellow actor Corey Feldman famously comprised the Two Coreys, two of the biggest heartthrobs of the '80s.
- Brad Renfro, 25. Brad Renfro was barely a teenager when director Joel Schumacher discovered and cast him in 1994's "The Client" alongside Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones.
- Dana Plato, 34. After discontinuing figure skating and pursuing acting, 14-year-old Dana Plato was cast as one of the young stars of "Diff'rent Strokes" in 1978.
- Lee Thompson Young, 29. Lee Thompson Young made a name for himself in Hollywood at an early age. He landed the lead role on Disney Channel's "The Famous Jett Jackson" when he was just 13, and later appeared in successful movies like "Friday Night Lights" and "Akeelah and The Bee."
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Sidney Poitier, who became the first African American to win an Oscar in 1964 for his starring role in Lilies of the Field, and received an Honorary Oscar in 2002 for his lifetime achievements, died January 6, 2022 at age 94. Director Peter Bogdanovich, whose films included The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon, died from complications of Parkinson’...
Bobby Rydell had a number of hit pop songs before he appeared in the 1963 musical movie Bye Bye Birdie alongside Ann-Margaret. The school in the Broadway hit musical, and subsequent movie Grease, was named Rydell High after him. In 2012, Rydell developed serious health problems that required surgery, forcing him to cancel a tour. Following a double...
Nichelle Nichols, known for playing Uhura on the original TV series Star Trek from 1966 to 1969 as well as appearing in several Star Trekmovies, died at age 89 on July 30, 2022 in Silver City, New Mexico. Her official cause of death was listed as heart failure. Tony Dow made his television debut when he was cast in the starring role of Wally Cleave...
Murder, She Wrote star Angela Lansbury died on October 11, 2022 at age 96 of natural causes. She began her career as a teenager in major motion Hollywood films such as Gaslight and National Velvet, often playing characters older than her actual age. She was nominated three times for an Academy Award, and received an honorary one in 2014. Shortly af...
Jan 6, 2022 · In memory of the stars who have died this year, including Barbara Walters, Pelé, Dame Vivienne Westwood, Naomi Judd, Bob Saget, Olivia Newton-John and Kirstie Alley. By. Sophie Dodd. and ...
Sep 18, 2024 · Lee Thompson Young was perhaps best known for his role as Jett on the Disney Channel show Famous Jett Jackson and a star turn on the TV crime drama Rizzoli & Isles. He was felled by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2013 at the age of 29. Age: Dec. at 29 (1984-2013) Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, USA.
- Justin Henry, 8 years old. Kramer vs Kramer, 1980. Justin Henry remains the youngest actor in Academy Awards history to secure a nomination. His role in the 1979 drama Kramer vs Kramer as Billy, a boy caught up in the nastiness of his parent’s divorce, earned him the nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
- Jackie Cooper, 9 years old. Skippy, 1931. Cooper was the first ever child to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as the titular character in 1931’s Skippy.
- Quvenzhané Wallis, 9 years old. Beasts of the Southern Wild, 2013. The most recent child nomination goes to Wallis, whose performance in 2012’s Beasts of the Southern Wild nabbed her a Best Actress nomination.
- Mary Badham, 10 years old. To Kill A Mockingbird, 1963. Badham’s role as Scout in 1962 classic To Kill A Mockingbird – the film adaptation of the classic novel – landed her a nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
Jul 20, 2022 · One of the most successful former child stars is Bateman. The 53-year-old actor/director/producer has been nominated for a dozen Emmys and won for directing for his Netflix drama series “Ozark.”
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However, Brad Renfro, young star of The Client (1994) among other films, wasn't so lucky; after years of substance abuse and brushes with the law, he died in 2008, aged 25, of a heroin overdose.
