Child Movie Stars From 70s And 80s Then And Now

In the ancient pre-Netflix era of 1970-1980s’ TV shows and movies were the only kind of entertainment available to the masses. Every new actor or actress was immediately showered with love and adoration by millions of Americans, especially if the artists were cute little kids. Some of them were one-trick ponies, fading away after a few seasons, while others went on to become huge household names.

1. Johnny Whitaker

Family Affair was Johnny Whitaker’s bread and butter back in the day. That is until he found out about the sweet nectar of the gods called booze and whatever came after that. Needless to say, the 90s were rough for Whitaker, but he’s been clean for years now, popping up in cameos here and there.