25 Photos Of Child Stars Growing Up That Will Make You Feel Like Time Flies
If you’ve ever found yourself rewatching an old TV show or movie from your childhood and wondering, “Where are they now?”—you’re not alone. Child stars have a special way of freezing time in our memories, locked in the age they were when they first appeared on screen. But time, as always, marches on. And when you see how much these young actors have grown, it hits you: we’re getting older too.
Here are some photos of beloved child stars then and now that will make you feel nostalgic, amazed, and maybe even a little bit old.
#1 Christina Ricci From The Addams Family, Age 9 vs. Now Age 45
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#2 Here Is Abigail Breslin From Little Miss Sunshine At Age 10 vs. She Is Now, Age 28
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#3 Nicholas Hoult From About A Boy, Age 11 vs. Now Age 35
#4 Macaulay Culkin From Home Alone, Age 9 vs. He Is Now, Age 44
Image source: Disney+, Cosmopolitan
#5 Mara Wilson From Matilda At 9 Years Old vs. At 35
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#6 Jonathan Lipnicki From Jerry Maguire, Age 5 vs. Now Age 34
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#7 Joseph Gordon-Levitt From Angels In The Outfield, Age 13 vs. Now Age 44
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#8 Daniel Radcliffe From Harry Potter, Age 11 vs. He Is Now, Age 35
Image source: Netflix, The Tony Awards
#9 Dakota Fanning In I Am Sam In 2001 At 6 Years Old vs. At 30
Image source: dakotafanning, Netflix
#10 Frankie Muniz From Malcolm In The Middle At 13 Years Old vs. At 39
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#11 Daryl Sabara From Spy Kids At 8 Years Old vs. At 29
Image source: darylsabara, Netflix
#12 Rico Rodriguez As Manny Delgado From Modern Family When He Was 11 Years Old vs. Now, At 26
Image source: starringrico, ABC
#13 Brooke Shields From The Blue Lagoon, Age 14 vs. Now Age 59
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#14 Madison Pettis From The Game Plan, Age 8 vs. Now Age 26
Image source: Disney+, madisonpettis
#15 Aubrey Anderson-Emmons From Modern Family
Image source: aubreyandersonemmons, ABC
#16 Haley Joel Osment In The Sixth Sense In 1999 At 11 Years Old vs. At 36
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#17 Tom Felton From Harry Potter, Age12 vs. He Is Now, Age 37
Image source: Netflix, t22felton
#18 Miranda Cosgrove In School Of Rock Being 10 Years Old vs. At 30
Image source: mirandacosgrove, Netflix
#19 Mackenzie Foy From The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn At Age 11 vs. Now, Age 23
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#20 Madison De La Garza From Desperate Housewives, Age 10 vs. Now Age 23
Image source: hulu.com, maddelagarza
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