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KeriVit · Nov 28, 2005, 09:43 PM

I was just watching something that featured Keisha Knight Pulliam (Rudi for the Cosby show) and thought. "Hey. She turned out alright- never mind quite attractive."

So, I was wondering... who else has pulled through the experience mentally or physically well?

Any thoughts?

rickey939 · Nov 28, 2005, 09:46 PM

Doofy · Nov 28, 2005, 09:50 PM

Dean Stockwell

KeriVit · Nov 28, 2005, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Dean Stockwell

Holy crap! His imdb list is a mile long. I had no idea. Honestly, my best memory of him is Quantum Leap- but wow!

KeriVit · Nov 28, 2005, 10:03 PM

Well, since there's one pic- here's lil Rudi

cjrivera · 10:21 PM

You know, I always loved her as a child actress on the Cosby Show (especially the first 2-3 years). She didn't seem like she was acting, but rather being a kid who happened to be on a tv show. There were times in the first season she would be picking her nose while in the background of a scene and wiping it on her clothes. Just her mannerisms and speech were of a kid, not someone trying to play a kid. I think I heard she couldn't even read during her first season.

Now that Ravon Simone who came after her. Ugh. She knew she was a cute kid and was just hamming it up so bad, it made you wanna puke. I think she was the moment the Cosby Show "jumped the shark". Plus her acting was atrocious.

KeriVit · Nov 28, 2005, 10:20 PM

Originally Posted by cjrivera

You know, I always loved her as a child actress on the Cosby Show (especially the first 2-3 years). She didn't seem like she was acting, but rather being a kid who happened to be on a tv show. There were times in the first season she would be picking her nose while in the background of a scene and wiping it on her clothes. Just her mannerisms and speech were of a kid, now someone trying to play a kid. I think I heard she couldn't even read during her first season.

Now that Ravon Simone who came after her. Ugh. She knew she was a cute kid and was just hamming it up so bad, it made you wanna puke. I think she was the moment the Cosby Show "jumped the shark". Plus her acting was atrocious.

Agreed. Keisha was even nominated for Emmy- so it had to be somethin.

Big Mac · Nov 29, 2005, 01:11 AM

Jason Bateman and Natalie Portman

It seems those child celebrity "where are they now?" shows are in constant rotation on VH1 and E!, doesn't it?

Dark Helmet · Nov 29, 2005, 01:18 AM

Keisha grew some mean knockers didn't she!

Cubeoid · Nov 29, 2005, 01:48 AM

Daimn.. she's hawt (Rudi).

JoshuaZ · Nov 29, 2005, 03:13 AM

You know, some of these stars still have time to crash and burn. Give it time.

Randman · Nov 29, 2005, 07:12 AM

Ron Howard, hands down.

Kurt Russell.
Drew Barrymore

BasketofPuppies · Nov 29, 2005, 07:40 AM

It looks like the kid who played Sam on Diff'rent Strokes came out fine.

ghporter · Nov 29, 2005, 10:28 AM

Keisha sure did turn out nice looking - and she is also apparently sane and happy; that doesn't happen too often outside of Hollywood, let alone IN Hollywood!

Drew Barrymore wound up alright, but she had some "rough" times before getting there. And Kurt Russell had some issues too-does anyone remember any of his work between "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" and "The Thing?" Of the three Randman lists, Ron Howard is the only one who worked consistently from his first series to today.

Dark Helmet · Nov 29, 2005, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Randman

Ron Howard, hands down.

Kurt Russell.
Drew Barrymore

Well Drew was actually nutty when she was young and got it out of her system. Wasn't she an alcoholic at 12?

Weyland-Yutani · Nov 29, 2005, 10:46 AM

Kurt Russell absolutely. My nomination goes to Christian Bale.

cheers

W-Y

BasketofPuppies · Nov 29, 2005, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Well Drew was actually nutty when she was young and got it out of her system. Wasn't she an alcoholic at 12?

Yeah, but she would have been that way even if she weren't a child star.

You should see what her parents are like.

osxrules · Nov 29, 2005, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Dark Helmet

Keisha grew some mean knockers didn't she!

She may also have flaunted those knockers:

(warning nudity)
http://www.duuh.com/history/000023.html

Rob van dam · Nov 29, 2005, 06:49 PM

Anna paquin
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001593/

and

danny bonaduce

nredman · Nov 29, 2005, 07:07 PM

anyone see Winnie Copper on How I Met Your Mother last night - she turned out okay - and hot

ShortcutToMoncton · Nov 29, 2005, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by osxrules

She may also have flaunted those knockers:

Great song!

greg

SimeyTheLimey · Nov 29, 2005, 08:14 PM

Mickey Rooney comes to mind. I think Mary Pickford turned out more or less OK too.

Kevin · Nov 29, 2005, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by nredman

anyone see Winnie Copper on How I Met Your Mother last night - she turned out okay - and hot

I think pics of her are in the hot babes thread.

ghporter · Nov 29, 2005, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by SimeyTheLimey

Mickey Rooney comes to mind. I think Mary Pickford turned out more or less OK too.

In the same vein, I think Liz Taylor turned out fairly well, except for multiple marriages. But then Mickey is no slouch in that regard, is he!

KeriVit · Nov 29, 2005, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by nredman

anyone see Winnie Copper on How I Met Your Mother last night - she turned out okay - and hot

oh- do post. I like that show.

The Godfather · Nov 29, 2005, 08:38 PM

Re: this thread's title.
Why "turned out okay" equals "back in Hollywood"? Why not "finished college", or "doing as much drugs as he wants" or some other metric of success?

KeriVit · 08:59 PM

dubble bubble

KeriVit · Nov 29, 2005, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by The Godfather

Re: this thread's title.
Why "turned out okay" equals "back in Hollywood"? Why not "finished college", or "doing as much drugs as he wants" or some other metric of success?

No, I did not mean "back in Hollywood" I meant not in jail, on drugs or effed up mentally/physically or otherwise. So many stories of wrecked child actors.

I judge "turned out okay" based on my own childhood of myself becoming a success in my career, I'm going to start my masters degree in 4 weeks, idolizing my father who raised myself and 3 boys on his own while earning 4 degrees and managing to keep everyone fed, happy and loved. But I was not trying to get all serious and ****.

So maybe it was just a fun thread. Hey just cuz some are back in Hollywood is fine, but if you know of others that have succeeded via other means, do share Godfather.

Read it as you will. OK, back to opinionated fun!

Oneota · Nov 29, 2005, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by osxrules

(warning nudity)
http://www.duuh.com/history/000023.html

Heh...well, if you're sick like me and want a downloadable version of that, 'tis here:
http://www.muchosucko.com/video-rudy...letopless.html

Spook E · Nov 29, 2005, 11:22 PM

Allanis Morisette (used to be on You Can't Say That on Television)

and

The annoying little girl that used to be on the show Family Matters (the one with steve bloody Erckle in it).

She's a pornstar now and not too shabby to look at either.

nredman · Nov 30, 2005, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by Spook E

Allanis Morisette (used to be on You Can't Say That on Television)

and

The annoying little girl that used to be on the show Family Matters (the one with steve bloody Erckle in it).

She's a pornstar now and not too shabby to look at either.

really?

- - e r i k - - · Nov 30, 2005, 05:43 AM

Links please

Kevin · Nov 30, 2005, 06:04 AM

What about Fergie?

MY HUMP MY HUMP MY HUMPS.

MY LITTLE LADY LUMPS. IN THE BACK AND IN THE FRONT.

ghporter · Nov 30, 2005, 07:33 AM

How could we all have forgotten Jody Foster? Ivy League graduate, one of the more powerful women in her industry, very nice looking, and working pretty much continuously for most of her life. That's pretty "OK" to me.

nredman · Nov 30, 2005, 02:42 PM

Spook E · Nov 30, 2005, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by - - e r i k - -

Links please

it was on uselessjunk.com a few months back so just have a trawl thruogh there.

i think her name was something Foxworth? so maybe google images knows...

hang on....

http://www.peterpaulxxx.com/noticias/imagen090904.php

there you go

The Godfather · Nov 30, 2005, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by nredman

Punky Brewster

- - e r i k - - · Nov 30, 2005, 06:11 PM

BWAHAHAHA. Priceless.

Doofy · Nov 30, 2005, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by The Godfather

Re: this thread's title.
Why "turned out okay" equals "back in Hollywood"? Why not "finished college", or "doing as much drugs as he wants" or some other metric of success?

How about: "Not as mad as Macaulay Culkin"?

Kevin · Nov 30, 2005, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by Oneota

Heh...well, if you're sick like me and want a downloadable version of that, 'tis here:
http://www.muchosucko.com/video-rudy...letopless.html

Got tooooo feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel THE titties!

MacPoker101 · Nov 30, 2005, 08:26 PM

Michael Jackson, not a child actor, but surely a child star, he went out normal, didn't he?

ghporter · Nov 30, 2005, 09:08 PM

What about Neil Patrick Harris? Doogie has managed to do pretty well too.

macroy · Dec 1, 2005, 01:22 PM

Rick(y) Schroder
Justine and Jason Bateman
Mrs. Eddie Van Halen (Valerie Bertinelli <sp?>)

I think those that turn out fine far outnumber those that don't... you just hear about the latter much more.

wdlove · Dec 1, 2005, 02:16 PM

I think that Ron Howard is the best example.

Oneota · Dec 1, 2005, 05:35 PM

Brooke Shields turned out mostly all right, especially given that her first major role had her doing nude scenes as a 13-year-old.

jonasmac · Dec 2, 2005, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by ghporter

What about Neil Patrick Harris? Doogie has managed to do pretty well too.

Unless he was really being himself in "Harold and Kumar Go To Whitecastle."

ghporter · Dec 2, 2005, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by jonasmac

Unless he was really being himself in "Harold and Kumar Go To Whitecastle."

Hey, it was work! And I think being cast to lampoon oneself is a pretty big acknowledgement of one's impact on the industry.

Kenneth · Dec 2, 2005, 07:35 PM

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen?

Captain Obvious · Dec 2, 2005, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by Kenneth

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen?

pff... i would trade both Olsens for one Stephanie

Oneota · 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Captain Obvious

pff... i would trade both Olsens for one Stephanie

Seconded.