15+ Famous Child Celebrities We Hardly Recognize Today
People
04/29/2019

They took their first steps into the world of cinema and TV when they were still children but time has passed for them too. Sometimes the changes are so overwhelming they make their faces unrecognizable from what we remember with completely different features.
Bright Side will show you how the child stars of the past have changed today. We’re sure you’ll be surprised by their changes.
1. Jaden Smith as Christopher in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
2. Justin Bieber
3. Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso in The Karate Kid (1984)
4. Lizzy Greene as Dawn Harper in Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn (2014)
5. Alyson Stoner as Sarah Baker in Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
6. Melissa Joan Hart as Sabrina in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996)
7. Mara Wilson as Matilda in Matilda (1996)
8. Anna Paquin as Amy Alden in Fly Away Home (1996)
9. Madeline Zima as Emma Bartel in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
10. Susan Olsen as Cindy Brady in The Brady Bunch (1969)
11. Edward Furlong as Nick Kelson in American Heart (1992)
12. Leelee Sobieski as Sarah Hotchner in Deep Impact (1998)
13. Parker McKenna Posey as Kady Kyle in My Wife and Kids (2001)
14. Mackenzie Rosman as Ruthie Camden in 7th Heaven (1996)
15. Jason James Richter as Jesse in Free Willy (1993)
16. Liam Aiken as Klaus in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
17. Chloë Grace Moretz as Mindy Macready / Hit Girl in Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
18. Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
19. Hallie Eisenberg as Marie Alweather in Paulie (1998)
20. Noah Hathaway as Atreyu in The Neverending Story (1984)
21. Steven Anthony Lawrence as Dylan Shenk in Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Would you have ever recognized these celebs? Who was your favorite celebrity when you were a child? Share it with us!
Preview photo credit The Pursuit of Happyness / Columbia Pictures Industries, Invision/Invision/East News
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