What ever happened to Soleil Moon Frye, Corey Feldman, Tracey Gold, and more?
Catch up with what’s happening with some of the most notable kid actors from back in the day.
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Sean Astin
In 1985, a youngSean Astinmade his big-screen debut as Mikey Walsh inThe Goonies.
He earned further acclaim for his turn as Samwise Gamgee in theLord of the Ringsfilm trilogy.
She appeared on the original series for nine years, also reprising the role for TV movies.
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Gilbert competed onDancing With the Starsin 2012, coming in fifth place.
Feldman still acts, lending his voice toTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesas Slash and appearing in indie movies.
Tracey Gold
Tracey Goldstarted appearing on the small screen when she was just 7 years old.
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At the age of 16, she became a star with her role as Carol Seaver onGrowing Pains.
She starred on the sitcom for seven years and continued her TV work throughout the ’90s and 2000s.
Emmanuel Lewis
Before he was a teenager, Emmanuel Lewis was starring as the title character onWebster.
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He then ventured into music, recording his own songs and working at an entertainment company.
He then picked up a gig as another Joey, playing Joey Russo onBlossomcomplete with a “Whoa!”
catchphrasefrom 1990 to 1995.
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Ricky Schroder
Viewers first metRicky Schroderin 1979, when the child star appeared alongsideJon VoightandFaye DunawayinThe Champ.
After a handful of other big-screen turns, Schroder hit the small screen as Ricky Stratton onSilver Spoons.
He grew up in front of the camera, spending five years on the sitcom from 1982 to 1987.
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He filled his filmography over the next two decades, playing Dr. Dylan West onStrong Medicineand Mike Doyle on24.
The child star then got his own spin-off with the short-livedKirkand soon turned his focus to religious work.
He continued to act throughout the ’90s and 2000s, and ran for governor of California in 2003.
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Colemandied in May 2010at the age of 42.
She transitioned to the movies soon after, making sporadic appearances throughout the ’90s and early-2000s.
In the 2010s, she popped up in episodes ofDrunk History,New Girl,Girls, andRay Donovan.
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Bonet entered a relationship with actorJason Momoain 2005, marrying in 2017 and having two children together.
They separated in January 2022.
She has, however, shown up occasionally on TV, with credits forComedy Bang!
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Bang!,A Very Murray Christmas, and her 2019 streaming specialJenny Lewis' On the Line Online.
He also earned a Screen Actors Guild award nomination as part of the cast of 2022’sBabylon.
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