To be fair, if I had a kid who was offered a major role like that I would likely reject it too. It's not like child stars have such an awesome record of turning out to be awesome people when older.

Plus I'd imagine it would be rather depressing to know you've peaked as a teenager.

Sure, you may wash out as an actor, but there are other careers available for you while you count your millions.

/I think the worst it would be would be in a university classroom and being heckled by your fellow students "Three points for Gryffindor!'". (new window)

Andromeda: To be fair, if I had a kid who was offered a major role like that I would likely reject it too. It's not like child stars have such an awesome record of turning out to be awesome people when older.

Plus I'd imagine it would be rather depressing to know you've peaked as a teenager.

My wife's cousin had done a bunch of stuff pre-puberty - commercials, movies, network primetime TV. He's pretty laid back about it and wants nothing to do with it anymore. He's made more than enough money to pay for his college and is mostly an all-around good kid. Maybe he'll get back into it someday, but for now he's just like any other kid. He was lucky I suppose, because that seems more likely the exception than the norm.

Andromeda: To be fair, if I had a kid who was offered a major role like that I would likely reject it too. It's not like child stars have such an awesome record of turning out to be awesome people when older.

Plus I'd imagine it would be rather depressing to know you've peaked as a teenager.

Hard to be depressed when you have an endless supply of fangirls willing to fark you on your giant pile of money

Isn't his mother a casting agent? I would guess she had pretty good insight into the potential pitfalls of the industry. I can see why she'd rather have him working in England than suddenly thrust into Hollywoodland.

Andromeda: To be fair, if I had a kid who was offered a major role like that I would likely reject it too. It's not like child stars have such an awesome record of turning out to be awesome people when older.

Plus I'd imagine it would be rather depressing to know you've peaked as a teenager.

Try not to take this the wrong way but if you had a kid who had an opportunity to be a mega star who could earn multi-millions of dollars (or pounds or gold press latinum or whatever their currency is over there) and you stopped him because of your own histrionics, I won't say I would support his going Menendez brothers on your ass....but I'd understand it.

ArkAngel: Andromeda: To be fair, if I had a kid who was offered a major role like that I would likely reject it too. It's not like child stars have such an awesome record of turning out to be awesome people when older.

Plus I'd imagine it would be rather depressing to know you've peaked as a teenager.

Hard to be depressed when you have an endless supply of fangirls willing to fark you on your giant pile of money

Well he's 22 now. I forget if he's straight, gay or British. Haven't seen the movies, but I imagine he's pretty well off by now. He was funny in Extras.

Mugato: Andromeda: To be fair, if I had a kid who was offered a major role like that I would likely reject it too. It's not like child stars have such an awesome record of turning out to be awesome people when older.

Plus I'd imagine it would be rather depressing to know you've peaked as a teenager.

Try not to take this the wrong way but if you had a kid who had an opportunity to be a mega star who could earn multi-millions of dollars (or pounds or gold press latinum or whatever their currency is over there) and you stopped him because of your own histrionics, I won't say I would support his going Menendez brothers on your ass....but I'd understand it.

There's a rather interesting documentary on YouTube called "Life After Tomorrow" all about what happened to the kids who were Annie (and the orphans) in the musical. Basically some of them went on to be quite successful (Sarah Jessica Parker was one) but there are others who were total druggies and washouts... And even the successful ones had stories about creepy guys who were all too interested in them and such.

I remember back in the day there was a girl in my 6th grade class who loved to sing and was offered a part in a touring Broadway musical, her dad ended up saying she couldn't do it. She was definitely pissed at the time (still is for all I know, she ended up going to a prestigious music school IRC), but after seeing said documentary I could definitely understand why a parent would say no.

Some norse are pretty hot.

Andromeda: I remember back in the day there was a girl in my 6th grade class who loved to sing and was offered a part in a touring Broadway musical, her dad ended up saying she couldn't do it. She was definitely pissed at the time (still is for all I know, she ended up going to a prestigious music school IRC), but after seeing said documentary I could definitely understand why a parent would say no.

As with most things, I think we mostly hear about the horror stories with child actors because they make for better stories. There are Lindsey Lohans and there are Natalie Portmans. Like anything else, it comes down to parenting. I don't think stifling a kid's potential because of stories you read in the tabloids is the answer.

Mugato: Andromeda: I remember back in the day there was a girl in my 6th grade class who loved to sing and was offered a part in a touring Broadway musical, her dad ended up saying she couldn't do it. She was definitely pissed at the time (still is for all I know, she ended up going to a prestigious music school IRC), but after seeing said documentary I could definitely understand why a parent would say no.

As with most things, I think we mostly hear about the horror stories with child actors because they make for better stories. There are Lindsey Lohans and there are Natalie Portmans. Like anything else, it comes down to parenting. I don't think stifling a kid's potential because of stories you read in the tabloids is the answer.

Ok, when my future daughter has real potential on the child pageant circuit I'll totally listen when she begs to do them because otherwise I'd be stifling her future. Thanks, random Internet person!

Ya know, besides the pyro with coke/weed, all those kids turned out pretty well adjusted. Yea they party, but who the hell wouldn't with that kind of dough. I have yet to see Radcliffe or Grint on the tabloids for a coke bender, and no sex tape from Watson (DAMMIT!!!).

Halt Die Schnauze: This picture more than makes up for the lousy article.

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Is this what you were referring to, Subby?

/Figured he'd been in Equus.

And he was nude on stage at 16 when he did it. Full frontal nudity. In America everybody associated with the production would have been arrested and put on the sex offender list. Please, think of the nude Harry Potter!

EnviroDude: Sure, you may wash out as an actor, but there are other careers available for you while you count your millions.

/I think the worst it would be would be in a university classroom and being heckled by your fellow students "Three points for Gryffindor!'". (new window)

You know I'm kinda suprised she left the school over that. given the amount of money she had , she should have done the mature thing and hired a privte Krav maga instructor, trained intensely over summer break and then turned the next asshat who said that into a sobbing bloodly mass of broken bones and snot.

Walker: Halt Die Schnauze: This picture more than makes up for the lousy article.

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I'm beginning to think that Radcliffe might just be okay, he's defintiely got "Wheaton Potential"- a former child star who turns out to be cool, and chill when it's all over..

Andromeda: Ok, when my future daughter has real potential on the child pageant circuit I'll totally listen when she begs to do them because otherwise I'd be stifling her future. Thanks, random Internet person!

I'm of course not referring to those horrible creatures who press their toddlers into competing in beauty pageants but I think you realize the difference.

He has an incredible future as an actor and a wide variety of memorable characters yet to play in his life.


No wait I mean he has millions. It's one or the other.

I think Daniel Radcliffe is turning out veerrrry.....fine.