# Cute kid actors who grew up to be not so cute... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 31, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313 "2012-01-31T15:57:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/21 "2012-01-31T18:13:30Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [Billy](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/WEBBMWillcupc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm&h=450&w=365&sz=113&tbnid=bQ5zbcSl3ZoGXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=73&zoom=1&docid=kDg3UOiJHO5SDM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSwoT9yPM4KMigLe9JHCAQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=1076) [Mumy](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/WEBBMWillcupc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm&h=450&w=365&sz=113&tbnid=bQ5zbcSl3ZoGXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=73&zoom=1&docid=kDg3UOiJHO5SDM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSwoT9yPM4KMigLe9JHCAQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=1076). [Angela](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/angela_cartwright12.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/angela_cartwright.html&h=304&w=400&sz=18&tbnid=UNbnZfNCuSf81M:&tbnh=102&tbnw=134&zoom=1&docid=Ab-Q8G5TXfWj6M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vywoT6DiCoWJiALx7fjYAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQ9QEwAQ&dur=452) [Cartright](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gregzweb.com/gallery/d/7012-1/angela%2Bcartwright%2BJanuary%2B10_%2B2008.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gregzweb.com/gallery/v/Public%2BFolder/greg%2Bmankiss%2B-%2Bonline%2BPhoto%2BAlbum/greg%2Bmankiss%2B-%2Blost%2Bin%2Bspace/angela%2Bcartwright%2BJanuary%2B10_%2B2008.jpg.html&h=598&w=400&sz=64&tbnid=oTcK8d5C2heukM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=66&zoom=1&docid=S7Sl2pqiCKJ9bM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vywoT6DiCoWJiALx7fjYAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQ9QEwAg&dur=624). Both from _Lost in Space_. Really? I think grown-up Billy Mumy is kind of hot. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/22 "2012-01-31T18:14:03Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [Billy](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/WEBBMWillcupc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm&h=450&w=365&sz=113&tbnid=bQ5zbcSl3ZoGXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=73&zoom=1&docid=kDg3UOiJHO5SDM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSwoT9yPM4KMigLe9JHCAQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=1076) [Mumy](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/WEBBMWillcupc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm&h=450&w=365&sz=113&tbnid=bQ5zbcSl3ZoGXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=73&zoom=1&docid=kDg3UOiJHO5SDM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSwoT9yPM4KMigLe9JHCAQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=1076). [Angela](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/angela_cartwright12.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/angela_cartwright.html&h=304&w=400&sz=18&tbnid=UNbnZfNCuSf81M:&tbnh=102&tbnw=134&zoom=1&docid=Ab-Q8G5TXfWj6M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vywoT6DiCoWJiALx7fjYAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQ9QEwAQ&dur=452) [Cartright](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gregzweb.com/gallery/d/7012-1/angela%2Bcartwright%2BJanuary%2B10_%2B2008.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gregzweb.com/gallery/v/Public%2BFolder/greg%2Bmankiss%2B-%2Bonline%2BPhoto%2BAlbum/greg%2Bmankiss%2B-%2Blost%2Bin%2Bspace/angela%2Bcartwright%2BJanuary%2B10_%2B2008.jpg.html&h=598&w=400&sz=64&tbnid=oTcK8d5C2heukM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=66&zoom=1&docid=S7Sl2pqiCKJ9bM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vywoT6DiCoWJiALx7fjYAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQ9QEwAg&dur=624). Both from _Lost in Space_. They don’t really look so bad. Not like: > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > [Mason](http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv3qjrebXX1qemxfbo1_500.jpg) [Reese](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:6.8.08MasonReeseByLuigiNovi.jpg) :eek: :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/23 "2012-01-31T18:16:58Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [Billy](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/WEBBMWillcupc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm&h=450&w=365&sz=113&tbnid=bQ5zbcSl3ZoGXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=73&zoom=1&docid=kDg3UOiJHO5SDM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSwoT9yPM4KMigLe9JHCAQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=1076) [Mumy](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/WEBBMWillcupc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm&h=450&w=365&sz=113&tbnid=bQ5zbcSl3ZoGXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=73&zoom=1&docid=kDg3UOiJHO5SDM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSwoT9yPM4KMigLe9JHCAQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=1076). ]. He was a _fine_ boy, just fine. And he grew into a _handsome_ man. Just wonderful. Don’t you all think it’s just _wonderful_? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/24 "2012-01-31T18:21:13Z")
> [@Greg\_Charles](#): > > [Macaulay Culkin](http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/celebrity/hollywood/macaulay-culkin) He doesn’t look so bad, given that its a mug shot. Its actually kinda weird how much of his childhood features he’s retained. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/25 "2012-01-31T18:22:40Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Again, \*hideous \*troll-children. Never “cute,” and grew up much prettier than anyone would have predicted. Their younger sister got all the good looks in the family. > **[Elizabeth Olsen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Olsen)** > > Elizabeth Chase Olsen (born February 16, 1989) is an American actress. She gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise, including in Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), and the miniseries WandaVision (2021). Her performance in the latter earned her nominations for both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. > Born in Sherman Oaks, California, Olsen beg... ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/26 "2012-01-31T18:52:33Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > He doesn’t look so bad, given that its a mug shot. Its actually kinda weird how much of his childhood features he’s retained. That’s the thing, the weirder looking examples in this thread _all_ look a lot like they did as little boys. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/27 "2012-01-31T19:17:29Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [Billy](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/WEBBMWillcupc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm&h=450&w=365&sz=113&tbnid=bQ5zbcSl3ZoGXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=73&zoom=1&docid=kDg3UOiJHO5SDM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSwoT9yPM4KMigLe9JHCAQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=1076) [Mumy](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/WEBBMWillcupc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm&h=450&w=365&sz=113&tbnid=bQ5zbcSl3ZoGXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=73&zoom=1&docid=kDg3UOiJHO5SDM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSwoT9yPM4KMigLe9JHCAQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=1076). [Angela](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/angela_cartwright12.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/angela_cartwright.html&h=304&w=400&sz=18&tbnid=UNbnZfNCuSf81M:&tbnh=102&tbnw=134&zoom=1&docid=Ab-Q8G5TXfWj6M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vywoT6DiCoWJiALx7fjYAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQ9QEwAQ&dur=452) [Cartright](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gregzweb.com/gallery/d/7012-1/angela%2Bcartwright%2BJanuary%2B10_%2B2008.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gregzweb.com/gallery/v/Public%2BFolder/greg%2Bmankiss%2B-%2Bonline%2BPhoto%2BAlbum/greg%2Bmankiss%2B-%2Blost%2Bin%2Bspace/angela%2Bcartwright%2BJanuary%2B10_%2B2008.jpg.html&h=598&w=400&sz=64&tbnid=oTcK8d5C2heukM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=66&zoom=1&docid=S7Sl2pqiCKJ9bM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vywoT6DiCoWJiALx7fjYAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQ9QEwAg&dur=624). Both from _Lost in Space_. He kinda looks like Fonzie… ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/28 "2012-01-31T19:44:02Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Clint was disturbing to look at as a kid too. Unfortunately I’ll never really know, since I can’t even look at him _today_ without seeing him laugh creepily while drinking Tranya. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/29 "2012-01-31T20:00:01Z")
Corey Feldman [http://i2.listal.com/image/387705/500full.jpg](http://i2.listal.com/image/387705/500full.jpg) [http://www.rightcelebrity.com/wp-content/photos/Corey\_Feldman\_\_1\_.jpg](http://www.rightcelebrity.com/wp-content/photos/Corey_Feldman__1_.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/30 "2012-01-31T20:41:59Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [Billy](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/WEBBMWillcupc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm&h=450&w=365&sz=113&tbnid=bQ5zbcSl3ZoGXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=73&zoom=1&docid=kDg3UOiJHO5SDM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSwoT9yPM4KMigLe9JHCAQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=1076) [Mumy](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/WEBBMWillcupc.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/bio/index.htm&h=450&w=365&sz=113&tbnid=bQ5zbcSl3ZoGXM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=73&zoom=1&docid=kDg3UOiJHO5SDM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZSwoT9yPM4KMigLe9JHCAQ&ved=0CEYQ9QEwAw&dur=1076). [Angela](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/angela_cartwright12.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/angela_cartwright.html&h=304&w=400&sz=18&tbnid=UNbnZfNCuSf81M:&tbnh=102&tbnw=134&zoom=1&docid=Ab-Q8G5TXfWj6M&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vywoT6DiCoWJiALx7fjYAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQ9QEwAQ&dur=452) [Cartright](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.gregzweb.com/gallery/d/7012-1/angela%2Bcartwright%2BJanuary%2B10_%2B2008.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.gregzweb.com/gallery/v/Public%2BFolder/greg%2Bmankiss%2B-%2Bonline%2BPhoto%2BAlbum/greg%2Bmankiss%2B-%2Blost%2Bin%2Bspace/angela%2Bcartwright%2BJanuary%2B10_%2B2008.jpg.html&h=598&w=400&sz=64&tbnid=oTcK8d5C2heukM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=66&zoom=1&docid=S7Sl2pqiCKJ9bM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vywoT6DiCoWJiALx7fjYAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQ9QEwAg&dur=624). Both from _Lost in Space_. You did NOT dis my Angela! My first crush. And, well, we all got older and fatter. And she’s still hotter than her sister. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/31 "2012-01-31T20:54:06Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > I can’t hold looking bad in a police mug shot against anyone. Exactly. He looks stoned and disheveled in that photo, but otherwise, I’ll bet he cleans up real nice. [dirtyoldman]Mmmm![\dirtyoldman] Roddy ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/32 "2012-01-31T21:01:50Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Their younger sister got all the good looks in the family. > > [Elizabeth Olsen - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Olsen) Actually all three girls would look similar if they had the same taste in clothes and makeup. I suspect the twins went so dramatic so people would be able to tell them apart. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/33 "2012-01-31T21:20:13Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > You did NOT dis my Angela! My first crush. And, well, we all got older and fatter. And she’s still hotter than her sister. Yeah I have to disagree with Angela. She is now just guilty of being 60 years old. She was very attractive as an adult. We all get old if we are lucky. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/34 "2012-01-31T21:20:14Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > He was a _fine_ boy, just fine. > And he grew into a _handsome_ man. > Just wonderful. Don’t you all think it’s just _wonderful_? > > 😃 It’s a GOOD thing that you just done, runner pat. A REAL good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/35 "2012-01-31T21:24:45Z")
My mom says she lost track of the number of times people told her that I, as a child, looked like Mark Lester, who had the title role in the 1968 film _Oliver!_: [http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2008/12/09/Oliver460.jpg](http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Media/Pix/pictures/2008/12/09/Oliver460.jpg). Yes, we were cute kids. After his acting career puttered out, he became an osteopath, and here’s what he looks like now: [http://blog.nj.com/entertainment\_impact\_celebrities/2009/08/large\_MARK-LESTER-BIOLOGICAL-FATHER-MICHAEL-JACKSON-PARIS-JACKSON.JPG](http://blog.nj.com/entertainment_impact_celebrities/2009/08/large_MARK-LESTER-BIOLOGICAL-FATHER-MICHAEL-JACKSON-PARIS-JACKSON.JPG). Not much at all like me today, I’m kinda glad to say. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/36 "2012-01-31T21:25:21Z")
Jackie Earle Haley? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/37 "2012-01-31T21:38:07Z")
How about everyone from Willy Wonka? Peter Ostrum never tried to work again as an actor and has been a veterinarian for years. [http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/01/14/the-original-wonka-kids-all-grown-up/](http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/01/14/the-original-wonka-kids-all-grown-up/) ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/38 "2012-01-31T21:57:31Z")
WTF is Matthew Broderick doing in the OP? I’ve never heard or read anyone describe him as having aged anything but very well. He looks remarkably young for being 49 years old, actually; he has retained all of the features that made him handsome when he was young, as far as I can tell. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/39 "2012-01-31T22:00:11Z")
Man, if I ever ran into the guy that played Mike Teevee, I’d be all “I totally recognize those eyes from somewhere…” and I’d never get it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313/40 "2012-01-31T22:09:52Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > How about everyone from Willy Wonka? Peter Ostrum never tried to work again as an actor and has been a veterinarian for years. > > [http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/01/14/the-original-wonka-kids-all-grown-up/](http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/01/14/the-original-wonka-kids-all-grown-up/) That link would be better with [comparison pictures](http://img.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/the-cast-of-willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory.jpg). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-kid-actors-who-grew-up-to-be-not-so-cute/611313.md?page=3)