{"id":2211965,"date":"2025-12-25T15:43:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2211965"},"modified":"2025-12-25T15:43:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T15:43:13","slug":"top-7-celebrities-that-started-as-child-actors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/top-7-celebrities-that-started-as-child-actors\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 7 Celebrities That Started as Child Actors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A lot of the biggest stars of today started out in the entertainment business when they were very young. They were in movies, TV shows, or commercials before they were even teenagers.<\/p>\n<p>These child actors often had to deal with the problems that come with growing up in the public eye, but they were able to move on to successful careers as adults. Here are seven great examples, each with a unique story of how they went from being a child star to a big star in Hollywood.<\/p>\n<h2>1. Leonardo DiCaprio<\/h2>\n<p>In the late 1980s, Leonardo DiCaprio started acting as a child. He got parts in TV shows like &#8220;The New Lassie&#8221; and &#8220;Growing Pains&#8221; before becoming famous in movies like &#8220;This Boy&#8217;s Life.&#8221; He is now an Oscar-winning actor known for big movies like &#8220;Titanic&#8221; and &#8220;The Revenant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"innerBox\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Leonardo DiCaprio Uncut documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vqOh0dqOwbU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>2. Drew Barrymore<\/h2>\n<p>Drew Barrymore became famous at the age of 7 for her role in &#8220;E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,&#8221; but she had already acted in commercials and TV movies before that. She had to deal with a lot of personal problems, but she became a rom-com queen in movies like &#8220;Never Been Kissed.&#8221; Now she has her own talk show.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Macaulay Culkin<\/h2>\n<p>Macaulay Culkin became famous at the age of 10 for &#8220;Home Alone,&#8221; which came after roles in &#8220;Uncle Buck&#8221; and other movies. After a break, he has returned to indie films and podcasts, fully embracing his status as a famous child star.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Daniel Radcliffe<\/h2>\n<p>Daniel Radcliffe was 11 years old when he was cast as Harry Potter, but he had already acted in the TV movie &#8220;David Copperfield&#8221; before that. After &#8220;Potter,&#8221; he did well in theater and movies like &#8220;Swiss Army Man,&#8221; which shows that he can do more than just play a wizard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"innerBox\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2001: Daniel Radcliffe on &#039;scary&#039; but &#039;fun&#039; premiere of &#039;Harry Potter&#039;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tEyh1kwbE-I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>5. Emma Watson<\/h2>\n<p>Emma Watson played Hermione Granger in &#8220;Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&#8217;s Stone&#8221; when she was 10 years old. She had never acted professionally before. Since then, she has starred in &#8220;The Perks of Being a Wallflower&#8221; and &#8220;Little Women&#8221; and has become a well-known activist for gender equality.<\/p>\n<h2>6. Selena Gomez<\/h2>\n<p>Selena Gomez became famous on the Disney Channel show &#8220;Wizards of Waverly Place&#8221; after starting on &#8220;Barney &amp; Friends&#8221; when she was 7. She is now a successful singer, producer, and star of &#8220;Only Murders in the Building&#8221; after moving from music to acting.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Gosling Ryan<\/h2>\n<p>Ryan Gosling was 12 when he joined &#8220;The Mickey Mouse Club&#8221; with future stars like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. He later starred in &#8220;Young Hercules.&#8221; He has become a critically acclaimed actor with movies like &#8220;La La Land&#8221; and &#8220;Barbie,&#8221; which have earned him several Oscar nominations.<\/p>\n<dl class=\"at_tags\">\n<dd class=\"tags\">Tags<\/dd>\n<dd class=\"t1\">\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enstarz.com\/tags\/leonardo-dicaprio\">Leonardo DiCaprio<\/a><\/dd>\n<dd hidden=\"\"\/><\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.enstarz.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of the biggest stars of today started out in the entertainment business when they were very young. They were in movies, TV shows, or commercials before they were even teenagers. 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