5 Staggering Child Stars Who Quit the Business

Haley Joel Osment-before

Haley started acting when he was only 4 years old. His first role was in sitcom Thunder Alley and his first movie was Forrest Gump in 1994. But Haley became really popular thanks to a leading role in The Sixth Sense, where he was playing with Bruce Willis.

In 1999 Haley earned an Oscar nomination for his Sixth Sense role, but he certainly is not that kid anymore! After a few prominent roles he disappeared from the public view, yet a Facebook hoax about his death brought everyone’s attention to his persona once again. He promises to appear in more movies and TV shows than ever before. What was he doing all this time? Studying the art of being an actor!

Haley Joel Osment – Now

Jake Lloyd-before

Every ‘Star Wars’ fan knows this kid. George Lucas chose him to play Anakin Skywalker for Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 1999. He also known for playing Mark Armstrong in Apollo 11.

The story of the young Anakin Skywalker is a really tragic one. After starring at ‘The Phantom Menace’, he ended up chasing the police and hitting the tree. Yet, there’s more to it than simple misbehavior. After spending some time in jail, the actor was diagnosed with schizophrenia and is now undergoing health treatment.

Ariana Richards-before

Her first debut was in Television film ‘Into the Homeland‘ where she played Ember Swallow (1987). Ariana appeared several times on television episodes of The Golden Girls and Boy Meets World. But everyone knows her thanks to her role as Lex Murphy in Jurassic Park in 1993. Also Ariana won Young Artist Awards for her acting.

The girl from ‘Jurassic Park’ is all grown up now! With the new movie  came out, everyone was wondering what happened to the old cast. Everyone is doing well, and Ariana Richards does even more so, because she and her husband are expecting their first baby. The soon-to-be mom is excited and is doing art in her free time.

Ariana Richards-now