Child Stars That Grew Up Right In Front Of Our Eyes

Published on May 18, 2022
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Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci first appeared in a film in 1990 when she was 9 years old when she starred in Mermaids. Her breakthrough role came just a year later when she played Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and its sequel. She continued acting ever since and appeared in films like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Sleepy Hollow, Black Snake Moan, and The Matrix Resurrections.

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood’s first film role was in 1989, when at 8 years old he appeared in Back to the Future Part II. He then starred in many films as a child star and into adulthood. He’s appeared in movies like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Everything Is Illuminated, and Bobby. The role he will always be associated with is of Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He reprised the role for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

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Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood