I love me a good list, and this is one I was most pleased to trip over. Moviefone has gathered what they anticipate to be the Top 25 Child Stars of all time.
With all of the little tykes and tots who have hit the big screen over the years, one would think that it might be one heck of a daunting challenge to narrow the list down to a top 25, but I think Moviefone may have done it. They’ve posted a list of the Top 25 Child Stars of All Time, and they’ve hit just about every child star I can think of, including a few I forgot about.
I would share that list with you now, as well as the movies they were best known for in their younger roles.
25. Kirsten Dunst – Interview with a Vampire
24. Lindsay Lohan – The Parent Trap (remake)
23. Sean Astin – Goonies
22. Keisha Castle-Hughes
21. Natalie Wood – Miracle on 34th St
20. Christian Bale – Empire of the Sun
19. Abigail Breslin – Little Miss Sunshine
18. Elijah Wood – Forever Young
17. Jodie Foster – Freaky Friday
16. Hayley Mills – The Parent Trap (original)
15. Freddie Highmore – Finding Neverland
14. Freddie Bartholomew – Toyland
13. Anna Paquin – The Piano
12. Christina Ricci – The Addams Family
11. Tatum O’Neal – Paper Moon
10. Haley Joel Osment – Sixth Sense
9. Elizabeth Taylor – National Velvet
8. Patty Duke – The Miracle Worker
7. Jackie Cooper – Skippy
6. Dakota Fanning – I am Sam
5. Drew Barrymore – ET
4. Mickey Rooney – Mickey McGuire
3. Judy Garland – Wizard of Oz
2. Macaulay Culkin – Home Alone
1. Shirley Temple – Glad Rags to Riches
This unique list spans generations, and as like many lists that detail the greatest, many of them harken back to days of black and white films, where child actors put out no less than 5 movies a year. But I was surprised to see Macaulay Culkin listed so close to the #1 spot. Many of the others on this list had gone on to greater careers than the homely Home Alone star.I do wonder if some of the more recent contenders on this list will have as aspiring careers as some of their peers.
Did this list leave anyone out?
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