It Was a Hard Choice. Suicide by cop was easy compared to what I had in front of me. I had gone from being a teen idol to a tabloid joke. I was broke, and I didn't have any prospects of getting my career back. I had been to rehab five times. I usually didn't last more than a few days. It never once stuck for longer than a few months. I had spent almost a year in jail while awaiting trial and vowed I would never go back. I had tried, and failed, to...
Since the 1920s, child actors have been staple of Hollywood, beloved by fans, but often treated as an expendable commodity by studios. Their experiences are marked by certain similarities: fleeting fame and a loss of identity once they are no longer in show biz. Read about some of these extraordinary childhoods.