The former child star--best known as Willis Jackson on Diff'rent Strokes--shares the shocking but inspirational details of his struggles with addiction, brushes with the law, and fierce fight to carve... This description may be from another edition of this product.
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.