Childhood idols: where are they now?

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

We have known them since childhood: of course, because they were the main characters of our favorite films! Where are they now, these people who became famous in childhood and disappeared forever from blue screens?

John Connor, or Edward Walter Furlong

John Connor, or

For his role in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Edward Furlong received a Saturn Award and an MTV Movie Award for Discovery of the Year. This was the end of his success in big cinema. He had, however, minor roles in the paintings "American Heart" and "American Story X", but they stopped giving him such since the late nineties. Furlong was brought up in the family of an uncle and aunt. After the success of the second Terminator, his mother tried to regain custody of him, but the boy defended his right to independence. Early popularity, suddenly dumped money, and all this in the absence of parental education … Edward became an alcoholic and drug addict. A couple of times he ended up in intensive care with an overdose, was arrested more than once … In an interview that Furlong gave immediately after the release of Terminator 2, he said:

- If my acting career doesn't work out, I'll go to college and get a profession. If I fail that, too, I can always become a rock star. But in general, I don't think I will live to see my 21st birthday.

But he survived and really put together a rock band. He is fond of shooting amateur films and participates in the animal welfare society. Some time ago, 33-year-old Furlong broke up with his wife, actress Rachel Bella. The couple have a son, Ethan Page, four years old.

Curly Sue, or Alisan Porter

Curly Sue, or

Alisan Porter rose to fame in 1991 with the lead role in Curly Sue. Then this ten-year-old baby conquered with her spontaneity the whole world … She began acting in commercials as a 3-year-old, but a quick start doesn't always guarantee a successful sequel. Three years after "Curly" Elisan moved with her parents to another state, where she began to play in the school theater.

“At some point, I realized that my element is the stage,” says Elisan. - I do not want to act in films. Another thing is musicals, concerts!

Now 29 years old, she sings in her own music group Alisan Porter Project and writes a column for Movmnt magazine.

Eric Rombal Cochet, or Greco Fabrice

Eric Rombal Cochet, or

Today, 45-year-old Greco Fabris is not recognized on the street. But in the late 70s, Greco was famous: he fell in love with the audience as the performer of the role of Eric - the spoiled son of a rich man in the film "A toy", where the main character was played by Pierre Richard. The boy got into the picture by accident - he was the son of a friend of one of the members of the film crew. At the end of filming, Greco's dad announced such a high fee for the appearance of his son in the frame that the directors refused to shoot him. The boy was happy about this: he graduated from college, receiving the profession of "software engineer", and now works as a web designer in one of the Internet companies in Paris. He is married and has a daughter.

Not so long ago, a journalist tried to contact him by e-mail - asked Fabrice for an interview. In response, he received only one word: "Why?"

Junior, or

Michael Oliver hates being called Junior or trying to get an autograph like the star of the 90s movie "Problem Child." And his greedy mother and part-time ex-manager Diana Pones is to blame for everything. The fact is that during the filming of the second part of the picture, the woman began to blackmail the filmmakers.

- If the son's fee does not increase from 80 to 500 thousand dollars, I will take him from the set! - she threatened the director.

They agreed on the amount of 250 thousand. But in the end, the company Universal, which released the film, through the court demanded the return of the extra 180 thousand dollars that Pones received through blackmail. By that time, the money was successfully spent, the family found itself in poverty, and Michael turned into a drug addict and a petty thief. Now he is 29 years old, he left bad habits and became a musician: Oliver plays in two groups - The Samples and Nural.

Alisa Selezneva, or

After the release of the cult children's multi-part film "Guest from the Future" in 1985, the girl who played the role of Alice became the number one star in the Soviet Union. After that, Natasha Guseva starred in the films Race of the Century, Purple Ball and The Will of the Universe. Gusev rejected the main role in the drama "Accident - the daughter of a cop".

“I don’t want to stain the bright image of Alice by filming a film where there is a rape scene,” the actress later explained her refusal.

Natalya graduated from the Moscow Institute of Fine Chemical Technology. M. V. Lomonosov (MITHT), now she works in a company that develops enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. Guseva is 39 years old, she has a 15-year-old daughter Alesya.

Kolya Gerasimov, or

The story of Alexei Fomkin is tragic. After filming several issues of Yeralash and Guest from the Future, the boy became a real star. Having tasted the fame, he wanted more. However, after filming in the not very successful film "In My Own Land", the actor did not receive any proposals. He went to the army. During the two years that Fomkin served the Motherland, the directors managed to forget him a little…. Later, Alexey tried to work at the Moscow Art Theater, from where he was fired for absenteeism, he also did not grow together with the profession of a painter … Fomkin began to drink too much. He tried to deal with the problem and even went to the Vladimir region, to the small village of Bezvodnoye - away from temptations. But that didn't save him.

On February 22, 1996, Alexey and his wife Elena celebrated the Day of the Soviet Army with friends. At night, the apartment suddenly caught fire, Alexei died. He was only 26 years old.

David, or

Which of the following films would you watch?

	Terminator 2: Judgment Day
	"Curly Sue"
	"A toy"
	"Difficult child"
	"Guest from the Future"
	"Flight of the Navigator"

Joy Cramer is now 37 years old. He became famous when he was only 13. Then the film "Flight of the Navigator" was released - one of the most famous science fiction films of that time. After that, Kramer was still filming: he appears in the movie "Cave Bear Tribe" and the TV series "Murder, She Wrote." Kramer now lives in his hometown in Seischelt County and works as a clerk at Source For Sports, a sporting goods store.

“After“Flight of the Navigator”I had a very hard life,” Joy shared in a conversation with one of the fans of the film who accidentally met him on the street. - I want to forget about this time and just enjoy my current reality.