Children-stars: what happened to them

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

Some become famous already at a tender age. Someone, like Elijah Wood, has successfully developed an acting career throughout their lives. Others, like Drew Barrymore, can not stand the burden of fame, they begin to drink and use drugs. Many people try to forget about cinema and live a normal life. "Cleo" will tell about which actors continue to conquer the cinema, and which have long abandoned this venture.

Victor Perevalov

This is one of the most famous child actors of Soviet cinema. Victor was born on February 17, 1949 in Leningrad in the family of a nurse and a trade worker. He made his film debut at the age of eight (diploma short film by cameraman Valentin Zheleznyakov "Tambu-Lambu"). Since then, little Victor was noticed and invited to appear in films. During his life, the actor played more than 50 roles, the most memorable of which were the roles in the films: "Mary the Artist", "Old-Timer", "I Loved You …", "Old, Old Tale", "Five for the Summer", "Between heaven and earth ", etc.

During his life, the actor has played more than 50 roles.

He played his last big role in the film "Tavern on Pyatnitskaya", after which he practically did not act in films. He returned to the cinema in the early 90s, having played three roles in Boris Galkin's film The Game. This picture could become the starting point for Perevalov to return to the world of cinema, but the miracle did not happen. After the "Game" Victor again began to act in episodes.

The actor died at the age of 61 on July 5, 2010 during the filming of the film "Kept by Fate".

Lina Braknite

The Soviet cinema actress was born on November 19, 1952 in Vilnius. The first film work was the picture "Girl and Echo", where Lina played the main role. After the film, the life of a twelve-year-old girl changed instantly - she became famous. In 1966, Alexei Batalov invited Lina to his film, choosing her from many applicants for the role of Suok in the fairy tale "Three Fat Men".

For the main role in the film "Dubravka", the girl received the prize for Best Actress at the 1967 Republican Film Festival. The last film for the actress was "The Last Fort", released in 1972. Interestingly, after school, Lina never entered the VGIK, she graduated from the institute in her native Vilnius, specializing in "historian".

Lina Braknite worked in the library for about 20 years, trying not to think about cinema. Currently, the actress lives in Vilnius, leads a reclusive lifestyle, communicates little with strangers. Lina no longer works in the library, but she helps her husband in the book publishing business.

Christina Orbakaite

Now Orbakaite is known not as an actress, but as a singer.

The career of the Honored Artist of the Russian Federation also began in childhood. It was easier for Christina to start, because her mother is the Prima Donna herself! For the first time the girl appeared on the screen in the film "Scarecrow", playing the selfless girl Lena Bessoltseva. During the premiere screening in the United States, Orbakaite's play was appreciated by critics, and the Los Angeles Times compared Christina to Meryl Streep.

Christina's next role was in the film "Vivat, Midshipmen!", Where she played the princess Fike. It was 1991. Now Orbakaite is known not as an actress, but as a singer.

Mikhail Efremov

Mikhail was born into a theatrical family, he is an actor in the third generation. As a boy, the actor made his debut on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater in the play "Leaving, Look Back!" He appeared in the cinema at the age of thirteen, in the television drama about doctors "The Days of Surgeon Mishkin." Well, the film "When I Become a Giant" made Mikhail one of the most popular young actors in the country.

Currently, the actor is actively acting in films (he has more than 100 roles), hosts the "Wait for Me" program on Channel One, participated in the television projects "Citizen Poet", "Good Lord" and "Thaw".

Natalia Guseva

Guseva is remembered by many for the film "Guest from the Future", where she played Alisa Selezneva. This role made Natalia extremely popular, but she was completely unprepared for the fame that had fallen on her. By the way, this was not Natalia's first role. The children's short film "Dangerous Trivia" can be considered a debut in the cinema. In the film career of the actress there are three more films: "Race of the Century", "Purple Ball" and "Will of the Universe". But these pictures did not have the same success as "Guest from the Future."

In 1989, the actress was offered the role of Valeria Nikolaeva in the crime drama "Accident - the daughter of a cop", but Natalia refused because of the scenes of violence in the film. In 2009, Guseva made an attempt to return to cinema, playing a cameo role in the television series Liteiny 4 and voicing the captain of a starship in the children's animated film Alice's Birthday.

Natalya is a biochemist, in charge of the production of immunobiological preparations.

Vladimir and Yuri Torsuevs

Two twin brothers became popular after the release of the children's feature film "The Adventures of Electronics". The audience accepted the picture with delight. Despite the glory that fell on them, Vladimir and Yuri did not receive invitations to act until 1982 (they appeared in episodic roles in the film Dunno from Our Yard).

The Torsuev brothers tried themselves in business: they sold food, opened a nightclub.

After school, the brothers entered the Polygraphic Institute, but did not study there for long. Vladimir and Yuri were expelled for immoral behavior, although, according to them, they were no different from other students. After the army, Vladimir entered the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University, and Yuri - at the Institute of Asian and African Countries. Soon the brothers got tired of studying, and they never received higher education.

For three years Vladimir worked at the Three Te film studio with Nikita Sergeevich Mikhalkov, settling customs issues. In 1992, the brothers starred in the drama of Nikolai Fomin "Russian Brothers". Two years later, Yuri and Vladimir were invited to star in the film "The Venetian Mirror".

The Torsuev brothers tried themselves in business: they sold food, opened a nightclub. Currently, Yuri works as the head of the sales department of one of the dealers of the Gorky Automobile Plant and gives almost no interviews, while Vladimir works at Norilsk Nickel and is not averse to telling journalists about his life.

Macaulay Culkin

The sweet boy from the New Year's comedy "Home Alone" is remembered by people all over the world. For the role of Kevin McCallister, the actor received a Golden Globe nomination and the title of Child of the Year. Macaulay also starred in the films Uncle Buck, My Daughter, The Good Son, Richie Rich, Like Father, and The Page Lord. Almost all of these films did not have much success, but the actor's fees continued to increase. The failed films of little Culkin and the greed of his father (he demanded to pay his son millions in royalties) ultimately ruined the guy's career.

He could have become one of the most successful and highest paid actors in Hollywood, but life turned out differently. Drugs, problems with the law and a suicide attempt closed Macaulay's path to the world of big cinema.

Now the 33-year-old actor works as a DJ, does not attend social events and does not act in films.

Drew Barrymore

Drew is a member of the famous Barrymore acting clan, who first appeared on screen at 11 months old. The film debut for Barrymore was the 1980 film "Other Persons", where the five-year-old actress played a cameo role.

Drew started smoking, drinking and taking drugs early.

Steven Spielberg's Alien was a real breakthrough for little Drew. In 1985, the girl played two roles at once in the horror film "Cat's Eye" by Lewis Teague, playing little girls Alicia and Amanda.

Drew started smoking, drinking and taking drugs early. She even was treated in a psychiatric clinic, but, pulling herself together, tied up with a wild life, bad habits and resumed her acting career. Recently the comedy "Mixed" was released, where Drew, together with Adam Sendler, played the main role.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

Twin sisters, best known for their childhood movie roles. The girls were born on June 13, 1986 in Los Angeles. The twins began their acting career in 1987 in the TV series Full House, alternately playing Michelle Tanner. The sisters starred in this series for eight years. Then the girls began to appear in family comedies: "Two: Me and My Shadow", "Passport to Paris", "Defeating London", "Once Upon a Time in Rome".

The last film of the Olsen sisters was the 2004 film “New York Moments”. Now girls are fond of fashion. First, Mary-Kate and Ashley had their own clothing line for girls aged 4 to 14, as well as a cosmetic brand called Mary-Kate and Ashley: Real fashion for real girls. Now they are the mistresses of an entire small fashion corporation.

Elijah Wood

Wood gained worldwide popularity thanks to the role of Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. And for the first time the actor appeared in the cinema at the age of 8: in the movie "Back to the Future 2" he played a boy at a slot machine. Barry Levison's film Avalon, where Elijah played Michael Kay, attracted attention to the young actor. Thanks to Avalon, the boy received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for an Oscar.

In 1993, Elijah starred in The Adventures of Huck Finn.

In 1993, Elijah starred in The Adventures of Huck Finn. In the same year, Wood starred with Macaulay Culkin in the film "The Good Son", but the picture was not successful with the audience. In 1998, "Impact with the Abyss" and "The Faculty" appeared.

In 2014, three films are released with the participation of the actor, where he will play the main roles.