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Child Stars: Where Are They Now?

Fred Savage, Kevin Arnold on The Wonder Years
~In 1999, Fred graduated from Stanford University, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and earned a degree in English. Since, he's directed, produced and/or appeared in a smattering of shows including, Ugly Betty, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Family Guy, Party Down, Hannah Montana among others. He did not develop a crippling drug addiction.


Keisha Knight Puliam, Rudy Huxtable on The Cosby Show
~You'll find Keisha playing Miranda Lucas Payne on the TBS comedy-drama Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Keisha's also on celebrity versions of Fear Factor and The Weakest Link and she played the role of "Candy" in the horrific Madea Goes to Jail.





Jeremy Miller, Ben Seaver on Growing Pains
~After a year at USC, he dropped out. He was in a cool mockumentary called Girls and Boys Guide to Getting Down and he's currently enrolled in catering school after which he hopes to open a catering company.




Joey Lawrence, Joey Russo Gimme a Break & Blossom
~Was on Blossom for a while, then went MIA. Now he's on Dancing with the Stars. Look for him in a TV movie called My Fake Fiance (with Melissa Joan Hart) on ABC Family, April 19, 2009.




Jodie Sweetin, Stephanie Tanner on Full House
~Her ambition to become a teacher took the back seat to her career as a meth addict. After whipping that, she hosted Pants Off Dance Off on Fuse TV. She's also writing a memoir about her downward spiral into drug addiction. She has reportedly fallen off the wagon and is back on drugs which should make for an interesting ending to her book.



Kim Fields, Tootie on The Facts of Life
~After Facts of Life, she went to Pepperdine University and began directing the All That spinoff. She also had a starring role in the FOX sitcom, Living Single. When that was canceled, she turned to rap music, of course. She's currently in a band called Blondielocks and tours the country.


Soleil Moon Frye, Punky on Punky Brewster
~Still acting. She was in Sabrina the Teenage Witch with her pal Melissa Joan Hart. She also does voice work for The Disney Channel. She has two daughters with TV producer Jason Goldberg. She lives in L.A. where, in 2007, she opened The Little Seed, an environmentally-conscious children's specialty boutique.



Tina Yothers, Jennifer Keaton on Family Ties
~After vanishing for almost 10 years, Yothers reappeared in the rock opera, Lovelace the Musical. She's also on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club. She wrote a book called, Being Your Best: Tina Yothers's Guide for Girls and formed the band Jaded with her brother Cory. She's currently married to an electrician.




Willie Aames, Tommy Bradford on Eight is Enough and Buddy Lembeck on Charles in Charge
~After a 20 year battle with drug and alcohol addiction, Aames became a born-again Christian and an ordained minister. He, too, was on Celebrity Fit Club. In 2008, he hit hard times, filed for bankruptcy and tried to kill himself on Thanksgiving Day.


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