Child actors who grew up into stars

POSTED: 11:42 PM PDT Jul 24, 2011    UPDATED: 08:23 AM PDT May 24, 2013 

New York police arrested actress Amanda Bynes recently after she allegedly tossed drug paraphernalia out the window of her 36th floor Manhattan apartment. While troubled child stars seem to get most of the press, plenty of young actors have managed to stay successful into adulthood. Take a look at child actors who grew up into stars.

child stars - The Andy Griffith Show
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But all the sitcom-kids-turned-stars owe a debt to little Ronny Howard, who started playing Opie Taylor on "The Andy Griffith Show" in 1960 as a 6-year-old child.

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