‘Child Stars: Then & Now’ Walk The Red Carpet Again

By Editorial Staff in Entertainment On 5th December 2016

The stars came out on August 18, 2016, for the Hollywood Museum's latest exhibit in Los Angeles, as "Child Stars: Then & Now" lived up to its name with plenty of young actors showing off how they've aged! The night was a stellar display of aging actors and actresses like you haven't seen them before! For those who didn't end up dead from drugs and alcohol, this was an event to remember.

#1 Jon Provost Then

Jon Provost had a seemingly happy life as the star of the TV series "Lassie" although he told The National ENQUIRER all about the night that he was almost raped by film actor Sal Mineo when he was just 9 years old.

#2 Jon Provost Now

Now 66 years old, Jon was looking a lot happier about his life as an occasional actor while hitting the red carpet!

#3 Mason Reese Then

Mason Reese charmed mothers all over America as the star of Underwood Deviled Ham commercials in the 1970s despite the fact that rumors flew for ages that the chunky child actor died from eating pop rocks candy.

#4 Mason Reese Now

He's now a successful entrepreneur and the NYC-based restaurant owner is celebrating a veritable smorgasbord of life at the age of 51!

#5 Lindsay Greenbush Then

No one's sure if this is Lindsay Greenbush or Sydney Greenbush playing Carrie Ingalls on "Little House On The Prairie" since the identical twins took turns in the role. Neither of them can confirm who is who in photographs from the series.

#6 Lindsay Greenbush Now

Sister Sydney was nowhere to be seen, and Lindsay got the spotlight all to herself at the Hollywood Museum, though for the event. She claims the two do not look so alike any longer.

#7 Kathy Garver Then

Kathy "Cissy" Garver starred alongside Johnny "Jody" Whitaker and doomed druggie Anissa "Buffy" Jones on the hit series "Family Affair" as the oldest child in the family. Jones died from her addiction.

#8 Kathy Garver Now

Still a busy actress at 71 years old, Kathy recently published a brutally honest autobiography titled, "Surviving Cissy: My Family Affair of Life in Hollywood."

#9 Lisa Loring Then

Lisa Loring started out strange as Wednesday Addams on "The Addams Family" but her life only got more bizarre as she aged.

#10 Lisa Loring Now

She went from being a TV star to working as a make-up artist on porn shoots, and even married porn star Jerry Butler, who told reporters in 2005 that she was spending hundreds of dollars a day on heroin. But she later straightened out her life, and now looks ravishing at 58!

#11 Jeremy Miller Then

Jeremy Miller had a long run as Ben Seaver on the hit sitcom "Growing Pains" and even co-starred with Leonardo DiCaprio in the final season, though he has not been heard from much in recent years.

#12 Jeremy Liller Now

But, as revealed by The ENQUIRER, Jeremy confessed last year that he was a drunk by the age of 11! The 39-year-old has since sobered up, and proudly posed with his wife Joanie for the red carpet event.

#13 Barry Livingston Then

Barry Livingston was a pioneering nerd as the Douglas' neighbor Ernie Thompson on the '60s sitcom "My Three Sons" where his brother Stanley starred as Chip Douglas alongside Fred MacMurray and the late Don Grady!

#14 Barry Livingston Now

But at the age of 62, Barry's looking back at a long career as one of Hollywood's busiest character actors, with many roles to his credit since the early 1970s.

#15 Alison Arngrim Then

Alison Arngrim was hated in the '70s as smarmy school kid Nellie Oleson on "Little House on the Prairie." Even as the nemesis to Laura Ingalls, the actress had millions of fans who loved to hate her.

#16 Alison Arngrim Now

But at the age of 54, Nellie's also a busy actress who's in demand on the cabaret circuit with a wonderfully bitchy one-woman show. She has never stopped acting and performs in several cable movies and off-Broadway shows.

#17 Margaret O'Brien Then

Old Hollywood was also represented for the night, with Margaret O'Brien starting out on the silver screen with Judy Garland and Tom Drake in 1944's "Meet Me in St. Louis." She had a long career starring as an adult in several big Holywood films.

#18 Margaret O'Brien Now

She took a few breaks from showbiz over the years, but Margaret still has an agent, and is landing film roles at the age of 79! She just wrapped up several commercials for Revlon products and Nivea.

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