Celebrities You Didn't Know Were Child Actors

Some of today's biggest stars have been in the movie business longer than you realize.

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Most child stars tend to burn out after they charmed everyone with their cuteness and youth. For instance, where's the little kid from Jerry Maguire, Jonathan Lipnicki? Or Tahj Mowry, of Smart Guy? A select few—Leonardo DiCaprioDrew Barrymore, and the Olsen twins, just to name some of the most recognizableare able to escape the cluthces of child stardom and go on to act in great TV shows and movies.

In between these two groups, there are those actors and actresses who have never capitalized on their former lives as child stars. Like Don Draper, their past, captured in cereal commercials and sitcom guest-spots, is hidden. Here are 25 celebrities you didn’t know were child actors.

Laurence Fishburne

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Alyson Hannigan

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Odette Yustman

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Elisabeth Moss

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Fergie

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Jake Gyllenhaal

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Christian Bale

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Naya Rivera

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Anna Kendrick

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Michelle Williams

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Paul Walker

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Keri Russell

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Nicole Kidman

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Milla Jovovich

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Scarlett Johansson

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Helen Hunt

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Katherine Heigl

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Ethan Hawke

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Johnny Galecki

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Megan Fox

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Eliza Dushku

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Matt Dillon

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Jeff Bridges

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Ashley Benson

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Jessica Alba

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