We watched them grow on our favourite TV shows, but not all of these young actors and actresses continued to peruse a career in the showbiz.
You might be surprised where some of them ended up…
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Ben Savage
Ben Savage starred as Cory in Boy Meets World, a show about a boy and his best friend growing up.
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Ben never strayed too far from his role as Cory, reprising his role to play Riley’s dad for spin-off Girl Meets World.
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Caitlin Stasey
Caitlin’s career began on Sleepover Club!
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She played the complicated Kenna on the CW’s Reign. She also starred in the Australian comedy series Please Like Me.
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Hilary Duff
We all pretended to be Lizzie McGuire at one stage in our childhood, but Hillary Duff actually got to be her!
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Hilary plays Kelsey Peters in the TV series Younger.
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Kate Ritchie
Sally Fletcher was a Home And Away staple for years.
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Kate proves after all this time she can still fit in that Summer Bay uniform for her radio show Kate Tim & Marty on Nova.
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Phoebe Tonkin
She stole our hearts as the kind hearted, if a little ditzy, mermaid Cleo in H2O: Just Add Water!
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Phoebe has launched onto the American television scene, snagging a role on the CW’s The Originals.
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Raven Symone
Raven starred as our favourite teen psychic on Disney show That’s So Raven and Disney channel original movie The Cheetah Girls.
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She now co-hosts The View and still hangs out with her Disney cast mates!
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Ryan Corr
Ryan has been on Australian television for years, starring in shows like Silversun, The Sleepover Club and Blue Water High.
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He still acts, having appearing in shows including Packed To The Rafters, Love Child and Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story.
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Mara Wilson
Mara starred in the movie adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda.
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The child star is in the process of releasing a book!
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Dylan and Cole Sprouse
Dylan and Cole Sprouse made us all want to live in a hotel and run amuck in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, which later became Suite Life on Deck.
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Cole is a photographer and stars as Jughead Jones on Riverdale, the adaptation of the Archie comics, and Dylan is opening a mead brewery in NY.
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Macaulay Culkin
He stole our heart as the boy who just wouldn’t let the bad guys win in Home Alone.
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The boy from Home Alone is all grown up and most recently made a cameo in Zoolander 2.
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Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci gave us all the creeps as Wednesday Addams!
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Christina is still acting, her most recent role was in Mothers And Daughters.