Jenna Ortega Would Not Eat, Drink All Day on Set as Child Actor
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Key Points:
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas rose to fame as Randy Taylor on Home Improvement and voiced young Simba in The Lion King; he left the show in 1998 to focus on school but continued acting sporadically and graduated from Columbia University in 2010.
- Macaulay Culkin became iconic with Home Alone and later pursued music and art, making occasional acting appearances and is engaged to Brenda Song with whom he has two sons.
- Natalie Portman debuted at age 12 in The Professional and has since won an Oscar for Black Swan, directed films, and experienced major life changes including a recent divorce and pregnancy announcement.
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt transitioned from child star on 3rd Rock From the Sun to acclaimed adult roles in films like Inception and The Trial of the Chicago 7; he married Tasha McCauley in 2014 and has three children.
- Kristen Stewart rose to fame with Twilight, has since focused on independent films, won a Cesar Award, and married Dylan Meyer in 2025; she is noted for her low-key personality and diverse roles.
