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Child Star

Examine how some of the most well-known former child stars, such as Lovato, deconstruct the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight and how their ascension to fame, riches, and power affects their futures.

Director

Demi Lovato, Nicola Marsh

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Production

OBB Pictures,Walt Disney Television Alternative,DLG,SB Projects

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https://www.hulu.com/movie/33cd6fa1-97f4-442a-a1df-4f6406a38a13

Self

Self

Self - Harvard Law School Faculty

Self

Christina Ricci

Self - Demi's Mother

Dianna De La Garza

Self

Self - Demi's Sister

Self

Self - Demi's Sister

Madison De La Garza

Self

Self - Demi's Fiancé

Self

Self - Developmental Psychologist

Self - Hollywood Reporter, The New York Times

Self - Director, Looking Ahead Program

Self - Author, Slimed!

Mathew Klickstein

Self - Author, Sunny Days

Self - Music Producer

Self - Director

Self - Author, Extremely Online

Self - Activist & Founder, Quit Clicking Kids

Self - Politician, Washington State Representative

Kristine Reeves

Self - Singer-Songwriter

Self - Songwriter and Musician

Self - Drew Barrymore's Mother

Self - Drew Barrymore's Father

John Drew Barrymore

Self - Drew Barrymore's Granduncle

Lionel Barrymore

Self - Singer

Self - Child Actor

Hannah Montana

Self - Producer, Kenan & Kel

Self - Former First Lady of the United States

Eleanor Roosevelt

Self - 32nd President of the United States

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Young Demi Lovato

Self - Singer

Self - Former Child Actor

Lee Thompson Young

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[♪ gentle music playing] - Child Star

[♪ gentle music playing]

[Nicola Marsh] In a couple of seconds, - Child Star

[Nicola Marsh] In a couple of seconds,

[Nicola] Tell me, if you could do
anything when you're older, - Child Star

[Nicola] Tell me, if you could do anything when you're ...

I really love to act, - Child Star

I really love to act,

[Nicola] Do you know what being famous is? - Child Star

[Nicola] Do you know what being famous is?

Kinda like being, like, popular at school, - Child Star

Kinda like being, like, popular at school,

I think it's, yeah, fun - Child Star

I think it's, yeah, fun

And you get to travel the world - Child Star

And you get to travel the world

Everybody would know you
because you don't wanna be a lone wolf! - Child Star

Everybody would know you because you don't wanna be a l...

What's bad about it is that
you can get very egotistica... - Child Star

What's bad about it is that you can get very egotistica...

People would try to take photos of you
and post them on Internet. - Child Star

People would try to take photos of you and post them on Inte...

Lots of people crowd around you, - Child Star

Lots of people crowd around you,

It's, it's kinda hard, if you're famous,
having your own life. - Child Star

It's, it's kinda hard, if you're famous, havi...

[Nicola]
Do you like it when people film you? - Child Star

[Nicola] Do you like it when people film you?

I'm a little bit nervous - Child Star

I'm a little bit nervous

[birds chirping] - Child Star

[birds chirping]

[unzipping bag] - Child Star

[unzipping bag]

I think on a scale of one to 10,
it's like an eight. - Child Star

I think on a scale of one to 10, it's like an eight.

- [Nicola] Feels like a nine.
- [laughing] - Child Star

- [Nicola] Feels like a nine. - [laughing]

Like, being on camera - Child Star

Like, being on camera

When I'm on camera,
I'm just hyper-aware of that. - Child Star

When I'm on camera, I'm just hyper-aware of that.

Yeah, it just makes me
a little uncomfortable. - Child Star

Yeah, it just makes me a little uncomfortable.

[♪ gentle music playing] - Child Star

[♪ gentle music playing]

- [♪ Shirley Temple singing]
- And I thought, - Child Star

- [♪ Shirley Temple singing] - And I thought,

[crowd cheering] - Child Star

[crowd cheering]

- [overlapping crowd cheering]
- [cacophony] - Child Star

- [overlapping crowd cheering] - [cacophony]

[cacophony intensifies] - Child Star

[cacophony intensifies]

I really thought I had all the answers - Child Star

I really thought I had all the answers

When I'm performing in a show, - Child Star

When I'm performing in a show,

Even on stage.
Like, I'll see an empty seat, - Child Star

Even on stage. Like, I'll see an empty seat,

A lot of need for external validation, - Child Star

A lot of need for external validation,

Um, I was just wondering if you
ever experienced any of that - Child Star

Um, I was just wondering if you ever experienced any of that

Because you are so, like, beloved.
You know what I mean? Like, you have - Child Star

Because you are so, like, beloved. You know what I mean? Lik...

It's interesting to, like, you know,
discuss because... - Child Star

It's interesting to, like, you know, discuss because...

Yeah, I mean, I've had those
same kind of experiences where - Child Star

Yeah, I mean, I've had those same kind of experiences w...

And it's like,
"Shit, everything's not perfect," - Child Star

And it's like, "Shit, everything's not perfec...

So, it's not a normal existence to have
somebody in your family be famous, - Child Star

So, it's not a normal existence to have somebody in you...

- [♪ gentle music playing]
- [static crackling] - Child Star

- [♪ gentle music playing] - [static crackling]

[audience applauding] - Child Star

[audience applauding]

[laughter, applause] - Child Star

[laughter, applause]

[both laugh] - Child Star

- Yes! We finally get to.
- I think we've been talking about it for, - Child Star

- Yes! We finally get to. - I think we've been talking ...

[Drew Barrymore] Totally. - Child Star

[Drew Barrymore] Totally.

[quiet street noise] - Child Star

[quiet street noise]

And I think she knew
she needed to get away from him. - Child Star

And I think she knew she needed to get away from him.

And then, she's just this single mom, - Child Star

And then, she's just this single mom,

And then when I got to ET, - Child Star

And then when I got to ET,

I wonder why did my mom
think it was a good idea - Child Star

I wonder why did my mom think it was a good idea

Was it 'cause she wanted
to be an actress herself? - Child Star

Was it 'cause she wanted to be an actress herself?

Was it the fact that
my dad and his family, - Child Star

Was it the fact that my dad and his family,

[applause] - Child Star

- Did you sing?
- Yeah, singing was my, my talent. - Child Star

- Did you sing? - Yeah, singing was my, my talent.

- Aw!
- Oh, my God, - Child Star

- Aw! - Oh, my God,

I remember one time, you made a whole CD - Child Star

I remember one time, you made a whole CD

[Dianna De La Garza]
And you sold the CDs for $10 each. - Child Star

[Dianna De La Garza] And you sold the CDs for $10 each.

I went around in the neighborhood
and sold my CD so that I could raise money - Child Star

I went around in the neighborhood and sold my CD so that I c...

- [laughter]
- But, we did things, - Child Star

- [laughter] - But, we did things,

I wanted to give them
every opportunity I could - Child Star

I wanted to give them every opportunity I could

And some things we couldn't
afford to do at that time, - Child Star

And some things we couldn't afford to do at that time,

[Dallas Lovato] Do you remember when
we would drive to auditions to Austin, - Child Star

[Dallas Lovato] Do you remember when we would drive to audit...

[all laughing] - Child Star

So when she threw the milkshake out, - Child Star

So when she threw the milkshake out,

And we had to wash our hair
at a gas station, - Child Star

And we had to wash our hair at a gas station,

- And I went like this.
- [laughter] - Child Star

- And I went like this. - [laughter]

[all laughing] - Child Star

[♪ soft music playing] - Child Star

[♪ soft music playing]

[Dr. Yalda Uhls]
It's really hard to be an actor's parent. - Child Star

[Dr. Yalda Uhls] It's really hard to be an actor's...

[Brooks Barnes] A lot of times,
we think that it's the parents - Child Star

[Brooks Barnes] A lot of times, we think that it's the ...

In many cases, it's the kid who sees this - Child Star

In many cases, it's the kid who sees this

The characteristics that
some of the kid actors share - Child Star

The characteristics that some of the kid actors share

So, how do you find your lanes in life - Child Star

So, how do you find your lanes in life

I wanna smile. And sing and dance. - Child Star

I wanna smile. And sing and dance.

[Chris Smith] If acting is your thing, - Child Star

[Chris Smith] If acting is your thing,

I was really unhappy
in my home life and at school, - Child Star

I was really unhappy in my home life and at school,

And so, as soon as
I started going on auditions - Child Star

And so, as soon as I started going on auditions

[Christina] But what I really loved - Child Star

[Christina] But what I really loved

And, um... 'Cause it was 1987, - Child Star

And, um... 'Cause it was 1987,

So, having that one-on-one
attention from my mother - Child Star

So, having that one-on-one attention from my mother

I think I also really loved
having something finally - Child Star

I think I also really loved having something finally

[Christina] I had a very chaotic home. - Child Star

[Christina] I had a very chaotic home.

And so, he had all that
same sort of, like, - Child Star

And so, he had all that same sort of, like,

- [Demi] Mm-hmm.
- Um, - Child Star

- [Demi] Mm-hmm. - Um,

I knew nothing totally insane
was about to happen. [laughs] - Child Star

I knew nothing totally insane was about to happen. [laughs]

For me, there was this
refuge of emotional safety. - Child Star

For me, there was this refuge of emotional safety.

[♪ soft music playing] - Child Star

[♪ soft music playing]

Because he has to work late at night. - Child Star

Because he has to work late at night.

[Drew] That film changed my life. - Child Star

[Drew] That film changed my life.

because of the way
Steven Spielberg treated me. - Child Star

because of the way Steven Spielberg treated me.

As I was saying. [laughs] - Child Star

As I was saying. [laughs]

- He's really real.
- [set chatter] - Child Star

- He's really real. - [set chatter]

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Examine how some of the most well-known former child stars, such as Lovato, deconstruct the highs and lows of growing up in the spotlight and how their ascension to fame, riches, and power affects their futures.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Demi Lovato, Nicola Marsh

Writer: Dani Sloane

Production: OBB Pictures,Walt Disney Television Alternative,DLG,SB Projects

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 17 Sep 2024

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.hulu.com/movie/33cd6fa1-97f4-442a-a1df-4f6406a38a13