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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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Those aren't wires. Those are his feet.
Didn't you know that? - Child Star

Those aren't wires. Those are his feet. Didn't you...

He was also the first person
I felt embarrassed in front of - Child Star

He was also the first person I felt embarrassed in front of

There was no authority in my life, - Child Star

There was no authority in my life,

It didn't hit me until I was an adult, - Child Star

It didn't hit me until I was an adult,

Cheese ball pick-me-ups,
accompanied by miniature franks, - Child Star

Cheese ball pick-me-ups, accompanied by miniature franks,

My mother at the time did not know
anything about making movies. - Child Star

My mother at the time did not know anything about making mov...

She just really didn't know.
And Cher took me under her wing, - Child Star

She just really didn't know. And Cher took me under her...

She was great.
I spent all my time with her. - Child Star

She was great. I spent all my time with her.

It was the first time I had
ever seen, um, sparkling water also. - Child Star

It was the first time I had ever seen, um, sparkling water a...

- [laughs]
- I was like, - Child Star

- [laughs] - I was like,

Yeah, I was really lucky
in that when I first started, - Child Star

Yeah, I was really lucky in that when I first started,

They weren't... They were,
they were great talents, - Child Star

They weren't... They were, they were great talents,

That's so nice that you had someone, - Child Star

That's so nice that you had someone,

Nobody around me really knew - Child Star

Nobody around me really knew

I think anybody lucky enough, - Child Star

I think anybody lucky enough,

- [Demi] Yeah.
- 'Cause it's like, - Child Star

- [Demi] Yeah. - 'Cause it's like,

Like, kids will listen
to their parents' friend - Child Star

Like, kids will listen to their parents' friend

I had, you know, my theater mentor, - Child Star

I had, you know, my theater mentor,

You know, a lot of people in the church, - Child Star

You know, a lot of people in the church,

And then, you know, as I got older
or, you know, further into the business, - Child Star

And then, you know, as I got older or, you know, further int...

- Woo! What's happening, y'all?
- [audience laughter] - Child Star

- Woo! What's happening, y'all? - [audience laught...

[Demi] I secretly was bummed - Child Star

[Demi] I secretly was bummed

Yeah, no, I was a huge fan of Nickelodeon,
like, for that reason. - Child Star

Yeah, no, I was a huge fan of Nickelodeon, like, for that re...

Double Dare was the craziest thing
I'd ever seen, - Child Star

Double Dare was the craziest thing I'd ever seen,

Disney was like the most wholesome reality
there could ever be created. - Child Star

Disney was like the most wholesome reality there could ever ...

- Right.
- So, Nickelodeon was just like, - Child Star

- Right. - So, Nickelodeon was just like,

[audience laughs] - Child Star

[audience laughs]

Before Nickelodeon,
before the 1980s really, - Child Star

Before Nickelodeon, before the 1980s really,

[Mathew Klickstein]
The broadcast television model - Child Star

[Mathew Klickstein] The broadcast television model

[♪ quirky music playing] - Child Star

[♪ quirky music playing]

[David Kamp] From the '80s onward,
there was a big ideological shift, - Child Star

[David Kamp] From the '80s onward, there was a big ideo...

- [kids] Three, two, one!
- [clang] - Child Star

- [kids] Three, two, one! - [clang]

- [splattering]
- [audience laughter] - Child Star

- [splattering] - [audience laughter]

- I had the Good Burger orange VHS.
- [Kenan Thompson] The orange tape. - Child Star

- I had the Good Burger orange VHS. - [Kenan Thompson] The o...

[Demi] And I probably still do in storage. - Child Star

[Demi] And I probably still do in storage.

That was the... Some people are like,
"That's the only movie we had." - Child Star

That was the... Some people are like, "That's the ...

I'm like, "That's...
I'm-I'm glad to bring you joy." - Child Star

I'm like, "That's... I'm-I'm glad t...

- [Demi] Yeah.
- And I was, you know, 12, - Child Star

- [Demi] Yeah. - And I was, you know, 12,

So, that might as well have been
a million dollars, - Child Star

So, that might as well have been a million dollars,

Yeah, I remember booking Barney, - Child Star

Yeah, I remember booking Barney,

And it was just like,
I don't even know... I... There's not a... - Child Star

And it was just like, I don't even know... I... There&#...

[singing] ♪ This one is a triangle
that has three sides ♪ - Child Star

[singing] ♪ This one is a triangle that has three sides ♪...

My acting that I've done, um,
has probably been Barney. - Child Star

My acting that I've done, um, has probably been Barney.

[Demi] My paychecks would
go back into voice lessons - Child Star

[Demi] My paychecks would go back into voice lessons

And all of a sudden, you wake up one day,
and you're like, - Child Star

And all of a sudden, you wake up one day, and you're li...

For a long time, it was,
you know, a lot of auditioning, - Child Star

For a long time, it was, you know, a lot of auditioning,

And I really considered
not wanting to act anymore, - Child Star

And I really considered not wanting to act anymore,

It was almost like
I was forced to stay humble, - Child Star

It was almost like I was forced to stay humble,

'Cause, like, when I could've
been in my most boisterous, - Child Star

'Cause, like, when I could've been in my most bois...

So, it's kind of the beautiful
kind of conundrum of, you know, - Child Star

So, it's kind of the beautiful kind of conundrum of, yo...

'Cause I was like,
"There's something wrong with me." - Child Star

'Cause I was like, "There's something wrong w...

performing in arts made me feel - Child Star

performing in arts made me feel

[Christina] Yeah, I learned really
early on that I could never talk about - Child Star

[Christina] Yeah, I learned really early on that I could nev...

And they very quickly turned on me - Child Star

And they very quickly turned on me

And I was like... [stammering] - Child Star

And I was like... [stammering]

- [Demi] Mm-hmm.
- And so after that, - Child Star

- [Demi] Mm-hmm. - And so after that,

It didn't... At the time, you know,
I wasn't doing a lot of, uh... - Child Star

It didn't... At the time, you know, I wasn't doing...

But I do think that I felt...
I was not a child that felt, um, - Child Star

But I do think that I felt... I was not a child that felt, u...

[♪ gentle music playing] - Child Star

[♪ gentle music playing]

[Demi] As soon as I started
auditioning for roles, - Child Star

[Demi] As soon as I started auditioning for roles,

It was so extremely hurtful. - Child Star

It was so extremely hurtful.

Demi went to the Disney Channel
to audition for... - Child Star

Demi went to the Disney Channel to audition for...

You know, we had heard
so many "nos" on things. - Child Star

You know, we had heard so many "nos" on things.

I screen tested for it and everything. - Child Star

I screen tested for it and everything.

I know, but I've dreamed
about this for so long, - Child Star

I know, but I've dreamed about this for so long,

I was so excited. I couldn't believe - Child Star

I was so excited. I couldn't believe

You are Camp Rock's Mitchie." - Child Star

You are Camp Rock's Mitchie."

♪ Off to the races, I'm going places ♪ - Child Star

♪ Off to the races, I'm going places ♪

- [giggles]
- You know it's not every day - Child Star

- [giggles] - You know it's not every day

[Dianna]
The attorney that was on the phone said, - Child Star

[Dianna] The attorney that was on the phone said,

I'm not kidding. It got harder from there.
Trust me. - Child Star

I'm not kidding. It got harder from there. Trust me.

[♪ soft electronic music playing] - Child Star

[♪ soft electronic music playing]

[Brooks] Disney comes along and realizes - Child Star

[Brooks] Disney comes along and realizes

I wrote this song
about an 11-year-old girl - Child Star

I wrote this song about an 11-year-old girl

These shows about performing - Child Star

These shows about performing

This could lead to something bigger, - Child Star

This could lead to something bigger,

[Brooks]
The big thing that the networks realize - Child Star

[Brooks] The big thing that the networks realize

- "Design your own glitter tumblers."
- [JoJo] Yep. [laughs] - Child Star

- "Design your own glitter tumblers." - [JoJo] Yep...

[JoJo]
I have everything you could ever need - Child Star

[JoJo] I have everything you could ever need

[both laugh] - Child Star

It was always really cool to me.
It was weird - Child Star

It was always really cool to me. It was weird

- But at the same time, same as SpongeBob.
- Right. - Child Star

- But at the same time, same as SpongeBob. - Right.

- It's me. Yeah.
- It's your likeness. It's not a character - Child Star

- It's me. Yeah. - It's your likeness. It's n...

[♪ upbeat pop music playing] - Child Star

[♪ upbeat pop music playing]

You not only become famous, - Child Star

You not only become famous,

Uh, let's put you in front of cameras." - Child Star

Uh, let's put you in front of cameras."

- [audience clapping]
- Triple-threat star Ariana Grande - Child Star

- [audience clapping] - Triple-threat star Ariana Grande

[♪ soft music playing] - Child Star

[♪ soft music playing]

[Demi] It was the only way
that teens were able - Child Star

[Demi] It was the only way that teens were able

The whole thing was so exciting. - Child Star

The whole thing was so exciting.

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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.

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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