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25 Photos Of Child Stars Growing Up That Will Make You Feel Like Time Flies

If you’ve ever found yourself rewatching an old TV show or movie from your childhood and wondering, “ Where are they now?” — you’re not alone. Child stars have a special way of freezing time in our memories, locked in the age they were when they first appeared on screen. But time, as always, marches on. And when you see how much these young actors have grown, it hits you: we’re getting older too .

Here are some photos of beloved child stars then and now that will make you feel nostalgic, amazed, and maybe even a little bit old.

#1 Christina Ricci From The Addams Family, Age 9 vs. Now Age 45

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#2 Here Is Abigail Breslin From Little Miss Sunshine At Age 10 vs. She Is Now, Age 28

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#3 Nicholas Hoult From About A Boy, Age 11 vs. Now Age 35

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#4 Macaulay Culkin From Home Alone, Age 9 vs. He Is Now, Age 44

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#5 Mara Wilson From Matilda At 9 Years Old vs. At 35

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#6 Jonathan Lipnicki From Jerry Maguire, Age 5 vs. Now Age 34

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#7 Joseph Gordon-Levitt From Angels In The Outfield, Age 13 vs. Now Age 44

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#8 Daniel Radcliffe From Harry Potter, Age 11 vs. He Is Now, Age 35

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#9 Dakota Fanning In I Am Sam In 2001 At 6 Years Old vs. At 30

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#10 Frankie Muniz From Malcolm In The Middle At 13 Years Old vs. At 39

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#11 Daryl Sabara From Spy Kids At 8 Years Old vs. At 29

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#12 Rico Rodriguez As Manny Delgado From Modern Family When He Was 11 Years Old vs. Now, At 26

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#13 Brooke Shields From The Blue Lagoon, Age 14 vs. Now Age 59

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#14 Madison Pettis From The Game Plan, Age 8 vs. Now Age 26

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#15 Aubrey Anderson-Emmons From Modern Family

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#16 Haley Joel Osment In The Sixth Sense In 1999 At 11 Years Old vs. At 36

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#17 Tom Felton From Harry Potter, Age12 vs. He Is Now, Age 37

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#18 Miranda Cosgrove In School Of Rock Being 10 Years Old vs. At 30

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#19 Mackenzie Foy From The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn At Age 11 vs. Now, Age 23

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#20 Madison De La Garza From Desperate Housewives, Age 10 vs. Now Age 23

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Saumya Ratan

Saumya is an explorer of all things beautiful, quirky, and heartwarming. With her knack for art, design, photography, fun trivia, and internet humor, she takes you on a journey through the lighter side of pop culture.