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From child stars who chose 'normal' jobs to screen icons who hid away, we look back at the celebrities who quit fame

Whether giving it up for good or just taking an extended break, some celebrities have been more than happy to ditch fame

Woman & Home

Child Stars Who Went On to Have "Normal" Jobs

"After having been thrust into the spotlight as a child, I appreciate some peace and quiet."

Marie Claire

32 Surprising Facts About Your Favorite Child Stars

From unexpected name changes to paycheck revelations.

Marie Claire

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Child Stars Who Grew Up to Look Totally Different

Some of our finest celebrities were once adorable kids!

Marie Claire

More Than 30 Years' Later, 'Mrs. Doubtfire' Child Stars Enjoy a "Little Reunion"

"Mara Wilson and Matthew Lawrence still feel like my siblings."

Marie Claire

32 Child Stars Who Have Aged Like Fine Wine

They made the notoriously bumpy transition to adulthood look easy.

Marie Claire

'90s Icons You've Forgotten (But Shouldn't Have)

Your childhood is calling.

Marie Claire

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32 Child Actors That Left Hollywood Behind (And What Happened To Them)

Check out what these former child stars are up to after saying goodbye to Hollywood.

Cinemablend

These movie and TV stars are sharing ‘appalling’ pay stories to explain the historic Hollywood strike

As actors and screenwriters join in the fight for fair wages and higher streaming residuals, Inga Parkel reports on the stars sharing stories that speak to the importance of the strike

The Independent UK

Matilda child star and John Cusack share horror stories on Hollywood studio greed in support of SAG strike

Actors’ union and screenwriters’ union have banded together in the fight for fair wages and higher streaming residuals

The Independent UK

First Comic Con North East to bring host of Buffy, Doctor Who and Matilda stars to Newcastle

TV and film stars on the May line-up at Utilita Arena will include former Doctor Whos Colin Baker and Peter Davison; Matilda's Mara Wilson and The Inbetweeners' Joe Thomas and Blake Harrison

Chronicle Live

Matilda star Mara Wilson reveals men inappropriately messaged her when she was just 12

Matilda child star Mara Wilson has opened up about the devastating impact of being "sexualised" as a child actress and reveals that men had inappropriately messaged her when she was just 12-years-old

Daily Mirror

Matilda child star Mara Wilson opens up about being sexualised aged 12: ‘I saw things that I couldn’t unsee’

Actor said she regretted Googling herself as a child

The Independent UK

‘I’d tell myself: you’re a loser, a failure, ugly …’ Matilda’s Mara Wilson on the price of fame

A star at nine, the actor was soon struggling with the death of her mother as well as nosy journalists and demanding fans. Angry, confused and thoroughly lost, how did she ever find her way back?

The Guardian - UK

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Still: A Michael J Fox Movie to Matilda: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

The Back to the Future star is funny, engaging and incredibly candid about living with Parkinson’s. Plus the classic tale of the girl who moves things with her mind

WhatToWatch

Beloved Roald Dahl movie Matilda a popular rewatch on Netflix

Netflix subscribers have been enjoying the 1996 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda since it launched on the streaming service.

Evening Standard

Mrs Doubtfire child star Lisa Jakub gives rare interview to mark the film’s 30th anniversary

The actress played eldest child Lydi Hillard and says working with Robin Williams changed her life for the better

Daily Mirror

Mrs Doubtfire child actors look unrecognisable 30 years on from film's release

Mara Wilson, Matthew Lawrence and Lisa Jakub played Robin Williams's children in the popular family comedy film which was released 30 years ago

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Liverpool Echo

I went to Liverpool Comic Con for the first time and left in tears

"Sheer, unadulterated excitement and joy"

Tribune News Service

Baristas steamed at Ted Cruz depiction as pothead slackers eager for handouts

Jacqueline Farias has spent the last five years as a barista at Merit Coffee in Highland Park while working her way through Texas Woman’s University.

The Guardian - AU

Matilda: the cake-based torture sticks in the mind – but this delightful film is worth rewatching

All 90s children are haunted by Miss Trunchbull – but revisiting Danny DeVito’s 1996 film is a zany and joyful experience

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Texas gunman was inside school for 40 minutes

More information has emerged on the deadly school shooting, including a timeline. Plus, Walmart apologizes for selling Juneteenth-themed ice-cream

The Guardian - UK

‘Anxiety is part of me’: Mara Wilson and other anxious minds on how they cope

From lavender oil to a cold martini, Bruce Springsteen to sertraline, four writers share the tools they have found to manage their symptoms

Daily Mirror

Mrs Doubtfire child star said cocaine addict Robin Williams warned him off drugs

Matthew Lawrence, 42, who played Chris Hillard in the 1994 movie Mrs Doubtfire says he sees the advice he was given by Robin Williams as a "gift".

Daily Mirror

Mrs Doubtfire kids unrecognisable as they reunite 30 years on from Robin Williams film

Mrs Doubtfire child actors Lisa Jakub, Matthew Lawrence, and Mara Wilson, have reunited 30 years on from the release of the nineties cult classic movie starring the late Robin Williams

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