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<i>By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times</i><br>
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In summer 2010, young actors have been popping up everywhere on the big screen, showcasing a series of strikingly naturalistic and evocative performances. But growing up in Hollywood has never been easy, as is evidenced by the complicated legacies of stars such as Judy Garland and Robert Blake. In this photo gallery, we take a look back at some of the most memorable child actors from the last two decades and see what they're up to nowadays.<br>
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<b>Then:</b> Let's start with Macaulay Culkin, who rose to fame in 1990 when "Home Alone" (pictured) -- the movie about a kid whose parents accidentally left him at home when they went on vacation -- became a box-office hit. He later starred in a sequel to that movie, as well as in "My Girl," in which he played a young boy who died after being stung by bees.<br>
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<a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-child-actors-20100822,0,1648802.story">- Child star in the making: 'The Switch's' Thomas Robinson is among several youths this summer joining a group that's had a bumpy history in Hollywood. 'We're kind of just rolling with it,' says mom Rachel Robinson.</a>

Macaulay Culkin

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By Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times

In summer 2010, young actors have been popping up everywhere on the big screen, showcasing a series of strikingly naturalistic and evocative performances. But growing up in Hollywood has never been easy, as is evidenced by the complicated legacies of stars such as Judy Garland and Robert Blake. In this photo gallery, we take a look back at some of the most memorable child actors from the last two decades and see what they're up to nowadays.

Then: Let's start with Macaulay Culkin, who rose to fame in 1990 when "Home Alone" (pictured) -- the movie about a kid whose parents accidentally left him at home when they went on vacation -- became a box-office hit. He later starred in a sequel to that movie, as well as in "My Girl," in which he played a young boy who died after being stung by bees.

Related:

- Child star in the making: 'The Switch's' Thomas Robinson is among several youths this summer joining a group that's had a bumpy history in Hollywood. 'We're kind of just rolling with it,' says mom Rachel Robinson.

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crppplll at 1:58 AM August 22, 2010

Do one on Baby Boomer child stars please.

bluejay24 at 7:00 PM August 21, 2010

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HOME ALONe 5

Kevin Takes A Bride

Christmas 2012?

Ahahahahahhhh Will

Macaulay Culkin be the
Father in "HOME ALONe" 5

Has 29-year-old Macaulay Culkin flexed his considerable muscle with 20th Century Fox many of whom would open to debate, represented 20th Century Fox star in the 1990 Hit "Home Alone” Will Macaulay be the Father in "Home Alone" Five, 20th Century Fox said that he came to Fame in the 1990 Holiday hit "Home alone`?, Fox hopes the sequel will come out by Christmas 2012, The Film starts filming this fall, will it be another gold mine? "Home Alone" Five is scheduled to start filming in November, the Director, "Chris Columbus", and some of the other cast and crew was already in place. Now, filming has been abruptly delayed for at least nine months, possibly longer, to accommodate Macaulay's schedule. Director Chris Columbus, & the head of Fox, said in an interview that they where casting Macaulay for the Fifth sequel of "Home Alone”

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