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* The David Spade film ''Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star'' is about one of these characters trying to learn about "normal" family life from a typical suburban family in preparation for a role.
* Jaleel "[[Family Matters|Steve Urkel]]" White played himself in the film ''[[Big Fat Liar]]'', briefly showcasing his struggles as an adult actor when everyone remembers him as "that Urkel kid".
* ''[[Harold
** This ironically led to a revival in Harris' career.
* "Baby" Brent in ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]''. As a baby he was the mascot of the town sardine cannery and has spent his entire life trading on his fame, down to wearing a diaper underneath his clothes.
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*** Although Joaquin played up to the trope with his extended breakdown in the fake-autobiographical ''I'm Still Here''.
* The rather sad case of Bobby Driscoll who was Disney's golden boy during the 1940s. Famous for his roles in ''Song Of The South'' and ''Peter Pan'' he was in several movies but was abruptly let go in the middle of the 1950s. He was ridiculed in school for being a child star and lapsed into obscurity through drugs. He was found dead and the body wasn't identified until a year later.
* Other than the [[Mary
** Jodie Sweetin in particular stands out as an example of this trope played straight. Facing an inability to find further work and a traumatic social life due to being typecast as Stephanie Tanner, she became an alcoholic and a habitual user of marijuana, cocaine, LSD and most famously, meth. However, she seems to have gotten her life back on track recently, has published a memoir about her drug addiction, and is now seeking a [[Career Resurrection]].
** Candace Cameron has since bouced back a bit, now appearing on [[Make It or Break It]]. Not as well-known or massive as Full House was in its time, but still a noteworthy performance.
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* [[Ron Howard]]. Starting out as Opie on ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' and ''[[Happy Days]]'' he went on to direct films like ''Apollo13'' and ''[[A Beautiful Mind]]'' (not to mention his involment in ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'').
** Howard is still an [[Acceptable Target]] in comedy for how his ''appearance'' has aged horribly.
* [[Neil Patrick Harris]] is a notable aversion: after spending his teens on ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'', he worked steadily as a guest star on TV and on Broadway. But his career ''really'' took off after he did a cameo in the first [[Harold
* The main cast of the ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]]'' movies seem to have avoided the worst aspects of child acting. Having begun acting at 9-11, they've shown steady development for over a decade and a total of eight films without any major misbehaviors or prima donna-ism. By all reports, all seem genuinely well-adjusted and mature.
** [[Daniel Radcliffe]], apart from his role as the title character, has starred in the stage play ''[[Equus]]'' and was critically acclaimed for his performance. He has since begun slowly branching out into other film and stage productions.
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