Child actors who grew up into stars

Published On: Jul 18 2011 12:46:11 AM CDT   Updated On: Feb 08 2013 01:00:00 AM CST

While the child stars whose careers fade seem to get most of the press, plenty of young actors have managed to stay successful into adulthood, including Jason Bateman, the star of this week's "Identity Thief."

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt began his acting career at the age of 6, but it was the role of Tommy Solomon, an alien in a teenage boy's body, on the sitcom "3rd Rock from the Sun," that won him his first taste of fame.

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