Not all child stars end up knocking over liquor stores.
AOL TV counts down the 10 former child TV stars who aren't crackheads. Neil Patrick Harris transitioned from Doogie Howser, M.D. to How I Met Your Mother's legendary Barney Stinson. Eternal little brother Fred Savage is now a successful TV director.
Tell us: Who are your favorite child stars? Share your memories and tell us why afte the jump
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Fred Savage is a Single White Millionaire ready to settle down in a CBS comedy pilot, says the Reporter.... Amy Smart (Smith) has the lead in (grammatically incorrect title alert!) Meant to Be's, a CBS drama about a woman who upon dying en route to her honeymoon becomes a "Meant to Be," meaning she must help others set their lives straight before she can go to Heaven.... Michael Cassidy (Hidden Palms) has joined the CW's How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls, playing the beau of a Yale-educated gal hired to tutor two heiresses.
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Pop diva Gwen Stefani is pregnant with child No. 2 with husband Gavin Rossdale. As if their 20-month-old Kingston wasn't already the coolest toddler in town, they'll now have an opp to repeat the performance with this sophomore effort.... Dixie Chick Martie Maguire's also with child, which will be her third with husband Gareth Maguire. The music star, 38, had twin girls in 2004.... And even though it was only yesterday that Fred Savage was a nerdy teen on TV, he is somehow about to become the dad of a second child for him and his wife, Jennifer Stone. We'll check back in 2018 to see how those real-life wonder years are treating him with two tweens in the house. — Anna Dimond
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Reunion. Threshold. E-Ring. Invasion. Emily's Reasons Why Not. Love Monkey. Commander in Chief. Heist.
What do these shows have in common? They all debuted at some point during this soon-to-wrap TV season, yet each saw their run either cut surprisingly short or handicapped by irregular scheduling. Was 2005-06 the worst year ever to sample a new show? Were the networks especially hasty in deciding the fate of freshman series? TVGuide.com consulted a panel of experts with unique points of view to examine this strange little season gone by.
Are New Shows Getting Short Shrift?Jeff Bader, executive vice president of ABC entertainment programming and scheduling, dismisses the suggestion that prime time is a crueler-than-ever proving ground for new series. "
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Fred Savage (Crumbs, The Wonder Years) and his wife, Jennifer, are expecting their first child in August. You snooze, you lose, Winnie.
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