For Danny Bonaduce, It Takes a Child Star to Know One

If you’re the parent of a budding child star, who do you call to learn how not to screw up your kid? Someone whose parents pulled a doozy on him. Enter Danny Bonaduce, host of I Know My Kid's a Star (Thursdays at 10 pm/ET), VH1’s new reality competition featuring 10 parent-child pairs fighting for $50,000, a management contract and their ticket to stardom. We caught up with Bonaduce for the inside scoop.

TVGuide.com: You once said, "Being a child star is great. It's being a former child star that sucks." Why host a show that helps usher kids into that field?
Danny Bonaduce: Being an ex-child star is not a given. It’s not an automatic that you go from teen star to rehab. Just because Todd Bridges and I are idiots does not condemn an entire industry.

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Season 1, Episode 8
After the drama of picking songs subsided, the rehearsals were underway. Take a look!

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Season 1, Episode 8
Listen to what this mother/daughter pair have to say about their time on the show!

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Season 1, Episode 8
After the outfits are chosen, it's time to show the judges their brand. Watch!

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Season 1, Episode 7
A serious discuss builds as the mothers talk about "the casting couch".

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For Danny Bonaduce, It Takes a Child Star to Know One

If you’re the parent of a budding child star, who do you call to learn how not to screw up your kid? Someone whose parents pulled a doozy on him. Enter Danny Bonaduce, host of I Know My Kid's a Star (Thursdays at 10 pm/ET), VH1’s new reality competition featuring 10 parent-child pairs fighting for $50,000, a management contract and their ticket to stardom. We caught up with Bonaduce for the inside scoop. TVGuide.com: You once said, "Being a child star is great. It's being a former child star that sucks." Why host a show that helps usher kids into that field?Danny Bonaduce: Being an ex-child star is not a given. It’s not an automatic that you go from teen star to rehab. Just because Todd Bridges and I are idiots does not condemn an entire industry.TVGuide.com: As host and read more

Bonaduce Hosts I Know My Kid’s a Star

Where would be without parents that are willing to whore their kids out all over Hollywood? In a world where a show like I Know My Kid’s a Star never existed. But alas, these stage parents do exist and a handful were willing to compete in VH1’s new reality series hosted by the most whacked child star of them all—Danny Bonaduce! Watch it now! | More online videos read more

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Premiered: March 20, 2008, on VH-1E
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Premise: Ten child-star wannabes and their stage parents compete for a chance to train with Danny Bonaduce.

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