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Post by jakesully on Jul 17, 2021 16:16:45 GMT
I know we have some parents on here. I don't have any kids (or I don't have any kids that I know of as of now  there could be a mini jakesully out there somwhere here's hoping not!) Anyways, I'm curious if any of you parents or posters that are planning to be parents would allow your son or daughter pursue acting in Hollywood? I gotta be honest, I'm pretty torn here. I think I would BUT I would be extremely cautious & VERY protective of them. I wouldn't get in the way of them pursing their dreams however I'd be strict as hell haha. The reason I'd be strict as hell is because lets face it Hollywood is a very fucked up place (esp for young child/ teen actors/actresses) How many times have seen child actors' lives turn into complete shit over the years....hell decades even. Corey Haim Brad Renfro Aaron Carter all those kid Disney stars Drew Barrymore (who became a drug addict at the age of 13  (thankfully by all accounts she has turned her life around so that is great!)  (I still side eye the fuck out of Stephen King for having young Drew lighting his cig. Da fuck was she doing at all those adult parties for?!  There are though quite a few big success stories like Leonardo Dicaprio (I read his mom was literally with him where ever he went. She seems like a great protective mom) and he turned into one of the most successful actors ever (stays out of trouble, never gets arrested, acts pretty normal etc) Ron Howard is another good success story there are plenty more just can't think of names atm. So what do you guys think? Would you allow your young kid(s) pursue acting in Hollywood? One things for I wouldn't ever let them attend a Bryan Singer pool party! Fuck that creep! |
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Post by SZilla on Jul 17, 2021 17:03:58 GMT
No, probably not. If for some reason my (would be) child were to become a child actor, I'd pretty much do a DiCaprio's mom and be everywhere they went.
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Post by TerryMontana on Jul 17, 2021 18:24:24 GMT
I'm not in the US of course but no, I don't think I would. Too risky and it usually doesn't turn out well. I'm too worried for my kid as things stand now, I wouldn't want to have another reason to.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2021 19:16:33 GMT
Yes, absolutely. Mortgages don't pay themselves.
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Post by SZilla on Jul 17, 2021 20:27:50 GMT
I should add that I am an (adult) actor and while I wasn't a "child actor" in the sense of going out on auditions and open calls, I was always interested in theatre & film and took classes or acted in school plays, which led me to pursuing it as a career now. I'd happily support my child if they were interested in learning to act or doing plays. The career, on the other hand, I'm a bit hesitant on, as it is definitely tough out there.
Let's just say I'm hoping my future kids have an appreciation for film/tv & acting but are more interested in becoming doctors.
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Post by cherry68 on Jul 17, 2021 21:23:54 GMT
I'd let a child act in one movie if it could be an interesting experience for him/her, but not as a regular job.
Children need to live their childhood without working.
About my real sons (they're 18 and 16 now), the youngest isn't interested, while the eldest went to acting school as an hobby for his free time when he was 14/15. Not sure he would have liked Hollywood anyway.
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Post by countjohn on Jul 18, 2021 19:55:47 GMT
Absolutely not. Maybe smaller stuff like plays, indie movies, or TV guest spots, but nothing where h/she could become a "child star". Being famous at that age just warps what the normal experience of childhood should be and it's no surprise former child stars end up really screwed up at a staggering rate.
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Post by Pittsnogle_Goggins on Aug 12, 2021 21:07:07 GMT
It’s easy to say no until you’d actually have to cross that bridge. If my kid was passionate about acting and got an opportunity to star in a tv show or movie, I certainly wouldn’t want to crush their dream. I’d also be ultra protective from predatory behavior and the industry in general. Would need to keep my kid in check to stay humble and still try to be a normal kid.
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Post by HELENA MARIA on Aug 12, 2021 21:22:00 GMT
Only if they display a talent for it, and express genuine interest. Too many parents push their own dreams on to their kids (for example : Natalie Wood or Brooke Shields).
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Post by wonky on Aug 13, 2021 1:24:31 GMT
There are though quite a few big success stories like Leonardo Dicaprio (I read his mom was literally with him where ever he went. She seems like a great protective mom) and he turned into one of the most successful actors ever (stays out of trouble, never gets arrested, acts pretty normal etc) Ron Howard is another good success story there are plenty more just can't think of names atm. Elijah Wood is another one whose mom was apparently very diligent and never let him go to any parties. He seems pretty well-adjusted. The Harry Potter kids also turned out well, by and large. I remember Chris Columbus saying he learned after Home Alone that he had to "cast the parents" as well as the kids. And the producer David Heyman said their mantra was "they're kids first, actors second." I guess DanRad got a little lost in his vices right when the series ended but he seemed to navigate it well, Emma's obviously been very successful and Rupert Grint seems chill. I suppose HP also had the advantage of being a 10 year project with the same cast and crew, it was like their own little community. So many opportunities to make lasting friendships, the core youth ensemble of a dozen or so kids probably was like growing up in a small school, plus extras playing classmates they could mingle with too, and the adults must have functioned like trusted teachers/neighbors/family friends over time. Consistency/stability is a big deal for kids in general, I think beyond all the lurid secrets of Hollywood it's just tough for kid actors who are too often the only child on set when they're playing the main character's kid or whatever, and then they're quickly done after a month and moving on to the next thing. I think Corey Feldman has talked about what a happy time something like The Goonies was for him compared to other movies where he had no friends. |
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Post by hugobolso on Aug 13, 2021 4:30:41 GMT
i'm not in the us so, the answer is yes. Partially because we consider our children the most beautiful in the world.- If they have the opportunity to work in Hollywood I would allow it. But just if they have for any reason the opportunity. Other totally different is searching opportunities in different model-casting, and the answer is not.- But if in the school area are casting for kids for small roles or as extras, why not?
The cases that you mention, well there aren't the best. Depends on their education and Renfro, Haim, and most of the Disney Club haven't. In fact their parent in the Disney Productions were more crazy agents than parents.- Renfro was a kind of orphan with a terrible childhood before Hollywood.-
Drew Barrymore is a different story, because I'm not an actor, and none in my family is, imagine an Actors Dynasty, I cannot get in her shoes, none can. nowadays is a succesful actress and producer, so she has a happy ending.-
I have the suspicion that all the crazy stories around her, were totally or partially an invention for the press, because she looks totally a normal woman.-
Aaron Carter was a pop singer not an actor, is different, because from a very young age he was in tours all over the world, trying to imitate his more famous elder brother, is impossible to have a normal life, and the temptations are big, and the custody is almost impossible. Not only but also he was never a Hollywood guy, he was from Florida, and suffers schizophrenia?. I don't know exactly how Hollywood is Responsable of Carter mental health.
But it's posible for an child and teen actor, even a very succesful one, to have a relative normal life.-
In Argentina (Uruguay is too small for a child acting career) for example there were hundred of TV children stars, most grew up, and now they are living a life outside the business, some still they are in the bussiness acting, and become succesful actors or producers.
So the sad stories are fortunately few, and most weren't caused by their child stardom.-
Saoirse Ronan, Anna Paquin had an interesting child and still have an even greater adult career, and they look normal, probably because their parent allowed to work on certain conditions.
Any way unless is about a Pokemon movie, fortunately my child is more interested in animes than in live action films.-
God bless Japan!!!
I only knew a singer-actor prodigy child , that is a couple of years older than my son, and he is an incredible actor and singer, but he has a normal life, if he is a little wacky, because that's his personality and his family.-
His mother a ballet dancer is also a little wacky, but they are very good people, and I laugh a lot with her.-
Still I hope he will loose his artistic dreams in his teenage years, because teenage is a difficult age, specially for prodigy children.- |
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there could be a mini jakesully out there somwhere here's hoping not!)
(thankfully by all accounts she has turned her life around so that is great!)
