![10 Beloved Child Actors Who Quit Show Business](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2021/02/10-Beloved-Child-Actors-Who-Quit-Show-Business.jpg?w=980&q=75)
10 Beloved Child Actors Who Quit Show Business
Being a child actor isn’t easy. It’s a life where the struggles of puberty are only matched by the pressures of the entertainment industry. While some child actors continue their careers well into adulthood, others find themselves on a different path. Sometimes, it’s a desire to continue their education or pursue a new calling in life. Other times, it’s simply a decision to leave Hollywood behind.
Here are 10 beloved child actors from movies and television who lead very different lives today.
Gallery — The Best Performances By Non-Professional Actors:
More From Alt 101.7
![‘Friends, ’The Goonies,’ and More Get Their Own Ice Cream Flavors](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2021/03/Friends.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Jurassic Park’ Theory: The Whole Movie Takes Place In Alan Grant’s Mind](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2020/08/sam-neill-jurassic-world-3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Steven Spielberg Demanded the ‘Jurassic World’ Cartoon Not Be ‘The Kiddy Version’](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2020/09/JurassicWorldCampCretaceous_Season1_Episode1_00_22_31_01.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Stanley Kubrick’s Grandson Recorded a Song About ‘The Shining’](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2020/07/shining-grandson.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Another ‘Jurassic Park’ Character Will Return For ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2020/06/jurassic-park-lewis-dodgson.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Jurassic Park’ Tops Weekend Box Office, 27 Years After First Release](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2020/06/Jurassic-Park.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![10 Fictional Amusement Parks We Wish We Could Visit In Real Life](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2020/05/10-Fictional-Amusement-Parks-Wed-Most-Like-To-Visit.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘The Shining’ Is Getting a TV Series From Bad Robot and HBO Max](http://townsquare.media/site/252/files/2020/03/MV5BMTg0MzkzODUwNV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwODM1MjEwNDI40V1SX1252CR02C02C12522C999AL0jpg.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Doctor Sleep’ Director Mike Flanagan On the Secret of Great Adaptations](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2019/11/mike-flanagan-doctor-sleep.jpeg?w=980&q=75)