Child Actors Who Died Young, Way Before Their Time

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It appears that being a kid star is linked with a more challenging adult life. Although this is not always the case, many child stars and actors/actresses have met untimely ends, frequently at a very young age. Young people don't appear equipped to deal with the pressures of fame. On occasion, you'll encounter somebody who appears to be able to successfully manage the pressures associated with widespread public attention. But it's terrible how often you hear about former kid stars who went crazy as adults. If they were never famous, we frequently wonder what kind of person they would be. What if their parents had said no when they were young and had their first shot at the entertainment industry?

▬Contents of this video▬
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - River Phoenix
00:49 - Judith Barsi
01:30 - Billy Laughlin
01:51 - Heather O'Rourke
02:40 - Josh Ryan Evans
03:14 - Sammi Kane Kraft
03:31 - Tara Correa-McMullen
03:54 - Madison Wright Morris
04:19 - Cameron Boyce
04:51 - Nikita Pearl Waligwa
05:14 - Rob Knox
05:37 - Michael Cuccione
06:00 - Matthew Garber
06:21 - Scotty Beckett
06:51 - Norman Chaney
07:16 - Brittany Murphy
07:44 - Outro

It might be heartbreaking to find out that a beloved actor or actress from a film or TV show met an untimely end. There are several instances where this is the case, for instance, Heather O'Rourke.
Young actress Heather O'Rourke shot to fame after appearing in the original Poltergeist (1982) and went on to star in both of the film's sequels, Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1985) and Poltergeist III (1990). (1990). As O'Rourke's doctors had mistakenly diagnosed Crohn's disease just months before filming began on the third film in the series, this was the last film she would ever complete in the franchise. It was too late by the time the wrong diagnosis was figured out.

She went into cardiac arrest after an unsuccessful attempt to remove the obstruction through surgery due to septic shock. O'Rourke, only 12 years old, tragically lost his life during the procedure. Another favorite child actor was River Phoenix. Joaquin's late sibling became a famous child actor after making his first major cinematic appearance in Stand By Me. At the time, it appeared that this performer was destined for Hollywood stardom. Sadly, River's drug use skyrocketed during this time, and on October 31, 1993, at the age of 23, he died of a drug-related heart attack.

Child Actors Who Died Young, Way Before Their Time
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FactsVerse
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Anissa Jones who played Buffy from Family Affair died at 18 years old from a drug overdose.

lloydonlead
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Cameron Boyce's death was shocking and is deeply missed by his Descendants co stars. RIP Cam.

BelldandyAsuna
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While it is heartbreaking to hear about all of these talented young people, leaving the world at such a young age. I still feel somewhat brokenhearted about Brittany Murphy. I loved all of her performances and believe she would have gone on to become a legend.

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For many of us, the late Brandon DeWilde was the most outstanding child actor of all time, from MEMBER OF THE WEDDING to his immortal role in SHANE. In his teens and twenties, he more than held his own opposite Paul Newman (HUD) and John Wayne (IN HARM"S WAY). Tragically, this precious one was taken from us when Brandon was killed in a car accident on his way to a stage performance in BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE. My heart also goes out to Brittany Murphy.

angeleverable
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Judith Barsi also did the voice of Ducky in the first Land Before Time movie.

pattyheitzman
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It's truly tragic that river Phoenix died so young because he could had gone far he was a gifted actor 🙏😥

angelaholmes
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I have to think that the movie biz had a hand in all of these young people's deaths! Brutal.

questfortruth
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One that you didn't put on this list... Gary Coleman

michelleusher
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Judah story breaks my heart Just because it was her own dad that did it

Vic
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You should have included Bobby Buntrock, of "Hazel" fame, who on April 7, 1974, died at age 21 in an automobile accident when his car veered off a bridge under construction into Battle Creek, drowning him in the submerged car. Or Brandon deWilde, among others, of "Shane" and “In Harm's Way” fame, who died at age 30 in a car crash in Colorado on July 6, 1972.

henrykfrancala
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So sad. May all have eternal peace. So young.
🕊️🙏❤️

leesashriber
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You forgot about the girl that played the yellow Power Ranger

onedecimaleight
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I heard very bad things about poor Caril Ann. 😕 God bless her. ❤️

marianneg
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There are (unfortunately) a few more than that which didn't make the list including Trent Lehman from Nanny and the Professor that took his own life in his early 20s and Bobby Buntrock from Hazel and an original Rock em Sock em Robots commercial that died in a motoring accident in his early 20s!

jons.
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Heather O'Rourke by far, devastating.

WINTERMUTE_AI
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Anissa Jones, Buffy in "Family Affair" deserved a mention here. Maybe in part 2 ?

garyskadra
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Bobby Buntrock from the TV series Hazel was missing from the list.

michaelwynn
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Cameron Boyce hit me the hardest as he was my childhood celebrity crush and was my favourite actor. I do miss him so much

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Has to be River Phoenix, he was one good actor! Thanks Facts Verse for this video, quite interesting.
🙏 RIP RIVER PHOENIX 🙏

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