Most Stupidly Named Child Actor

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Cos there've been a lot.

William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 00:10 (twenty-three years ago)

not even a child anymore...he grew up fast after watching River O.D....

Leaf 'Joaquin' Phoenix

Skottie, Tuesday, 25 March 2003 00:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Other way around: Joaquin "Leaf" Phoenix (he was born Joaquin, changed his name to Leaf, then went back to Joaquin). So "Leaf Phoenix" is definitely up there, with bonus points for picking it himself.

Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 00:26 (twenty-three years ago)

soleil moon frye

electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 00:35 (twenty-three years ago)

Quinn Cummings ?

Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 00:44 (twenty-three years ago)

lest we forget

Brooke 'Dalkon' Shields

Skottie, Tuesday, 25 March 2003 00:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Didn't Dalkon beat up Dan Dare at one point?

Al Ewing (Al Ewing), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 00:55 (twenty-three years ago)

http://www.genslab.com/rodney.jpg

Rodney Allen Rippy

Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 01:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Joaquin is an awfully pretty name, IMHO.

Sean (Sean), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 02:45 (twenty-three years ago)

But imagine being born with a surname like Rippy!

Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 02:48 (twenty-three years ago)

He couldn't help it, it was the seventies.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 04:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Sarah Michelle
Jennifer Love
Brad Pitt

Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 04:28 (twenty-three years ago)

Tatum O'Neal makes me think of tater tots.

Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 14:54 (twenty-three years ago)

Vin Diesel

Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 15:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Horace, I don't think some of these people count as "child actors"

Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 15:19 (twenty-three years ago)

haha horace doesn't get "child"

mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 15:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Oops, I read "Chilled" like Walt Disney

Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 15:30 (twenty-three years ago)

van dyke parks

j fail (cenotaph), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 15:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Fess Parker

Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 15:34 (twenty-three years ago)

Dakota Fanning -- she was the little girl in I Am Sam

jaymc (jaymc), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 15:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Zappa children to thread!

nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 15:48 (twenty-three years ago)

Though Vin Diesel is definitely a terrible name.

Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 16:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Child actors, Ally, not mental/emotional child actors. ;-)

nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 16:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Any child who is always called by three names...

Sarah McLusky (coco), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 16:06 (twenty-three years ago)

Haley Joel Osment vs. Hallie Kate Eisenberg

Arthur (Arthur), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 17:31 (twenty-three years ago)

Dakota Fanning was also the post-Drew in Taken.

suzy (suzy), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 20:24 (twenty-three years ago)

all of the Cosby Kids

Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 25 March 2003 20:28 (twenty-three years ago)

'George W. Bush'

What? Oh...not 'acting like children?' Oh....'child actors', now I get it...

Skottie, Wednesday, 26 March 2003 06:09 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...
REVIVE!

Revivalist (Revivalist), Monday, 19 July 2004 11:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Haha, I was all about to say "Dakota Fanning." Thank you, 2003 self.

jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 19 July 2004 12:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Clear winner: Paris Themmen

Marcel Post (Marcel Post), Monday, 19 July 2004 15:04 (twenty-one years ago)


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