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We've all had those moments when you recognized an actor but you couldn't quite remember from where. Many former child stars are making a comeback and returning to their roots in Hollywood. Here's who grew up on screen and are still making a living acting to this very day:
1. To start, Ashley Johnson played Chrissy Seaver in Growing Pains during the early '90s.
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She recently appeared as Anna Williams in The Last of Us TV adaptation.
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Fun fact: She's also the voice of Ellie in The Last of Us video game series.
2. Thora Birch played Dani in 1993's Halloween classic Hocus Pocus.
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She recently appeared as Nichole Schmidt in The Gabby Petito Story.
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3. Danica McKellar played Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years during the late '80s and early '90s.
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She recently appeared as Sadie Walker in Christmas at the Drive-In.
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4. Tatyana Ali played Ashley Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air during the early '90s.
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She recently played Mrs. Hughes in three episodes of Bel-Air.
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5. Joseph Mazzello played Tim in 1993's Jurassic Park.
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He was recently seen as Paul Begala in American Crime Story.
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6. Amber Tamblyn played Emily in General Hospital from 1995 to 2000.
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She was recently seen as Carolyn in You Hurt My Feelings.
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7. Lacey Chabert played Claudia Salinger in Party of Five for over 140 episodes between 1994 and 2000.
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She was recently seen as Tess Harper in The Crossword Mysteries.
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8. Christina Ricci played Wednesday in the '90s Addams Family movies.
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She was recently seen as Ms. Thornhill in the Netflix series Wednesday and stars in Yellowjackets.
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9. Haley Joel Osment played Cole Sear in 1999's The Sixth Sense.
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He was recently seen as Jeremy in Somebody I Used to Know.
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10. Kyle Massey played the lead character in Cory in the House, a spinoff of That's So Raven, from 2007 to 2008.
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He was recently seen as Omar Benson in the TV series Millennials.
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11. Daryl Sabara played Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids franchise during the early '00s.
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He was recently seen in Meghan Trainor's music video for "Made You Look."
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Fun fact: Meghan is his wife IRL.
12. AnnaSophia Robb played Leslie Burke in 2007's Bridge to Terabithia.
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She was recently seen as Michelle Shughart in Dr. Death.
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13. Sara Paxton played Staci in 2004's Sleepover.
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She was recently seen as Miss Flynn in the Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde.
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14. Alyson Stoner played Sarah Baker in the Cheaper by the Dozen films that were popular in the '00s.
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She was recently featured as a voice actor in the animated series Hamster & Gretel.
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15. Fred Savage played Kevin Arnold in The Wonder Years from 1988 to 1993, starring in over 110 episodes.
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He was recently seen as Vaughn in The Afterparty.
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16. Jaleel White played Steve Urkel in over 200 episodes of Family Matters between 1989 and 1998.
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He was recently seen as Max Jefferson in The Ms. Pat Show.
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17. Jonathan Lipnicki played George Little in the Stuart Little movies in 1999 and 2002.
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He was recently seen as Sean in Pooling to Paradise.
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18. Keshia Knight Pulliam played Rudy Huxtable in The Cosby Show from 1984 to 1992.
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She was recently seen as Bethany in The Hillsdale Adoption Scam.
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19. Madeline Zima played Grace Sheffield in The Nanny from 1993 to 1999.
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She was recently seen as Space Case in Doom Patrol.
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20. Finally, Anna Chlumsky played Vada Sultenfuss in the '90s My Girl movies.
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She was recently seen as Molly in They/Them and starred in Netflix's Inventing Anna.
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