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Showbiz Kids offers an unvarnished look at the high-risk, high-reward business of working as a child actor in the entertainment industry. Written and directed by former child actor Alex Winter (Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, The Panama Papers), the film chronicles the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a child.
The film features a wealth of intimate, revealing interviews with successful child actors such as Henry Thomas, who starred in E.T. at the age of 11; Mara Wilson, who first appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire at the age of 6; Todd Bridges, who was on TV’s Diff’rent Strokes beginning at age 13; the late Cameron Boyce, star of Disney TV’s Jessie at age 12; Milla Jovovich; Evan Rachel Wood; Jada Pinkett Smith; Wil Wheaton and more.
The film also follows two aspiring, young hopefuls and their parents as they unpack their own complicated experiences and reconcile the sacrifices they’ve made on their way to finding success in show business while maintaining a healthy childhood with friends and family.
Original Release
07/14/2020
US Release
07/14/2020
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alex Winter | Self |
| Corey Feldman | Self (archive footage) |
| Corey Haim | Self (archive footage) |
| Henry Thomas | Self |
| Mara Wilson | Self |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | Self |
| Todd Bridges | Self |
| Baby Peggy | Self |
| Marc Slater | Self |
| Melanie Slater | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alex Winter | Self |
| Corey Feldman | Self (archive footage) |
| Corey Haim | Self (archive footage) |
| Henry Thomas | Self |
| Mara Wilson | Self |
| Jada Pinkett Smith | Self |
| Todd Bridges | Self |
| Baby Peggy | Self |
| Marc Slater | Self |
| Melanie Slater | Self |
| Evan Rachel Wood | Self |
| Milla Jovovich | Self |
| Cameron Boyce | Self / Self (archive footage) |
| Wil Wheaton | Self |
| Demi Singleton | Self |
| Marnie Cooper | Self |
| Tricia Miranda | Self |
| Jeff Slater | Self |
| Todd Thaler | Self |
| Finn Wolfhard | Self - Richie Tozier |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Lisa Heller | Executive Producer |
| Nancy Abraham | Executive Producer |
| Alex Winter | Producer |
| Glen Zipper | Producer |
| Bill Simmons | Producer |
| Jade AlFitz | Producer |
| Dolan Chorng | Producer |
| Kieran de Leon-Horton | Producer |
| Devorah DeVries | Producer |
| Sean Fennessey | Producer |
| Eileen Kwon | Producer |
| Noah Malale | Producer |
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