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U2baby

06-09-2005, 08:54 PM

Grrr... Jo deserves to be higher than that!!! But all four are on here at least.

NEW YORK, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- VH1 has crowned Gary Coleman, of "Diff'rent Strokes" fame, the number one kid star. Macaulay Culkin, Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore, Emmanuel Lewis, Ron Howard, Corey Feldman, Maureen McCormick and Danny Bonaduce round out the top ten on the list.

Premiering on Monday, June 13 at 9 P.M.* and hosted by Christopher Knight, "100 Greatest Kid Stars" is a five-night special that follows the tradition of VH1's successful "100 Greatest ... " franchise. VH1 has assembled the definitive list of child stars, and counts them down using new, exclusive interviews with many of the stars themselves and that golden footage from way back when ...

VH1 "100 GREATEST KID STARS"
1. Gary Coleman (DIFF'RENT STROKES)
2. Macaulay Culkin (HOME ALONE)
3. Mary Kate & Ashley Olsen (FULL HOUSE)
4. Jodie Foster (TAXI DRIVER, FREAKY FRIDAY)
5. Drew Barrymore (E.T.)
6. Emmanuel Lewis (WEBSTER)
7. Ron Howard (THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW)
8. Corey Feldman (STAND BY ME, GOONIES)
9. Maureen McCormick (THE BRADY BUNCH)
10. Danny Bonaduce (THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY)
11. The Jackson Five
12. Brooke Shields (PRETTY BABY)
13. Jonathan Lipnicki (JERRY MAGUIRE)
14. Tatum O'Neal (PAPER MOON)
15. Kirk Cameron (GROWING PAINS)
16. Dustin Diamond (SAVED BY THE BELL)
17. Molly Ringwald (16 CANDLES)
18. Ricky Schroder (THE CHAMP, SILVER SPOONS)
19. Keshia Knight Pulliam (THE COSBY SHOW)
20. Christopher Knight (THE BRADY BUNCH)
21. Joey Lawrence (GIMME A BREAK!)
22. Barry Williams (THE BRADY BUNCH)
23. Kim Fields (THE FACTS OF LIFE)
24. Henry Thomas (E.T.)
25. Jonathan Taylor Thomas (HOME IMPROVEMENT)
26. Corey Haim (LUCAS, THE LOST BOYS)
27. Fred Savage (THE WONDER YEARS)
28. Alyssa Milano (WHO'S THE BOSS?)
29. Valerie Bertinelli (ONE DAY AT A TIME)
30. Lisa Whelchel (THE FACTS OF LIFE)
31. Melissa Gilbert (LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE)
32. Malcolm-Jamal Warner (THE COSBY SHOW)
33. New Edition
34. Susan Olsen (THE BRADY BUNCH)
35. Soleil Moon Frye (PUNKY BREWSTER)
36. Linda Blair (THE EXORCIST)
37. Jaleel White (FAMILY MATTERS)
38. Sara Gilbert (ROSEANNE)
39. Sarah Jessica Parker (SQUARE PEGS)
40. Todd Bridges (DIFF'RENT STROKES)
41. Anthony Michael Hall (16 CANDLES)
42. Mike Lookingland (THE BRADY BUNCH)
43. Mindy Cohn (THE FACTS OF LIFE)
44. Joey McIntyre (NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK)
45. Butch Patrick (THE MUNSTERS)
46. Tina Yothers (FAMILY TIES)
47. Leann Rimes
48. David Faustino (MARRIED ... WITH CHILDREN)
49. Kristy McNichol (FAMILY)
50. Danielle Brisebois (ALL IN THE FAMILY)
51. Tempest Bledsoe (THE COSBY SHOW)
52. Michael Fishman (ROSEANNE)
53. Mayim Bialik (BLOSSOM)
54. Quinn Cummings (THE GOODBYE GIRL)
55. Danica McKellar (THE WONDER YEARS)
56. Danny Pintauro (WHO'S THE BOSS?)
57. Danielle Spencer (WHAT'S HAPPENING!!)
58. Brian Bonsall (FAMILY TIES)
59. Kirsten Dunst (INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE)
60. Jason Bateman (SILVER SPOONS)
61. Eve Plumb (THE BRADY BUNCH)
62. Wil Wheaton (STAND BY ME)
63. Peter Billingsley (A CHRISTMAS STORY)
64. Lara Jill Miller (GIMME A BREAK!)
65. Heather O'Rourke (POLTERGEIST)
66. Jill Whelan (THE LOVE BOAT)
67. Jonathan Ke Quan (INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM)
68. Michael Oliver (PROBLEM CHILD)
69. Edward Furlong (TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY)
70. Jerry O'Connell (STAND BY ME)
71. Erin Moran (HAPPY DAYS)
72. Jason Hervey (THE WONDER YEARS)
73. Adam Rich (EIGHT IS ENOUGH)
74. Tatyana Ali (THE FRESH PRINCE OF BEL-AIR)
75. Elijah Wood (AVALON)
76. Robbie Rist (THE BRADY BUNCH)
77. Diane Lane (A LITTLE ROMANCE)
78. Peter Ostrum (WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY)
79. Menudo
80. Justin Henry (KRAMER VS. KRAMER)
81. Nancy McKeon (THE FACTS OF LIFE)
82. Lance Kerwin (JAMES AT 15)
83. Jeremy Miller (GROWING PAINS)
84. Raven-Symone (THE COSBY SHOW)
85. Scott Schwartz (THE TOY, A CHRISTMAS STORY)
86. Shannen Doherty (LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE)
87. Jackie Earle Haley (THE BAD NEWS BEARS)
88. Cynthia Nixon (LITTLE DARLINGS)
89. Amy Linker (SQUARE PEGS)
90. Kris Kross
91. Dana Plato (DIFF'RENT STROKES)
92. Lecy Goranson (ROSEANNE)
93. Anna Paquin (THE PIANO)
94. Jenna Von Oy (BLOSSOM)
95. Alfonso Ribeiro (SILVER SPOONS)
96. Alison Arngrim (LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE)
97. Christina Ricci (MERMAIDS)
98. Hanson
99. Lacey Chabert (PARTY OF FIVE)
100. Candace Cameron (FULL HOUSE)

newlife

06-09-2005, 09:47 PM

wiccan rain

06-10-2005, 03:06 PM

:mad: This list sucks- Kirk cameron should not be anywhere near Dustin Diamond (SAVED BY THE BELL) Kirk Cameron was/is way more talented, he should have been in the top ten. How did Dustin Diamond (SAVED BY THE BELL)get on the list at all- he sucked, and so did Gary Colman, and Candace cameron while not the gretest child star- shouldn't be only 100- she is better then that. And how in the heck did Hanson get on the list- They were singers not actors.

Hey, I say we should all just be happy that they even INCLUDED our FOL girls. How many stations now-a days actually mention something bout FOL? Though, I will agree that Nancy McKeon should probably be above all of them b/c she was the most popular character, then Blair, then well, Nat & Tootie I'm not sure who outdid who, but they're probably interchangable. Whoever posted this, thank you SOOO much! I can't wait til Mon. My mom's b/f's birthday (may he R.I.P.) is on Mon and I thought I was going to be depressed all day... but you just brought me a little piece of happiness that I'll need to find a tape for. :D I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!

MandieR1980

06-11-2005, 12:13 PM

WHAT?! that is just WRONG! Nancy McKeon and Kim Fields are the MAIN stars of that show and are the only ones who went on to have a bigger career. What in the world are they thinking?!

vienna waits

06-11-2005, 05:34 PM

ha kim was the highest. w00t.

demc7

06-11-2005, 11:00 PM

Some of the list is puzzling- it seems actors who became bigger later, are higher than they should be (big stars as adults, marginal as children). Sarah Jessica Parker and Cynthia Nixon were great on Sex and the City- but how many people remember Nixon as a child star- all I saw her in was Little Darlings- and she's only in about 10/15 minutes of that. And- Square Pegs- while fun, was hardly the Brady Bunch in terms of impact, yet Parker ranks higher than Eve 'Marcia, Marcia, Marcia' Plumb?

demc7

06-11-2005, 11:02 PM

Also- I guess this is only of the last 30/40 years...Mikey Rooney, Shirley Temple, Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood, Judy Garland, the Our Gang Kids...all of them are bigger than Gary Coleman.

MandieR1980

06-12-2005, 04:59 PM

Also- I guess this is only of the last 30/40 years...Mikey Rooney, Shirley Temple, Elizabeth Taylor, Natalie Wood, Judy Garland, the Our Gang Kids...all of them are bigger than Gary Coleman.

My right boob is bigger than Gary Coleman

wiccan rain

06-13-2005, 07:01 PM

My right boob is bigger than Gary Coleman

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: ROTFLMFAO!!!!

wiccan rain

06-13-2005, 09:11 PM

It's on! Is anbody else watchin it?

BTW, to the people complainin about Nancy bein so far down on the list, lookat it this way; at least when they countdown from 100 to whatever, (they can only do 20 in an hr) we'll actually get to see her and not have to wait! : D Personally, I think that roxxx!

The Duke of Spoook!

06-13-2005, 11:15 PM

blueberry09

06-13-2005, 11:37 PM

When did Nancy become a single mother?

The Duke of Spoook!

06-14-2005, 12:16 AM

When did Nancy become a single mother?

Huh! A Single mother? Nancy? But she's married, isn't she?

MandieR1980

06-14-2005, 12:31 PM

When did Nancy become a single mother?

I was wondering the same thing.

Dean Winchester

06-14-2005, 12:40 PM

it seems like after the top 10 or so, VH1 just started randomly throwing darts at names. Nancy and Raven were both WAAAAAAAY too low.

I don't see what was wrong about Hanson and co. making the list. Child stars can become child stars without a TV show.

People need to stop bashing Gary Coleman. You forget that Gary is the very reason FOL exists, if Diff'rent Strokes didn't become a hit, Facts Of Life would've never happened. Just because the guy is a joke today doesn't mean he didn't set the bar for how big a child star could be in the 1980's. Sorta like the way Macauley Culkin may not be taken seriously today, but in the early 90's, he was getting paid as much as many adult A-listers were making. The list was for "biggest kid star", NOT "most successful transition from child star to adult star", in which Gary and Macauley definately wouldn't be the top 2.

David

06-14-2005, 01:36 PM

interesting list.

julian bozo

06-15-2005, 03:29 AM

I can't believe all the stars they left out.

The Duke of Spoook!

06-16-2005, 04:20 AM

I can't believe all the stars they left out.

Tell me about it. I just can't beleive they left out Kurt Russell, Justine Bateman, and Tanya Tucker both. Tanya with her big hit Delta Dawn which she released at 11 or 12 years old, Justine Bateman at 15 as Mallory Keaton, and Kurt Russell who starred in The Adventures of Jaime McPheeters when he was just 12 years old.

And BTW, I just couldn't beleive how they dissed on Nancy McKeon's Jo character by making her seem like the ultimate villain of 80's TV. I don't remember Jo being that mean and vicious as VH1 made her out to be. Not to mention that "single mom" remark. To me, VH1 want's Nancy McKeon to be gay. WTF! To hell with VH1! VH1 out to appolagise to her. What do you think?

Gemini_89

03-06-2016, 06:24 AM

I am so happy that Kim Fields was ranked so highly on the list. VINDICATED.

Gemini_89

03-06-2016, 06:37 AM

ha kim was the highest. w00t.

:happyface :cool: :cool: :D :cheers: :happyface :D :cool:

Gemini_89

10-29-2021, 11:22 PM

80s Dude

10-30-2021, 09:08 AM

Must be kids 12 and under because Molly Ringwald is not on this list.

'80sSitcoms

11-01-2021, 11:32 AM

Must be kids 12 and under because Molly Ringwald is not on this list.

But "Jo" is on the list, and she was already 14 when she joined FOL. My guess is that they wouldn't have considered anyone from FOL season 1 alone, just for 13 episodes on a show that was tanking at first (before the summer re-runs made it more popular).

RetroGuy2000

11-01-2021, 12:08 PM

Molly is actually #17 on the list.

'80sSitcoms

11-01-2021, 12:14 PM

Molly is actually #17 on the list.

Ah! Someone didn't highlight her, misleading the subsequent posters.

RetroGuy2000

11-01-2021, 12:33 PM

Ah! Someone didn't highlight her, misleading the subsequent posters.

Yeah, they just listed the actresses who were listed for FOL, but Molly was listed for Sixteen Candles.

'80sSitcoms

11-01-2021, 12:55 PM

Yeah, they just listed the actresses who were listed for FOL, but Molly was listed for Sixteen Candles.

Yeah, it's kind of tough considering a 16-year-old as a "kid star" or "child star".

Now, had the list said:

17. Molly Ringwald (DIFF'RENT STROKES)

then I would be on board. :lol:

opus

11-01-2021, 01:18 PM

Number 29 should be number one. I refuse to be behind a pair of Coreys :mad:

RetroGuy2000

11-01-2021, 01:42 PM

Number 29 should be number one. I refuse to be behind a pair of Coreys :mad:

I think you will just have to petition VH1 so they can redo their 2005 list and address your concerns! :lol:

RetroGuy2000

11-01-2021, 01:46 PM

Yeah, it's kind of tough considering a 16-year-old as a "kid star" or "child star".

Now, had the list said:

17. Molly Ringwald (DIFF'RENT STROKES)

then I would be on board. :lol:

Ha! Molly was only on two episodes of DS. If they didn't list her for 14 episodes of FOL, how are they gonna list her for DS?

I do consider 16 still a child, and they clearly had many other teens throughout the list. If Lisa can be considered a child star, then certainly Molly, younger than her, can be considered one as well.

opus

11-01-2021, 01:54 PM

I think you will just have to petition VH1 so they can redo their 2005 list and address your concerns! :lol:

This was a 16 year old bump up, huh? Oh well.

(My complaint still holds up though)

'80sSitcoms

11-01-2021, 02:02 PM

Ha! Molly was only on two episodes of DS. If they didn't list her for 14 episodes of FOL, how are they gonna list her for DS?

I was "younging her down" so she could be included as more of a "child star". :lol: (meaning "The Girls School" more than "The Slumber Party")

I do consider 16 still a child, and they clearly had many other teens throughout the list. If Lisa can be considered a child star, then certainly Molly, younger than her, can be considered one as well.

I see what you mean, but I don't consider 16 as "child" a child star as 7 or 8. 16 is more like "junior star" or "adolescent star" lol. The whole puberty thing changes things up, lol.