Micky Dolenz - CIRCUS BOY, THE MONKEES
Shelley Fabares - THE DONNA REED SHOW, ONE DAY AT A TIME, COACH
Elinor Donahue - FATHER KNOWS BEST, THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW
Ron Howard - THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, HAPPY DAYS
Kim Fields - THE FACTS OF LIFE, LIVING SINGLE

Dick Van Patten-Mama, Eight is Enough

Scott Baio - Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi, Charles in Charge, Diagnosis Murder (one season), and Scott Baio 46 and Pregnant (a show where in real life, he had to be the daddy...LOL!)
Soleil Moon Frye - Punky Brewster, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Rick Schroder - Silver Spoons, NYPD Blue
Mark-Paul Gosselar - Good Morning, Miss Bliss, Saved by the Bell and SBtB: College Years, and NYPD Blue

Kurt Russell started out as a child actor on various TV series throughout the 60's before moving on to Disney films then big time Hollywood movies as an adult.

Check out his filmography. He appeared on a lot of classic shows.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000621/#actor1950

In an ironic twist: Kurt Russell, uncredited, was the boy who kicked Elvis in
the shin in "It Happened at the World's Fair" (1963) ... and sixteen years later, he
portrayed Elvis Presley in a made-for-TV movie.

Neil Patrick Harris probably tops the list. From one hit sitcom to another. And to top it all off, Dr Horrible is a huge hit!

Morgan Brittany started as a child actress using her real name (Suzanne Cupito) and made guest appearances in many tv series including Lassie, The Andy Griffith Show and 3 appearances on the Twilight Zone. She is probably best known though for her role as Katherine Wentworth on Dallas.

Ann Jillian was also a child actress with numerous credits including Hazel, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits etc... As an adult actress, She starred in It's a Living and Jennifer Slept plus had many other guest starring roles on various shows.

As a child actor, Dean Stockwell starred in several movies during the 40's but soon made the transition to tv in the 50's which is where he can be found today in such shows as Quantum Leap, Jag, Battlestar Galactica etc...

meloria hardin had many roles as a child actress on showslike little house different strokes and even her own show thunder back in 1977 but she is having her biggest success right now as monks;ex wife on monk and esp jan on the office

Shannen Doherty was on Little House on the Prairie and then grew up to become Brenda Waslh on 90210 and Prue Halliwell on Charmed.

In an ironic twist: Kurt Russell, uncredited, was the boy who kicked Elvis in
the shin in "It Happened at the World's Fair" (1963)

That actually wasn't a bad movie. I only rented it for the nostalgia of seeing Seattle, but it was kind of cute. I wonder what he thought about having to kick :elvis:!!!

Andrea

Jami Gertz-Square Pegs as a teen and Stll Standing as an adult.

Sarah Jessica Parker-"SQUARE PEGS" & "SEX AND THE CITY"

Neil Patrick Harris probably tops the list. From one hit sitcom to another.

Ron Howard has him beat with The Andy Griffith Show and Happy Days as mentioned in the first post.

Sara Gilbert - Roseanne/ER
Tiffany Theissen - SBTB/90210
Luke Perry - 90210/OZ/Windfall
Brian Austin Green - Knots Landing/90210/Cronicles of Sara....

Sarah Chalke-Roseanne and Scrubs
Bill Mumy- Lost In Space, Babalon 5
Kristy McNichol-Apples Way, Family, Empty Nest

Alyssa Milano was on Who's The Boss? during most of her childhood. As an adult she starred on the hit shows Melrose Place and Charmed.

I have seen Lot of Episodes of All In The Family and George and Archie never became Friends. But Greorge and Tom Became Friends and he also Became Better Friends with Helen as well but it was Later on after him and Tom became better Friends. also George and Florence seem to like eachother a little better by the show 10th and 11th Season.

Ignore this post this was meant to be on the Friends and enemies thread

Leah Ramini was in Saved By the Bell (Summer at the Beach episodes) and was on King of Queens

Danica McKellar was in Wonder Years and West Wing

Joey Lawrence was in Gimme a Break and starred in Brotherly Love

Leah Ramini was in Saved By the Bell (Summer at the Beach episodes) and was on King of Queens

Danica McKellar was in Wonder Years and West Wing

Joey Lawrence was in Gimme a Break and starred in Brotherly Love

allison smith was annie on broadway and had roles in kate and allie and west wing

Nancy McKeon played Jo Polniaczek on Facts of Life and Det. Jinny Exstead on The Division. :wave:

Fred Savage was a child on The Wonder Years and an adult on Working and Crumbs.

Fred Koehler was Chip on "Kate and Allie" and has become quite the character actor, from "Oz" to lots of independent movies such as "Little Chenier: A Cajun Story".

On the "Gilligan's Island" board at JumpTheShark.com somebody posted that Ted McGinley played a kid in one episode before going on to star on Happy Days as an adult--and become the patron saint of shark jumping. Is this true? It's not listed at www.imdb.com (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569337/). Did they overlook it?

Three of the most well known 'child to adult' performers all came out of the Disney machine: Kurt Russell, Hayley Mills, and Jodie Foster.

On the "Gilligan's Island" board at JumpTheShark.com somebody posted that Ted McGinley played a kid in one episode before going on to star on Happy Days as an adult--and become the patron saint of shark jumping. Is this true? It's not listed at www.imdb.com (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0569337/). Did they overlook it?

IMDb is so full of holes in regards to their credits that I wouldn't put any faith in them. My first thought was that maybe the person that posted this at JTS got the info from Ted's Wikipedia page but there's nothing about him being on G.I. on there. I seriously doubt that he was ever on G.I. but I certainly can't prove it. If the person at JTS is so sure about this then maybe they also know what episode he allegedly appeared on.

Helen Hunt was in the Swiss Family Robinson series as a kid(plus many tv guest appearances), then an adult on Mad About You

Many of the young actors from Leave it to Beaver went on to adults in Still the Beaver!, also Tony Dow played Sarah Jessica Parker's dad in Square Pegs

Of course, Beaver, Wally, and Eddie roles were played by the same actors as children and adults. The gang from What's Happening also had children and adult versions by the same actors. These were the only series that I know of though there may be some soap operas in which the child actor grew to an adult on the the show. Were there others who actually played their roles as adults in reunions? Ron Howard, of course in the Mayberry Renunion shows. Others?

Of course, Beaver, Wally, and Eddie roles were played by the same actors as children and adults.

The same happened with the six kids on The Brady Bunch on those specials like The Brady Brides and The Bradys, although Maureen McCormick did not play Marcia on The Bradys.

Michael J. Fox from Family Ties to Spin CIty