child actors
Juvenile screen talent
Child actors are performers who work professionally in film, television, theater, or commercials before reaching adulthood.
The term often carries connotations of the unique pressures and legal protections surrounding minors in entertainment: Child actors are limited to working a certain number of hours per day.
Discussion of child actors frequently touches on exploitation, stage parents, and the difficult transition to adult careers.
- auditionsPerformance tests for casting
- casting directorsPeople who pick performers
- talent agenciesCompanies representing performers professionally
- stage momPushy parent of performer
- work permitsDocuments authorizing legal employment
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- Our GangBuckwheat, Darla, Petey, Butch, clubhouse
- actorsactors, actresses, actress, performers, thespian
- kids' programmingcartoons, Saturday morning, animated series, Saturday cartoons, tween shows
- theater peopleactors, directors, actresses, actress, cast
- youth mediacartoons, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, PBS Kids, YouTube Kids
- youth theateryouth theater, school plays, drama club, drama class, theater camp
child actorsRon Howard