Where are they now?

[Susan]

A friend told me but I didn't believe it. After searching the net, it's true. Remember Flick from "A christmas story" - the one who got his tongue stuck on a pole? Well guess that tongue paved his movie career. He's doing porn now!
Talk about a 'where are they now'....

children should never stick their tongue to poles



Post Edited (12-20-03 20:10)

[Scott]

Wow, A CHRISTMAS STORY on of my favorites and is a good one. Guess he's into method acting now.

[Susan]

No kidding, usually it's bad acting or a job as a security guard but even corey haim didn't resort to x rated films..it's just not something you hear about with male former child stars in particular. I wonder what he looks like now..he wasn't exactly a cute kid. From the looks of it his first one was when he was 21. I guess after being in a frank stallone movie it's all downhill from there...

The kid who played Scott Farkus (the bully) looks like he's went on to do alot of films.



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[trekgeezer]

Peter Billingsley (Ralphie) now produces TV shows. Jon Favreau has a show on IFC called Dinner for  Five that he produces.  They had him on camera once and he doesn't look a hell of  lot different than  he did when he was a kid.

[Susan]

on this topic I thought it would be interesting to look up a few kids I remember from popular movies. It started with me wondering "what ever happened to the fat kid?" (always one in those kid movies). Here's a few I looked up

Weird science
Ilan Mitchell-Smith (Wyatt) - Now a professor of History at Texas A&M
Monster Squad
 Brent Chalem (Horace/the fat kid) - Died of pnuemonia at age 22
Stand by Me
Jerry O'Connell (Vern) - still acting, last movie "Kangaroo Jack"
Goonies
Scott Cohen (chunk) is an Entertainment Lawyer
The Shining
Danny Lloyd (Danny) Science Teacher
Terms of Endearment
Huckleberry Fox (little brother) - Biology Teacher
Mary Poppins
Matthew Garber (Michael) died of Pancreatitis at 21



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[Deej]

Susan...Okay I'll admit it...I saw a Scotty Schwartz Porn. It was called Scotty Schwartz's Big Adventure, or something along those lines. He played himself and the "plot" concerned him no longer being able to get legit work, so his agent gets him a job interviewing porn stars, he quickly get's sucked in to the action(sorry) and hilarity ensues. It was all pretty tongue in cheek(I apologize). As for what he looks like now, think mid-fifties Mickey Rooney.

I just saw A Christmas Story yesterday, my favorite holiday movie, but everytime I see the kid, I think "dumpy porn actor". Especially during the tongue on the pole bit. It hasn't ruined the movie for me, just added a sad subtext. Don't know what I'll think If I ever see him in The Toy , again!



Post Edited (12-21-03 14:42)

[Susan]

>> It was called Scotty Schwartz's Big Adventure, or something along those lines. He played himself and the "plot" concerned him no longer being able to get legit work, so his agent gets him a job interviewing porn stars, he quickly get's sucked in to the action(sorry) and hilarity ensues.<<

Sounds close to reality. I wonder why so young he went in THAT direction..usually it's the seedy USA made movies for 2am or something like straight to video with a bit actor part.

Um, ok i'm not even going to ask what you were doing watching this adult movie! Just the idea of it is scary, but to watch it would just forever spoil what is a good christmas classic. I can't even watch Diffren't strokes episodes anymore because of thinking of how that jacka** is always leaping on the hoods of cars and beating up women who ask for his autograph.  I sure hope there wasn't any 'you'll shoot your eye out' references....

[KINGDINOSAUR]

Deej wrote:> > > I just saw A Christmas Story yesterday, my favorite holiday> movie, but everytime I see the kid, I think "dumpy porn actor".> Especially during the tongue on the pole bit. It hasn't ruined> the movie for me, just added a sad subtext. Don't know what> I'll think If I ever see him in The Toy , again!> > >

The shock of seeing actors years after they appeared on the screen isn't limited to child stars.

The first time I got kind of bummed out was at a San Diego Comic Con in the early 1980s.  The actor best known for being "Inspector Henderson" in the old SUPERMAN television series was in a corner willing to sign autographs.  He was in a wheelchair and a nurse (in a white uniform) had to be present.  I never saw anyone approach him.  He just stared off into space.

I also saw the actor who played "Boy" in a few TARZAN movies.  He had a beer-belly, was smoking cigars, and had a raspy voice.

The ideal place to scratch your "Where Are They Now?" itch is at a Hollywood Collectors Show.  They have them every four months at a Holiday Inn in Burbank, CA.  The people I know that have attended the show as fans affectionately dubbed it "Has-Been-O-Rama".

Scott
MOTAZ Art

[The Burgomaster]

Actually, "Flick" is a good name for a porn star . . .

[Vermin Boy]

For my money, the coolest post-child-star career belongs to Bill Mumy, best known as Will Robinson on Lost in Space. He went on to become half of the bizarro-rock band Barnes & Barnes, who did "Fish Heads," as well as such classics as "Party in my Pants," "Boogie Woogie Amputee," and "Dead Baby Hunt." Kinda throws a weird light on the scenes in Lost in Space where Will breaks out the guitar by the campfire...

[Deej]

Brandon Cruz from The Courtship Of Eddie's Father is fronting a punk band. So Punk in fact, that I don't know their name or any of their stuff.

[ulthar]

And of course the SADDEST child star award would pretty much have to go to Barry Williams (Greg Brady) ... the crap he has been doing the past few years is just embarrassing.

Celebrity Boxing (or whatever it was called) on Fox - didn't he get beat by a woman (Tanya Harding, or some such)?

Celebrity Fear Factor - didn't he get beat by Rudy from The Cosby Show

etc.

(I am sorry that I know this stuff - my mind sometimes retains the most useless trivia).

[peter johnson]

"The Past" is an ugly thing --
I have met and worked with any number of child stars turned to current actors, etc.
What is best is that them what went before are now aware of who they were and can now adapt to current things.
This is not always possible.
What an odd and hideous environment this is!  Can you imagine what it must be like to suddenly be asked to do a "spear-carrying" job after being a Star(!) for generations?
Thank God tonight that You are who you are --
Yours in Showbiz
peter johnson

[JohnL]

>For my money, the coolest post-child-star career belongs to Bill Mumy

He's still acting. He had  regular role on Babylon 5 and he did an episode of UPN's Twilight Zone, reprising his Anthony character from the original, along with his daughter.

>Celebrity Boxing (or whatever it was called) on Fox - didn't he get beat by a
>woman (Tanya Harding, or some such)?

No, there were no M/F matches. I believe Tanya fought Paula Jones.

[Brian Ringler]

> No, there were no M/F matches. I believe Tanya fought Paula
> Jones.

Actually there was a m/f match in the second one, Joey Buttafuoco vs. Joanie Laurer (Chyna)