5. Anna Chlumsky
Vada Sultenfuss — that sweet, slightly mischievous little girl with big blue eyes who lost her best friend to a bee sting in My Girl. But after that, Anna Chlumsky disappeared from the acting world, save for an underloved sequel and an awkward, unmentionable phase where she and the workings of puberty starred alongside Christina Ricci in Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain. This year, she's resurfaced, looking full-on stunning in blink-or-you'll-miss roles — our favorite being that of Tina Fey adversary Liz Lemler on 30 Rock.
4. Nicholas Hoult
What have you accomplished since 2002? Gotten to know the characters of Laguna Beach? Drunk your way through a bachelor's degree? About A Boy's Nicholas Hoult has been passing the time a little differently. Gone are the cherub face and bowl cut; he's now lean and long (six-foot-four!) with piercing blue eyes and sexy Vulcan eyebrows.
3. Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis made her acting debut in a Jell-O commercial, but she's mostly remembered for her roles in 1989's Troop Beverly Hills and the full-length Nintendo commercial The Wizard. Though she's done her best to put her film work behind her, in the late '80s, she was a recurring star of many boyhood fantasies. Today she's a full-blown alt-rock goddess. Her copper hair, where-does-she-find-those-hats style, and raw talent make her massively sexy.
2. Anna Paquin
Anna Paquin became famous in 1993 when she became the second-youngest Oscar winner in history. Many things have changed since, but those adorable gap teeth remain. Today she runs all over True Blood as the gutsy Southern belle Sookie Stackhouse. Sookie's strengths include reading minds, having hot vampire sex with real-life fiancé Stephen Moyer, and looking smoking in tiny sun-dresses and tight t-shirts.
1. Joseph Gordon-Levitt
As an extraterrestrial impersonating a cheeky high-school student, Joseph Gordon-Levitt regularly stole 3rd Rock from the Sun from veteran actor John Lithgow. Today he works that same nerdy charm in movies like (500) Days of Summer and Uncertainty. As talented as he is handsome, Gordon-Levitt has that bring-him-home-to-mom-then-sneak-down-to-the-living-room-couch-once-everyone's-asleep quality down.
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#1: Dakota Fanning - OOPS! Not legal. Yet...
"What have you accomplished since 2002? Gotten to know the characters of Laguna Beach? Drunk your way through a bachelor’s degree?" Beautiful. Almost as beautiful as the boy...
Al Lambert- good call.
Wow, Nicholas Hoult *is* hawt. Good call on the Vulcan eyebrows.
Anna Paquin should be number one. Have you SEEN her on True Blood? This is a travesty, dammit.
Anna Chlumsky actually had a pretty good-sized role in the movie IN THE LOOP. Out on DVD as of last week, and worth checking out.
No Sara Gilbert, no credibility.
(But Anna Chlumsky is totally hot, and it makes me happy to see Joseph Gordon-Levitt at #1.)
No thanks on all of the above.
I'll stick with Danica McKellar, any day.
Wow, I have no idea who these people are.
Anna Paquin will always look weird and elfin to me.
I think the first time I felt like a dirty old man was when Christina Ricci turned up in The Opposite of Sex. What kind of sicko must I be to ogle Wednesday Adams?
Madeline Zima is gorgeous! And Nicholas Hoult is SOOO grown-up. Where have I been?!
"I’ll stick with Danica McKellar, any day." I second the motion. Ahhhhh, Winnnie...
And Nicholas Hoult has starred in 2 series of the hit UK series SKINS, which i am sure any Nervite would love.
Anna Paquin looks like a disease.
A PO - are you BLIND??!! Anna Paquin is gorgeous. You just hate vampires, don't you?
Nicholas Hoult is incredible looking. Of course, I've always had a soft spot for Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I'll stick with Danielle Fishel (Topanga)
The grown-up picture of Paquin above makes her look like Amelie Mauresmo.
Madeline Zima is interesting, but watch out. She punches during sex.
Where's Hayden Panettiere? She's gorgeous, but nowhere on this list.
What a salacious headline. I find it beyond necessary, I almost am offended.
Hey, what happened to Shirley Temple?
Is she like, chopped liver or something??
And what about National Elizabeth Taylor Velvet?
What of Vicky from "Small Wonder"?
Very good to see Jamie Bell mentioned! Billy Elliott was an awesome movie. I have no idea why it didn't go over so well in the states, because this movie has it all -- pure entertainment! The music, the acting, the amazing dancing... unbelievable!
How can any list like this not include Hayden Panettiere, first seen as an adorable kid in Remember the Titans, but now is smoking hot in Heroes?
Patrick Fugitt from "Almost Famous" is not on this list. Now 24, he makes me feel like a dirty old lady when i drool over him.
this article (and reader comments) are kinda creepy.
Jamie Bell looks like he can be in an 80’s New Wave or Post-Punk Band. “Guys, I just got the lead in the Orange Juice biopic. Rip it up and start it again!”
Oh, and Levitt is a hottie.
whoever researched Jenny Lewis failed to mention that she's been doing some pretty incredible songwriting and vocal work for the past 10 years - a number of albums with her band Rilo Kiley, an album with the Watson Twins, and plenty of backup and partnering with Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service. She's totally worthy of being on your list, but do your homework.
@Keith Whitener: HA!
Also, I'd known about most of these kids-now-hotties. But Nicholas Hoult made my eyes pop out of head. GORGEOUS.
Anna Chlumsky was terrific in My Girl and definately made the movie a lot more enjoyable !!
I know she will become a huge success !!
thanks for the news flash, TS.
And were are Jennifer Connelly (then: Labyrinth; now: Dark City, The Hulk) and Kirsten Dunst (then: Interview with the Vampire; now: a bunch of movies)?
Oh so be on the lookout for kids you'd like to fuck someday huh? Y'all some sick muthafuckas.
I grew up watching 3rd Rock from the Sun, and wishing I looked like Anna Chumsky or Danica McKellar. And when I saw Joseph Gordon-Levitt in (500) Days of Summer, my heart skipped a beat. He definitely made MY dreams after that dance number! =) And Nicholas Hoult is terribly sexy in A Single Man (and in Skins!), but alas, he's still young for me. Even though he is undeniably hot.
Soleil Moon Frye (aka played Punky Brewster) should be on this list and in the Top-5 easily. (Just do an Google image search for her to see what she looks like now)
Nicholas Hoult is a beauty for sure, but give me JoGoLev any day. That man is SMOKING hot.
Could have given Tia Mowry (or her sexy sister Tamera) a shout out ...from Sister to Sister to sexy med student on "The Game"
Nice list of also-rans, but none of them comes even close to Winnie!!!
this is hooksexup.com, who are these prudes/trolls who balk at noticing how nicely these child stars have grown up? seriously folks, when you were kids you probably had crushes on some of them. Amen about Danica McKellar, btw, but the list does not claim to be comprehensive, it doesn't even claim to be THE top ten even. I'm also pretty sure if you looked in Hooksexup's archives you would find something about Danica McKellar being a math whiz now.... buncha fucking complainers...
No Natalie Portman? Damn!
Nicholas Hault's bare bum is seen several times in Skins... mmmm!
What about Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame ?
I'll have to watch Lolita agin tonight to get the point of this story. Or the Jonbenet Ramsey documentary.
thesavvyscot - That's terrible! And the funniest thing I've heard all night. My vote goes for Madeline Zima.
What aboot them Olsens?
Rudy Huxtable, from the Cosby show.
Is it just me or does Joseph Gordon-Levitt now look like Heath Ledger? Could we have a replacement for the Joker?
you left out michael jackson
Some of you need to chill the fuck out. No one's talking about molesting kids here. Can you Trolls even read? That's serious business dumbasses.
No Hayden since Madeline is already representing Heroes quite ably. We get to see them next to each other enough on the show. :) I think it's a damn good list overall. Hard to argue w/ Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
I agree with Scott, Joseph Gordon-Levitt totally has an air of Heath now!
where the fuck is natalie portman?
emma watson. most beautiful woman on planet. inside and out.
Anna Chlumsky? Oh, come on! She's a shoe-in! I thought she was a babe back then too! HEY! WE WERE THE SAME AGE!!! THE SAME AGE! It's not illegal for me then nor now!
Whoa, the kid from About a Boy is a shock, but I should have that coming with those gorgeous eyes. But no Daniel Radcliffe seems like an oversight. Actually most of the HP kids fit this title.
Where the hell is NICOLE EGGERT (of Charles in Charge) !?!@?#!?!@
I demand a recount as she is definitely one of the top 5.
i'll take nicholas hoult any day!!!
Nicole Eggert, definitely. And, how about Candace Cameron?
Nice to see what these stars look like grown up!
Drew Barrymore!
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