Former Child Stars We Almost Didn’t Recognize

Published on 12/31/2018
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Ariana Richards

Ariana Richards shot to fame as the adorable Lex Murphy in the Jurassic Park franchise. She also tried to make it as a singer and released a music album in Japan called First Love and in 2008 recorded a cover version of David Foster’s “The Prayer“. The talented Ariana then took a break from acting to focus on her art career as a painter. She also married her beau Mark Richards in 2013, had a child together and earned a degree in Fines Art and Drama. Ariana is now a successful painter and has also continued acting in movies like Battledogs and Tremors 3.

Ariana Richards

Ariana Richards

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Kyla Pratt

At the tender age of 8, Pratt kick-started her career in adverts and commercials. She also appeared in shows like Walker, Texas Ranger, but had her big break on the Disney Channel series The Proud Family and One on One and sang cover songs on the Disney channel. Later on she appeared as Eddie Murphy’s daughter in the Dr. Dolittle movies and in the Recovery Road, which is based on Blake Nelson’s teenage novel. She also found love and is in a relationship with Danny Kirpatrick, a songwriter and hip-hop artist, and they have two daughters together.

Kyla Pratt

Kyla Pratt

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