17 Wild "Then Vs. Now" Photos Of Former Child Stars That Will Make You Feel Very, Very Old
1.Here's Brenda Song in The Suite Life of Zack of Cody, age 17:
Here's Brenda Song now, age 37:
2.Here's Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, age 12:
Here's Ke Huy Quan now, age 53:
3.Here's Lana Condor in X-Men: Apocalypse, age 18:
Here's Lana Condor now, age 28:
4.Here's Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit, age 13:
Here's Hailee Steinfeld now, age 28:
5.Here's Vanessa Hudgens in Thunderbirds, age 15:
Here's Vanessa Hudgens now, age 36:
6.Here's Auli'i Cravalho (voice of Moana) when Moana was released, age 16:
Here's Auliʻi Cravalho now, age 24:
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7.Here's Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in Never Have I Ever, age 18:
Here's Maitreyi Ramakrishnan now, age 23:
8.Here's Hudson Yang in Fresh Off the Boat, age 11:
Here's Hudson Yang now, age 21:
9.Here's Devon Aoki in 2 Fast 2 Furious, age 20:
Here's Devon Aoki in 2023, age 40:
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10.Here's Ian Chen in Fresh Off the Boat, age 8:
Here's Ian Chen now, age 18:
11.Here's Arden Cho in Teen Wolf, age 19:
Here's Arden Cho now, age 39:
12.Here's Sydney Park in That's So Raven, age 8:
Here's Sydney Park now, age 27:
13.Here's Malese Jow in Unfabulous, age 14:
Here's Malese Jow now, age 34:
14.Here's Forrest Wheeler in Fresh Off the Boat, age 8:
Here's Forrest Wheeler in 2023, age 19:
15.Here's Anna Cathcart in To All the Boys, age 14:
Here's Anna Cathcart now, age 21:
16.Here's Avan Jogia in Victorious, age 17:
Here's Avan Jogia now, age 33:
17.And finally, here's Olivia Rodrigo in Bizaardvark, age 13:
Here's Olivia Rodrigo now, age 22:
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