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Konamouse
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07-16-2001

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Konamouse a private message Print Post    
Actually, having marginal knowledge of Charlie's previous sexually active past (he went to my high school and my friend's younger sister hung out with his crowd at the time) - Ruperbear's guess sounds good to me.

Charlie was a horn dog in highschool and afterwards. Has a few illegitimate kids out there. At least 2 girls got pregnant and thought it was a free ticket down the wedding aisle. Daddy Sheen "bought" their kids a good lifestyle and college fund and saved his kid from having to get a marriage license.

On the other hand, I haven't heard anything about Denise have "hooked up with a slew of humpy high-rollers."

So maybe it is Nick & Jessica afterall.

'squeek'

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
Yeah, the problem is with Denise. She was the aggrieved party in that fiasco and the story says that it's the guy who has gotten the sympathy. Charlie has gotten ZERO sympathy from the public.

Landi
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07-29-2002

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 10:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
"Full House" Star Admits Meth Problem

By Sarah Hall Wed Feb 1, 8:36 PM ET

Former Full House cutie
Jodie Sweetin has earned herself a spot on the lengthy list of child stars gone wrong.

During an appearance on Good Morning America Wednesday, Sweetin, who played middle sister Stephanie Tanner on the hit sitcom, revealed that she is a recovering meth addict and once battled a daily drug habit.

The ex-actress, 24, said she had trouble figuring out how to adjust to a regular childhood existence after Full House ended its run in 1995.

"There is a certain sense of loss when a series ends," Sweetin said. "It is kind of hard to figure out who you are when you've lost your job at age 13, when that was basically how you identified yourself."

In an attempt to lead a "normal" kid's life, Sweetin attended high school and college, graduating with a degree in liberal arts. In 2002, she married a Los Angeles police officer.

Though she occasionally appeared in bit parts on TV series, including Party of Five and Yes, Dear, Sweetin's acting career essentially stalled after Full House.Two years ago, bored and unemployed, the former child star began experimenting with drugs as a way to pass the time.

She was soon addicted to methamphetamine and using the debilitating drug every day.

Though Sweetin stops short of blaming her addiction on her child star lifestyle, she concedes that her career may have stripped her of some of the benefits of a typical childhood.

"Growing up in the business you have to grow up very fast--you do have a different type of childhood, that has its benefits and it has its drawbacks," Sweetin said Wednesday.

After a particularly bad three-day bender, which reportedly resulted in an intervention staged by her former Full House costars, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen,
John Stamos and
Bob Saget, Sweetin checked herself into Promises rehab facility for six weeks of intensive therapy.

Clean and sober since March of last year, Sweetin now admits she was "living a total double life."

"I was married to a police officer--we are going through a divorce right now--he had no idea," she said.

Since kicking her addiction, Sweetin says she now hopes to get back into acting.

"I want to make movies, TV series, wherever the career takes me," she said. "I really hope this isn't the last people hear of me. In fact, I would like to make this a footnote in my career, not the end."

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 10:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
That is so sad!! But I'm glad that she's clean!

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 12:11 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Little Stephanie!

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 12:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Being a child actor ain't no joke.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 12:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
You got that right, Mocha. Look at how a lot of them turn out. Look at Leif Garrett!

Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 1:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
We can only hope she stays clean. I'm impressed that she has such caring friends.

Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 2:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
...but look at Shirley Temple Black, and a whole slew of other child actors who for whatever reason lead responsible adult lives.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Do you think the time/era during which the person was a child star has anything to do with it? Do we hear about it more these days because it happens more frequently or just because we have more access to information? Has the cultrue changed in the last 50 years so that child stars now have more difficulty in leading "normal" lives than those child stars of the past?

Tishala
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08-01-2000

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Tishala a private message Print Post    
I don't think so. Look at even big name child stars from the past like Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Liz Taylor, etc. They all ended up in the drink and drug pool, too. And today we also have former child stars like Leo DiCaprio, Kurt Russel, and Jodi Foster who have developed strong careers because they had a firm grounding.

It probably depends on the celeb's personality, family, friends, etc. IMO

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I think it has everything to do with their firm grounding. Depends on how the parents are.

Legalboxer
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11-17-2003

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Legalboxer a private message Print Post    
take any profession and you will find people who are addicts and people who stay clean - we just hear about 'child stars" because they are in the news - but i think any one has pressure in life - in different ways but still pressure, and everyone deals with it differently depending on who they are and the people surrounding them.

She seemed very poised today and did not want to blame it on being a child star - diane had to pull that out of her to say it was one factor and i think that is mature - she was unemployed and bored - many 22 year olds fall to drugs when they feel lost - and many dont.

Bandit
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07-29-2001

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bandit a private message Print Post    
Kurt Russell was a child star? I didn't know that.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I just got a People alert that Heather Locklear has filed for divorce from Richie Sambora after 11 years of marriage.

Legalboxer
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11-17-2003

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Legalboxer a private message Print Post    
kurt was the MAN at disney, when he was a boy :-) and showed up on gilligan's island

Sherbabe
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07-28-2002

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sherbabe a private message Print Post    
I wonder if they were the couple in Blind Vice that he was referring to. Too bad for them. Seemed like a nice couple.

Vacanick
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07-12-2004

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Vacanick a private message Print Post    
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What's wrong with this picture???

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Twiggyish
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08-14-2000

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 4:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twiggyish a private message Print Post    
Wasn't Kurt the computer who wore sneakers? I remember him as a child star. He was cute back then, too!

Hereiam
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03-29-2002

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 4:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hereiam a private message Print Post    
Don't forget little Ronnie Howard. He seems to be doing ok.

Herckleperckle
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11-20-2003

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 4:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Herckleperckle a private message Print Post    
Don't forget that addiction is a disease, and that some people are more susceptible because they have addictive personalities and, perhaps, family histories of substance abuse. I am sure these tendencies thrive when these individuals go through certain circumstances. Hard to keep in mind when you see the destruction the substance abuse causes, but . . .

I also think certain kinds of drugs can suck anyone in because of the extreme physiological changes---I understand that is true of meth.

Faerygdds
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08-29-2000

Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 8:29 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Faerygdds a private message Print Post    
Snopes has a great link on meth... article is about a poem called "I am Meth"

Check ou these pics (warning - may be disturbing)
http://www.drugfree.org/Portal/DrugIssue/MethResources/faces/index.html

Native_texan
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08-24-2004

Friday, February 03, 2006 - 7:31 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Native_texan a private message Print Post    
Kurt Russell's film debut movie was "It Happened At the World's Fair" with Elvis in 1963. He was 10 years old. 16 years later, he was Elvis in "Elvis." In 1994, he provided the voice of Elvis in "Forrest Gump."

Bandit
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07-29-2001

Friday, February 03, 2006 - 7:58 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Bandit a private message Print Post    
Thanks, everyone. Learn something new every day.