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Konamouse
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07-16-2001
| Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:28 pm
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'
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:53 pm
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.
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 10:09 am
"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."
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 10:34 am
That is so sad!! But I'm glad that she's clean!
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 12:11 pm
Little Stephanie!
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Mocha
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08-12-2001
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 12:28 pm
Being a child actor ain't no joke.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 12:41 pm
You got that right, Mocha. Look at how a lot of them turn out. Look at Leif Garrett!
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 1:49 pm
We can only hope she stays clean. I'm impressed that she has such caring friends.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 2:36 pm
...but look at Shirley Temple Black, and a whole slew of other child actors who for whatever reason lead responsible adult lives.
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:00 pm
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?
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Tishala
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:10 pm
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
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:14 pm
I think it has everything to do with their firm grounding. Depends on how the parents are.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:22 pm
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.
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:24 pm
Kurt Russell was a child star? I didn't know that.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:25 pm
I just got a People alert that Heather Locklear has filed for divorce from Richie Sambora after 11 years of marriage.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:32 pm
kurt was the MAN at disney, when he was a boy and showed up on gilligan's island
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Sherbabe
Member
07-28-2002
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:48 pm
I wonder if they were the couple in Blind Vice that he was referring to. Too bad for them. Seemed like a nice couple.
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 3:48 pm
What's wrong with this picture??? <nd>
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 4:10 pm
Wasn't Kurt the computer who wore sneakers? I remember him as a child star. He was cute back then, too!
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Hereiam
Member
03-29-2002
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 4:38 pm
Don't forget little Ronnie Howard. He seems to be doing ok.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 4:39 pm
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.
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Faerygdds
Member
08-29-2000
| Thursday, February 02, 2006 - 8:29 pm
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
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Friday, February 03, 2006 - 7:31 am
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."
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Bandit
Member
07-29-2001
| Friday, February 03, 2006 - 7:58 am
Thanks, everyone. Learn something new every day.
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