These Child Stars Never Have to Work as Adults

There are many actors who started out as children. Some actors decide not to continue their career at a young age because they made enough money to live off of for the rest of their life as a child. These child actors sure made bank when they were younger.

Jaleel White

Jaleel White is best known as Steve Urkel from Family Matters. His net worth is $10 million right now. She still acts to this day and has appeared in Drunk History, The 15:17 to Paris, and Total Blackout.

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Mark-Paul Gosselar made bank as Zack Morris in Saved By the Bell. He has a net worth of $9 million. He still acts and has appeared in NYPD Blue, Franklin & Bash, and Hyperion Bay.

Abigail Breslin

Abigail Breslin is best known for her role as Olive Hoover in Little Miss Sunshine. She has a net worth of $16 million. She still acts today and has recently starred in Scream Queens.

Bonnie Wright

Bonnie’s most famous role is as Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter series. Her net worth is $12 million. She still works in film, but is now a director and screenwriter.

Jake Lloyd

Jake Lloyd is best known for his role as Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars. His net worth is only $25,000. Unfortunately, he has run into some problems with the law. He was arrested for reckless driving and deals with schizophrenia.

Ricky Shroder

Ricky Shroder is known for his role as Ricky Stratton in Silver Spoons. His net worth is $8 million. He graduated from Mesa State College and tried to continue acting, but was still seen as a child actor.

Jeff Cohen

Jeff Cohen’s memorable role as Lawrence “Chuck” Cohen in The Goonies earned him a net worth of $4 million. He now works as a lawyer and has his own firm, Cohen & Garnder.

Melissa Gilbert

Melissa Gilbert played Laura Ingalls Wilder in The Little House on the Prairie. Her net worth is $500k. She stopped acting in 2015 and then had to deal with the IRS for not paying her taxes.

Jonathan Lipnicki

Jonathan Lipnicki made his fortune as a child while starring in Jerry McGuire and Stuart Little. His net worth is $5 million. He has since retired from acting and work sin philanthropy and studies martial arts.

Candace Cameron

Candace Cameron is best known for her role as D.J. Tanner in Full House. Her net worth is $10 million. She continues to act and stars in the reboot, Fuller House on Netflix.

Tami Stronach

Tami Stronach played The Childlike Empress in The NeverEnding Story. Her net worth is $69 million. She has since moved away from acting to focus on dancing and choreographing.

Angus T. Jones

Angus T. Jones made his fortune as Jake Harper on Two and a Half Men. His net worth is $15 million. Since the show ended, he attended the University of Colorado Boulder and appeared in Horace and Pete while working at a production company.

Dylan and Cole Sprouse

The Sprouse twins played the Martin twins on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and appeared in Big Daddy alongside Adam Sandler. Their net worth is $16 million. They both attended NYU. Cole is currently acting in Riverdale while Dylan is working on a few indie movies.

Macaulay Culkin

Macaulay Culkin is best known for his roles in My Girl, The Good Son, and the Home Alone series. His net worth is $15 million. Needless to say, he doesn’t have to work another day in his life. Although, he decided to jump back into acting recently and has a band, The Pizza Underground.

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood appeared in The Good Son and Avalon as a child. His net worth is $30 million. That may be due to his role in The Lord of the Rings, though.

Danica McKellar

Danica McKellar played Winnie Cooper in The Wonder Years. Her net worth is $6 million. She attended the University of California and majored in mathematics. Currently, she is working on a Netflix series, ProjectMc2.

Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez started her career young on Barney and Friends. She then went on to star as Alex Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place. Her net worth is $60 million thanks to her solo singing career.

Tom Holland

Tom Holland played in The Impossible and most recently Peter Parker/Spiderman. His net worth is $4 million. He still acts and is voicing animating characters in upcoming projects.

Hanson Brothers

The band Hanson began as teenagers. The band is now worth $20 million. They released six albums since 1997.

Brandon “Bug” Hall

Brandon “Bug” Hall played Alfalfa in The Little Rascals movie. His net worth is $250k. He stopped acting in 2017 and is married to Jill de Groff. They have one chld together.

Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning is known for her role in I Am Sam when she was younger. Her net worth is $5 million. She continues to act today and recently starred in Super8.

Georgie Henley

Georgie Henley played Lucy Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia series. She has a net worth of $6 million. She continues to act and is working on The Spanish Princess, which is set to release soon.

Adam Hann-Byrd

Adam Hann-Byrd played Fred Tate in Little Man Tate. He has a net worth of $10 million. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 2004 and works as a producter and writer.

Mason Gamble

Mason Gamble played Dennis Mitchell in Dennis the Menace. His net worth is $500k. He graduated from University of California and recently appeared in Golf in the Kingdom.

Alexa Vega

Alexa Vega is best known for her role as Carmen Cortez in Spy Kids. Her net worth is $16 million. She married Carlos Pena Jr. in 2014 and gave birth to their son in 2016.

Quinn Cummings

Quinn Cummings most famous role is Lucy McFadden in The Goodbye Girl. Her net worth is $4 million. This role earned her an Oscar and Golden Globe award nomination. She retired from acting in the 1990s and is now a writer.

Danny Lloyd

Danny Lloyd is most famous for his role as Danny Torrance in The Shining. His net worth is $400k. He now works at Elizabethtown Community College teaching biology.

Devin Ratray

Devin Ratray is known for his role as Buzz McCallister in Home Alone. His net worth is $400k. He went on to appear in Blue Rain, Rough Night, Mosaic, and Nebraska.

Michael C. Maronna

Michael C. Maronna played Big Pete in The Adventures of Pete & Pete on Nickelodeon. His net worth is $3 million. He attended Purchase College and works as an electrician on movie sets.

Fairuza Balk

Fairuza Balk played Dorothy Gale in Return to Oz in the 1980s. Her net worth is $4 million. She continues to act and has appeared in The Craft, Personal Velocity: Three Portraits, and Waterboy.

Ryan Lester

Ron Lester’s most famous role was Billy Bob #9 in Varsity Blues. His net worth was $500k. Unfortunately, he died in 2015 from kidney and liver failure at the age of 45.

Erik Per Sullivan

Erik Per Sullivan is known for his mischievous character Dewey Wilkerson in Malcolm in the Middle. His net worth is $3 million. Erik stopped acting in 2010 and studied at the University of Southern California.

Lark Voorhies

Lark Voorhies played Lisa Marie Turtle in Saved by the Bell. Her net worth is $500k. She currently makes a living as writer.

Malcolm David Kelley

Malcolm David Kelly is known for his role as Walt Lloyd in Lost. His net worth is $500k. He still acts today and is part of musical group MKTO.

Monica Keena

Monica Keena is known for her role as Abby Morgan in Dawson’s Creek. Her net worth is $500k. She still acts and has appeared in Freddy vs. Jason, Brooklyn Rules, and A Tale of Terror.

David Lascher

David Lascher’s most famous role is Ted McGriff in Hey Dude. His net worth is $12 million. He also appeared in Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Blossom, and Beverly Hills 90210. He is married to Jill London and has three children with her.

Senta Moses

Senta Mose’s best known role is Phoebe from Beakman’s World. She also appeared in Home Alone. Her net worth is $1.9 million. She still acts today and has appeared in Bella and the Bulldogs and Faking It.

Scarlett Pomers

Scarlett Pomers played Naomi Wildman on Star Trek: Voyager as a child. She then played the daughter in Reba. Her net worth is $2 million. She went on to form a band, SCARLETT, and has recorded an EP called Insane.

Justin Lee

Justin Lee has had roles in Arrested Development, Just Peck, and 10 Things I Hate About You. His net worth is unknown. He has not acted in over a decade and studied screenwriting and psychology at Fullerton College.

Michael Fishman

Michael Fishman’s most memorable role is D.J. Connor on Roseanne. His net worth is $8 million. He recently started acting again in the show’s reboot.

Jenna Von Oÿ

Jenna Von Oÿ played Six Lemeure in Blossom. Her net worth is $2 million. She attended the University of Southern California, but decided to go back to acting and appeared in The Parkers.

Jeremy Jackson

Jeremy Jackson played Hobie Buchannon in Baywatch. His net worth is $300k. He dealt with steroid addiction and appeared on Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew. He spent some time in jail, 270 days to be exact, after a stabbing incident.

Jeremy Miller

Jeremy Miller made his money as Ben Seaver in Growing Pains. His net worth is $2 million. He had some serious issues to deal with as a child. He discovered he had a stalker who was much older than he was. He also dealt with alcohol addiction at a young age. He’s now sober and working as a spokesperson for rehab.

Mackenzie Rosman

Mackenzie Rosman is known as Ruthie Camden from 7^th Heaven. Her net worth is $2 million. She decided to quit acting and is involved in charity work.

Josh Savino

Josh Savino played Paul Joshua Pfeiffer in The Wonder Years. His net worth is $500k. He is now a lawyer and worked for Morrison Cohen LLP. Although, he did recently appear on Law & Order: SVU.

Madeline Zima

Madeline Zima played Grace Sheffield on The Nanny. She appeared in Californication, Betas, and A Cinderella Story. Her net worth is $1.5 million. She still acts today.

Benjamin Salisbury

Benjamin Salisbury played Brighton Sheffield on The Nanny. He is worth $1.5 million. He still acts today and has appeared in Numb3rs and Jeopardy!

Taran Noah Smith

Taran Noah Smith played Mark Taylor on Home Improvement. His net worth is $300k. He has stopped acting and has started manufacturing vegan cheese.

Michael Ray Bower

Michael Ray Bower played Eddie “Donkeylips” Gelfen in Salute Your Shorts. His net worth is unknown. Now, Michael voices video games and will be a guest on podcasts.

Kel Mitchell

Kel Mitchell is known from his role on Kenan & Kel from Nickelodeon. He is worth $2 million. He still acts today hosts Game Shakers.