Child Actors That You Have Seen On TV In The 70s: Where Are They Now?

Published on 05/03/2021
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Ron Paolillo (now)

Not only this child actor remained in high demand in his adolescent age, but Ron was also wanted quite a lot now, as well. Throughout his career, Ron has given viewers a long range of roles through movies like Laverne, Shirley In The Army, Friday The Thirteenth, and a lot more. He has also worked in a number of movies. Ron possesses a long list of skillsets where he has also worked as a costume designer and performed in a number of Broadway plays and musicals. In 2012, Ron suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away at his residence.

Ron Paolillo Now

Ron Paolillo Now

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Scott Baio (then)

If you ask anyone from the 70s whether they have heard of Scott, they will remind you of his performance in Happy Days, a quite popular sitcom of that time. Baio was playing the character of Chachi who was the love interest of Erin Moran’s character Joanie Cunningham. Scott also played the lead role in a musical gangster film Bugsy Malone. The movie was based on the lifestyle of gangsters such as Al Capone, Bugs Moran, etc., in the prohibition period during 1920. The actors that were in the movie were all child stars. An interesting fact about this movie is the role that Baio played, more than 2,000 people auditioned for it.

Scott Baio Then

Scott Baio Then

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