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It is rather known now that being a child star might come with its perks but
often at the cost of crippling mental health issues. Many of them die young due
to their substance abuse as a result of the pressure of being in the public eye.
Some of the many examples are people like Corey Haim and Dana Plato who all
pass way too young. Though on our screens it seems like the child actors are
leading a charming and promising life, the overwhelming expectations that come
along with being famous makes Hollywood lose a lot of its talent. True they are
cute when we watch them, holding enough money to let them live a comfortable and
jobless life, though we never get to truly see them behind the scenes.
And this reason is what causes many of the stars to die before the age of 18
instigated by either being exposed to the wrong crowd or doing drugs or maybe
even parents who abused them by pushing them into acting when they don't want to.
However this is not the only reason they may pass, so today we are going to list
some of the most tragic child star deaths to date Judith Barsi
Judith Barsi
This really adorable actress isn't exactly recognizable by her physical
appearance but voice acted in some of the most classic animation films. Ones
like the Land Before Time which follows a group of dinosaurs going on adventures
and learning about friendship or All dogs go to Heaven which is the cutest
movie for any animal lover out there. Sadly Barsi was in the category of child
stars with families that were abusive. All the abuse coming from her father.
At first things looked amazing for the cute little girl who was already making a
$100,000 a year which is insane. With all that money at their fingertips
her family put it into buying a comfortable three-bedroom home that
would be the last place she would ever see...
Barsi's psychopathic father shot both his ten-year-old daughter and loving wife
setting their bodies aflame and then ending his own life in the garage.
How horrible for her life to end that way.
Matthew Garber
Who can forget the oh so
catchy spoonful of sugar, helps the medicine go down song in the absolute
classic Mary Poppins. It's sure after you hear about his passing that you'll
never be able to see the movie the same. Promising child actor Matthew Garber was
widely considered as sharp and charismatic boy who loved to learn play
sports and do practical jokes on his friends to make them laugh fortunately
he had a nice few years after being featured in the popular film touring the
world but this would be his sad downfall in 1977 at the age of 21 Garber caught
hepatitis while venturing around India which would eat away at him dying as a
result of the disease shutting down his internal organs. He will surely be missed
and his work will help him live on.y
Sawyer Sweden
In the show Everybody Loves Raymond, a sitcom from the 90s .
We are introduced to the infinitely cute
kids of Ray Romano played by story and his twin Sullivan sweeten for those of
you who are somehow not familiar with the show it Paul as a sports calmness
and his interactions with his dysfunctional family. It's certainly a
very funny show though how it ended for Sawyer makes this show really dark.
Moving into California when the twins were just six months old the Sweden
family put their children directly into acting in just a little shy over a year
old of course everything in the show was vacant for the sake of entertainment
though it makes you wonder how the dysfunction this family has affected the
boys when they were growing up so you're at 19 while on a trip to meet his family
supposedly went out onto the porch with a gun and killed himself this shocked
the cast members who had the pleasure to work with him who thought he was a sweet
In Wonderful Boy to work with who had it all
He was taken from this world too soon and we wish we knew what he was going through.
Gary Coleman
Mostly recognized for his role in the classic 80s sitcom
Different Strokes as a very cute Arnold what you're talking about Jackson, he had
a seemingly promising career ahead of him. Starting his career as the boy who
said "you should have a Hubert doll" in the Harris Bank commercial he went on to
make a large amount of money. Like how at the peak of his career on Diff'rent
Strokes he was making over $100,000 per episode for how many viewers he brought
in. Though the child actor living to the still young age of 42, got a brain
hemorrhage which put him into a really deep coma. In 2010 after being on life
support for a while, it was decided that it'd be best for him not to be kept
alive in a constant coma so he died shortly after the support was removed
rest in peace.
Rob Knox
Another example of a star
losing their life at the hands of someone else is in the case of Rob Knox.
Knox was a man with a plan who managed to secure a role in the humongous Harry
Potter film franchise as the character Marcus Belle. He was in the book
series is film adaptation called Harry Potter and the half-blood Prince though
having a small role it would become a great start for the boys career having
the option to be cast again in the follow-up film Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows he signed up and was ready to build this acting portfolio
even further. However in 2008 Knox was only 18 was stabbed five times in the
chest while trying to protect his brother from an attacker. Seeing the
altercation from outside the bar, he rushed to his brother's side to protect
him, noticing the man had a knife, which led to his tragic passing. Thankfully
there was justice for this hero and his attacker Carl Bishop was sentenced to
life in prison with no chance of parole for 20 years. What a horrible person.
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