These '70s and '80s Child Stars Look Nothing Like You Remember

In 1989, Coleman won a lawsuit against his parents and business adviser over the misappropriation of his assets, but he still declared bankruptcy a decade later. Coleman suffered from a variety of health problems, few of which were publicly disclosed. He died in 2010 at the age of 42

Justin Henry

At the age of 7, Justin Henry starred as the adorable Billy Kramer in Kramer vs. Kramer alongside Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Street. He earned an Academy Award nomination for the role, making him the youngest Oscar nominee in any category to date, and the only actor to ever have been nominated during the same decade as their birth.

Although Henry dabbled in acting throughout the '80s and '90s, he left the industry after founding the Slamdunk Film Festival, which ran from 1998 to 2003. Henry currently resides in Los Angeles, where he works as a sales director at eyeReturn Marketing.

Susan Dey

Audiences were introduced to Susan Dey as Laurie Partridge on The Partridge Family alongside actors David Cassidy and Shirley Jones. Dey later played Grace Van Owen on L.A. Law, for which she received three Emmy Award nominations.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.