10 Actors You Never Knew Were Child Stars

9. Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman on silver spoons SPLIT The consummate straight man, Jason Bateman has made his career by reacting to the chaos around him. After memorable turns in shows like Arrested Development and the films Juno and Horrible Bosses, it's hard to see him as anything other than a man struggling to overcome his surroundings. But he actually got his start in a very different type of television show. At the age of 12, he got his first acting role as James Cooper Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie. Within the next few years, he would move onto the popular family show Silver Spoons, cementing his status as one of the most popular child actors of the 1980s.
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Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.