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Here’s What 17 Child Actors Looked Like In Their First Major Role Vs. Now
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Here’s What 17 Child Actors Looked Like In Their First Major Role Vs. Now

It’s pretty wild how quickly people grow up before your eyes. Here’s a look at Asian former child stars in some of their earliest TV and movie roles vs. now:

1. To start, Brenda Song played London Tipton in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

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And here’s what she looks like now.

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3. Vanessa Hudgens played Tintin in Thunderbirds.

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And here’s what she looks like now.

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4. Anna Cathcart played Kitty in the To All the Boys film series.

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And here’s what she looks like now.

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5. Ki Hong Lee played Minho in The Maze Runner franchise.

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And here’s what he looks like now.

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6. Olivia Rodrigo played Paige in Bizaardvark.

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And here’s what she looks like now.

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7. Sydney Park played Gabby Phillips in Instant Mom.

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And here’s what she looks like now.

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And here’s what he looks like now.

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And here’s what he looks like now.

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And here’s what he looks like now.

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11. Tenzing Norgay Trainor played Parker Rooney in Liv and Maddie.

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And here’s what he looks like now.

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12. Hudson Yang played Eddie Huang in Fresh Off the Boat.

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And here’s what he looks like now.

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13. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan played Devi Vishwakumar in Never Have I Ever.

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And here’s what she looks like now.

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14. Janel Parrish played Jade in Bratz: The Movie.

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And here’s what she looks like now.

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And here’s what he looks like now.

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16. Dev Patel played Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire.

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And here’s what he looks like now.

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17. Finally, Hailee Steinfeld played Mattie Ross in True Grit.

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And here’s what she looks like now.

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Who’s your favorite AAPI child actor? Tell us who they are in the comments!

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