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27+ Child Stars Who Are Now Parents

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| LAST UPDATE 03/29/2022

By Eliott Tanner

From former Full House cast members to Disney Channel actors, we watched some of our favorite child stars grow up right before our eyes. So it might be hard to believe how many of them are now adults with children of their own!

Allen Evangelista

Some may know Allen Evangelista from his role as Firewire in Zoey 101. But others may be more familiar with his character in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, where he portrayed Henry Miller, AKA Ben Boykewich's best friend. It's hard to forget a face we grew up watching.

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The last time the actor was ever screened was in 2015. Today, this former child star spends his days changing diapers and walking to the park. Evangelista married his wife Christina Burhoe in 2013. The couple shares two children together, 8-year-old Hudon and 2-year old Harrison.

Nick Cannon

Before becoming an arguably famous rapper and TV host, Nick Cannon was a child actor. 90's kids may remember him as starring in the hit comedy All That. The Nickelodeon show was technically like Saturday Night Live, with different characters in each episode. It was just made more for a younger crowd.

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But Cannon isn't so young anymore. The star currently is a father to 7 children, which he shares with 4 different women. "I've experienced such a wide range of upbringing that I have such a love... for kids and family. I want a big family," he confessed about having many offsprings.

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Danielle Panabaker

In 2006, Danielle Panabaker wasn't taking care of any babies, because she herself was still a teenager. The child star was a familiar face for those who constantly watched the Disney channel. From Read it and Weep to Stuck in the Suburbs, she was an arguably well-known actress.

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Panabaker tied the knot with Hayes Robbins in 2017, and it didn't take long before the two were welcoming their first child together. In the springtime of 2020, The Flash star gave birth to her first kid. And around two months ago, she revealed on Instagram that she's expecting again, "Can't keep it to myself anymore."

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Ashley Leggat

Ashley Leggat spent her younger days portraying Casey McDonald on Life With Derek, where her character dealt with drama living with a big blended family. While today she is no longer acting in Nickelodeon shows, she is still living with her "happy little family."

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In 2001 she married her husband, Jeremy Williams, and now the couple has two little girls together, Olivia Patricia Anne and London Marie. Based on Leggat's Instagram posts, the two make a great parenting team. "You are the best daddy to our girls, and we are beyond thankful for you," she gushed about her hubby.

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Hayden Panettiere

From Tiger Cruise to Ice Princess to Bring It On, Hayden Panettiere spent her teenage years on many sets. But after many years in the spotlight, the actress decided it was time to settle down and have kids on her own. In 2014, she gave birth to her daughter, Kaya Evodokia Klitschko.

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And while Panettiere is no longer with her baby daddy, Wladimir Klitschko, the two have managed to get along as co-parents. Together they try and teach their daughter both "book smarts and street smarts," Panettiere revealed. "[It's] trial and error as a parent. We're all going to make mistakes," she said about raising a child.

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Kel Mitchell

"Welcome to Good Burger, home of the good burger." Most 90''s kids probably are familiar with that iconic phrase Kel Mitchell said in the movie Good Burger. But the child star was arguably more well known for his roles on the Nickelodeon comedies All That and Kenan & Kel.

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While he spent many years being the reason so many kids had many laughs back in the day, these days, Mitchell has three kids of his own. The actor has two daughters, named Allure and Wisdom, and one son, named Lyric. We can't help but wonder if they watch re-runs of their dad's past shows.

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Alexa PenaVega

Fans of Spy Kids may know Alexa PenaVega for her role as Cameron Cortez. Despite making hundreds of kids around the country wish they were secret agents, it took this child star a while to realize that she was, in fact, famous. "I remember everybody being there just being like, 'This movie is gonna be huge,'" she said.

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In 2016, she gave birth to her first son, Ocean King, whom she shares with her hubby Carlos, who also happens to be a child star. He played Carlos Garcia in the hit Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush. Today the two former child stars share three children together.

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Anna Chlumsky

In 1991, Anna Chlumsky probably made thousands shed a tear with her performance as Vada Sultenfuss in the movie, My Girl. She was just a young 9 year old at the time of filming, and yet still till today, at age 41, the actress continues booking hit roles.

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Most recently, she portrayed Vivian Kent on the hit Netflix show Inventing Anna. But when she is not busy on set, the former child actress is busy taking care of her two little girls, whom she shares with her husband, Shaun So. Their first daughter, Penelope Joan, was welcomed in 2013, and the second, Clara Elizabeth, in 2016.

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Christina Ricci

Those who have seen The Addams Family may easily recognize this child star as Wednesday. Christina Ricci was booking many gigs as a youngster, from movies like Casper and Mermaids, she was arguably a well-known actress in the 90s. But these days, she's taken on a whole different role as a mother.

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In 2014, the star welcomed her first baby, Freddie, with husband James Heerdegen. But life and taking care of a child haven't stopped her from continuing her career in Hollywood. Today she is a recurrent character on the popular TV show Yellowjackets, where she plays Misty. 

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Tia Mowry

Tia Mowry is one of many adorable kids we watched grow up. She and twin Tamara acted in the hit sitcom Sister, Sister. Since then, the dynamic duo has starred in a few films and their own reality show.

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Today, Tia is the mother of two children, 9-year-old Cree and 3-year-old Cairo Tiahna, whom she shares with her husband, Cory Hardrict. Mowry met actor Hardrict on the set of their film, Hollywood Horror. They dated for six years, then became engaged on Christmas Day, 2006, and married in California on April 20, 2008.

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Kevin Jonas

Kevin Jonas is an actor and singer best known for playing Jason Gray in the Disney Channel movie, Camp Rock and for being a member of The Jonas Brothers band with his siblings, Joe and Nick. Kevin married Danielle Jonas in 2009 and was the first of his brothers to become a dad.

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Mr. Jonas now shares two daughters with his wife Danielle, 6-year-old Alena Rose and 3-year-old Valentina Angelina. Kevin has been a part of many major movies and made iconic hit songs, and even had a short-lived reality show called Married to Jonas that ran from 2012-2013.

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Joe Jonas

Joe Jonas rose to fame along with Kevin and Nick in The Jonas Brothers band and later played Shane Gray in the Disney Channel movie Camp Rock. Joe famously married Sophie Turner in 2019. Sophie is an actress best known for playing Sansa Stark in the TV show, Game of Thrones.

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Jonas married Turner on May 1, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada in a low-key, Elvis impersonator-officiated ceremony after the Billboard Music Awards. They held their second wedding in Paris, France on June 29, 2019. Today, they are parents to one-year old daughter named Willa Jonas.

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Carlos PenaVega

Carlos Penavega graced our screens as Carlos Garcia in Big Time Rush, a pop music boy band and TV show. He married Alexa Vega, another child actress from the Spy Kids movie franchise, in 2014. Carlos was the host of the game show Webheads and currently voices Bobby Santiago in The Loud House and its spin-off, The Casagrandes.

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Carlos is also the father of three children, 3-year-old Ocean King, 10-month-old Kingston James, and 3-month-old Rio Rey whom he shares with his wife. The pair got engaged in August 2013 after meeting at bible study. and married on January 4, 2014 in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, both taking PenaVega as their married name.

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Nathan Kress

Nathan Kress is an actor arguably best known for playing the role of Freddie Benson on iCarly. Nathan married fellow actress, London Elise, in 2015. The two met when they were castmates for the movie, Into The Storm. Kress began his career at the age of four, but now he's all grown-up and a father.

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Nathan has two daughters with his wife London Elise: 3-year old Rosie Carolyn and 4-month old Evie Elsie. Nathan Kress has reprised his role of Freddie Benson for the iCarly reboot that is now streaming on Paramount Plus, and we can't help but wonder if his little kids will eventually watch it.

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David Henrie

Up next is David Henrie, AKA Justin Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place. The hit show, which starred Selena Gomez as Alex Russo, aired on Disney Channel in October 2007. David also played Ted Mosby's future son Luke on How I Met Your Mother. This child star married Maria Cahill in 2017.

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David and Maria have two kids together, two-year old Pia Philomena Francesca and an 8-month-old son named James. In 2018, Henrie directed a coming-of-age film This Is the Year, which he also starred in and co-wrote. He's certainly come a long from the lanky teen on Wizards.

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Tamera Mowry

Tia isn't the only Mowry sister who went from child star to parent. Sister, Sister and Twitches starlet Tamera married Adam Housley back in 2011. At the time of this article's writing, she is a co-host on the daytime talk show, The Real. But her personal life is just as bustling.

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Tamera shares two kids with her husband Adam, 8-year old Aden John Tanner and 5-year old Ariah Talea. The couple met during the actress's college years when they both attended Pepperdine University. The family of four adorably document their life on a YouTube channel, The Housley Life.

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Daniella Monet

We first met Daniella Monet as Rebecca Martin on Zoey 101 and Trina Vega on Victorious. The hit show Victorious aired on Nickelodeon in March 2010 and starred Victoria Justice, leading the whole cast to Nickelodeon iconism. And the starlet's television career didn't end there.

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Monet hosted a Nickelodeon sketch comedy reality series called AwesomenessTV that premiered July 1, 2013, but the show was cancelled after 2 seasons in 2015. A few years later, Daniella married Andrew Gardner in July 2018. The pair now shares two kids: two-year old Gio James Gardner and 5-month old Ivry Monet Gardner.

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Kyla Pratt

Kyla Pratt was once better known for her voice than her face. The talented actress voiced the cartoon character of Penny Proud on the hit Disney Channel animated sitcom, The Proud Family. A lot's changed since then: Kyla has been in a relationship with Danny “KP” Kirkpatrick for over 12 years.

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Kyla Pratt shares two gorgeous kids with Danny, 10-year-old Lyric Kirkpatrick and 7-year-old Liyah Kirkpatrick. The loving family lives in Los Angeles and is currently part of VH1’s Black Ink Crew: Compton and the cast of Call Me Kat on Fox. We're proud of you, Penny.

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Sabrina Bryan

Sabrina Bryan is an actress best known for playing Dorinda Thomas in the Disney Channel movie franchise, The Cheetah Girls. Sabrina married Jordan Lundberg in 2018. Lundberg is a strategic accounts manager, whom Sabrina dated for six years before marrying.

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Sabrina Bryan is the mother of an 11-month old daughter, named Comilla Monroe, whom she shares with her hubby. Comilla suffered a health scare when she was hospitalized for meningitis at two weeks old. Fortunately, she has successfully recovered since then.

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Kirsten Storms

Some of us can't imagine our childhoods without Kirsten Storms as Zenon Kar from Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, a Disney Channel original movie that aired in January 1999. But plenty has happened since. Kirsten married Brandon Barash in 2013. In 2016, the couple divorced after three years of marriage.

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Kirsten is the mother of 7-year old daughter, Harper Rose Barash, whom she shares with ex-husband Brandon. As an adult actress, Storms is best known for playing the role of Maxie Jones on ABC soap opera General Hospital and its spin off General Hospital - Night Shift.

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Josh Peck

The beloved Josh Peck rose to stardom as Josh Bell on Nickelodeon's Drake and Josh, which aired in January 2004. Mr. Peck married Paige O’brien in 2018. The wedding made headline news when it was revealed that Drake Bell, his co-star from Drake and Josh, was not invited.

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But Peck is way past the drama. He's busy with his two-year-old son, Max Milo Peck. Peck even started a comedic lifestyle YouTube channel, Shua Vlogs, featuring his wife and child, David Dobrik, and many of the Vlog Squad members. Josh is still acting and his most recent role was Vince in the movie Doors.

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Jodie Sweetin

Jodie Sweetin is an actress best known for playing the role of Stephanie Tanner on the sitcom Full House. Sweetin has been married three times, first to Shaun Holguin in 2002, Cody Herpin in 2007, and Morty Coyle in 2012. In 2016, Sweetin once again reprised the role of Stepahnie Tanner for the Netflix series, Fuller House.

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The household childstar now has children of her own. Jodie is the mother of two beautiful daughters, Beatrix and Zoie. The actress shares Zoie with ex-husband Cody and Beatrix with ex-husband Morty Coyle. Talk about a full house! Who knows, maybe it'll get fuller in the future.

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Jamie Lynn Spears

Jamie Lynn Spears famousply played Zoe in the hit show, Zoey 101. She is also the younger sister of the Princess of Pop, Britney Spears. Jamie Lynn gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Maddie Briann Aldridge, in 2008. She was 16 at the time and left Zoey 101 to raise Maddie.

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In 2014, Jamie Lynn married Jamie Watson and they had a child together. The couple is busy raising 13-year-old Maddie Briann Aldridge and 3-year old Ivey Joan Watson. Jamie Lynn has recently been making headlines for her relationship with her sister, and it looks like the two girls have been their to support their mama.

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Alicia Silverstone

Alicia Silverstone is best known for playing the role of Cher Horowitz in the iconic 1995 teen movie, Clueless, which became a total cult classic. She made her film debut in the erotic thriller The Crush (1993), earning the 1994 MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.

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She married her longtime boyfriend and rock musician Christopher Jarecki in 2005. After meeting outside a movie theater in 1997, the couple dated for eight years prior to their marriage. Silverstone divorced Christopher Jarecki in 2015 but the pair shares son ten-year-old Bear Blu Jarecki.

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Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff blessed our television screen as Lizzie in the hit Disney Channel series, Lizzie McGuire. Safe to say, she's grown up a lot since then. Duff married Canadian NHL player Mike Comrie in 2010. However, the pair divorced in early 2016. Duff remarried Matthew Koma in December 2019.

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Hilary Duff is a mother to three children, 9-year-old Luca Cruz Comrie, 2-year-old Banks Violet Bair, and 4-month-old Mae James Bair. In an interview, Hilary said of motherhood, "You just don't even know until you have a child what that bond does, and how it changes you, and what you learn."

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Marla Sokoloff

Marla Sokoloff is best known for playing Maggie Carter in the teen comedy, Whatever It Takes. Sokoloff dated actor James Franco for five years after they met on the set of Whatever It Takes in 1999. However, they eventually broke up and she married Deadsy drummer Alec Puro.

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Marla Sokoloff has two daughters, 9-year-old Elliot Anne and 6-year-old Olive Mae. Marla is also well-known for playing Gia Mahan on Full House and the NetFlix reboot Fuller House. Sokoloff has starred in several movies including The Climb, The Tollbooth, Dude, Where's My Car?, Sugar & Spice and Love on the Side.

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Melissa Joan Hart

Melissa Joan Hart became a Nickelodeon icon starring as Sabrina in Sabrina: The Teenage Witch. In 2003, Hart married musician Mark Wilkerson, after meeting at the Kentucky Derby in May 2002. The couple documented their wedding in a TV miniseries titled Tying the Knot.

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Melissa Joan Hart is the mother of three boys, 8-year-old Tucker McFadden Wilkerson, 13-year-old Braydon Wilkerson, and 15-year-old Mason Wilkerosn. Since becoming a mom, Hart's been busy acting in Clarissa Explains it All, Melissa & Joey, and No Good Nick.

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Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts played Addie Singer on the hit Nickelodeon show, Unfabulous, which aired in 2004. As an adult actress, Roberts became known for her roles as Madison Montgomery in American Horror Story and Kristina Jung in Blow. Emma is the daughter of Oscar-nominated actor Eric Roberts, and the niece of Oscar-winner Julia Roberts.

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And the former childstar is now a parent herself! Emma is the mother of one-year-old son, Rhodes Roberts Hedlund, whom she shares with her boyfriend Garrett Hedlund. The actress prefers to keep a low profile; she has shared photos of her holding baby Rhodes on Instagram, but has yet to reveal his face.

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Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson rose to childstar fame while playing Kenan on the Nickelodeon show, Keanan and Kel. Since 2003, he has been a cast member of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live, making him the longest-tenured cast member in the show's history. Thompson is notably ranked at No. 88 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.

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Today, Kenan is the father of two daughters, 7 year-old Georgia Marie Thompson and 3 year-old Gianna Michelle Thompson, whom he shares with his wife Christina Evangeline. Christina is an actress and interior designer. Kenan often shares adorable pics of his family on Insta.

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Christy Carlson Romano

Christy Carlson Romano first got on our radars for playing Ren Stevens on the Disney Channel show, Even Stevens, which aired in June 2000. She also played Cadet Capt. Jennifer Stone in the Disney Channel movie, Cadet Kelly. Romano is also known for voicing the animated character Kim Possible in the animated series, Kim Possible.

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Christy Carlson Romano is the mother of two daughters, 4-year-old Isabella Victoria and 2-year-old Sophia Elizabeth. Romano married Brendan Rooney in 2013. The family of four live in Texas and Romano often shares pics of her growing family with fans - many of whom have been loving her since childhood.

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Kaycee Stroh

It's hard to imagine the Disney movie franchise High School Musical without Kaycee Stroh. The actress was also a contestant in the VH1 reality series Celebrity Fit Club. But new television gigs aren't the only thing keeping Stroh busy these days: the HSM star is also a mother!

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Kaycee is mom of two daughters, 7-year-old Zetta Lee and 5-year-old Lettie Lousie, whom she shares with husband Ben Higginson. The couple married in a romantic ceremony in 2009 and have since had their hands full with their two munchkins. We love to see it!

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Tiffany Thornton

Remember when Tiffany Thornton starred as Tawni Hart on Sonny With A Chance, and the following spin-off? Well, a lot has happened since those golden days. Thornton married Christopher Carney in November 2011 and then became a radio personality for KLAZ 105.9 based in Hot Springs, Arkansas. And that's not all.

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Tiffany is the mother of four children: 9 year-old Kenneth James Carney, 7-year-old Bentley Cash Carney, 2-year-old Juliet Joy Capaci, and one-month-old Kimber Jo Capaci. Thornton married Josiah Capaci in October 2017 after her first husband, Chris Carney, passed away in a car accident in 2015.

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Brenda Song

Brenda Song played the hilarious and loveable London Tipton on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, which starred Dylan and Cole Sprouse, and aired in 2005. From 2010 to 2017, Song had an on and off relationship with Trace Cyrus, and they even got engaged in 2011. Her current partner is fellow child actor, Macaulay Culkin.

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Much to the surprise of fans, Brenda Song gave birth to five-month-old son Dakota in April 2021 with partner and Home Alone childstar Macaulay Culkin. The couple met on the Changeland movie set in Thailand a few years ago and shortly after moved in together.

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Ashley Tisdale

Ashley Tisdale is an actress best known for her role of Sharpay Evans in High School Musical and, of course, Maddie Fitzpatrick in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. As a child, Tisdale was featured in over 100 advertisements and had minor roles in television and theatre.

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Today, Ashley Tisdale is the proud mother of eight-month-old Jupiter Iris French, whom she shares with husband Christopher French. Tisdale married Christopher French back in 2014. Fans can see pics of the growing family on Ashley's Instagram page, where the actress candidly shares tidbits of her life.

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Candace Cameron Bure

Quite a few of our beloved Full House cast members are all grown up now. It's wild how we watched them grow up right in front of us on our small screens all those years - and now they are real-life parents themselves! Don't mind us, we're just getting a little nostalgic.

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The one-and-only Candace Cameron Bure, perhaps better known as D.J. Tanner, became a household name in the late '80s and well into the '90s. Today, Candace is 45 years old and mother to three (not so little) kids: Natasha, Maksim, and Lev. It was definitely a full house with this lot!

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Danielle Harris

Up next on our list of child stars who are now parents is Danielle Harris, who played Annie Brackett in the Halloween movie franchise. As a child actress, she had various appearances on television and prominent roles in films such as Marked for Death (1990) and Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991).

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Now, life's a little different. Danielle Harris is a mother of two children, two-year-old Jagger Maxwell Gross and three-year-old Carter Davis Gross. In 2013, Harris became engaged to David Gross. The couple married in a private ceremony in Holualoa, Hawaii on January 4, 2014.

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Vinessa Shaw

Vinessa Shaw is an actress best known for playing the role of Allison in the iconic Disnay Halloween movie, Hocus Pocus. Shaw also appeared in Ladybugs (1992) and L.A. Without a Map (1998). Fun fact: Shaw was raised a Buddhist and is also a facilitator of the SGI-USA lay Buddhist Association for Peace, Culture, and Education.

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Vinessa Shaw is the mother of three-year-old son Jack Gifford, whom she shares with husband Kristopher Gifford. Shaw got engaged to Gifford in 2008 and the couple got married almost a decade later in 2017. Shaw has mostly given up acting since becoming a mom.

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Tiffani Theissen

Tiffani Thiessen became a total legend starring as Kelly Kapowski on the hit ABC show, Saved By The Bell, which ran from 1989-1993. Since then she has played Valerie Malone on Fox’s Beverly Hills, 90210 and her most recent role is that of Lori on Netflix’s Alexa and Kate. Thiessen married actor Brady Smith in 2005.

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Tiffani Thiessen is the mother of two kids, 11-year-old Harper Ren Smith and 6-year-old Holt Fisher Smith. "Every baby is different, and it's just getting to know her aand what she needs," the actress shared shortly after giving birth to her first child. "We're falling more in love with her every day."

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Mario Lopez

Mario Lopez rose to fame as Slater on the hit 90’s teen sitcom, Saved By The Bell. Lopez was a child prodigy and started to dance at age three, training in tap and jazz. He also did tumbling, karate, and wrestling at his local Boys and Girls Club when he was 7 years old.

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Today, Mario Lopez is all grown up and the father of three children, 10-year-old Gia Francesca Lopez, 7-year-old Dominic Lopez, and two-year-old Santino Rafael Lopez. After child stardom, Mario has gone on to become a host for the syndicated entertainment news magazine shows Extra and Access Hollywood.

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Danielle Fishel

At just 10-years-old, Danielle Fishel caught her first big break with her official debut on her screens. But fast forward just 2 years, and her fame reached new heights. Sure enough, after starring on Boy Meets World in 1993, the child-star soon morphed into a household name. But where is "Topanga" today?

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Not only is the 40-year-old actress all grown up, but she has since welcomed a family of her own. In fact, this past August, Fishel and her husband Jensen Karp proudly took to Instagram to announce the arrival of their second child. Feel old yet? There's more where that came from. Keep scrolling!

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Zayn Malik

It's crazy to think it's already been 11 years since we watched a timid teen from Bradford, England, take the X Factor stage. Sure enough, after forming 1/5 of One Direction shortly after, Zayn Malik's life has never been the same. The artist has become one of the biggest names in music - but his time off stage is just as memorable.

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Today, the 28-year-old singer is happily dating global supermodel Gigi Hadid. But that's not all. The Hollywood stars have since started a family of their own. Back in September of 2020, Malik and Hadid welcomed daughter Khai. And while the couple has opted to keep their private life, well, private, we wish them nothing but the best!

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Rupert Grint

What's better than one famous parent? Two, obviously. Lucky for Rupert Grint's little one, that's exactly what reality calls for. The Harry Potter icon (below) has been going steady with Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging star, Georgia Groome for over a decade now. And they've recently welcomed an exciting new chapter.

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And by exciting new chapter, we mean welcoming the next generation of wizards into the world. Back in May of 2020, the Hollywood couple welcomed their very first child together, baby girl Wednesday. And while we'll have to wait and see if her Quidditch skills live up to dad's, we're sure she's got a bright future ahead of her.

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Kylie Jenner

We know. It's hard to remember a time when this self-made billionaire was simply "Kim's baby sister." But back in 2007, when the Kardashian family first found their way onto our screens, that's exactly how we met her. Safe to say, a lot has changed since then - and we're not just talking about the dollars in her bank account.

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After breaking the internet back in 2018, thanks to her top-secret pregnancy with daughter Stormi, it appears the Jenner-Webster household is expanding again. "Stormi, we're going to have a baby," Jenner revealed on Instagram this past September, of her and Travis' plans for baby #2. Congratulations to the happy family!

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Erik von Detten

No one tell Mia, but Josh is officially a taken man. Back in the 2000s, this Princess Diaries child star was Hollywood's golden boy. And while his beloved charm clearly hasn't changed, his reality certainly has. Today, Erik von Detten is a proud husband and father of 2.

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"To have your first child be one gender, and then the second child be the opposite gender, I think is just such a gift," the actor gushed to People of welcoming a daughter, Claire, back in 2018, and now, Thomas in 2021. "I think it's going to be a phenomenal experience."

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Frankie Muniz

Whether it was Agent Cody Banks, Big Fat Liar, Malcolm in the Middle, or any blockbuster in between, Frankie Muniz dominated the early 00s. But if there's one moment that sticks out from the rest? It's parenthood. "That was the moment that my life changed forever," the child star gushed.

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Back in March 2021, the actor and his wife Paige Price welcomed their first child together, son Mauz Mosley. "Honestly, I didn't know it was possible to love anything as much as I love him," Muniz gushed of his little guy's arrival. "It took me a long time to post because I've been 1000% obsessed with him."

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Christopher Massey

Are you ready? It appears Christopher Massey is full of surprises. For starters, he's brothers with That's So Raven's Kyle Massey. Yep. But perhaps even more unexpected? The Zoey 101 star is officially all grown up with children of his own. Anyone else feel like it was just yesterday he was getting into trouble at PCA?

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The 31-year-old actor is the proud father of three children: daughters Mariah and Bella, and son Carter. "Being a father is a special privilege that I enjoy so much every single day," Massey gushed on Instagram. While it's hard to unsee him as "Michael Barret," we're proud to see the loving father he's since grown into.

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Nick Carter

Back in the 90s, just about every teen had a poster of our next star plastered somewhere in their bedroom (just us?). The Backstreet Boys singer instantly became a teen idol, with endless hit songs and world tours under his belt. Today, though, the artist has gone on to swap mic-checks for diaper checks.

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Instagram via @nickcarter

Carter and his wife of 7 years, Lauren Kitt, have since welcomed a new generation of pop stars: son Odin, 5, daughter Saoirse, 1, and newborn daughter Pearl, born this past April. "Sometimes life blesses you with little surprises," the band member proudly reflected of his journey to parenthood. We couldn't agree more.

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Sasha Pieterse 

Go a secret can you keep it? The Pretty Little Liars star first became a household name after starring in the hit drama back in 2011, but she's actually been blessing our screens for longer than one may have thought. From The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl to Good Luck Chuck, we practically grew up with Sasha Pieterse.

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Of course, though, a lot has changed since we watched Alison DiLaurentis terrorize Rosewood's finest. Today, the actress is a proud wife and mother to baby boy, Hendrix Wade. She and her husband, actor Hudson Sheaffer seem to be basking in their latest chapter. And we couldn't be happier for them!

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Nash Grier

It's hard to forget his big blue eyes and even brighter personality. But for those that need refreshing, Nash Grier first rose onto the scene after making it big on Vine back in the 2010s. Since then, he's welcomed fame, fortune, and perhaps most importantly? Fatherhood.

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Instagram via @nashgrier

On September 25, 2019, the online star and his then-fiance, Taylor Giavasis welcomed their little bundle of joy, son Malakai Giavasis-Grier. And we can't help but feel proud for how far the 23-year-old's come from his twerking tutorials and viral pranks wars.

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