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

Cassidy first admitted that he suffered from an alcohol problem in 2008. Diagnosed with liver disease in 2017, Cassidy's health began to rapidly decline. He passed away in November of that year due to liver and kidney failure. "You know, I did it to myself, man. I did it to myself to cover up the sadness and the emptiness," he said shortly before he died.

Danny Lloyd

Danny Lloyd is best known for his role as Danny Torrance in the 1980 film adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining. Kubrick was able to film all of the six-year-old boy's scenes without making Lloyd aware that he was in a horror movie; Lloyd believed he was acting in a drama film about a family who lived in a hotel. He retired from acting at the age of ten.

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  • Chuck Norris’s first name is actually Carlos.
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