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Quiz about Child Stars Gone Bad
Quiz about Child Stars Gone Bad

Child Stars Gone Bad Trivia Quiz


A hard quiz (fill-in-the-blanks) about child actors and actresses whose lives took extreme downturns. Some turned their lives around, but alas, some didn't.

A multiple-choice quiz by TonyTheDad. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
TonyTheDad
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
20,544
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
10498
Last 3 plays: sashangel (9/10), Upstart3 (5/10), Guest 209 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. At the age of 9, this child actor played the youngest of eight children of a Sacramento newspaperman. In real life, he started smoking marijuana at age 10, dropped out of high school at 17, and was arrested several times from 1983-1991.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 2 of 10
2. This actress played the 12-year-old daughter of a white man who adopts his black housekeeper's two children after she dies. In real life, she had a hard time finding work after the above show ended. After a failed marriage, she was arrested for robbing a video store and forging a prescription for Valium. She died in May 1999 at age 34 in what was first said to be an accidental overdose, but then ruled a suicide after finding large amounts of other drugs in her system, as well as noting her past history of suicide attempts.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 3 of 10
3. This 1950's child acrtress' life took a tragic turn after the TV show she was on ended. (She played the youngest of three children whose father knew best.) Her father molested her, her mother was an alcoholic, and her brother beat her. At 16, she married an auto mechanic and had 8 miscarriages in one year. She divorced at 18. Her new boyfriend got her hooked on heroin and pushed her into prostitution. She went back and forth from prison to mental institutions. At age 34, she had a religious conversion, which she credits with saving her life. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This actress had a breakthrough role in 'E.T.'. Sadly, her association with the party crowd of Hollywood got her hooked on drugs before she was a teenager. But happily, she has turned her life around and is now one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood.

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 5 of 10
5. This actor played a middle child of a large family who formed a rock band and toured in a multi-colored bus. His childhood was fairly normal (except for attending school with Michael Jackson and Christian Brando). As an adult, however, he was arrested in 1985 and 1990 for on drug charges, and convicted in 1991 for assaulting and robbing a transvestite prostitute. He's since turned his life around. He's been a DJ at several radio stations across the country. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This actress broke through with her role as Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz'. She then went on to a string of musicals for MGM, which led to her drug dependancy. MGM gave her sleeping pills and barbituates to keep her energy level high and her weight level down. She soon couldn't live without them. She went through 4 marriages and divorces before marrying her fifth husband. This marriage lasted little more than 3 months, as she ODed on barbituates and died on June 22, 1969.

Answer: (Acting name)
Question 7 of 10
7. This actor had a string of successful movies before he was 21: Explorers, Stand By Me, The Mosquito Coast, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, My Own Private Idaho, and Running on Empty. (For the last he got an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.) He died Halloween 1993 in front of his friend Johnny Depp's club, The Viper Room. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This cute little actress played one of three siblings who went to live with their successful uncle in New York City. In real life, sadly, she died of a drug overdose at the age of 18. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This actress had a role in 'American Graffiti'. She then got a TV role as the oldest of 2 daughters of a divorced mother. Success in this role also pushed her towards drug use, which she lied about on talk shows. She was fired from the show twice as her drug use affected her performance. Now, she is clean and sober, and making a comeback Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. One of the title 'My Three Sons', this actor was the black sheep of the TV cast family. He often threw away fan mail unopened, and he married a go-go dancer, who which Fred MacMurray (father Steve Douglas on the show) did not approve.

Answer: (Two Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. At the age of 9, this child actor played the youngest of eight children of a Sacramento newspaperman. In real life, he started smoking marijuana at age 10, dropped out of high school at 17, and was arrested several times from 1983-1991.

Answer: Adam Rich

Adam Rich played Nicholas Bradford in 'Eight Is Enough' and two following EIE TV movies.
2. This actress played the 12-year-old daughter of a white man who adopts his black housekeeper's two children after she dies. In real life, she had a hard time finding work after the above show ended. After a failed marriage, she was arrested for robbing a video store and forging a prescription for Valium. She died in May 1999 at age 34 in what was first said to be an accidental overdose, but then ruled a suicide after finding large amounts of other drugs in her system, as well as noting her past history of suicide attempts.

Answer: Dana Plato

Dana Plato played Kimberly Drummond in 'Diff'rent Strokes'. She also was in a movie named 'Different Strokes' (obviously taking from her association with the TV show), but with a much more adult plot.
3. This 1950's child acrtress' life took a tragic turn after the TV show she was on ended. (She played the youngest of three children whose father knew best.) Her father molested her, her mother was an alcoholic, and her brother beat her. At 16, she married an auto mechanic and had 8 miscarriages in one year. She divorced at 18. Her new boyfriend got her hooked on heroin and pushed her into prostitution. She went back and forth from prison to mental institutions. At age 34, she had a religious conversion, which she credits with saving her life.

Answer: Lauren Chapin

Lauren Chapin was 'Kitten' Anderson on 'Father Knows Best'.
4. This actress had a breakthrough role in 'E.T.'. Sadly, her association with the party crowd of Hollywood got her hooked on drugs before she was a teenager. But happily, she has turned her life around and is now one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood.

Answer: Drew Barrymore

Drew now commands multi-million-dollar salaries. {($3,000,000} for 'Ever After'.)
5. This actor played a middle child of a large family who formed a rock band and toured in a multi-colored bus. His childhood was fairly normal (except for attending school with Michael Jackson and Christian Brando). As an adult, however, he was arrested in 1985 and 1990 for on drug charges, and convicted in 1991 for assaulting and robbing a transvestite prostitute. He's since turned his life around. He's been a DJ at several radio stations across the country.

Answer: Danny Bonaduce

He played Danny Partridge in 'The Partridge Family' and its Saturday morning spin-off 'The Partridge Family, 2200 A.D.'
6. This actress broke through with her role as Dorothy in 'The Wizard of Oz'. She then went on to a string of musicals for MGM, which led to her drug dependancy. MGM gave her sleeping pills and barbituates to keep her energy level high and her weight level down. She soon couldn't live without them. She went through 4 marriages and divorces before marrying her fifth husband. This marriage lasted little more than 3 months, as she ODed on barbituates and died on June 22, 1969.

Answer: Judy Garland

7. This actor had a string of successful movies before he was 21: Explorers, Stand By Me, The Mosquito Coast, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, My Own Private Idaho, and Running on Empty. (For the last he got an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.) He died Halloween 1993 in front of his friend Johnny Depp's club, The Viper Room.

Answer: River Phoenix

8. This cute little actress played one of three siblings who went to live with their successful uncle in New York City. In real life, sadly, she died of a drug overdose at the age of 18.

Answer: Anissa Jones

She played Buffy Davis on 'Family Affair'.
9. This actress had a role in 'American Graffiti'. She then got a TV role as the oldest of 2 daughters of a divorced mother. Success in this role also pushed her towards drug use, which she lied about on talk shows. She was fired from the show twice as her drug use affected her performance. Now, she is clean and sober, and making a comeback

Answer: Mackenzie Phillips

She played Julie Cooper on 'One Day at a Time'.
10. One of the title 'My Three Sons', this actor was the black sheep of the TV cast family. He often threw away fan mail unopened, and he married a go-go dancer, who which Fred MacMurray (father Steve Douglas on the show) did not approve.

Answer: Stanley Livingston

Stanley played 'Chip' Douglas. His real-life brother, Barry, played Chip's friend and later adopted brother Ernie.
Source: Author TonyTheDad

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