Miley Cyrus remains loose and at large in the media, leaving little to remind us of her innocent Disney Channel beginning. Miley Cyrus is not the only child star to change over the years. Stars from students’ younger Disney days when they watched “Even Stevens,” “That’s So Raven,” and “Lizzie McGuire,” are in fact still living, breathing, and (as far as anyone can tell) sane. The name of Louis Stevens should ring a bell when it comes to “Even Stevens.” A rounder and less scruffy Shia LaBeouf played the character of Louis, a rabble-rousing boy with a knack for getting in trouble at school and annoying his older sister, Christy Carlson Romano. She later voiced Kim in Disney’s “Kim Possible” and was married in Dec. 2013. Since “Even Stevens,” LaBeouf has starred in movies like "Transformers," "Disturbia," "Eagle Eye," and the fourth installment of "Indiana Jones." Although LaBeouf has starred in these movies, he is no longer popular, according to his Twitter account where he posted, “I’m not famous anymore.” LaBeouf’s tweet was an attempt to get people to stop paying attention to him, which unintentionally gave rise to public and comedic backlash.Conan O’Brien used LaBeouf’s tweet as a punch line in his clip of “Animals React to Shia LeBeouf’s Retirement.”Many child stars have made a mess of their fame, but Raven Symone, who starred in “That’s So Raven” (2003-2007,) managed to keep herself under the radar and respected. “It’s cool that she’s kind of off the grid and not a mess. That isn’t the case with most Disney stars. You have to respect it when people don’t get too stoked on their fame and glory,” said Mariah Hunt, senior in ICS from California. Hunt went said she was appreciative of present-day Raven-Symoné’s relatively low profile and good sense.Raven-Symoné is currently 28 years old and in Aug. 2013 confirmed buzzing rumors about her homosexuality.Raven Symone’s sexual orientation and personal life has been kept quiet, keeping it a “private matter,” but Hilary Duff’s personal life is out in the open. Another child star from the Disney show “Lizzie McGuire,” Duff has stayed relatively well known in the acting world since her Disney career. She starred in “A Cinderella Story,” with Chad Michael Murray, “The Perfect Man,” “Raise Your Voice,” and “Cheaper By the Dozen.” She also landed a role in season three of the drama series, “Gossip Girl.”Duff’s latest personal life headlines were on ABC News which read Aaron Carter, spurred on by the recent amicable divorce from her hockey-player husband Mike Comrie, is pining for Duff and isn’t afraid to let it show. The article states, “The 26-year-old musician re-tweeted a photo of Hilary Duff, also 26, along with the caption: ‘Hilary Duff is flawless.’ Carter said in an old interview that he and Duff began dating on his thirteenth birthday.” Duff and Comrie agreed to co-parent their son and said they are intent on remaining good friends.
Writer: Hannah Packard ~ Multimedia Journalist
