Every generation has its crop of child stars and teen idols. They're the celebrities you got attached to when you yourself were still growing up and probably still think about in those terms today, even if they're still in the spotlight as adults. Well, children of the '80s and '90s, it may be somewhat difficult to believe, but many of the child stars you grew up with are now in their 40s. So read on to find out who's reached that milestone and how old they are in 2021, even though they'll be forever young to us.
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1 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt
DFree/ShutterstockKnown for: Angels in the Outfield, 3rd Rock From the Sun, 10 Things I Hate About You
Age: 40
2 | Justin Timberlake
DFree/ShutterstockKnown for: *NSYNC, The All-New Mickey Mouse Club
Age: 40
3 | Christina Ricci
ShutterstockKnown for: The Addams Family, Casper, Sleepy Hollow
Age: 41
4 | Tia and Tamera Mowry
Kathy Hutchins/ShutterstockKnown for: Sister, Sister, Twitches
Age: 42
5 | Elijah Wood
Tsuni-USA/ShutterstockKnown for: The Good Son, North, Flipper
Age: 40
6 | Macaulay Culkin
Featureflash Photo Agency/ShutterstockKnown for: Home Alone, My Girl, Richie Rich
Age: 40
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7 | Soleil Moon Frye
Kathy Hutchins/ShutterstockKnown for: Punky Brewster
Age: 44
8 | Anna Chlumsky
Kathy Hutchins/ShutterstockKnown for: My Girl, Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain
Age: 40
9 | Jaleel White
Markus Wissmann/ShutterstockKnown for: Family Matters
Age: 44
10 | Danielle Fishel
DFree/ShutterstockKnown for: Boy Meets World
Age: 40
11 | Keshia Knight Pulliam
Paul Archuleta/FilmMagicKnown for: The Cosby Show
Age: 42
12 | Fred Savage
Eugene Powers/ShutterstockKnown for: The Wonder Years, The Princess Bride
Age: 44
13 | Ben Savage
Kathy Hutchins/ShutterstockKnown for: Boy Meets World, Little Monsters
Age: 40
14 | Jenna von Oÿ
Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Big City Moms, Inc.Known for: Blossom
Age: 44
15 | Monica Keena
Kathy Hutchins/ShutterstockKnown for: While You Were Sleeping, Dawson's Creek
Age: 42
16 | Kel Mitchell
Kathy Hutchins/ShutterstockKnown for: All That, Kenan & Kel, Good Burger
Age: 42
17 | Lark Voorhies
Erik Voake/Getty Images for Adult SwimKnown for: Saved by the Bell
Age: 47
18 | Jason Earles
Shutterstock/Kathy HutchinsKnown for: Hannah Montana
Age: 44
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19 | Bianca Lawson
Kathy Hutchins/ShutterstockKnown for: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Pretty Little Liars
Age: 42
20 | Jennifer Love Hewitt
Kathy Hutchins/ShutterstockKnown for: Party of Five, I Know What You Did Last Summer
Age: 42
21 | Senta Moses
Dr. Billy Ingram/WireImageKnown for: Beakman's World, Home Alone
Age: 47
22 | Josh Server
Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Make A Wish FoundationKnown for: All That, Good Burger
Age: 42
23 | Staci Keanan
Angela Weiss/Getty ImagesKnown for: Step by Step, My Two Dads
Age: 45
24 | Michael C. Maronna
Rick Kern/WireImageKnown for: The Adventures of Pete & Pete
Age: 43
25 | Monique Coleman
Joe Seer/ShutterstockKnown for: High School Musical
Age: 40
