Child Stars: Where Are They Now?

Danika McKellar

Jeff Cohen

Goonies never die, right? Cohen’s most memorable turn was as Chunk in the 1985 cult classic.

What He's Doing Now

These days, Cohen’s still in Hollywood—but he’s working behind the scenes. Graduating from UC Berkeley and then UCLA Law, he’s now the head of his own L.A.-based law firm, Cohen Gardner LLP. “I really enjoy being an entertainment lawyer,” he said recently. “There’s a lot of upside: You don’t have to audition, and you still get to go to the parties.”

Josh Saviano

For six seasons in the 1990s, he was nerdy best friend Paul Pfeiffer on The Wonder Years.

What He's Doing Now

For years, Saviano has been haunted by the rumor that his alter ego is none other than shock singer Marilyn Manson. In reality, he graduated from Yale with a degree in political science in 1998, then went on to law at Cardozo in New York City. Now a lawyer with Morrison Cohen LLP in New York, he works on cases related to corporate law and intellectual property.

Robert MacNaughton

He played Drew Barrymore’s non-believing older brother Michael in the 1982 hit, E.T., followed by the lead in the big-screen adaptation of Robert Cormier’s I Am the Cheese.

What He's Doing Now

Post-E.T., he stuck with theater for a decade, doing the Shakespeare Theater Festival in New York and other shows, before quitting acting in 2002. Since then, he’s worked as a mail carrier in Phoenix, Ariz. and Jersey City, N.J.