Synopsis: We remember the characters, but whatever became of the young actors who made them famous? Malcolm-Jamal Warner ("The Cosby Show") narrates "Child Stars, Then and Now," a special one-hour look at 15 of America's most beloved child stars.

There is life after stardom, and these actors prove it. "Child Stars, Then and Now" shows us the many different and often surprising life paths of 15 former young stars. The special features interviews with the stars and chronicles the rise to fame and current whereabouts of Lisa Loring and Ken Weatherwax (Wednesday and Pugsley Addams, "The Addams Family"); Cary Guffey (Barry Guiler, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"); Larry Mathews (Richard 'Rich' Petrie, "The Dick Van Dyke Show"); Willie Aames (Tommy Bradford, "Eight Is Enough"); Candace Cameron (Donna Jo 'D.J.' Tanner, "Full House"); Angela Cartwright and Bill Mumy (Penny and Will Robinson, "Lost In Space"); Jill Whelan (Vicki Stubing, "The Love Boat"); Butch Patrick (Eddie Munster, "The Munsters"); Emmanuel Lewis (Webster Long, "Webster"); Haywood Nelson (Dwayne Nelson, "What's Happening!!"); Danielle Spencer (Dee Thomas, "What's Happening!!"); Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket, "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory"), and Jason Hervey (Wayne Arnold, "The Wonder Years"). The special also contains private footage and photos of the stars then and now.

Production Credits:
Child Stars, Then and Now is produced by NBC Studios in association with Gay Rosenthal Productions. Executive producer is Gay Rosenthal ("20 Years of Must See TV," "VH1's Behind the Music.") Co-executive producer is Paul Barrosse ("20 Years of Must See TV"), and Nicholas Caprio ("Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television") is producer.