1. Edward Furlong
At the age of 14, Edward played the role of John Connor in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. He won several awards and played in some other hit movies in the '90s, but his career plateaued in the 2000s after numerous allegations of alcohol, drug abuse, and domestic violence.
He got arrested so many times for domestic violence that the thought of his name left a sour taste in everyone's mouth.
2. Lindsay Lohan
3. Jeremy Jackson
4. Jake Lloyd
5. Haley Joel Osment
This cute little boy seemed to have a lot going for him. He was a great actor and was sought out by many in directors in Hollywood. You probably best remember him for his role in the hit movie Sixth Sense.
However, the boy who could see ghosts unfortunately couldn't see the trajectory of his career.
6. Amanda Bynes
7-year-old Amanda was loved by so many girls for her roles in What a Girl Wants, Sydney White, and She's the Man. She was also a regular on Nickelodeon's All That, so we saw her everywhere and grew quite fond of her.
Suddenly, she decided to retire from acting. After that announcement, she got a DUI, was charged for two hit-and-run accidents, and was arrested for possession of pot.
7. Tatum O'Neal
Tatum was the youngest person to win an Academy Award for Best Actress at the age of 10 for the movie Paper Moon. Winning an award of that magnitude meant great things for this '60s child star, but things didn't go as planned...
It's been reported that Tatum started abusing drugs and alcohol at the age of 9. A few years later, she was allegedly molested by her dad's drug dealer.
8. Macaulay Culkin
You may know him from the Christmas classic Home Alone, but Macaulay got his start in Hollywood in 1988's Rocket Gibraltar. In his defense, there was a custody battle between his parents as they greedily fought over the control of Macaulay's fortune when he was just hitting adolescence in the mid-'90s. I'm sure that messed with his head.
A decade later, he was arrested after police found him in possession of pot and prescription drugs. His career bottomed out after that.