The Disney Channel and Nickelodeon from the early 2000s to the early 2010s were famous for launching the careers of countless young actors. But a recurring trend among this was the amount of stars who had either gone insane or at the very least, had become traumatized from acting. Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens, Demi Livato, Britney Spears, Drake Bell, Janette McCurdy, among others, have all either expressed discomfort from their child star years, or have been the subject of multiple controversies.
But when you look outside Nick and Disney, there's plenty of young actors who grew into relatively well adjusted adults. Of course, there are also plenty of instances of downfall there as well. With that said, why are all the most infamous child star downfalls heavily associated with either Nick or Disney? I think in Dinsey's case at least, the stars of Disney Channel always felt like they were marketed as products, not actors or you know, human beings with human emotions. Look at any Disney Channel show from its peak, and you can see that they all feel heavily calculated and controlled. Everyone feels like they were specifically coordinated to portray a personality or a brand that would attract the most children.
Of course, there was also the fact that every star suddenly had a music career, or a clothing line, or whatever market research decided to force those kids to do. Hollywood isn't known for giving their actors the best treatment, but at least with adults, or other child actors, they're seen more like just normal people who happen to act. But for Disney Channel, every star on that network always felt like they were engineered behind the scenes by executives to create the perfect image of what parents want their kids to watch, then exploit that fake image as much as humanly possible.
But when you look outside Nick and Disney, there's plenty of young actors who grew into relatively well adjusted adults. Of course, there are also plenty of instances of downfall there as well. With that said, why are all the most infamous child star downfalls heavily associated with either Nick or Disney? I think in Dinsey's case at least, the stars of Disney Channel always felt like they were marketed as products, not actors or you know, human beings with human emotions. Look at any Disney Channel show from its peak, and you can see that they all feel heavily calculated and controlled. Everyone feels like they were specifically coordinated to portray a personality or a brand that would attract the most children.
Of course, there was also the fact that every star suddenly had a music career, or a clothing line, or whatever market research decided to force those kids to do. Hollywood isn't known for giving their actors the best treatment, but at least with adults, or other child actors, they're seen more like just normal people who happen to act. But for Disney Channel, every star on that network always felt like they were engineered behind the scenes by executives to create the perfect image of what parents want their kids to watch, then exploit that fake image as much as humanly possible.
