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19 Ex-Child Stars Who Lost Their Fortune


It’s not easy growing up in the public eye and for many, it doesn’t always lead to an easier life.

In a YouTube video titled “How I Lost All My Money,” the former Disney child star explained how she entered the industry at 16 without any knowledge of how to manage her finances, similar to most kids that age. Romano went on to blow her cash on “big ticket items” including a Mercedes Benz G-Wagon and a psychic who “got a lot of money” from her. Via YouTube/Call Me Daddy Cole and Dylan Sprouse have established themselves as much more than child stars but the transition period from Disney characters to respectable actors wasn’t one without hurdles.

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