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Former Child Star Jonathan Lipnicki Prays 'Every Night' for Clarity in His Career: ‘I Want to Turn This Ship Around’

Jonathan Lipnicki opens up to PEOPLE about the transition from bring a child star to becoming an adult actor and why he's confident he'll "turn this ship around" in the future.

Jonathan Lipnicki rose to fame in the 1990s, playing the token child in movies like Jerry Maguire and Stuart Little He later took a break, but has since returned, most recently on The Joe Schmo Show However, he tells PEOPLE, he's looking for something more “I had some really good things that happened when I was younger,” the actor tells PEOPLE exclusively. After high school, during which he purposefully cut back on his career, Lipnicki went and took acting classes, which he says was the “best thing” he’s done.

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