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She Started Acting at 12, Went to Harvard, and Won an Oscar—The Perfect Career Arc

Success Stories

November 22, 2025

She Started Acting at 12, Went to Harvard, and Won an Oscar—The Perfect Career Arc

Natalie Portman was a child star who went to Harvard, avoided the pitfalls, and won an Oscar. She did everything right. Her career is the model for how to do it.

By David Thompson5 min read

She Was Disney's Biggest Child Star Making $7.5 Million Per Film—Then Lost Everything to Drugs, Arrests, and Tabloids Before Her Stunning Netflix Comeback at 36

Then & Now

November 20, 2025

She Was Disney's Biggest Child Star Making $7.5 Million Per Film—Then Lost Everything to Drugs, Arrests, and Tabloids Before Her Stunning Netflix Comeback at 36

From Parent Trap to Mean Girls icon, the 6 rehab stints, 5 arrests, $7M debt, fleeing to Dubai, and the Christmas movie redemption nobody saw coming.

By Emily Parker7 min read

From Rehab at 13 to $125 Million Empire: The Wild, Redemptive Journey of a Child Star

Then & Now

November 19, 2025

From Rehab at 13 to $125 Million Empire: The Wild, Redemptive Journey of a Child Star

How Hollywood's most famous child actress went from addiction and suicide attempts at 13 to building a multimedia empire—proving that child stardom doesn't have to end in tragedy.

By Jasmine Chen10 min read