Featured image: Christy Carlson Romano. Photo: Eggy Production / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
The Lowdown
Romano was a big piece of early-2000s Disney Channel, and she has turned that history into a second career on her own terms. The child-labor argument is the part people will keep talking about.
Key Takeaways
- Romano’s debut memoir is Once Upon a Trainwreck: The Fall and Rise of a Child Star (USA Today).
- In the book, she writes about her “opposition to child labor in Hollywood” (USA Today).
- She stars in Hallmark’s Holiday Ever After: A Disney World Wish Come True with Lacey Chabert, her first major role in seven years (USA Today).
The Story
Romano, known for Even Stevens, Cadet Kelly and Kim Possible, told USA Today she spent her early career fitting into whatever opportunity came along without a stylist or publicist (USA Today).
Now 42, she argues for strict rules for young performers, such as social workers on set. She said having advocates around child actors helps them grow up knowing someone was in their corner (USA Today).
She said she would support her own daughters in the arts but has no plans to push them into casting offices. Her Hallmark movie with Chabert is set at Walt Disney World (USA Today).
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