It's pretty wild how quickly people grow up before your eyes. Here's a look at Asian former child stars in some of their earliest TV and movie roles vs. now:
1. To start, Brenda Song played London Tipton in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.
And here's what she looks like now.
2. Lana Condor played Jubilee in X-Men: Apocalypse.
And here's what she looks like now.
3. Vanessa Hudgens played Tintin in Thunderbirds.
And here's what she looks like now.
4. Anna Cathcart played Kitty in the To All the Boys film series.
And here's what she looks like now.
5. Ki Hong Lee played Minho in The Maze Runner franchise.
And here's what he looks like now.
6. Olivia Rodrigo played Paige in Bizaardvark.
And here's what she looks like now.
7. Sydney Park played Gabby Phillips in Instant Mom.
And here's what she looks like now.
8. Avan Jogia played Beck Oliver in Victorious.
And here's what he looks like now.
9. Forrest Wheeler played Emery Huang in Fresh Off the Boat.
And here's what he looks like now.
10. Alan Kim played David in Minari.
And here's what he looks like now.
11. Tenzing Norgay Trainor played Parker Rooney in Liv and Maddie.
And here's what he looks like now.
12. Hudson Yang played Eddie Huang in Fresh Off the Boat.
And here's what he looks like now.
13. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan played Devi Vishwakumar in Never Have I Ever.
And here's what she looks like now.
14. Janel Parrish played Jade in Bratz: The Movie.
And here's what she looks like now.
15. Ian Chen played Evan Huang in Fresh Off the Boat.
And here's what he looks like now.
16. Dev Patel played Jamal Malik in Slumdog Millionaire.
And here's what he looks like now.
17. Finally, Hailee Steinfeld played Mattie Ross in True Grit.
And here's what she looks like now.
Who's your favorite AAPI child actor? Tell us who they are in the comments!
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