22 People Who Were Kids In Christmas Movies And Are Adults Now Because That's How Time And Aging Works

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1.Buzz, aka Devin Ratray, from Home Alone then:

Buzz yelling at Kevin
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Buzz, aka Devin Ratray, from Home Alone now:

2.Sophie, aka Miffy Englefield, from The Holiday then:

sophie in the holiday as a young kid
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Sophie, aka Miffy Englefield, from The Holiday now:

3.Fuller, aka Kieran Culkin, from Home Alone then:

Fuller with a pepsi and a pizza
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Fuller, aka Kieran Culkin, from Home Alone now:

Kieran Culkin during an interview on fallon
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4.Ralphie from A Christmas Story, aka Peter Billingsley, then:

Peter Billingsley in 1986 with glasses in a suit
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Ralphie from A Christmas Story, aka Peter Billingsley, now:

Peter 30 years later a few more wrinkles but definitely still ralphie
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5.Judy the elf, aka Paige Tamada, from The Santa Clause then:

a pointy elf hat and pointy ears
Disney

Judy the elf, aka Paige Tamada, from The Santa Clause now:

being interviews by Bio with a bob
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6.Bernard the elf, aka David Krumholtz, from The Santa Clause then:

Bernard the elf being surprised
Disney

Bernard the elf, aka David Krumholtz, from The Santa Clause now:

7.Sam, aka Thomas Brodie-Sangster, from Love Actually then:

he looks like an infant!
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Sam, aka Thomas Brodie-Sangster, from Love Actually now:

very handsome posing in a fancy suit

He's 31 BTW.

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8.Joanna, aka Olivia Olson, from Love Actually then:

she is singing all i want for christmas is you
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Joanna, aka Olivia Olson, from Love Actually now:

9.Cindy Lou Who, aka Taylor Momsen, from How the Grinch Stole Christmas then:

Taylor Momsen listening to Jim Carrey in a scene from grinch
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Cindy Lou Who, aka Taylor Momsen, from How the Grinch Stole Christmas now:

10.The cast of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation then:

circa 1989 on a chair all happy
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The cast of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation now:

circa 2019 older and wiser
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11.Michael, aka Daniel Tay, from Elf then:

Will ferrel and him at the dinner table watching will chug a 2 liter of soda
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Michael, aka Daniel Tay, from Elf in his last public photo from 2009:

Daniel didn't do much acting after Elf. He went to Yale and got a degree in economics.

12.Susan Walker, aka Mara Wilson, from Miracle on 34th Street then:

under a tree in a dress
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Susan Walker, aka Mara Wilson, from Miracle on 34th Street now:

13.Alex Pruitt, aka Alex D. Linz, from Home Alone 3 then:

movie poster for home alone 3

Yes, we barely acknowledge this one, but still.

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Alex Pruitt, aka Alex D. Linz, from Home Alone 3 in his last public photo from 2012:

in a comedy video

He has zero online presence.

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14.Daisy, aka Lulu Popplewell, from Love Actually then:

she is saying that she was the christmas lobster
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Daisy, aka Lulu Popplewell, from Love Actually now:

15.Thurman Merman, aka Brett Kelly, from Bad Santa then:

  Dimension Films /Courtesy Everett Collection
Dimension Films /Courtesy Everett Collection

Thurman Merman, aka Brett Kelly, from Bad Santa now:

brett kelly in a fancy suit at the bad santa 2 premiere
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16.Randy, aka Ian Petrella, from A Christmas Story then:

randy has cake on his face and a pink bib
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Randy, aka Ian Petrella, from A Christmas Story now:

ian is wearing a beanie and a red flannel

17.Jake, aka Jonathan Taylor Thomas, from I'll Be Home for Christmas then:

JTT in a santa suit and petting a horse
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Jake, aka Jonathan Taylor Thomas, from I'll Be Home for Christmas now:

JTT is walking his dogs

This was the first time he was seen publicly since 2013!

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18.Ruby Sue Johnson, aka Ellen Latzen, in Christmas Vacation then:

she has long hair and is talking to chevy chase
Warner Bros.

Ruby Sue Johnson, aka Ellen Latzen, in Christmas Vacation now:

19.Linnie, aka Angela Goethals, in Home Alone then:

  20th Century Studios
20th Century Studios

Linnie, aka Angela Goethals, in Home Alone now:

20.Jamie Langston, aka Jake Lloyd, in Jingle All the Way then:

Jake lloyd in jingle all the way talking to arnold
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Jamie Langston, aka Jake Lloyd, in Jingle All the Way in 2011:

at philly comic con
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21.Charlie Calvin, aka Eric Lloyd Morelli, in The Santa Clause then:

charlie is with tim allen in the sleigh
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Charlie Calvin, aka Eric Lloyd Morelli, in The Santa Clause now:

22.And lastly and most mysteriously, Spike Frohmeyer, aka Erik Per Sullivan, in Christmas With the Kranks then:

erik is on a bike with spiky hair in the snow
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Spike Frohmeyer, aka Erik Per Sullivan, in Christmas With the Kranks now:

The Malcom cast also reunited in 2020 on Zoom.

10 squares of the cast of malcom smiling on zoom

Again, no Erik. He remains a mystery.

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