Soon, he was everywhere starring in family dramas like Our House and My Two Dads, learning lines instead of math homework, and growing up under the lights.
“I played pretend, and I was good at playing pretend… and all of a sudden people were making a lot of money, and I didn’t want to do it anymore,” he recalled years later.
The teenage heartthrob loved acting but felt trapped by the world it created. Normal childhood moments — playgrounds, friends, school dances — were replaced with studios, scripts, and interviews.
