While their fame may last more than 15 minutes, few young stars enjoy prolonged celebrity. Anthony Michael Hall couldn't. Others don't necessarily fall off the radar screen voluntarily. Witness, for example, the fate of Molly Ringwald , Macauley Culkin , and Anthony Michael Hall none of whom is exactly burning up the big screen these days. Nevertheless, Hollywood and beyond have fallen in love with young stars.
Kids look to young actors and actresses for tips on fashion, music, and attitude.
In the past several months, the number of teensploitation films and television shows has exploded. A few teen stars, such as Brandy and Jennifer Love Hewitt, have become hyphenates, finding success in film, music, and television. The current crop of teensploitation films reflects high-school students as sophisticated, eloquent, stylish, and mature beyond their years. But the level of sexual experience and experimentation the characters display is enough to make parents lock their teenagers in their rooms until age 25. Neve Campbell, Julia on Fox's Party of Five, is the den mother of the late-1990s Brat Pack.