Demi Lovato, Alyson Stoner, Raven-Symoné and JoJo Siwa Reflect on ‘Humanizing’ the Pressures of Growing Up Famous in Lovato’s Doc ‘Child Star’
variety.comAngelique Jackson Demi Lovato brought their life experience full circle by co-directing the new Hulu documentary “Child Star.” The former Disney Channel kid turned teen pop sensation looks beyond their own career journey to analyze the rise of the entire child performer industry — from the Shirley Temple era to the TikTok and YouTube generation.
Lovato recruited fellow child stars Drew Barrymore, Kenan Thompson, Christina Ricci, Raven-Symoné, Alyson Stoner and JoJo Siwa to share their stories on camera; Raven-Symoné, Siwa and Stoner also joined Lovato on Sept.
12 at a special screening of the documentary, held at Neuehouse Hollywood. “Getting to talk to them so candidly about our experiences was so meaningful to me,” Lovato told Variety.
Because of that shared experience, Lovato’s conversations were markedly different than sitting down with someone who hasn’t been there. “There was a connectedness that was really important to all of us,” Lovato said. “That’s a part of the reason why I decided to co-direct this film, because it’s such a huge part of my story, and I knew that being able to connect with the participants would be so important.
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