It's been a tough year for some kids on reality shows.
From Here Comes Honey Boo Boo to Friday Night Tykes to the kids of Real Housewives with parents getting divorced or going to jail, it could be hard to understand why a parent would want to broadcast their child’s development for all the world to see -- even if they’re able to pay for college down the road with talent fees.
Child advocates who we spoke to said that there aren't enough regulations, especially for shows shot outside California, to protect kids from being overworked and exploited. Unlike the push for a "no kids" policy in paparazzi photos -- which was supported by Kristen Bell and other celebrity parents -- there’s been no coordinated campaign focused on kids on reality shows.
Watch: Is Fame Responsible for Honey Boo Boo's Weight Issues?
None of the producers, child advocates or former reality show stars ETonline...
From Here Comes Honey Boo Boo to Friday Night Tykes to the kids of Real Housewives with parents getting divorced or going to jail, it could be hard to understand why a parent would want to broadcast their child’s development for all the world to see -- even if they’re able to pay for college down the road with talent fees.
Child advocates who we spoke to said that there aren't enough regulations, especially for shows shot outside California, to protect kids from being overworked and exploited. Unlike the push for a "no kids" policy in paparazzi photos -- which was supported by Kristen Bell and other celebrity parents -- there’s been no coordinated campaign focused on kids on reality shows.
Watch: Is Fame Responsible for Honey Boo Boo's Weight Issues?
None of the producers, child advocates or former reality show stars ETonline...
- 2/26/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
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1914: Actor Robert Emhardt, the original Mac Cory on Another World, was born. He died on December 26, 1994.
1933: The Romance Of Helen Trent first went on the air in Chicago. It was the forerunner of many daily, 15-minute soap operas. The program lasted until June 24, 1960. During its 27-year run, three actresses played Helen--Virginia Clark and Betty Ruth Smith in Chicago, and later Julie Stevens in New York. Helen had a following so intense that at the height of its popularity the show received 1,000 letters a week offering advice on her many problems.
1939: Radio soap opera Thunder Over Paradise premiered on the Blue Radio Network. Laurette Fillbrandt starred.
1992: Reba McEntire guest starred on One Life To Live (she also appeared on July 27).
1996: Former soap opera actress Catherine Ann Christiansen (All My Children; One Life To Live) was arrested and charged with plotting to have her husband killed.
1914: Actor Robert Emhardt, the original Mac Cory on Another World, was born. He died on December 26, 1994.
1933: The Romance Of Helen Trent first went on the air in Chicago. It was the forerunner of many daily, 15-minute soap operas. The program lasted until June 24, 1960. During its 27-year run, three actresses played Helen--Virginia Clark and Betty Ruth Smith in Chicago, and later Julie Stevens in New York. Helen had a following so intense that at the height of its popularity the show received 1,000 letters a week offering advice on her many problems.
1939: Radio soap opera Thunder Over Paradise premiered on the Blue Radio Network. Laurette Fillbrandt starred.
1992: Reba McEntire guest starred on One Life To Live (she also appeared on July 27).
1996: Former soap opera actress Catherine Ann Christiansen (All My Children; One Life To Live) was arrested and charged with plotting to have her husband killed.
- 7/24/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
If you watched the 2009 Tony Awards Sunday night, you saw something amazing: the Best Actor in a Musical award was presented to the three impressive dancers sharing the role of Billy Elliot in Elton John's musical version of the 2000 film. The boys' win provided one of the evening's most touching moments, one applauded by those viewers who have marveled at the incredible ability of these three young men to carry such a large-scale production on their adolescent shoulders. The win begs comparison to another wildly popular musical that relied on children for its immense success: Annie, which ran on Broadway from 1977 to 1983. Annie was fresh in our minds because over the weekend we watched a fascinating documentary about life behind the scenes of this show-turned-cultural phenomenom. Life After Tomorrow - the 2006 documentary co-directed by former onstage orphan Julie Stevens and Gil Cates, Jr. - chronicles the experience of 40 girls...
- 6/8/2009
- TribecaFilm.com
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