Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Kids Grow Up To (Indie) Rock

It’s by now a rather well worn tale: child star who grows up either to be a complete mess or to fall off the face of the Earth. Less well worn are the tales of child stars who grow up to become rockers, of the distinctly indie variety.

Who?? Danny Tamberelli

Where Do I Know Him From?? Little Pete on The Adventures of Pete & Pete, a show that featured all kinds of great indie music as well as Iggy Pop as the father of one of the characters; the red haired kid on All That.

Little Pete (right) rocking with The Blowholes in the episode 'A Hard Day's Pete'

How’s He Rocking?? Danny is the bassist/vocalist for Jounce, a pseudo-jam band.

Danny, Jounce-ing It Up


Who?? Jenny Lewis

Where Do I Know Her From?? The girl in Nintendo commercial/cult film The Wizard; some girl in Troop Beverly Hills, a movie I never saw and never want to.

Haley: So Sophisticated

How’s She Rocking?? Jenny is in Rilo Kiley (alongside Blake Sennett, see below); she also released a solo album (with the Watson Twins, whoever they are) and contributed vocals to various projects, most famously the Postal Service album.

Jenny Lewis: So Hot, So Now


Who?? Bill Mumy

Were Do I Know Him From?? Will Robinson from Lost In Space; A Disney movie called Rascal about a kid with a pet raccoon.

Will Robinson

How’s He Rocking?? Various solo albums over the years; as half of Barnes & Barnes, who had a semi-hit with bizarro novelty song ‘Fish Heads’; also as the narrator for A&E’s Biography series.

Bill Mumy: sadly, this is one of the best pictures I could find of him


Who?? Blake Sennett (aka Blake Soper)

Where Do I Know Him From?? Joey “The Rat” Epstein on Boy Meets World; Pinsky from Salute Your Shorts.

Joey The Rat with tough guy Harley and some fat fuck (Boy Meets World)

Pinsky: not as memorable as Donkey Lips or the misanthropic red haired kid who has a brief scene in Terminator 2 as John Connor's friend (Salute Your Shorts)

How’s He Rocking?? As a member of Rilo Kiley (alongside Jenny Lewis, see above); also a member of The Elected.

Blake, with moustache and a look of intense concentration

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