Author: Liz Richardson

17 Famous AAPI Child Actors Then Vs. Now Photos

1.

Here’s Brenda Song in The Suite Life of Zack of Cody, age 17:

Here’s Brenda Song now, age 37:

2.

Here’s Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, age 12:

Here’s Ke Huy Quan now, age 53:

3.

Here’s Lana Condor in X-Men: Apocalypse, age 18:

Here’s Lana Condor now, age 28:

4.

Here’s Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit, age 13:

Here’s Hailee Steinfeld now, age 28:

5.

Here’s Vanessa Hudgens in Thunderbirds, age 15:

Here’s Vanessa Hudgens now, age 36:

6.

Here’s Auli’i Cravalho (voice of Moana) when Moana was released, age 16:

Here’s Auliʻi Cravalho now, age 24:

7.

Here’s Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in Never Have I Ever, age 18:

Here’s Maitreyi Ramakrishnan now, age 23:

8.

Here’s Hudson Yang in Fresh Off the Boat, age 11:

Here’s Hudson Yang now, age 21:

9.

Here’s Devon Aoki in 2 Fast 2 Furious, age 20:

Here’s Devon Aoki in 2023, age 40:

10.

Here’s Ian Chen in Fresh Off the Boat, age 8:

Here’s Ian Chen now, age 18:

11.

Here’s Arden Cho in Teen Wolf, age 19:

Here’s Arden Cho now, age 39:

12.

Here’s Sydney Park in That’s So Raven, age 8:

Here’s Sydney Park now, age 27:

13.

Here’s Malese Jow in Unfabulous, age 14:

Here’s Malese Jow now, age 34:

14.

Here’s Forrest Wheeler in Fresh Off the Boat, age 8:

Here’s Forrest Wheeler in 2023, age 19:

15.

Here’s Anna Cathcart in To All the Boys, age 14:

Here’s Anna Cathcart now, age 21:

16.

Here’s Avan Jogia in Victorious, age 17:

Here’s Avan Jogia now, age 33:

17.

And finally, here’s Olivia Rodrigo in Bizaardvark, age 13:

Here’s Olivia Rodrigo now, age 22:

Did any of these transformations surprise you? Let us know in the comments below!

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