Alisan Porter has been a recording artist, a Broadway star, and even a reality competition winner. The movie follows Sue and the man who has raised her, Bill Dancer John Belushi , as they take on cons to keep a roof over their heads.
That is, until they meet rich divorce lawyer Grey Ellison Kelly Lynch , who ends up changing their fortunes for the better. While critics may not have taken kindly to the film, it was hard not to feel fondness for Curly Sue herself, and for Porter's endearing performance. But where is Alisan Porter from Curly Sue now? Porter stepped away from professional acting for several years, but she didn't stop acting entirely.
Her undeniable stage presence made it clear that she might be destined for bigger things—and soon enough, she was on Broadway. But the story of two homeless con artists, one a middle-aged Jim Belushi and the other a precocious moppet, was the first and final time that the child star took center stage on the big screen. Unlike her predecessor Macaulay Culkin , however, Porter disappeared from view after topping the box office charts. In fact, it would be another 25 years before she would grace our screens again.
So what did she get up to during her lengthy spell away from her limelight and where is the not-so-curly star now? Although Alisan Porter seemed to disappear back into obscurity following the role that launched her to fame, she continued to pursue her interest in acting. And singing, too. Yes, during her teenage years the Curly Sue star was a regular of high school productions.
Bensonheimer was a role that Porter felt she was born to play, as she told Dance Magazine in " Chorus Line was always like another family member.
When I got the call about the show from my agent, in my brain there was no 'yes or no. It was life or death. Anyone who'd seen Alisan Porter on the Broadway stage already knew she had an impressive set of pipes.
But those of us who still only knew her as Curly Sue were left awestruck when she was first shown stepping on to the set of The Voice in Indeed, Porter wowed both the judges, all four to be exact, and the audience at home with her blind audition performance of Linda Ronstadt's "Blue Bayou" in the talent show's tenth season.
And after selecting Christina Aguilera as her mentor, the double threat sailed to the finals with tracks originally recorded by the likes of The Mamas and the Papas, Demi Lovato , and Janis Joplin. Porter proved her songwriting skills were equally impressive in the final when she sang the self-penned " Down That Road " before duetting with Aguilera on " You've Got A Friend " and performing West Side Story show tune " Somewhere.
Having appeared in beloved sitcoms from the '80s and early '90s, shared the screen with Steve Martin, and starred in a box office number one all before the age of 11, a young Alisan Porter no doubt felt that she was destined for a life in front of the cameras. Inevitably, she was brought back down to Earth with a bump when things didn't quite work out that way. Like many child stars before and after her, Porter struggled to deal with the idea that her career may have peaked at middle school.
Getting a regular job didn't feel like an option. My ego was definitely in charge a lot. Sometimes it takes going down the wrong road a couple of times. I found a way out and a way to harness what I want to do to get another chance. During her successful stint on The Voice , Porter told People that she was initially worried about returning to the spotlight: "I was nervous about putting myself back into something so public and going back into a career, especially since I have kids now and I've been a stay-at-home mom for three and a half years.
Yes, Mike Tyson really does have three pet tigers. We'll give that "War Horse" is technically a movie about an animal, but Steven Spielberg's sweeping war epic is actually so effective in part because of the 15 horses that managed to give an expressive, unified performance as the wonder-horse Joey.
Sadly, Uggie was put down in at age 13 after a battle with prostate cancer. Lesson learned: do not mess with John Wick's dog. This adorable, 1-year-old beagle at the time of filming won the job over a dozen other puppies in the filmmakers search for "the cutest dog in the world" and managed to warm the heart of even the most cold-blooded of assassins as played by Keanu Reeves.
Janney actually "auditioned" three separate birds for the role and this one "just sat there and was so sweet," she told the New York Times. But when the time came to film, it kept pecking at her oxygen tank, forcing her to step up her game and focus. This fluffy star in the making appeared in not one but two hits , the thriller "Widows" and the comedy "Game Night. But all's well that ended well when the two reunited on a talk show. The important thing to know about Goose is that he's not actually a cat, but rather a " flerken ," a vicious, multi-tentacled space beast who can gobble up an army of alien soldiers and leave a permanent scratch for one Nick Fury.
There are a lot of fun animal movies. Steve Carell , who wasn't yet famous, even made an appearance. While the film itself wasn't very well-received by critics, Porter became a recognizable figure due to her curly hair, which she later revealed in an interview as an adult wasn't naturally curly and resulted from frequent perms.
She also appeared in high-profile gigs prior to Curly Sue , like appearing in a Golden Girls episode and competing on Star Search. Still, despite a promising start to her career and what looked to be her steadily rising star, Porter largely stepped out of the public eye for the rest of her childhood, only reappearing as an adult to pursue a music career. So, what happened to the real-life Curly Sue?
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