We're remembering the ones who didn't escape the curse of young fame.
Michael Cuccione
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At the age of nine, Canadian native Michael Cuccione was diagnosed with stage 2A Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a form of cancer that affects lymph nodes. In his spare time from treatment, Cuccione campaigned for cancer awareness and also starred in a movie about fictional boyband 2ge+her. The band got so big that it even opened for Britney Spears. Cuccione died in 2001, just before turning 16.
Tara Correa-McMullen
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Tara Correa-McMullen starred in the CBS series Judging Amy as well as Zoey 101. In 2005, she was shot dead in front of her apartment in Inglewood, CA. She was 16.
Scotty Beckett
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Yet another stat of Our Gang, Scotty Beckett also starred in Rocky Jones, Space Ranger. In 1968 at the age of 38 he was seriously beaten and quickly died in his nursing home room.