Johnny Whitaker
Johnny Whitaker began his career at the age of three in a TV commercial for a car dealership and then leaped straight to “General Hospital.” He’s best known as the orphan Jody Davis in “Family Affair,” from 1966-71. He’s also been in “The Littlest Angel,” “Snowball Express,” “The Biscuit Eater,” “Napoleon and Samantha,” and plenty more. He also had the lead role in the 1973 musical “Tom Sawyer.”
Whitaker has received Young Artist Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999, and while he has had drug issues, he’s on the road to recovery and remains with us today.
Quinn Cummings
Cummings began in commercials, then became the memorable Lucy McFadden in "The Goodbye Girl." For her stand-out performance, she earned Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress. Cummings went on to a recurring role on "Family," as well as a part on "Hail to the Chief." She's also a casting director, a business owner, and a blogger.
In fact, her writing may be the biggest part of her fandom nowadays. She's authored three books about herself, homeschooling, and pets, and has also had her writing featured in The Wall Street Journal, Time, People, The Atlantic, Salon, Los Angeles Magazine, Huffington Post, and Good Housekeeping.
Paris Themmen
Another former "Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory," Themmen appeared as the television-obsessed child Mike TeeVee, but quit acting at the age of fourteen. He would later return to the screen, taking small roles in shows such as "Star Trek: Voyager." He also appeared in "The Big Lebowski."
He's appeared with other cast members for reunions as Mike TeeVee a number of times. He's dabbled in real estate, film production, Walt Disney Imagineering, retail, and a number of other business pursuits, and also directs casting sessions.
Maureen McCormick
Before she appeared as the eldest Brady, daughter, McCormick also appeared on "My Three Sons," "Bewitched," and "Camp Runamuck," as well as commercials for Barbie and Kool-Aid. While McCormick continued TV roles, she also appeared in the movies "Dogtown," "Great Easter Adventure," and "The Million Dollar Kid." She also won on the reality show "VH1's Celebrity Fit Club."
She's detailed her Brady Bunch experiences in her book "Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice," which came out in 2008.
Dana Plato
Dana Plato is a classic child star cautionary tale. She was most famous for her role in the hit show "Diff'rent Strokes," lasting through the eighties. However, Dana became addicted to prescription pills, and while she claimed to have been sober for over ten years, Dana passed away at the young age of thirty-four in 1999.
Incredibly, only a day before her death, she appeared on the Howard Stern radio program and directly discussed her addiction. Her death was ruled a suicide, though we'll never know if it was accidental or intentional.