15 Black Disney Channel Stars All Grown Up

15 Black Disney Channel Stars All Grown Up

There are so many Disney stars who grow up and end up with jacked up lives. Some, however, turn out just fine. But what about the Black child stars? Here are 15 of them all grown up. Let’s see what they’re up to these days.

Michael J. Pagan – He was in the show Up, Up, And Away, which was sort of a fake Meteor Man spinoff that came out on the Disney channel in 2000. He was also in How Stella Got Her Groove Back and other movies as an adorable kid. He went on to be a youth track champion. He has a production company now called Tigertail.

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Lee Thompson Young – He’s from The Famous Jett Jackson but tragically he committed suicide in 2013.

Orlando Brown – The former That’s So Raven star was recently arrested for domestic battery, possession of meth and other charges. His life has been on a spiral for a while now.

Shadia Simmons – She’s been in a million Disney movies like Ace Lightning, I Was a Sixth Grade Alien, Life with Derek, and Strange Days at Blake Holsey High. She teaches high school now.

Zendaya – She starred in the Disney sitcom Shake It Up and now she’s slaying at every turn.

Keke Palmer – She was actually in a show called Keke and Jamal but it ended up not being picked up for an actual season. Now she’s acting all over the place and making news on her own.

Kyle Massey – The That’s So Raven star is still acting. He’s been on Being Mary Jane and Gotham in the last year.

Brandon Mychal Smith – He starred in the Disney movie Starstruck. He’s also still acting and was recently in the movie Dirty Grandpa.

Corbin Bleu – He got his fame by doing High School Musical! for Disney then went on to become a musician for real.

Larramie “Doc” Shaw – He starred in the The Suite Life on Deck. He was also in the hilarious Thunderstruck movie with Kevin Durant in 2012. He went on to be on House Of Payne and pledged Omega Psi Phi in college.

Kiely Williams – She of course started with 3LW then she went on to be a Cheetah Girl for Disney. She took a hiatus after her music and acting career fell apart.

Tanya Chisholm – She was in High School Musical 2 and more Disney shows. Now she has fashion and her own pop-up shops that are going well.

Carlon Jeffery – He was on the show A.N.T. Farm and now he’s a rapper.