
Frye says revisiting the old footage made her realize how blind she had been to the fact that many of her friends were hurting “and needed to be heard.” In one answering machine message, Brandis says plaintively, “If I could come over for the holidays, it would be my pleasure. At only 8-years-old Soleil Moon Frye picked up millions of fans and inspired countless other kids through her titular leading role in NBC sitcom Punky Brewster. The actor, perhaps best known for his role in 1993’s “SeaQuest DSV,” became a teen heartthrob. Some of Soleil’s old pals have since passed away, including Jonathan Brandis at the age of 27.
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Where he is now: After his debut in the 1990 TV series “The Outsiders,” the actor starred in the “Scream” series and continues to appear in film and TV. “It got dark,” Arquette says in the film of his teen partying, which included smoking heroin. Where she is now: She’s a founding member of rock band Rilo Kiley and is a successful solo musician. “Do you have anything on you?” Frye asks. “I just hope he doesn’t find my gun,” the “Growing Pains” and “Baywatch” actor cracks when she and Frye are pulled over by a cop. As a teenager in the ’90s, Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went, documenting her friends as they grew up in Hollywood and NYC. Actress Soleil Moon Frye in the 1980s series “Punky Brewster” (left). Soleil Moon Frye is pictured as the titular star of NBC’s sitcom ‘Punky Brewster. She also claims to have saved nearly every answering machine message she ever received. She recorded drunken fights with friends, wild parties, diner meals and boring car rides. Her parents got divorced two years after her. Her two half-brothers are Meeno Peluce and Sean Frye, who are actors as well. She is the daughter of Virgil Frye, an actor, and Sondra Peluce, a talent manager and caterer. What sets this documentary apart is its mind-blowing original footage.Īs a teen growing up in Los Angeles, Frye began carrying a video camera with her wherever she went - truly, wherever. Soleil Moon Frye was born on Augin a place called Glendora, which lies in California, United States of America. “Kid 90,” which is directed by Frye and premieres Friday on Hulu, chronicles her story from child superstar to washed-up teen to 44-year-old mother of four. And as a new documentary reveals, child actor Soleil Moon Frye - star of the 1980s sitcom “Punky Brewster” - once had her own exclusive group of showbiz pals. ‘Matilda’ star Mara Wilson: I was ‘sexualized’ on porn sites as a childįrank Sinatra had his Rat Pack. ‘Forrest Gump’ star unrecognizable 29 years later: ‘Hollywood wasn’t healthy’Īdam Rich’s cause of death revealed months after he diedĪmanda Bynes placed on psychiatric hold after being detained by cops
