Justin Cooper, best known for playing Jim Carrey’s son in 1997’s“Liar, Liar,”just shared a wild detail about his childhood fame on the“Not So Little Rascals”podcast. At just 8 years old, he was receiving fan mail from actual prisoners. His mom intercepted every letter, never showed him a single one, and only told him about it years later. The inmates described themselves as big fans of the cute kid actor. Cooper said his mother also made sure she never left him alone with anyone on any film or TV set.
The rest of his story is just as fascinating. After“Liar, Liar”blew up, Cooper says he couldn’t go anywhere in public without being recognized. People lined up for autographs at a hometown buffet. He says he actually enjoyed the attention and thought it was cool. His other credits include“Dennis the Menace Strikes Again,”“Full House,”“ER”and“Boy Meets World.”Now 37, Cooper works as an executive producer on“The Ben Maller Show”at FOX Sports Radio.
His story is a rare look at the dark side of 90s childhood fame and the quiet, constant work parents do to protect their kids from it. What’s your favorite memory of“Liar, Liar”or any 90s kid movie? Let us know in the comments.
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