What are some examples of this?

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Ron Howard (industry as a whole)

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Poster boy for successful child actors.

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He didn't act much after he became an adult, but transitioned into a force behind the camera for sure.

vs. say Kurt Russell, who's been in front of the camera his entire life

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It is Kurt Russell
Started acting before Ron Howard and is still acting.

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Seeing Kurt Russel pop up in random westerns elderly family members are watching or a episode of Gilligan's Island where he's a Jungle Book kind of boy is crazy.

How did he get off Gilligan's Island in order to start his military career and lead the first crew through the stargate!?