'Stuart Little,' 'Mrs. Doubtfire' stars talk child actor woes
Canadian actress Lisa Jakub chimed in
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The life of a former child actor is rough, and a little funny. So say the stars of ‘Stuart Little’ and ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.’
It all started with a tweet from Jonathan Lipnicki, who starred in ‘Stuart Little.’
“When you're not the mouse but everyone calls you Stuart,” he posted.When you're not the mouse but everyone calls you Stuart ???????????????????????????????????????????? #CelebsGoDating
— Jonathan Lipnicki (@JLIPNICKI) February 5, 2018
That’s when Toronto-born actress Lisa Jakub, who played the oldest daughter in ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ chimed in.
I feel you. People always want to quote "we're his goddamned kids, too" at me and I have to tell them that I am not @MaraWilson and that wasn't my line. #mrsDoubtfire #Oldersister #25yearslater https://t.co/eaZWAn32jM
— Lisa Jakub (@Lisa_Jakub) February 5, 2018
Mara Wilson then had her say: “I’ve had people refuse to stop calling me ‘Madeline’”.
@Lisa_Jakub I’ve had people refuse to stop calling me “Madeline”
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) February 5, 2018
People: pretty sure you meant Matilda!
Naturally, Lipnicki had to respond to that. “The best is when people argue with you about your own film and you are like ‘I was there’”.
stoppppp!!!!!! ???????????????????????????????????????? the best is when people argue with you about your own film and you are like "I was there"
— Jonathan Lipnicki (@JLIPNICKI) February 5, 2018
To finish off this amazing exchange came a slightly resentful final word from Jakub.
Yeah, but we were just kids, so how much could we really know about it...?
— Lisa Jakub (@Lisa_Jakub) February 5, 2018
(add in any other obnoxious assumptions about young actors.) https://t.co/2UtrBFzYci