Lovable child star by age ten, international teen idol by fifteen, and to this day a perennial pop-culture staple, Feldman has not only spent the entirety of his life in the spotlight, he's become just as famous for his off-screen exploits as for his roles. But behind the scenes, his life included physical, drug, and sexual abuse, a dysfunctional family from which he was emancipated at age fifteen, and a long, slow crawl back to the top of the box office. This is his surprising account of survival and redemption.
Lovable child star by age ten, international teen idol by fifteen, and to this day a perennial pop-culture staple, Feldman has not only spent the entirety of his life in the spotlight, he's become just as famous for his off-screen exploits as for his roles. But behind the scenes, his life included physical, drug, and sexual abuse, a dysfunctional family from which he was emancipated at age fifteen, and a long, slow crawl back to the top of the box office. This is his surprising account of survival and redemption.
