Haley Joel Osment — the former child superstar known for Sixth Sense, Pay It Forward and more — managed a feat that would make most celebrities envious when he walked through a busy international airport (almost) unrecognized…
Obviously, the Academy Award nominee looks remarkable different from his late 1990s/early 2000s acting heyday. But, even though he isn’t as widely recognizable as a decade ago, the 26-year-old actually has an impressive resume of recent works: He starred in the spoofy Spoils of Babylon alongside Kristen Wiig, Tobey Maguire and Will Ferrell earlier this year before starring in Kevin Smith’s horror-comedy, Tusk. He now has four other projects in post-production and is filming another Kevin Smith film called Yoga Hosers with Johnny Depp on Toronto.
Haley Joel Osment on the Yoga Hosers set yesterday.
Despite his continued success, Haley told Calgary Herald this week that he believes being a former child star has its drawbacks.
“When you’re a kid and you grow up, it takes some time for people to associate you with more things other than that initial thing. So it’s a challenge but I’ve been lucky enough to do a lot of projects recently that are all over the map,” he said, adding “it would be a mistake to consciously try and fight” his past credits.
