Stuart Little child star unrecognisable with six-pack and shaggy hair

Jonathan Lipnicki, 32, is returning to acting more than two decades after first rising to fame as a child actor in a series of childhood classics.

Last year, it was revealed that the actor would be starring in the horror film Camp Pleasant Lake as the character Jasper Meadows.

It seems the former child actor underwent an incredible transformation as recent photos shared on his social media show him looking all grown up.

Lipnicki traded his short, spiky hair for long, shaggy locks – which have turned slightly darker over the years.

He also appears to have been working out as he showed off his ripped abs and toned arms while appearing shirtless in a recent commercial for the new Audi A7.

As a child star, Lipnicki found fame in Jerry Maguire, as George Little in the Stuart Little films, and as Tony Thompson in the 2000 film The Little Vampire.

Lipnicki furthered his career in the 2002 sports film, Like Mike, in which he co-starred with hip-hop rapper Bow Wow, which was released two weeks before Stuart Little 2.

However, as he grew up he became more selective with his role choices and stepped away from the limelight.

Prior to his involvement in Camp Pleasant Lake, Lipnicki came to the UK and participated in the 2018 series of E4 celebrity dating show Celebs Go Dating, which sees the famous contestants looking for love.

Speaking to Lorraine Kelly at the time, Lipnicki said: “I got approached to do the show and I thought, ‘You know what I’m young, I’m single, I haven’t been to London in a while, I’d love to go – why not?’”

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While the show didn’t work out for him, he’s now in a relationship with comedian Nikki Black.

The actor, who previously revealed he’s been in treatment for anxiety and depression, has been outspoken about being bullied while growing up.

Speaking to TooFab magazine last March, he said: “I had my own group of friends and people knew me, but it was a wide spectrum.

“It was kids who thought it was cool, but then you had kids who were really mean.”

Sharing a candid post on Instagram in 2017, Jonathan wrote: “As a kid/teen I was made fun of relentlessly by some people who are now even my friends on FB.

“I was told I was a has-been and would never book a job again. I was made to feel like garbage every day of middle school to the point where I had a panic attack every night before school, because I wondered how I wondered how I would get through the next day.”(sic)

Lipnicki has recently taught acting workshops for aspiring actors, which he also promoted on his Instagram page, which boasts a whopping 148,000 followers.

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