Former Child Star Ross Malinger Spotted After 20 Years – You Won’t Believe What He Looks Like Now!
SLEEPLESS in Seattle child actor Ross Malinger has been spotted for the first time in decades. Photos exclusively obtained by The U.S. Sun show Malinger, now 39, running errands in his hometown of Los Angeles.
Ross Malinger: The Early Years
The former actor shot to fame as Tom Hanks’ son Joshua Baldwin in the much beloved 1990s romantic comedy when he was just eight.
California native Malinger also starred alongside Kirstie Alley in Disney comedy Toothless and had a role in a Seinfeld episode before he abandoned acting.
Since then, he has gone on to have a career as a car salesman at several dealerships in Los Angeles County.
From Child Star to Car Salesman
Malinger began his acting career aged six with a guest star appearance on a 1990 episode of hit teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210.
He also had a small role that year in Arnold Schwarzenegger action comedy Kindergarten Cop.
The following year he appeared on an episode of sitcom Roseanne before getting his big break with Sleepless in Seattle in 1993.
The Legacy of Sleepless in Seattle
The Nora Ephron-directed hit movie saw Malinger playing Hanks’ character Sam Baldwin’s eight-year-old son.
On Christmas Eve, Jonah calls a radio talk show and convinces Sam to speak on air about how much he misses his wife.
Thousands of women write to Sam, including Meg Ryan’s character Annie Reed, and Jonah eventually brings Sam and Annie together.
Transition To A New Career
As his acting career began to wind down in the early 2000s, Malinger studied sales, distribution and marketing operations at Moorpark College and obtained an associate’s degree in 2004.
His last acting credit came in 2006 when he appeared on CBS police procedural Without a Trace.
Malinger’s LinkedIn page states that he is now a finance manager at the Keyes Automotive Group in the San Fernando Valley.
Life After Fame
His bio on LinkedIn does not mention his previous work as an actor at all.
It says he is “highly skilled and knowledgeable in finance, leasing and direct lending”, adding that he is a “specialist in Business Development and acquisition, including account management and retention”.
Approached by The U.S. Sun, Malinger said, “I don’t do interviews anymore, I just don’t have the time.”