But according to many critics, the real star of the romantic comedy is Thomas Robinson, an 8-year-old Valley Village resident who plays Jennifer Aniston’s precocious and endearingly neurotic son.

Many child actors, like Jonathan Lipnicki of “Jerry Maguire” and “The Sixth Sense” star Haley Joel Osment, have struggled to find their place in Hollywood after outgrowing their cute looks.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Child actor Tommy Kirk, known for his roles as Travis Coates in “Old Yeller” and other Disney films, died this week at age 79 in his Las Vegas home.