Family Ties' Brian Bonsall joins Busted Former Child Star Mug Shot Hall of Fame: A photo gallery

Look closely at this photo. Can you recognize the adorable little moppet who joined the Family Ties cast in the series' waning days in a desperate effort to up the show's cuteness factor? He's still in there, but he's hiding. Because he's afraid. Yep, Brian Bonsall is all grown up...

By Michael Roberts

December 8, 2009

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Look closely at this photo. Can you recognize the adorable little moppet who joined the Family Ties cast in the series' waning days in a desperate effort to up the show's cuteness factor?

He's still in there, but he's hiding. Because he's afraid.

Yep, Brian Bonsall is all grown up -- and there's a good chance he'll do some grown-up jail time for allegedly smacking a pal in the face with a stool back in 2007. Boulder authorities busted him this weekend, prompting the photo above -- an excellent image that guarantees his entry into the Busted Former Child Star Mug Shot Hall of Fame.

Page through below to eyeball arrest photos of ten other inductees in this august body, shown in alphabetical order. Some of them went on to bigger things, while many of them didn't. But there's no denying that they've seldom looked better.

Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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