''My Kid's a Star'' is an Australian

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/talent show program based on the American series ''

I Know My Kid's a Star ''I Know My Kid's a Star'' is an American competitive reality television TV show for aspiring child actors and their parents. The show aired from March to May 2008 on VH1. The show's host and primary judge is Danny Bonaduce, who is best known as ...

''. Hosted by

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, it started airing during

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on the

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from 9 April 2008 in a 60-minute format. Due to low ratings, it later moved to a weekend timeslot, where it aired in a 30-minute format. The show follows 10 child performers and their parents on a six-week talent boot camp that will see one of the performers leave with $50,000 and the title of "child star". The young performers will be judged by a three-member panel which includes former ''

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'' actor

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, who was also the host in the original American version. The show has raised some controversy for focusing on the antics of the stage parents rather than the young performers, and promos of the show prominently featured this aspect of the program. Some of the parents of the contestants have claimed that Nine misled them over the content of the show.

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2000s Australian reality television series Nine Network original programming 2008 Australian television series debuts 2008 Australian television series endings English-language television shows {{Australia-tv-prog-stub

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