Haley Joel Osment is renowned for starring in the The Sixth Sense alongside Bruce Willis and Forrest Gump with Tom Hanks. But despite his successful career as a child actor, Haley disappeared from Hollywood for 15 years shortly after he was charged with drink driving and drug possession.
![[But despite his successful career as a child actor, Haley disappeared from Hollywood for 15 years shortly after he was charged with drink driving and drug possession (pictured in The Sixth Sense)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/15/93873945-14263169-But_despite_his_successful_career_as_a_child_actor_Haley_disappe-a-4_1736351809890.jpg)
Haley, 36, is also the older brother of Hannah Montana alum Emily Osment, 32, who has had a glittering career in showbiz. Instead of perusing a career in acting like his famous sister, Haley decided to step back from Hollywood after often finding it 'aggressive, predatory and relentless'.
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Reflecting on his career in 2023, Haley told E! News that his parents always said to him as a child "If it's ever not fun, you can quit tomorrow". 'And when I got to be college age, I got to go off and study theater and really think hard about whether I wanted to do this as my career in life', he said.
![[Instead of perusing a career in acting like his famous sister, Haley decided to step back from Hollywood after often finding it 'aggressive, predatory and relentless' (pictured in 2000)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/15/93873909-14263169-image-a-7_1736351880724.jpg)
Haley Joel Osment is renowned for starring in the The Sixth Sense alongside Bruce Willis and Forrest Gump with Tom Hanks (pictured in August 2024). But despite his successful career as a child actor, Haley disappeared from Hollywood for 15 years shortly after he was charged with drink driving and drug possession (pictured in The Sixth Sense).
![[After garnering an Oscar nomination in 2000 at just 11-years-old, Haley was on the path to become a superstar (pictured with Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/15/93874037-14263169-After_garnering_an_Oscar_nomination_in_2000_at_just_11_years_old-m-8_1736351913076.jpg)
After garnering an Oscar nomination in 2000 at just 11-years-old, Haley was on the path to become a superstar. In 2006, a then 18-year-old Haley caused shockwaves when he was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and possession of marijuana following a car crash.
![[In 2006, a then 18-year-old Haley caused shockwaves when he was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and possession of marijuana following a car crash (pictured in 2011)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/08/15/93875205-14263169-In_2006_a_then_18_year_old_Haley_caused_shockwaves_when_he_was_c-m-10_1736351971913.jpg)
