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Notable Achievements at Age 7
Parents divorce; moves to Rochester, Pennsylvania
Mother Shelly filed for divorce and moved with Christina and sister Rachel to Shelly's mother’s home near Pittsburgh.
Immigrated to the United States (Prospect Heights, IL)
Chen and his family emigrated from Taiwan to the United States and settled in Prospect Heights, Illinois.
Family moved to Port Huron, Michigan
Edison's family relocated from Milan, Ohio to Port Huron, where he grew up.
Began organized basketball
Started playing organized basketball at a primary school in Ljubljana and practiced against older kids.
Moved to North Carolina with his mother
Adebayo relocated from Newark to North Carolina with his mother when he was seven.
Begins classical piano lessons
Started classical piano instruction, practicing heavily and learning Suzuki method and classical repertoire.
First stage acting experience
Luna acted in his first play at age seven, beginning a lifelong connection to theater and performance.
Sexual abuse in childhood
Shepard was sexually abused at age 7; he later cited this as a major underlying cause of later substance abuse.
Screen debut in Lookin' to Get Out
Small bit part alongside her father Jon Voight — her first on-screen appearance.
Parents divorced
McKay's parents divorced when he was seven; raised by his mother thereafter.
Family moves to the United States (New Haven, Connecticut)
Father Ryōichi Mikitani taught at Yale; family lived in New Haven from 1972–1974; young Hiroshi learned English.
Received first guitar from Zal Yanovsky
At age seven Cavallo received his first guitar from Zal Yanovsky (former lead guitarist of The Lovin' Spoonful), sparking early musical development.
Family immigrated to Canada
At age seven his family moved from Uganda to Canada, eventually settling in Sardis, British Columbia.
Father diagnosed with brain cancer
When Lynch was seven, his father was diagnosed with brain cancer; family circumstances changed and his mother entered the workforce.
Parents divorced; raised by mother
After parents' divorce, Conway and her brother Blair were raised by their mother.
Parents separated
Her parents' marriage was strained by alcoholism and affairs; the couple separated in 1936, deeply affecting Jacqueline.
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