SHOW ME THE BUNNY

This just in from the "Good grief! Time sure flies!" department: Jonathan Lipnicki, who played the adorable kid in the movie JERRY MAGUIRE, turned 21 over the weekend. How in the heck is that possible?

Remember how cute he was as 5-year-old Ray, the son of squinty Rene Zellwegger? He stole every scene he had with Tom "I'm SO happy, Oprah" Cruise with his goofy banter: "Do you know that the human brain weighs eight pounds?" "Do you know that bees and dogs smell fear?" "Do you know that my uncle has three rabbits?" He was great.

I saw the suddenly grown-up Jonathan on a TV interview last week. He did a few more movies as a child, associated himself with some philanthropies, then had a "normal life" going to public school. "I went to prom and everything." Now, he's back in Hollywood--making independent films, working in theater, and taking acting classes. Here's one so-called "child star" who seems to have survived his teen years without any psychological damage or an arrest record. Bravo for him and his parents. Their human brains, all eight pounds of them, seem to be on the right track.