All these years later, star Angus T. Jones is still making the headlines, despite the fact that he left Hollywood years ago. . Jones got lots of praise from the fans following the photo. It showed that Jones continues to do his thing away from Hollywood's bright lights. Lots of fans credit Jones for making his money at a young age, and enjoying it by leaving the industry for good.

In the following, we're going to take a closer look at his family life, and why his parents kept such a low profile during his prime fame on

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. It seems like both mom and dad had a troubled past before their move to Hollywood. We'll reveal what went down, and why Angus rarely mentions his parents.

At the prime of his career, Angus T. Jones was making $300,000 per episode on . Just imagine bringing in this type of money at the age of 17... Angus was thriving and as it turns out, he was the only person Chuck Lorre wanted to see at the start.

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Per usual, the network decides to bring in several actors to read for a certain role. However, this wasn't the case for Jones. , and was a natural.

Chuck Lorre reveals, "He was so not the child actor. He was just having fun. I don't think he cared if he got the job. He was just having a good time."

Despite the success, things almost ended on a sour note after Jones made public remarks about the show, and how it was regarded as 'filth'.

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Jones made this statement because of his religious beliefs at the time. Jones did change his tone after the fact, apologizing to the show for the moment. He also revealed that his thinking might've been flawed.

“I got pretty doomsday with my thinking for a long time, but now I’m having fun and enjoying where I’m at.” Jones admits. “I no longer feel like every step I take is on a land mine.”

He's in a different place nowadays, enjoying lots of family time.