Lots of things scare David Dorfman more than his Ring films. "Really large snakes freak me out," says the 12-year-old actor. And quite frankly, he's not wild about those ads that precede films in theaters: "We really have to make a good movie to make up for those." So he did. The Ring scared up $128 million in 2002. Now he's back in the horror hit's sequel The Ring Two. The only child of retired dental professor Bob and homemaker Valerie, he was discovered at 4 by an agent while clowning at a pal's birthday party. He's since appeared in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Joan of Arcadia, while also collecting some 1,500 road maps, composing piano music and worshiping all things Donald Trump. Dorfman recently lugged home a 3-lb. crystal-filled rock he found on Trump's West Palm Beach, Fla., golf course, and is eager to negotiate if The Donald wants it back: "Trade me your Tower for it."

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