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“Which Celebrity Faded Away Without Many Realizing It?” (50 Answers)
Interview With Expert
No king rules forever—and practically no star stays famous forever, either. However, when someone leaves the spotlight, even if it’s dramatic, it doesn’t always end up in the headlines. It sometimes happens subtly and silently. Not with a bang, but a whimper, to paraphrase renowned poet T. S. Eliot.
Inspired by u/Weep2D2, the more celebrity-news-savvy members of AskReddit revealed which stars faded away without many folks even realizing it. Scroll down for a trip down memory lane and a reminder of who used to be very well-known in the public eye.
Bored Panda was curious about what stars can do to stay in the spotlight for longer, as well as what their options are if they want to move away from fame. So, we reached out to Mike Sington, Hollywood's Ultimate Insider, for his advice. Check out what he told us below.
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#1
Rick Moranis stepped away after his wife died of cancer so he could concentrate on raising his children. He did a few small roles and voice-over work, but other than that he was a stay at home Dad. Then when his kids were older, he said he really didn't miss it much and just kept out of the limelight. Huge respect for him.
Joshua David 1 year ago
Didn't he get punched in NYC in an unprovoked attack a couple of years ago?
Mabelbabel 1 year ago
There was a bit of a gap-his wife died in 1991, but he didn't stop acting until 1997. Two of his biggest films (the 2 Honey I Shrunk the Kids sequels) were made during that period. It was when his children were teenagers that he stopped, not immediately.
Ben Aziza 1 year ago
Very smart of him. Get as much as you can from that viper pit then move away!
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Douglas Turner 1 year ago (edited)
He put out a few really good albums. The Agoraphobic Cowboy is great.
Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Much respect for Rick Moranis. He could've put his children in a boarding school or hired nannies to raise them while he continued in his profession, but he chose to raise his children during an emotionally trying time.
Bidango Smith 1 year ago
Thirded. He is a National Treasure and we all know it!
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#2
I heard someone saying "if you wonder why an actress stopped working, the answer is probably Harvey Weinstein".
It's really sad.
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
yeah, a woman being labelled "difficult to work with" in hollywood usually means that she refused to f*ck the studio executives and/or director.
Ben Aziza 1 year ago (edited)
The reason it happened for SO LONG is that they consolidated a cabal of similar thinking people. It must have felt impossible to speak up but some heroes did! Courtney Love did so in 2005 and when the r*** cabal started pushing the idea that these women were just ALL lying and seeking fame with the misogynist losers gobbling it up... Terry Crew came out and said "IT HAPPENED TO ME"... What do you think happened? The misandrist came after him... Ultimately Hollywood/political nobility being exposed was a good thing. Despite some false positives and overcorrection one sexist way or the other... It had to be done to get to a better place... I feel bad for the people who were not believed… I feel bad for ppl who got tricked by the amber heard wolf in sheep's clothing types too... Ahh i wish the world had more thoughtful people.
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Michael P. 1 year ago
Ronan Farrow's book "Catch and Kill" was the final nail in the coffin in Weinstein's career that led to his downfall.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
Will most likely die in prison. It's sweet revenge for all the actresses whose careers he destroyed and all the others he bullied.
Limey 1 year ago
Apparently he is pretty sick right now with something incurable so dying in prison is likely sooner than later.
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Elisabeth Normoyle 11 months ago (edited)
* Agree! No more pix of him or S. Bannon‼️🤮 Bannon‼️🤮🥑
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Riley Quinn 1 year ago
If a person chooses prostitution as their trade, fine (emphasis on chooses). Their life, their choice. But when someone's freedom of choice is taken away because they're forced into a situation of prostituting themselves in order to advance their career, that's rápe. May he rot in prison.
#3
Eliza Dushku. She became a therapist.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
She ended up suing CBS due to sexual harassment by Michael Weatherly on the set of the show Bull. She spoke out about it recently.
Jessica Bertram 1 year ago
...where she was SA'd by some crew. And poor kid held onto that for YEARS.
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Lupita Nyong'heaux 1 year ago
she and krysten ritter, who starred in marvel's "jessica jones" series, remind me of each other.
According to entertainment, pop culture, and lifestyle expert Sington, actors looking to switch career tracks should first identify what sparks their passion. "What are your interests, skills, and values? Perhaps you've always been drawn to technology, business, or education. Once you've pinpointed a potential new career path, research the necessary qualifications and experience," he said.
"Consider taking online courses, volunteering, or shadowing professionals in your desired field to gain insights and build a network. Remember, it's never too late to learn new skills and pursue a different career. Embrace the opportunity to reinvent yourself and find a fulfilling new path," the expert suggested.
#4
Ashley Judd. And then I found out she'd been harassed by Weinstein.
#5
Duffy the Welsh singer just dropped off the face of the earth. Years later it came out that she’d been kidnapped by a crazed fan, held captive for days and all the things that go along with that. It wasn’t reported at the time.
MrLiesegang 1 year ago
What the hell? I hope guys like that are never gonna be released from prison.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
I didn’t know who she is, but I’m watching “Impossible Quiz Show” and just now she was the answer to a question that won a contestant €10,000 (or £? England isn’t in the EU, so I guess they still use “£”?). I love weird little coincidences like these!
Pernille 1 year ago
There are countries within the EU that still uses their own currency, the Euro isn't forced on any country, and the UK used pounds even when it was a member of the EU.
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Helen Hunt. She was on a bit tv show in the 90s, then started making movies, won an Oscar, made a few more movies, and then disappeared.
Robin Roper 1 year ago
Hunt was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type two in 2010, which causes tumors to grow on the nerves that control balance and hearing. Before the surgery, she was already deaf in her left ear and had tinnitus. In 2012, she became completely deaf after undergoing surgery to remove tumors and now uses an auditory brain implant to help her sense vibrations. As someone who has gone completely deaf and now has two Cochlear Implants, I can declare, no one's life isn't dramatically changed after they go deaf. It is a life altering event.
MSNY22 1 year ago
That is a different Helen Hunt. Helen Hunt the actress is not deaf and was not diagnosed with that disease. The Helen Hunt you are talking about is a much younger woman from England.
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iseefractals 1 year ago
She's had 20 acting credits since 2010 (including the return of "Mad about you" in 2019") most recently she appeared in 3 episodes of "Hacks" 10 episodes of Althena last year, and 12 episodes of Blindspotting between 2021 and 2023. She's still very much around, you just haven't seen her.
Julia Mckinney 1 year ago
As of 2022, she's still acting, including a best supporting actress Oscar nomination in 2012. She's also been directing.
Lupita Nyong'heaux 1 year ago
i think it was a typo. they prolly meant to type either "hit" or "big." lol
Load More Replies... Amelia Jade 1 year ago
A bit tv show? Is that a joke? Mab About You was not just a bit tv show. Also, she was making movies in the 1980s, well before the tv show. She was in Girls Just Want to Have Fun with Sarah Jessica Parker.
Lupita Nyong'heaux 1 year ago
i think it was a typo. they prolly meant to type either "hit" or "big."
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MaryHadaLittleLamb 1 year ago
Yes! I remember her in the ABC After School Special "Quarterback Princess."
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 1 year ago
BP this post is so utterly wrong that it needs to be taken down. The photo is of a beloved American actor NOT the English Helen Hunt who was training to be a teacher and who has neurofibromatosis. Helen Hunt, the actor is not only actively working, she has 2 movies in post-production: Lucca Mortis with Dustin Hoffman and In Cold Light as Claire. A little spin over to IMDB would have saved everyone wasted time and speculation. Shame.
Sington explained to Bored Panda that talent isn't the only factor that determines whether someone stays in the spotlight... though it is "undoubtedly a cornerstone." There are other qualities to consider, from having a strong work ethic and being adaptable to having a keen understanding of audience preferences.
"Celebrities who consistently deliver quality work, evolve with the times, and connect with their fans on a personal level tend to have longer-lasting careers. Additionally, a positive public image, strategic career choices, and a willingness to take calculated risks can significantly contribute to sustained success," he said.
"Ultimately, a combination of talent, hard work, and savvy career management is key to maintaining a long-lasting presence in the spotlight."
#7
Dido! Was massive and then poof gone.
Mustafa Kiziroğlu 1 year ago
She is beautiful, has a wonderful voice, really good songs. I've never listened more than five seconds of an Eminem rigmarole. Yay, I learned a new word.
martin734 1 year ago
I know, she went from being the Queen of Carthage to then killing herself because her lover decides to leave her to go find himself.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
Didn't like her. Very average singer, very average songs, very average voice. Also, she never says the last syllable of any word when she sings... drives me mad! If not for Eminem, we'd have never heard of her.
JK 1 year ago
I dont know why you were downvoted for an opinion. I wouldn't say I dislike her music, just wasn't a fan, it was all a bit bland/same-y, but you shouldn't be downvoted
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Graham_Illegal 6 months ago
So she deserved to disappear because YOU didn’t like her music? Nice one! You must be a pleasant person to be around 🙄
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#8
If you had told me 20 years ago the most relevant Olsen sister would be Elizabeth I’d have been very confused, but here we are. The other two are a non-entity and she is part of the biggest film Franchise of our generation.
Lyoness 1 year ago
To be fair the other two do very well out of their fashion label and old movies.
Janice Garland 1 year ago
The twins were cash cows for their parents. They suffered years of abuse by being forced to act like trained seals. They essentially had no childhood.
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In 2005, the Olsen twins founded their own luxury fashion label. It's based in New York City and they have won several awards from the Council of Fashion Designers of America. They may not be acting, but they are very successful and their line has make them a lot of money.
Anywherebuthere 1 year ago
Elizabeth is for sure a better actress, but calling her almost billionaire business women sisters a non entity is terribly silly.
Sanfransweety 1 year ago
She is incredibly well rounded for someone who had to watch their siblings get all the lime light and attention for their developing years....
Janice Garland 1 year ago
Her siblings were cash cows for that family. If anything Elizabeth has the advantage and opportunity to say no.
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 1 year ago
The Olsen Twins are non-entities!!!! That's it. I'm outta here. Way too many errors in these posts, and I have better things to do than clean up your mistakes, BP. You have a staff that should've done this first.
MrLiesegang 1 year ago
Hm… don’t know why, but I thought one of the twins died… I think Mary-Kate… must be the Mandela effect.
whineygingercat 1 year ago
No, she just had a very serious scare with anorexia
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Gotye - now he’s just Somebody That We Used To Know.
John Ambrose-Hemmingway 1 year ago
Seems like this joke gets more airplay than the song ever did. 🙄
Mike F 1 year ago
Not in West Michigan! That damned song was playing 24/7 on SOME radio station out here. Once every 3-4 days would have been more than enough for me, but it was awful if you happened to be riding in the car with someone who liked that godawful song.
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Binky Melnik 1 year ago (edited)
It’s as if the song was a forecast of their career. Funny how it came true, and the song title applies to them! Came out of nowhere, had the song of the year, and then returned to nowhere; maybe that’d been the goal all along?
Fora Nakit 1 year ago
I think the song's popularity was more of an accident than an intention. He just wants to do the stuff he likes. He was never after fame or money.
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 1 year ago
Again, BP, this is false information. Someone's asleep at the wheel over at the office. Les Campbell's 2018 album, Pulling the Stitching Out, features Gotye on all 10 tracks, plus Gotye and Kimbra released a remix of "Somebody (2024)". He took some time off. That's like saying Adele is retired because she takes years to put out another album.
josh Mcnally 1 year ago
He literally still does music, just not solo. Look on his artist page.
Joshua David 1 year ago
I broke up with my ex 12 years ago for him cheating on me and after expecting to be forgiven and simply move from it, i dumped his fkn àss and he sent me the youtube link to this song 😆 dont cheat on me.
Susie Elle 1 year ago
To me this will always be the song my ex had the nerve to send to me after he cheated on me for the third time :)
Fame definitely isn’t for everyone. Being famous has its fair share of pros and cons. On the one hand, with lots of attention comes lots of opportunities—from career and financial ones to networking and philanthropy. If you learn how to use all of that attention to your advantage, you can lay the groundwork for a career spanning decades, build generational wealth, and use it to support the causes near and dear to you.
On the flip side, with lots of attention comes tons of scrutiny, judgment, and envy. There is no person in the history of humankind who was beloved by everyone. No matter how amazing, talented, empathetic, and charismatic you are, someone will find something to criticize.
#10
Craig Ferguson, the true king of late night.
James Blanken 1 year ago
Yup, Secretariat (WHO'S THAT AT THE DOOR!) and Geoff Peterson. His gay robot skeleton sidekick.
James Blanken 1 year ago
That was phenomenal! He actually thought he would get fired for it but he figured screw it, if I'm going out it's gonna be on my terms! That monologue was so raw and honest. That, abs the fact that eventually he decided to basically improv every show is why, in my opinion, he's the greatest late night host.
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ArcanaPanda 1 year ago
I had a massive crush on him back in the day! And apparently so did some of the actresses he interviewed, considering how flirtatious they'd be with him. They probably knew they would never be taken advantage of with him and could thus let their guard down and be completely comfortable with him. Plus he had that sexy accent.
James Blanken 1 year ago
Very true, he could be very flirtatious, and a tiny bit perverted. But he was very authentic. The women knew he wasn't being threatening. And that his natural charm helped them lower their guard.
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Irene Bucior 9 months ago
The most original, humorous, creative late night host ever. Didn’t depend on politics, cursing (except live shows), or personal attacks. Just self deprecation and truth. His live shows have young and old in the audience.
#11
Will Smith
He had a huge hit at the Oscars, then.......
xolitaire 7 months ago
He should have been removed by security immediately instead of still getting an award and applause
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Snazzy Smurf 1 year ago
Bad Boys 4 grossed almost $200M in North America and over $400M worldwide, so he didn't fade away.
brandyy17 1 year ago
ya the movie not will smith as a person. hes banned from the academy for a decade. he wont b coming back
Load More Replies... LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
Ever since the "slap" the public isn't too keen on him. His reputation is shot and now seen as a bully and a big phony. He'll still do movies in hopes of reviving his career, but I highly doubt anyone will see him beyond the "slap heard around the world."
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
Such a shame he decided to be a tool. Bright was a great movie and was supposed to have a sequel, but no, Will had to go and ruin things by being a twat.
#12
Julia Stiles.
You couldn’t see a romantic comedy without her in it. Then she was nowhere to be found. Has a brief role in a Bourne movie, then went right back to indie work.
iseefractals 1 year ago
W...what? That YOU haven't see her (or lack the ability to check her IMDB) doesn't mean she "disappeared" One, she was in multiple bourne films, Hustlers in 2019, A full season of dexter back in 2010. She had a role in the TV series "The lake" From 2022-2023 and Riviera from 2017-2020, did voice work for Dragons: the nine realms from 2021-2023 and Was just in "Chosen Family" this year. Her directorial debut for "wish you were here" is forthcoming.....along with 60 other acting roles over the past 25 years. She didn't fade away, she's just not a fame whore chasing the spotlight.
Cyndielouwhoo 1 year ago
Try reading up on someone before posting "facts" about their career, her Bourne character was hardly "brief" she was in three freakin Bourne movies ffs!
Furthermore, some people who long for fame can’t stand seeing others who are successful. So, they look for ways to bring them down a notch or two. Nasty comments on social media, mean looks, snide comments in public… They can really hurt if you’re not used to them and take them personally.
If you have hopes of maintaining stardom for as long as you can, you have to learn to let some things go. It also helps to learn to distinguish between positive (aka useful) criticism and plain old negativity. Often, overly critical comments are more a reflection of the commenter’s (lack of) self-esteem than any issues with you as a professional actor, singer, or artist.
But, to be fair, it’s always okay to decide to switch careers and go off to do something else that’s less stressful. Not everyone needs or wants to be a star after having had a taste of fame.
#13
Matthew Fox, he just disappeared after Lost.
Richard Rice 1 year ago
After Lost in 2010, he's been in 5 movies and 2 TV series. Hardly disappeared.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
After he made a movie in 2014, which had been the last item on his bucket list, he retired to help his wife raise their kids. I’m sooo envious of someone who crosses EVERYTHING off his bucket list!
KittyMommy 1 year ago
Try watching From. It's on MGM and is on season 3. A lot of the writers and one of the leads were part of Lost. Harold Perrineau plays Sheriff Boyd. He said he wouldn't join From until the writers confirmed they had an idea of where this was going to end up, and a plan to get there. My family was hooked in the first 5 minutes of episode 1
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Rene Russo.
She always gave off Bacall vibes to me, and I feel like at the time she was hitting her stride, she disappeared. There are far more roles now for women in their 40’s, but in the early 2000s we didn’t have streaming services / prestige TV to remind us what wonderful actors weren’t getting roles.
H Wiley 1 year ago
I remember there was a bit of a hoopla when she did "The Thomas Crowne Affair" because * gasp* a woman of her age playing a romatic lead. Pierce Brosnan was just onemyear older. He continued to play James Bond. She got mostly mom roles.
Seán Baron 1 year ago
Also a rare occasion when a remake was better than the original.
Load More Replies... Irene Bucior 9 months ago
I worked with her when she was a full time model. I was in garment district advertising. She was Sweet, grounded, beautiful, funny and very bright. She later styed home to raise her daughter for a while. She was in the last Gibson/Freeman movies “Lethal Weapon.”
#15
Eric Bana! I had the biggest crush on him back in the day. He seemed to be pretty popular from 2001-2006.
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
Dude was a staple on Aussie sketch comedy shows for decades. He still acts in Aussie movies & tv shows.
iseefractals 1 year ago
Again, not gone. He's still acting steadily....just in Australian/NZ made films.
Mariele Scherzinger 1 year ago
I saw him in "The Dry" and its sequel. Maybe he wants to concentrate on Australian productions.
Ariom Dahl 1 year ago
Way, way back he was in a series called Something in the Air, which was on the ABC (I think) in Australia.
Aside from needing to have a metric ton of emotional resilience and a zen mindset, you have to have something to offer to the public. To put it bluntly, no matter your specific niche and skill set, you have to be a good entertainer. If you don’t provide the public with something interesting and in demand, then you won’t have a career as an entertainer for long.
Obviously, it’s best if you’re authentic. Doing dumb and dramatic stuff can keep the spotlight on you, but it’s hardly sustainable. Being your genuine self, however, is something that will never go out of style. And you don’t necessarily have to be ‘loudly’ charismatic to be likable, either. Real charisma revolves around your presence, whether you’re a chatterbox or take a long while to think before speaking.
#16
Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
featherytoad 1 year ago
He was in some of the episodes on Last Man Standing with his TV dad from Home Improvement.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago (edited)
I remember he went to Harvard, so my guess is he got a great and/or fulfilling and/or high-paying job afterwards. Given his lack of height, I don’t imagine movie offers poured in afterwards. 😕 I had thought his career would be massive given his fan base; I remember seeing magazine stands where the covers of the magazines were about little besides him!
Tyranamar Suess 1 year ago
Tom Cruise is short and gets a ton of acting work.
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KL Harrold 1 year ago
I think you're thinking of Zachery Ty Bryan, who played one of the other sons in Home Improvement - https://deadline.com/2024/10/zachery-ty-bryan-second-dui-home-improvement-1236159478/
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#17
Chris Tucker.
Dre Mosley 1 year ago
He pops up here and there. He just doesn't seem to be all that interested in acting anymore. He was in Ben Affleck's "Air" movie that came out not that long ago.
iseefractals 1 year ago
He's turned UBER religious, and refuses to take part in any project he see's as "lacking moral fiber" So ya know, the kind of movies that made him famous in the first place.
Michael P. 1 year ago (edited)
The Rush Hour franchise is one of my favorite buddy cop movies where east meets west. Lee (Jackie Chan), a Hong Kong detective and Carter (Chris Tucker), a LA cop who develop great chemistry with each other, despite being at odds with their personality differences at first.
Joshua David 1 year ago
I remember him on Mtv in the early 2000s promoting his big movie and mtv did a ride around with him and he was calling "poor" cars and boasting about his money. Forgot about that till right now.
Dre Mosley 1 year ago
Well. . .that project has been stopped and started a few times. Tucker confirmed it was in production like six or seven years ago, then it was supposedly gonna get a female reboot, and then most recently, Chan said it was happening, so who knows?
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Meg Ryan was everywhere in the 90’s and it seems like she took a pretty significant break, though I know she’s been in a few movies through the years. For such a cultural icon of style, you’d think she would be more “present” since her 90’s looks have made such a serious comeback. .
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
Agreed. Plastic surgery truly destroyed her career. Can anyone name her most recent movie?
Phoenix 1 year ago
The newest thing I've seen her in was What Happens Later.
Load More Replies... whineygingercat 1 year ago
She doesn't even look like Meg Ryan anymore. Just kinda looks like someone who vaguely resembles Meg Ryan. It's the same story with Renee Zelwigger.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
Renee doesn't even look like the same person anymore.
Load More Replies... Joshua David 1 year ago
I remember that her affair with Russell Crowe was the beginning of her end. Sad.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 1 year ago
She cheated on her husband and was then blackballed from the industry.
Rebekah Krause 1 year ago
Her husband, Dennis Quaid, was a notorious chronic cheater who went to zero lengths to hide things. It really wasn’t fair how much that impacted her career.
Load More Replies...So, Pandas, what stars have you suddenly realized are no longer in the spotlight?
On the other hand, which beloved celebrities do you think have such staying power that they’ll be famous until they retire?
We’d love to hear your thoughts. Leave a comment below.
#19
This is very era specific, but I feel like I saw tabloid stories about Lara Flynn Boyle, specifically about her weight, every single day for 3 years and then I never heard about her again.
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 year ago
No, it's just a shockingly badly written website. I can, for example, create replies to downvoted posts when they've removed the "reply" button because they remove it in a really amateur and easily-bypassed way.
Load More Replies... ArcanaPanda 1 year ago
She married a guy from Texas and now lives on the outskirts of where I was born. She probably got burned out by Hollywood and doesn't do much for her sanity's sake.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
I had been so in love with her on “Twin Peaks,” and then she dated Jack Nicholson and became very bizarre. I worried t was mental illness, and perhaps d***s on top of it. Her face became wildly swollen, so I also worried about prednisone, too. I have a feeling she lives like a hermit now, as we don’t even see tabloid photos of her anymore. 😰 Poor thing.
#20
Leelee Sobieski.
whineygingercat 1 year ago
I always thought she looked like a young Helen Hunt.
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Julia Mckinney 1 year ago
She retired from acting in 2012 to focus on her family as well as working on her painting and sculpting.
Joshua David 1 year ago
Shes a farm mom now i think i read. Too lazy to verify. I do love Glass House btw
Gozer LeGozerian 1 year ago
I mean... You have zero proof... Spreading gossip just for funsies really is pathetic
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Jackie Chan sorta just disappeared back to China.
According to Chris Tucker he is like a god there though lol.
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
Well, you can’t be an open critic of the CCP in China, that’s for sure; I’m sure Trump is jealous.
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PhaseWitFact 1 year ago (edited)
I just saw a promo for another Jackie Chan movie. I forget the name. He had never disappeared, is long past retirement age and still working. He doesn't belong on this list.
Lew k 1 year ago
He was just in a movie with Pierce Brosnen a few years ago. He didn't disappear he just got old. Him and Jet Li are in their 70s ffs. Chan was famous for wild stunts and amazing fight sequences. He wasn't a famous drama actor. Sorry folks there's usually a shelf life on that career. He was making movies back in the 60s all the way through to the early 2000s. Not really a mysterious disappearance.
Stephanie Chapman 1 year ago
He is a phenomenal martial artist and actor, but his personal life is a bit odd. He had an affair, and the child that came from it never received any financial support. Then he did a film retrospective with his "daughter" but she was actually an actress who had to act emotionally overcome by her "Dad's" film clips. weird/sad
Nimitz 1 year ago
Yeah, he left the US, returned to China, and either was coerced or sold out to the communist party and became one of their most vocal cheerleaders. No matter the atrocity, Jackie Chan is ready to make a commercial supporting them
#22
Rick Moranis - he's a stand up bloke.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago (edited)
His wife died, and he quit working to raise his children, so this is actually a HAPPY disappearance! (Yikes; for anyone who thinks I’m happy his wife’s dead … NOOOO! I’m happy he realized raising the kids was more important than acting!)
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
I’m sure the money he made from acting made his ability to retire possible
Load More Replies... Surly Scot 1 year ago
Left Hollywood when his wife died to focus on raising his kids. Awesome dad.
#23
Steve Guttenberg.
CrunChewy McSandybutt 1 year ago
A lot of these entries could be answered with a quick Google search. He didn't disappear, he's still working.
Mike F 1 year ago
Perhaps post this comment on Reddit where this was harvested from?
Load More Replies... Patricia Steward 1 year ago
I never cared for him. Something about him just worked my last nerve.
#24
Clive Owen.
Caroline Nagel 1 year ago
Absolutely loved him in Shoot 'em Up. Great movie. Paul Giamatti was so funny!
#25
Shannyn Sossamon.
whineygingercat 1 year ago
The actress who played Jocelyn in A Knight's Tale.
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Limey 1 year ago
She wasn’t a very good actress, truth be told. You can see her in “The Holiday” and in the short run vampire series “Moonlight” from the early aughts. Very poor acting in both.
Enochrises 1 year ago
She was in A Knights tale with heath ledger and a few law and order episodes as far as i know.
Cj Churchall-McKenzie 1 year ago
she was in sleepy hollow tv series, and has become a horror actor the last few years
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
I don't see more than a year gap in her IMDB record during this century. Pretty sure she hasn't gone anywhere.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
Always wondered what happened to her. I loved her role in A Knight's Tale.
#26
Bridget Fonda: Gotta be over 20 years at this point.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
She was in an extremely bad car accident and hurt very badly. She’s been recovering ever since, and is unfortunately triple the size she was when she was popular. I’m afraid no one would hire her now even if she were interested in it. 😰 She’s been married to Danny Elfman forever, though, and that delights me! I usta see Oingo Boingo live constantly, so it pleased me to no end that they met and fell in love!
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
A person's weight or appearance has nothing to do with their acting ability. It is outrageous that this double standard between women and men still persists in America.
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She was seen out in public for the first time in years a while back. She's a happy wife and mother and basically said she had no interest in returning to Hollywood.
#27
Nelly furtado.
Donna Peluda 1 year ago
Saw Macy gray before COVID, she was amazing, great band also. At the end of the gig she made the mistake of getting people to join her in the stage for the final song. About 500 people rushed the stage and she, who is know to be shy, just ran off. So we didn't get the last song. I don't think she expected so many people to dare on to the stage. Very good gig.
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ArcanaPanda 1 year ago
The hilarious thing is that I'm friends with someone who's probably distantly related to her: has the same last name and was born in the same location as her parents in Portugal. And what adds to the hilarity is that he videoed himself getting bullied by her and her then-husband.
Buttrnutsquash 1 year ago
Was never a fan, but she did release a new album in September and hosted the Juno Awards this past March.
Cj Churchall-McKenzie 1 year ago
she was on British music quiz nevermind the buzzcocks 2 weeks ago
#28
Richard Dean Anderson.
David 1 year ago
he says he makes a over a million a year from residuals from his 2 main shows re-runs, and lives in a large lakefront house in Minnesota on a private lake he owns, fishing most of the day. He says he's happily retired
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whineygingercat 1 year ago
MacGuyver! Heard he took 2 toothpicks and a tube sock and built himself a self-sustaining compound far, far away from Hollywood
anaisbananas 1 year ago
After his daughter was born, he stepped back from SG-sg1 in season 8. Cool dad.
Petra Peitsch 1 year ago
Man, that guy is in his '70s. Just give him some rest, for his remaining 15-20 years.
Claudia Stieble 1 year ago
Richard retired from acting a few years ago. I've worked with him at some conventions. He likes his quiet life
#29
Jessica Alba did for a pretty longtime.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
She’s running a billion-dollar company now. I imagine she feels that’s more important than acting.
Dre Mosley 1 year ago
Probably wanted to focus on motherhood and she's more of a businesswoman now.
itsmykayak 1 year ago
Agree. She is wonderful to look at but a terrible actor.
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If I'd spent my first few years on a show where I got regularly sexually harassed by Michael Weatherly and Harvey Weinstein I'd probably treat people like garbage too.
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#30
Minnie Driver.
Lyoness 1 year ago
She was in an incredible series called Speechless up until 2019 (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5592146/) and has been working steadily since. Her Wikipedia page is stuffed.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I love that show! Her character is so much like my mum!
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Megan Curl 1 year ago (edited)
She just played Queen Elizabeth in the Serpant Queen season 2. She hasn’t gone anywhere.
cadena kuhn 1 year ago
She's the queen in Amazons version of Cinderella from 2021 which my has made me watch way to many times
Becca not Becky 1 year ago
She was in Rosaline, that Netflix movie that came out last year. I loved her work in that one
#31
Hilary Duff comes to mind.
She never really had any scandals or drama during her career. Started off as a child star, became quite famous for a while and then fell into obscurity. Depending on the shows and music you watched growing up she went from being (what felt like) everywhere to pretty much nowhere.
From what I understand it was intentional though. She had a good career and made lots of money + wanted to focus on her relationship and raising a family so that’s what she did.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
I think this one’s incorrect; she was the co-lead in the TV show “Younger” which wrapped up recently (she was on the entire run of about five-six years), and I also saw her play Sharon Tate in a recent movie, too. Oh, wait! Isn’t she also on the new “How I Met Your Mother”? That’s still on, (I think; I barely got through the first two episodes. It’s execrable), and I remember checking it out and she had a major role, if not the lead. These are all recent and at least one is still on-going, and I don’t call that “falling into obscurity.” Perhaps she did briefly? She certainly isn’t what I’d call “obscure” now!
cadena kuhn 1 year ago
She was just in how I met your father it was cancelled but recent enough that she shouldn't be here
Rebekah Krause 1 year ago (edited)
Legitimately cannot remember any time. When she was out of the public eye. When she wasn’t acting, she had a decent music career (some of her albums did flop, but she was very much out there, promoting them on all the talkshows, etc.), and she has still has had plenty of acting roles over the years, including some pretty prominent leads in “Younger” and “How I Met Your Dad”
Donna Peluda 1 year ago
I saw a docu on sesion musicians and the music industry. She treated her band like S***.
#32
Madeline Stowe.
Ann Kapoxeet 1 year ago
Revenge! She was awesome in that. She also did this creative series that involved singing and dancing. I love her!
ArcanaPanda 1 year ago
She lives on a sizable property in rural Texas with her husband Brian Benben, whom she met on the set of some miniseries in the early '80s, long before he gained fame on HBO'S "Dream On". They've both withdrawn from the spotlight to raise a family and enjoy life.
Dre Mosley 1 year ago
She's semi retired(she does have an upcoming acting credit per Wikipedia), focused on family, and philanthropy now.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
Wonderful actress, but not enough scripts were sent to her. Age maybe?
#33
Don't ask me why, but Ricki Lake was the first one to come to mind.
Dre Mosley 1 year ago
Lost a bunch of weight, returned to daytime TV briefly with a new talk show that tried to be more like Oprah as opposed to her previous show where it was trashy and full of drama; it failed to grab an audience.
#34
Heather Graham.
featherytoad 1 year ago
I loved the Dollanganger series back in the 80s. But, yeah, she's not the best actress.
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She was in Suitable Flesh and Chosen Family within the past twelve months, neither of which was at all obscure...
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago (edited)
Because that’s what this post is about
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Demi Moore for about 20 years.
Steph Adams 1 year ago
she is in the Substance, looking fine as ever, a fantastic film, one of my favourites
featherytoad 1 year ago
I wish Vumoo was still around. I want to see that.
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DeoManus Argentem 1 year ago
She was in the "Brave New World" (a book I think every kid had to read in the US) miniseries a few years ago, was great!
#36
Cameron Diaz.
Cj Churchall-McKenzie 1 year ago
comes out on netflix in jan, she had retired for a while
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The Doom Song 1 year ago
I read she retired to raise her daughter. Her hubby is Benji Madden from Good Charlotte and I believe they went through a surrogate because they were having trouble conceiving.
Dog Mom to Zoe 1 year ago
Her and a partner have a 'can' wine business that apparently is going well.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
She left Hollywood to raise a kid with her husband. Saw her in a movie recently, called something like “The Councilor,” or “The Prosecutor,” something like that. She has a sex scene that Javier Bardem, her husband in the movie, lamented because he shrunk in his seat and called it “gynecological,” and it most certainly was. I was sad that she did that scene. 😩 The movie also has a murder device in it that gave me nightmares for quite awhile, and when I looked it up, it did the same for lotsa people. Brad Pitt’s also in it, along with a scene about the murder device. I mention these things in case you wanna see it, but the two things I mentioned *genuinely* require some eye bleach. 😨
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
I actually saw that movie, in the cinema no less. It starred Michael Fassbender. Not an easy watch and the bit with the car was baffling, to put it mildly.
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Mena Suvari.
She dropped out of Hollywood after enduring hellish sexual abuse and spoke of how she really wasn't acting in a lot of the roles she was placed in (typically hypersexual/bad young girl roles). Really sad, she's a survivor.
Fiona Apple as well.
ETA - I'm aware she came out with a great album in 2020, but I still rarely hear about her. Not the same as Duffy or Mena Suvari, just was saying.
#38
Amy Smart.
AR 1 year ago
She wasn’t in Drop Dead Gorgeous. Are you thinking Kirsten Dunst?
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#39
Rupert Grint.
LonelyLittleLeafSheep 1 year ago
Apparently he invested in real estate and did very well so he's not desperate for money and can pick and choose projects.
Bookworm 1 year ago (edited)
Yep. Another one who doesn't have to work unless something he thinks is genuinely interesting comes along. Not going to pop up on every other Netflix show or in the next Marvel blockbuster, because those are things actors do when they still want to keep the regular paychecks coming. We might see Rupert Grint once a decade for the rest of his life, and from the sounds of it, that's the way he wants it.
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He’s in a Shamalyan (have never learned to spell it since it’s not pronounced the way it looks!) show on Netflix. Didn’t know who he was, but I do now because of that show (that I couldn’t finish the first season of). It’s about a couple who has one of those “reborn” babies, but they treat it as if ts a real, live baby.
James Blanken 1 year ago
You can do pretty much whatever you want when you have Harry Potter money. Same thing with Daniel. He's still acting plenty, but it's usually in independent/off beat roles. He does it because he can.
Cj Churchall-McKenzie 1 year ago
hes been working he was in 2023s m night shaymalan movie cabin in the wooods
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
He appears in Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities. I am sure he is a nice man, but I really do not like his acting...
Wang Zhuang 1 year ago
He just finished up doing Servant with Lauren Ambrose on Apple TV + last year
#40
Meg White of the White Stripes. Shows up sells millions of albums wins a few Grammys then dips. The most recent picture of her was from like 10 years ago. You could pass her in a grocery store and probably not know.
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
Jack White totally eclipsed her in terms of talent so when they split up it was always going to be him that continued to get the limelight. Her net worth is anywhere between $5-10m so I hope whichever end of that she’s at it’s a comfortable place to be.
The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago
It isn’t necessary about talent; if she didn’t want the same things as he does, it wasn’t going to work long term.
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Tia Carrera just dropped off the face of the earth, didn't she?
Rayne OfSalt 1 year ago
No, she didn't? She's done plenty of voice and acting work, as well as releasing multiple music albums for which she's won grammy awards.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
It's hard for women of colour to get good roles. Once you get older, of any race, women have it tough. But much harder for women of colour.
#42
2000s singer Mya. She was e v e r y w h e r e and then nowhere. I wouldn't be surprised if she was being roped into Diddy business and decided she'd rather walk away than be subjected to those evils but I'm only making a guess.
Zaach 1 year ago
The music vid where they rounded up redheads and executed them sort of turned me off to her
Rebekah Krause 1 year ago
That was M.I.A not Mya.. and that video was obviously allegorical and not actually advocating rounding up redheads.
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Mya said that she was blackballed....she insinuates who and for what reason but I am so glad she didn't self destruct like so many do. She was very talented in singing, various dance forms like tap dance as well...
Nicole 1 year ago
No Mya like Case of the EX? Ghetto superstar? She was on lady marmalade with Christina, pink and lil Kim.
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#43
Fair few people retired and just chilled on their fat sacks of cash. Sean Connery said when he chose League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and passed on Gandalf he realised he didn't understand the game anymore and just retired too live a life.
Winnie the Moo 1 year ago
He did not disappear; he chose to retire; and also, he became very sick.
meeeeeeeeeeee 1 year ago
I think I spoke to him at a bus stop in Edinburgh when he looked a little older than this picture, he looked like him, sounded like him and was telling me about his life. He didn't mention acting but that he was in the navy and a few other things. I didn't even realise til my friend texted later saying connery was in the navy and it probably was him. We got on the bus so it was packed and couldn't sit together so he sat beside another random and was chatting away to them instead.
Zaach 1 year ago
James Coburn disappeared for 20 years - I could not understand it, he was such a good comedic actor (turns out he had arthritis so bad he could barely move. He was so damned casually graceful - I admired how he moved
Michael Largey 1 year ago
After he recovered and was auditioning for a role, he told the director, "I can act. It's just that I'm not often asked to." He got the part -and won an oscar for it.
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Daniel 1 year ago
He hit on my sister. She was flying out of New York and he was two rows ahead of her, being pestered by fans. As they were leaving she stopped to let him out of his row and she said it must be such a hassle getting bothered by fans. They exchanged a couple words and then he said "Fancy having a drink with me?"Yeah, James Bond hit on my sister. Her husband said "You can sleep with him if you want!"
#44
Some of the brat pack. Well most of them. Although Jamie Gertz popped up as the owner of the Atlanta Hawks in the draft.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
All of them were of their time. I think Demi Moore is still doing projects. And Molly Ringwald, is she part of the brat pack?
whineygingercat 1 year ago
Molly Ringwald WAS the brat pack. Was there an '80s teen movie she WASN'T in?
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the only one i can really recall seeing regularly over the past decades is rob lowe. he has been active and is currently in one of those spinoff shows about cops or firemen or EMTs or something, isn't he?
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
Molly Ringwald has been in quite a few things recently. Mostly playing mum characters.
Tracy Sellars 1 year ago
Andrew McCarthy did a really interesting documentary on what they all went through and why they went their separate ways. Interviews most of them, it's called Bratz and if your in Australia I believe it's on Disney +
columbokateUK 1 year ago
Why did I think the brat pack was Charlie sheen, keifer Sutherland, ethan hawke etc???
Claudia Stieble 1 year ago (edited)
The core members were: Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe Andrew McCarthy Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy. James Spader and RDJ were Bratpackers adjacent. At one point in time the group was much bigger with people like Charlie Sheen, Lou Diamond Phillips and many more.
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Aaron Eckhart.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
Eckhart is still working (thank cow!), but just not in blockbusters anymore.
Cj Churchall-McKenzie 1 year ago
a lot of these actors on the list have been working steadily they are more choosey with their parts now. simple imdb look would show that
Load More Replies... Winnie the Moo 1 year ago
Last I heard he lost half his face; so that doesn’t help with acting…
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
So gorgeous. He's like the college professors I used to have crushes over.
#46
MySpace creator, Tom.
Dre Mosley 1 year ago
Sold it, made a boatload of money, and just indulges in his hobbies now. Read that somewhere.
#47
Larisa Oleynik. Has the biggest crush in her in the 90s. Haven't seen her in probably close to 20 years.
Cj Churchall-McKenzie 1 year ago (edited)
was on a failed nickelodeon show 2 years ago i think.
#48
Shia LaBeouf. Dude was everywhere until suddenly he wasn’t anymore.
notlikeyou1971 1 year ago
Remember that he was a Disney child star everyone? Yeah I am sure majority of readers on here are too young to know that. A lot of Disney kids,unless they were really strong burned out or faded away. A lot of child stars have problems in general. Shia was showing signs in his behavior. That and the fact that he abused his ex gf. People don't take kindly to men who abuse partners or erratic behavior.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
Too weird even for Hollywood. Too unstable to work with. With Hollywood all about money, and time is money. SL would hold up production causing thousands to be wasted. He still does projects here and there; but none that the audience would take notice. Not well liked by the masses.
Surly Scot 1 year ago
Sadly, he's making a comeback. Saw him being an ultra weirdo in Megalopolis, just Shia acting as himself.
Nikole 1 year ago
On the plus side, that movie is poised to flop horribly.
Load More Replies... Helena 1 year ago
He very publicly stated he didn't want to be famous anymore. I don't blame him.
Nikole 1 year ago
The paper bag thing? Ugh, he thinks he’s such an Artist (capitalized on purpose).
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Performingyak 1 year ago
Don't know why you've been downvoted there. Obviously people are not familiar with Rob Cantor's masterpiece
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Sean William Scott.
iseefractals 1 year ago
Was the replacement in the lethal weapon TV series in 2019, 27 episodes of Welcome to Flatch 2022-2023, The wrath of becky 2023, Jackpot - 2024, With two upcoming films Bad man, and Dolly, along with another series, Shifting gears.
#50
Tom Green.
ArcanaPanda 1 year ago
He was 100% better as a rapper, back before he became known as a comedian. I'm sorry, "comedian".
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
This I understand his comedy style only works for a while and was pretty niche. People just got tired of it.
PeepPeep the duck 1 year ago (edited)
He’s my idol and I mean this nicely about him - I recently stopped following him on Instagram, so he was pretty chill until around the time after he did big brother and then he went all stiff and weird, basically if he didn’t like what you posted he would block you make a video about it on reels etc. he just went weird, but he lives happy in home in Canada. Wants a wife and kids and family stuff still which I hope he finds one day ❤️ and the Glenn humplick thing is over and there were photos of them recently too back together in the same room. So that’s over which is good
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#51
Katherine Heigel.
Surly Scot 1 year ago
Good actress typecast into crappy rom-com roles after she told Weinstein to F-off, always wanted to see her getting her teeth into some good thriller or drama scripts. Never got to see her true potential.
Seán Baron 1 year ago
She was also an absolute biyatch to work with. No one wanted to hire her.
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notlikeyou1971 1 year ago
Well she created her own problems though. Unprofessional onset behavior and the fact that she doesn't exactly make herself or her shows look good when she gives interviews . You can ruin your career just as much by the way you behave off screen as you do on it. She was an expert at self sabotage.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
Her mother was the stage mother from hell so KH reputation has always been terrible. Doesn't really do anything substantial in terms of acting. No one wants to work with her. She has apologized for the many awful things she's said in the past. But it's too little, too late. Hollywood has moved on and left her behind. Too bad. She was touted as the next Katherine Hepburn.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
Is this a surprise? After we heard what a crunt she was to everyone and difficult to work with, its easy imagine people no longer wanting to hire her, though I did recently see her playing a mom to an adult. I’ll bet that stung her fragile ego.
#52
A recent example seems to be Jennifer Lawrence.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
Still does streaming work. I like her and she's a good actress. Can be a bit self-serving but she's been in the business since she was a little girl so she knows her way around it.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
She got married and had a kid, but has recently started working again (see “Don’t Look Up” for one example.)
iseefractals 1 year ago
No hard feelings- 2023, Causeway - 2022, Don't look up - 2021. Xmen- dark phoenix - 2019. Die my love is in post, Sue, Jennifer lawrence/amy schumer project and Mob Girl are "in development" while The wives is currently in pre-production. She's also 34 years old and worth $160 million, she doesn't really need to do anything anymore.
HeavyMetalHeart 1 year ago
She’s got a movie coming out with Robert Pattinson, which is all over my social media feeds.
#53
Greg Kinnear. He went from hosting Talk Soup to getting an Oscar nom for As Good As It Gets. He had a few other standout roles, including Little Miss Sunshine, but then kind of disappeared.
Pittsburgh rare 1 year ago
No he hasn't! He's working consistently, but usually on supporting roles
iseefractals 1 year ago
Frankie - 2019, Strange but true - 2019, The red sea diving Resort - 2019, Misbehaviour - 2020,Good people 2020, The stand -2020/21, Crisis - 2021, Black Bird - 2022, You - 2023, Sight - 2023, Shining Vale - 2022-2023, An ep of Curb your enthusiasm in 2024, The present - 2024, You gotta believe - 2024. He's had multiple acting credits per year, mostly movies since 2000. Including the wonderful tv show Rake, which ran for 14 eps and was a remake of an aussie show.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
Really good actor and has great comedic timing. Don't know what happened. Has he done anything lately?
#54
LMFAO released *Party Rock*, then *Sorry For Party Rocking*, then vanished off the face of the earth.
Seán Baron 1 year ago
He was dating Viktoria Azerenka, tennis player from Belarus, they had a child. They split and he put her through hell with a custody battle that meant she couldn’t leave the US and she dropped off the tour for a couple of years.
#55
Catherine Zeta-Jones .
notlikeyou1971 1 year ago
Yeah she plays Morticia right now in Wednesday but yes,she does act very little otherwise.
#56
Wiz Khalifa. Never really listened to him, black and yellow was on a loop all through highschool. After I graduated, never heard anything about him ever again.
#57
Penelope Ann Miller.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
Wonderful actress. Had that "star" look. Don't know what happened to her.
#58
Iggy Azalea. in line with recent Charli XCX regain of popularity, I'm hearing Fancy a lot again. and I'm only realizing now that Iggy and Megan Thee Stallion have some similarities in the timbre of their voice. Wish Iggy make it out of Beyonce's basement alive *fingers crossed*.
René Sauer 1 year ago
it´s a metaphor, I guess. Beyonce is so big in her certain genre of music that others just don´t have much of a chance.
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Gerard Butler
He was everywhere from like 2006 to 2016, then just nothing.
Seán Baron 1 year ago
I enjoyed that movie as well. The blonde girl who was in it used to be a British soap actor.
Load More Replies... Binky Melnik 1 year ago
Some people seem not to watch movies. Gerard does a lotta dreck these days (a LOT), so he hasn’t disappeared, but I adore him and would love to see him in better stuff.
iseefractals 1 year ago
GeoStorm -2017, Den of thieves- 2018, Hunter Killer - 2018, The Vanishing - 2018, How to train your dragon: the hidden world, 2018, Angel has fallen- 2019, how to train your dragon: homecoming - 2019, Greenland - 2020, Copshop - 2021, Last seen alive - 2022, Plane - 2023, Kandahar - 2023, Ark the animated series - 2024, The night before christmas in wonderland- 2024. Upcoming films: Hand of Dante, Just watch me, All-star weekend, * has fallen 5, How to train your dragon *, Greenland: Migration, Den of thieves 2.
#61
Pamela Anderson. She no longer wears any makeup and write recipe books from her BC town.
Taibhse Sealgair 1 year ago
And it's already being touted as an Oscar contender, sooo, there's that.
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REM was a huge, huge band. They called it quits in 2011 and they, along with their music, just faded away.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
Still very, very popular. But touring takes a lot of work, physically and emotionally. They're arent' young anymore.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
Wasn’t that because the lead singer died? I wasn’t into them, but I remember Bob Geldof adopted the daughter he’d had with his ex-wife.
Gavin Johnson 1 year ago
That’s INXS, Geldof adopted Tiger Lilly, the daughter of Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates.
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Evan Rachel Wood.
notlikeyou1971 1 year ago
I suppose it's either her choice or the scandal/ controversy makes it difficult for studios to be interested. Especially when everything is still unconfirmed. People do boycott films based on actors sometimes.
#64
The people from Duck Dynasty.
The people from Jersey Shore.
Most people who got famous from reality TV but have no actual skill or ability worth noting besides their divergent personality.
Daniel Atkins 1 year ago
Reality shows run their course they can only come up with so many “situations “ to put them in . Then they become really unbelievable.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
None of them has that staying power that Hollywood demands. Turns out most of them, if not all, are really awful human beings.
Mike F 1 year ago
TBF, they were a niche bunch. Anyone with sense could see that those hayseeds were "made for TV". So many of the "reality" programs are, think Swamp People, Moonshiners, Ice Road Truckers, and the like. That's not to say that they aren't out there, but they are NOT going to be very inviting to a bunch of northern people with TV cameras in their faces while they are trying to take care of business.
ArcanaPanda 1 year ago
Better that than the other named show. At least those people are regulation level awful people.
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Taio Cruz.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
Holy c**p! I forgot all about him (and I was crazy about “Dynomite”). Was he perhaps a one-hit wonder?
Bookworm 1 year ago
I had a little toy sock monkey that danced and sang that song 😆 And it took me a minute to place the name, too
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David Spade was everywhere and he kind of just poofed. I guess he had a talk show nobody ever heard of? He was in hotel translvania as a minor character but that is pretty much about it.
LuisSD stuff 1 year ago
I think he has that podcast which is pretty popular. Not given scripts for movies much anymore. His kind of humour is a bit out dated and, honestly, too snarky.
Taylor's Ferry 1 year ago
He's everywhere. On tour, numerous stand-up specials, podcasts. The guy is busy.
#68
Christina Hendricks. She was everywhere for a while there and then just… gone.
Maybe tied to her divorce? Dunno.
Binky Melnik 1 year ago
She’s in that hit series about women who steal … is it money on its way to be destroyed? I haven’t seen it but know that its really popular.
#69
Wade Boggs. May he rest in peace.
AR 1 year ago
Is probably a reference from “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
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Wang Zhuang 1 year ago
Haha this post reminds me of when he was in that Simpsons episode, and he was arguing with Barney over who the greatest British prime minister of all time was. Barney: LOOOOORD Palmerston! Boggs: PITT. THE. ELDER!
What do you think ?
Michael P. 1 year ago
Mara Wilson, an actress who was in "Matilda" and also "Mrs. Doubtfire" who decided to leave the industry after the 90s.
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
She's a writer now, though she did play a recurring character in BoJack Horseman.
Load More Replies... Amelia Jade 1 year ago
I really dislike these posts because almost everyone listed is still actively working. It is complete arrogance to think that just because YOU'RE not aware of what someone is up to that they must have faded away. Look up everyone listed above, and in the comments here--still working as of this year.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I never heard of most of these people and the few I had never went antwhere.
Melissa Harris 1 year ago (edited)
Lot of this list is actors who are still regularly working. The fragmentation of the media landscape means if you don't have whatever streaming service with the show they were on for like 5 years you wouldn't known it. Others are child stars that simply didn't make the transition to adult acting and was only ever 'big' due to intense marketing of thier shows to a very specific demographic: e.g. tweens. Then there's those that made bank, or started more reliably profitable business, and retired.
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
Honestly, I don't know who put this list together but most of the people on it are still working on projects of their own choosing. In other words, they made their money doing Hollywood garbage, and now they can choose to do projects with more artistic integrity. That doesn't sound like falling off the face of the earth to me. That sounds like trying to change the face of the earth.
Cj Churchall-McKenzie 1 year ago
so many of these people are still working but just not in the same genres as before. a simple imdb look would show that
Michael P. 1 year ago
Mara Wilson, an actress who was in "Matilda" and also "Mrs. Doubtfire" who decided to leave the industry after the 90s.
Beak Hookage 1 year ago
She's a writer now, though she did play a recurring character in BoJack Horseman.
Load More Replies... Amelia Jade 1 year ago
I really dislike these posts because almost everyone listed is still actively working. It is complete arrogance to think that just because YOU'RE not aware of what someone is up to that they must have faded away. Look up everyone listed above, and in the comments here--still working as of this year.
Huddo's sister 1 year ago
I never heard of most of these people and the few I had never went antwhere.
Melissa Harris 1 year ago (edited)
Lot of this list is actors who are still regularly working. The fragmentation of the media landscape means if you don't have whatever streaming service with the show they were on for like 5 years you wouldn't known it. Others are child stars that simply didn't make the transition to adult acting and was only ever 'big' due to intense marketing of thier shows to a very specific demographic: e.g. tweens. Then there's those that made bank, or started more reliably profitable business, and retired.
Lyone Fein 1 year ago
Honestly, I don't know who put this list together but most of the people on it are still working on projects of their own choosing. In other words, they made their money doing Hollywood garbage, and now they can choose to do projects with more artistic integrity. That doesn't sound like falling off the face of the earth to me. That sounds like trying to change the face of the earth.
Cj Churchall-McKenzie 1 year ago
so many of these people are still working but just not in the same genres as before. a simple imdb look would show that
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