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Hollywood careers that just ended abruptly

B.A._Baracus

A random thread.
But I just happened to switch on an episode of Baywatch there randomly on TV and it guest starred Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie from Saved by the Bell)
The episode in question was in 1992 which was the same year Saved by the Bell ended. This of course is all leading up to her infamous Showgirls movie in 1995.

Only aged 23 when the movie came out her career pretty much ended as the movie was a flop. She would star in movies like Any Given Sunday (1999) but the damage was done.
In a 2015 interview the director of Showgirls, Paul Verhoeven, apologized for her career ending so soon. Not that it was his intention or anything like that. But having made a movie that failed he felt responsible for what he says 'Hollywood blackballing her'.

It's mental looking back. She was young, beautiful, tall, could act and had a rocking body. If you were a betting man, then the (seemingly) smart bet would have been on her.

Anyone else come to mind?

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jpfahy

Chevy Chase, Foul Play, Caddyshack, National Lampoon's, Fletch... Then nothing

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Agent Coulson wrote: »

There is a reason for that.

Lots of allegations

Ok, while today is clearly the day in my life that I am the Fountain of Knowledge on all things Jennifer Grey, let me finish with this one -

She is married to Clark Gregg, who played...

Agent Coulson.

Ash.J.Williams

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Joe Pesci quit at his peak in 1998 aged 54 and was only convinced to return for the Irishman after years of Scorsese and De Niro pleading with him to take the role.

Phoebe Cates one of the teen stars of the 80's retired after marrying Kevin Kline.

The best thing about the Irish man was seeing pesci again

Ash.J.Williams

gandalf wrote: »

Mike Myers was in Bohemian Rhapsody recently...

And inglorious bastards

Ash.J.Williams

lc180 wrote: »

Seann William Scott - he had a massive run of successful films like the American Pie series, Road Trip, Role Models etc.
Very much got type cast in every film though. Haven't seen him in anything in years.

Bloodline was enjoyable

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Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Does Bruce even leave his couch any more , some awful movies lately that seem to green screen him in from hone

if there was one Actor who'd allow his image be deep-faked if there were a few bob in it, it would be Bruce Willis and I can guarantee you that the mood on set for everyone else would be 100 times better if he weren't on set.

Roseanne Barr had disappeared in to obscurity and thankfully has crawled back under a rock again after disgracing herself on her comeback.

olestoepoke

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Turning 91 would be a clue

Yeah, he made a conscious decision to stop and enjoy his old age, wrote a few novels. Fantastic actor, one of my favourites.

olestoepoke

That Gandhi lad, I mean he made one brilliant movie and never saw him again.

Ash.J.Williams

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Wesley stopped paying his taxes and paid the price by going to prison. He's own fault really.

Sadly another child actor a victim of the industry. Drugs and partying. Guess the studios were not willing to invest in her given her lifestyle.

He’s vampire Wesley snipes in what we do in the shadows , he’s on the vampire council but he uses skype

Ash.J.Williams

Strumms wrote: »

God what happened to Gene Hackman. He’s somebody I haven’t thought about or seen in an age.. his last film was 2004... the last new release I saw him in was The Royal Tennenbaums, that’s 20 years old this year... he turns 91 in a week..

Turning 91 would be a clue

Ash.J.Williams

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Did it ruin her career though ? She was in stuff after that film and from a saved by the bell reunion on one of the US talk shows she’s done okay and isn’t bitter about it. I mean of all the saved by the bell cast she’s not the worst off. I mean poor Dustin diamond has cancer and the actress who played Lisa seems to have disappeared. The saved by the bell cast as a whole have come out the far side of stardom well.

Cancer was the least of diamonds problems:)

Ash.J.Williams

John travolta was in a psycho fan movie directed by Fred durst and its gold

Ash.J.Williams

blue note wrote: »

Is he accused of actually doing anything though? Other than having a very weird kink and cheating on his wife. And not treating his mistresses nicely.

The messages I saw were identical to Graham Dwyer that’s about it

Ash.J.Williams

pixelburp wrote: »

Here's a controversial one to throw into the mix, given we're circling the drain with the world of shovelware digital, "straight to DVD" productions ... ...

Bruce Willis.

One of the Big Three action stars of the 90s, and aside from that has a generally respectable CV of other work from iconic thrillers like 6th Sense to the occasional indie appearance such as Moonrise Kingdom.

But nowadays you're most likely to find him looking utterly bored and half checked-out (both onscreen and heck, even on the posters) in utter dross that fills out the very back of Amazon Prime categories. At least Nicholas CAge never gives less than 100% (crazy). And the few times he does appear on the publicity circuit, he has often cut a very surly, anti-social figure. Supposedly he can be a little hard to deal with these days, so while not "ended" I wonder if he race is run a little - specifically in the upper echelons of Hollywood.

Does Bruce even leave his couch any more , some awful movies lately that seem to green screen him in from hone

yabadabado

Would wonder how often some of the posters here watch a film with some of the names mentioned.

blue note

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

Oh he’s f**ked ! Graham Dwyer junior

Is he accused of actually doing anything though? Other than having a very weird kink and cheating on his wife. And not treating his mistresses nicely.

Ash.J.Williams

the_pen_turner wrote: »

yer man that played andy difrain in shawshank redemption

For real?

Ash.J.Williams

the_pen_turner wrote: »

cuba gudding jr . havnt seen him in a while

I saw his movie about the black fighter pilots ....phoned it in

Ash.J.Williams

blue note wrote: »

Armie Hammer

Oh he’s f**ked ! Graham Dwyer junior

Ash.J.Williams

dinorebel wrote: »

Harvey Weinstein

That’s the answer to why many young actresses had their careers suddenly end

Mr Crispy

Guttenberg's career ended when the Stonecutter's lost their influence in Hollywood.

dirkmeister

Tom Sizemore.

I was watching Saving Private Ryan lately and decided to check out what he was at.

Christ, that man is in a bad place.

weldoninhio

~Rebel~ wrote: »

He's in an awful lot more than you'd think! Nothing big, but he's a reasonably regularly working actor. Death In Paradise is his current thing.

He’s gone from the last 2 seasons of Death in Paradise. Ralf Little took over.

B.A._Baracus

joe40 wrote: »

Interesting thread, I wonder do the actors themselves take a step back, get jaded with the industry.
How financially secure would someone like Steve guttenberg be?
Would he still need to work.

Short answer: only his accountant or Steve himself could tell you.

Best educated guess: he made millions back in the 80s and if he invested his money wisely he could be living quite comfortably today. Some actors played the real estate game. So if he bought some houses back in the day they would be worth the pretty penny. Same goes for the stock market.

I am sure he still makes money from residuals from his movies. Especially the police academy series. But as time goes by less and less TV channels would be showing his movies. When was the last time Three men and a baby was on TV for example.

All in all tho i would think he still has millions in the bank. We've never seen him go on the likes of celebrity big brother to earn some cash.

Be right back

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

There was some VERY concerning news articles about abusive relationships featuring him recently.

Sickening if true.

the purple tin

I was going to say Jennifer Beals from Flashdance but I looked her up and she has been working non-stop

Liv Tyler seems to have dropped out of Hollyweird.

the purple tin

The brat pack has some success stories but also several stars who just sort of faded away.
Molly Ringwald, Ally Sheedy, Judd Nelson for eg.
I think Nelson is still working but just guest starring in a single episode here and there, CSI and the like. Saw him in a terrible B movie recently. Shame, he was a good actor.

Gene Wilder retired in the late 90s to look after his wife.

Nerdlingr

Geena Davis....
The Fly, Beetlejuice, Thelma and Louise, A League of their own....academy award thrown in amongst those...then nothing.

Beechwoodspark

blue note wrote: »

Armie Hammer

There was some VERY concerning news articles about abusive relationships featuring him recently.

blue note

Armie Hammer