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You couldn't be more popular than Luke Perry and Jason Priestley in the 90's
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Actors whose career crashed and burned after a hit
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You couldn't be more popular than Luke Perry and Jason Priestley in the 90's
Gentleman Jack
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echoshifting
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It would be a shame if he doesn't do Top Gun 2...or if Cruise simply refuses to work with him. That's a great opportunity for another comeback, but those two despise each other, apparently. They actually got in a fistfight at a charity volleyball tournament.
Jonathan Brandis from Seaquest DSV and a few others from the early '90s. Career petered out and he killed himself at age 27. Sad story.
Holy fuck he was the kid from Lady Bugs. I loved that movie. Never knew he killed himself. Was he also in that movie where he played a cali surfer kid who had to move to Ohio with his red headed cousin? And all they did there was skate/hockey, there was this big ending where they all skated down this crazy steep road called Devil's Bluff or something.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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If you're asking for a name, then it means that his career has indeed blown down to smithereens.
echoshifting
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It was filmed at my middle school.
Some of the girls on the soccer team were used as leg doubles.It was filmed at my middle school.
Lol nice, why would they need leg doubles though?
echoshifting
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For shots of the kids playing soccer...many of the members of the cast could not play for shit. I'm not even sure if they used the shots or not, I just remember the buzz among the girls ;p
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
thisisneogafdude
No, that's not him in the skating movie. That movie is called "Airborne" and it incidentally co-stars Seth Green and Jack Black.
I've also seen it way too many times due to HBO airing it like 24/7 while I was growing up.
Fun fact: My sister once bumped into Jack Black and told him that she loved him in it. I guess he found that pretty funny.
FTFY
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Oh ok , makes sense duh.
Hah thank you. Ya HBO would air that fucker all the time, must of been some kind of conspiracy.
Holy shit the guy who played Mitchel Goosen (lol) has done absolutely nothing since then.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567574/
Guess he just don't give a fuck.
ThatCrazyGuy
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You guys are crazy with this Christopher Lloyd talk! He was in so many great projects. wth.
ZackieChan
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Some of these posts are ridiculous. I wanted to quote the TheYanger, but then he called out EDDIE MURPHY, who had many many hits before he flatlined. Nothing lasts forever, but give me a break!
krameriffic
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He had a career, a good one. But lately he's been appearing in earthshattering blockbuster comedies like Norbit, Meet Dave and A Thousand Words. What was the last GOOD movie he was in? Shrek 2 maybe?
Eddie Murphy is a good example. He has changed his movie genre so much he has lost his funny.
Yeah, if anything he's the antithesis of this thread. He broke out as a supporting character on a hit TV show with Taxi, and made a very successful transition to lead roles in movies for years and years.
IntelliHeath
As in "Heathcliff"
I'm not sure if anyone mention
Jaleel White... He finally return to public in Dancing with the Stars this spring and people still called him Urkel..
Poor Guy.
Jaleel White... He finally return to public in Dancing with the Stars this spring and people still called him Urkel..
Poor Guy.
Gentleman Jack
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I read the spirit of the OP as characterizing actors who peaked once and never sustained it. Eddie Murphy had a huge career from standup to television to film that's lasted decades. Yeah, he made Pluto Nash and Norbit but it's not like he hasn't come back and made bank on Shrek sequels.
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
You can single out any popular TV show from the 90s and chances are 75% of the cast is doing nothing these days (relatively speaking, of course).
To be fair, Rider Strong and Will Friedle seem to have steady work, but nothing even remotely close to their stints as Shawn and Eric, respectively. Danielle Fishel (Topanga) basically dropped off the map like that. And Ben Savage has had some small roles in TV shows and made-for-TV movies.
It's not hard to see why so many actors who have a surge in popularity for some time for whatever reason get so depressed when their career begins to fizzle out and it's impossible for them to get work. It's a tough fucking business, that's for sure. You've got to have some serious mental fortitude and willpower to survive.
To be fair, Rider Strong and Will Friedle seem to have steady work, but nothing even remotely close to their stints as Shawn and Eric, respectively. Danielle Fishel (Topanga) basically dropped off the map like that. And Ben Savage has had some small roles in TV shows and made-for-TV movies.
It's not hard to see why so many actors who have a surge in popularity for some time for whatever reason get so depressed when their career begins to fizzle out and it's impossible for them to get work. It's a tough fucking business, that's for sure. You've got to have some serious mental fortitude and willpower to survive.
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
The fuck? That's not as dumb as the Pacino pick, but it's up there. He had a shitload of hits spread across the '80s, '90s and '00s.
Gaylord Sweetwood
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Hamill Joker is best Joker.
ScientificNinja
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You couldn't be more popular than Luke Perry and Jason Priestley in the 90's
Priestley seems to be winning a ton of praise for Call Me Fitz at the moment
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
No, he fucking isn't. He had a solid decade of constant hits, and several since. Kids...
crazy monkey
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wtf
SystemShock2
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Do you mean her acting career remained great? Because it seems like acting is just a thing to keep her busy, her family is LOADED.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Louis-Dreyfus#Personal_life
spindashing
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Sora from Kingdom Hearts.
Suvari's in a really funny sitcom pilot at NBC.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Whoa, I didn't know she was heiress to a billionaire's fortune. Crazy.
When I say great, I mean that after Seinfeld, she actually got another hit with New Christine, and now potentially another one with 'Veep', and all throughout people seem to look at her positively. Versus the other actors in Seinfeld, where they either retired, stagnated, or died (their career that is).
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Wins an Oscar in Jerry Maguire, and then destroys his career with shit role after shit role.
To be fair, he's pretty awful.
Basically no one wanted to see him.
Some people are born to be supporting actors.
KeeSomething
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Chris Tucker is a stand up comedian first, and a movie actor second. He's been doing standup.2007 Rush Hour 3
2001 Rush Hour 2
1998 Rush Hour
lol. Only three movies of the same franchise in 10 years. What a lazy bastard.
Alligatorjandro
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KittenMaster
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What about pretty much everyone except for Liam Neilson in the Star Wars Prequels? We had a whole thread on what happened to Jake Lloyd awhile back (he crashed and burned harder than any example in this thread).
Also, most of the people from the Twilight series will probably be screwed, except for maybe Robert Patterson.
Also, most of the people from the Twilight series will probably be screwed, except for maybe Robert Patterson.
So many people being mentioned who've had way more than one hit. People are mentioning people who've had more than one hit but just faded or became smaller stars.
Although I do agree with Schwimmer from Friends. Out of all of the cast, he's the only one who has not had anything substantial. He directs really indie films and had one guest appearance on Entourage. Kudrow's been in some movies, notably Easy A and I think PS I love you. LeBlanc had it rough but is back on TV. Really though, they each got paid one million per episode for the last two seasons, so they all should still be set honestly.
Although I do agree with Schwimmer from Friends. Out of all of the cast, he's the only one who has not had anything substantial. He directs really indie films and had one guest appearance on Entourage. Kudrow's been in some movies, notably Easy A and I think PS I love you. LeBlanc had it rough but is back on TV. Really though, they each got paid one million per episode for the last two seasons, so they all should still be set honestly.
Last time I saw him in anything:
and then:
EDIT: Oh yeah. He was in the music video for The Unnamed Feeling by Metallica.
He was also in The Green Hornet.
He probably doesn't qualify, but I'd say Brandon Routh. I thought he did a really good job being Superman, considering the shoes he was filling, it's a shame the movie just wasn't strong, since Singer was too in love with the Donner films to give us a proper Superman film. After that, he's had small roles in TV and film, and then the B movie caliber Dylan Dog (which) i admit I kind of liked because of how bad it was). It just seemed to me that they were trying to build him up as a big star, what with him portraying one of the most recognizable superheroes of all time.
Ewan McGregor isn't exactly hard up for work between riding his motorcycles around the world, Portman just won an Oscar. Christiansen has gotten steady film work since, Christopher Lee has been acting for nearly 70 years, Emperor Palpatine is the Pope. Surprisingly even George Lucas still gets work.
I guess Samuel L. Jackson hasn't been in nearly as many movies a year as the time the prequels were out, but it's only April. Man's got eight more months to fill.
The Hermit
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From only hope of humankind to... welp.
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Hey I look almost exactly like this guy... and my first girlfriend looked like Winnie but more asian. Btw, she is a candidate for this thread:
Danica Mae McKellar
LegendofJoe
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I have a strong feeling most of the people being listed simply decided to opt for an early retirement. I'd probably do the same if I made the kind of the money they did.
Aaronology
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I was enjoying this thread until people seriously started arguing Eddie freakin' Murphy fit the definition the OP listed. How old are some of you? Jesus.
if you define the whole trilogy as "one hit", then Mark Hamill
He voices Skipps in Regular Show... he gets a free pass.
My contribution, Rupert Alexander Grint of Harry Potter fame.
professor_t
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If I racked my brain to come up with the worst answer to this question, I'm not sure if I could do better than Al Pacino. Congrats.
You mean Liam Neeson? Ewan McGregor has been doing well enough for himself. Natalie Portman is coming off an Oscar win. Samuel L. Jackson is still Samuel L. Jackson. Ray Park still has plenty of work. I would say Jake Lloyd is the only one out of that series to completely fail.
As for Twilight, Taylor Lautner is going to be the only one that fails to segue to something else. Kristen Stewart was already popular before she was ever signed on.
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