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From the bright lights to quiet lives, some celebrities walked away from the spotlight and embraced a new path. Join us as we explore those who chose to leave fame behind, trading red carpets for normalcy, passion projects, or new careers. Discover what led these stars to disconnect from Hollywood’s hustle and find out where life took them afterward!
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00:00That's right. Same to you, buddy.
00:02Welcome to Ms. Mojo.
00:04And today, we're counting down our picks for the top 30 celebs who traded fame for other passions,
00:10or a quiet existence away from fame.
00:13What's happened?
00:15Please just leave me alone.
00:19Number 30. Terrence Howard.
00:21Before stepping away from stardom in 2022,
00:24Terrence Howard had already built an impressive acting career.
00:28You might not recall his earlier roles in Dead Presidents or Mr. Holland's opus,
00:33but you'll definitely remember him as Colonel Rhodes in 2008's Iron Man.
00:38Next time, baby.
00:39Unfortunately, he was replaced by Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2,
00:44with reports suggesting it was due to his refusal to accept a pay cut.
00:48Despite this, Howard bounced back big time as Lucius Lyon in the smash hit Empire.
00:53It is my great honor to welcome back the heart and soul of Empire Enterprises,
01:00Miss Cookie Lyon.
01:01To Cookie.
01:03After reprising his role as Quentin in the Best Man franchise one last time,
01:08he announced that he was stepping away from Hollywood.
01:11He's certainly acted since then, though, so maybe there's more to come.
01:15Number 29. Porsche de Rossi.
01:17What do you do when you want to try something new or more challenging?
01:20For Porsche de Rossi, it meant leaving an enviable acting career behind to start a business.
01:26De Rossi rose to fame in the late 90s as Nell Porter on Ally McBeal,
01:31earning a SAG award for her performance.
01:33The people, men and women, draw unfair conclusions.
01:37We've come to expect the bias.
01:41But not from judges.
01:42Her next notable success was Arrested Development,
01:45which boosted her career even more.
01:47However, in a 2018 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,
01:51Porsche surprised fans by announcing her retirement from acting.
01:55One big reason for this?
01:56She wasn't comfortable with all that publicity.
01:58I kind of knew what acting would look like for me for the next 10, 20 years.
02:03So I decided to quit and start a business.
02:07She went on to launch an art curation company called General Public,
02:11serving as its CEO.
02:12She did make a brief comeback for Arrested Development's fifth season, though.
02:16I think I'm gonna go now.
02:19Find out who my real family is.
02:21Number 28.
02:22Teddy Dunn.
02:23Fame may be everything to some, but to others, not so much.
02:27Just ask Teddy Dunn.
02:28He had a brief but memorable presence in Hollywood,
02:31popping up in shows like Gilmore Girls and Grey's Anatomy.
02:34This game is what I've been training for my entire life.
02:37This is my chance to go to college.
02:39This is my whole future.
02:40But of course, his most famous role was as Duncan Cain in Veronica Mars.
02:44Is there a file on me?
02:47There's a file on everyone who was connected with Lily.
02:52What does mine say?
02:54Even though he played a major role in the series,
02:56midway through season two, he disappeared,
02:59leaving fans with many questions.
03:01Fast forward to leaving acting,
03:03and Dunn secured a law degree.
03:05As of 2020, he has been serving as an assistant United States attorney in Washington, D.C.
03:10This just goes to show there are many things that can be more fulfilling than chasing Hollywood fame.
03:16I love you.
03:18Always have.
03:20Always will.
03:23You better.
03:26Number 27.
03:28MC Hammer.
03:29Back in the early 90s, if you weren't jamming to You Can't Touch This,
03:33could you even call yourself a true hip-hop fan?
03:35My, my, my, my music hit me so hard.
03:39Basically, say, oh my lord.
03:41The song was a massive hit, and MC Hammer was everywhere,
03:45becoming the first hip-hop artist to earn diamond status.
03:49With his catchy lyrics, hammer pants, and high-energy dance moves,
03:53he became a pop rap icon.
03:55You can't touch this.
03:55But his meteoric rise didn't last.
03:58By the mid-90s, the rapper's popularity dipped,
04:01and he ran into deep financial troubles.
04:03Despite the hit to his fame and fortune,
04:06Hammer never fully walked away from music.
04:08He kept going on tours, performing at concerts,
04:11and appearing in TV commercials.
04:13He's still respected for his community works,
04:15and seen as a pioneer for making rap mainstream.
04:19I really appreciate y'all.
04:20It's all love.
04:21Okay.
04:22Stay best, blessed, and be blessed.
04:24Number 26.
04:25Bridget Mendler.
04:26From Disney star to space CEO,
04:29yep, Bridget Mendler's career glow-up was seriously next level.
04:32In the early 2010s, Bridget was a huge name,
04:36especially for Disney fans.
04:38Hey, Evan, Evan, what am I supposed to do?
04:41Reality!
04:42I'm crying out loud.
04:44You can't call me by my human name.
04:47I'm Sliggle Wart.
04:48I'm sorry, Sliggle Wart.
04:50She stole the show as Teddy Duncan in Good Luck Charlie,
04:54and rocked the stage in Lemonade Mouth.
04:56Plus, her catchy songs turned her into a full-on pop sensation.
04:59Go dreams and try, and make it come alive.
05:05Come on, let it shine so they can see.
05:10We were meant to be.
05:12But instead of sticking around in Hollywood,
05:14Mendler pulled a major plot twist.
05:17Stepping away from acting,
05:18she dove into academics and crushed it.
05:21After enrolling at MIT and Harvard,
05:24she became the co-founder and CEO of Northwood Space.
05:27As an actress, sometimes you just feel like the spokesperson
05:30for other causes and other activities.
05:33And I wanted to feel more of a direct connection
05:35to the impact that I could have.
05:37Total powerhouse move.
05:38Oh, and Jennifer Stone?
05:40She's another Disney star who made a U-turn too,
05:43leaving acting to pursue a career in nursing.
05:46I've never had a job before.
05:47Well, except for the dollar grandma gives me
05:48for rubbing lotion on her feet.
05:50Number 25.
05:51Karen Parsons.
05:53During the six-season run of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,
05:55Karen Parsons played Hillary,
05:57the stylish cousin of Will Smith's character.
06:00Daddy, I need $500.
06:03You should really consider expanding your vocabulary.
06:06Her performance made the character a big-time fan favorite,
06:10contributing significantly to the show's lasting popularity.
06:13I'm a celebrity and men are intimidated by me.
06:16I'm a beautiful woman trapped
06:17in an even more beautiful woman's body.
06:19But after the series ended,
06:21things became rocky for Parsons.
06:23She struggled to land roles that matched that level of success,
06:27and even her own projects failed to take off.
06:29Gradually, she disappeared from the limelight,
06:32but found purpose elsewhere.
06:34Parsons started Sweet Blackberry,
06:36a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing
06:38lesser-known stories of Black history to children
06:41through books and animation.
06:43A rewarding pivot for sure.
06:45We have a lot of stories that I want to tell.
06:48So many stories I want to tell.
06:49Parsons tried returning to acting several years later,
06:52but couldn't stage a major comeback.
06:55Number 24, Ian Somerhalder.
06:57First, he grabbed everyone's attention as Boone on Lost.
07:01Then he stole hearts as the dangerously charming
07:03Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries.
07:06Do you think this is funny?
07:07Yes, Elena.
07:08I find hilarity in the lengths that I have to go to
07:10to repeatedly save your life.
07:12These high-profile shows skyrocketed Ian Somerhalder's fame,
07:16yet he didn't remain in Hollywood's spotlight for long.
07:18After starring in Netflix's V Wars, which was later canceled,
07:23Somerhalder quietly vanished from acting for five years.
07:26I'm a doctor.
07:27I can help make you better.
07:28Between raising his children with actress Nikki Reed,
07:32engaging in environmental activism,
07:34and running a farming business,
07:36his priorities probably changed.
07:38In a 2024 interview,
07:40he confirmed that he had stepped away from acting.
07:43You might wonder why,
07:44when he could still find other roles.
07:45Maybe he just found a new path that fit the life he wanted at the moment.
07:50I've been working since I was 10 in front of cameras,
07:53and this seemed like the most perfect sort of time
07:56to separate a little bit,
07:59change the focal points a little bit,
08:02and really dial into some strengths,
08:04and forge some new paths.
08:06Number 23.
08:08Peter Ostrom.
08:09Remember Charlie from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?
08:12That's Peter Ostrom.
08:14And yes, he charted an unusual path,
08:16unlike most child stars.
08:18Look at me, look, I've got it!
08:20The pitfall, the ticket is mine!
08:21After starring in the film,
08:23Ostrom never acted in any other,
08:25even turning down a three-film deal for Willy Wonka.
08:29He was so reluctant to talk about his one-time role
08:31that at some point,
08:32he made people believe it was his brother who played Charlie.
08:35I'm a shooting star!
08:37I'm a rocket!
08:38Instead of Hollywood,
08:39something else stole his heart.
08:41After returning from filming Willy Wonka,
08:43Ostrom was fascinated by the work of the veterinarian
08:46who cared for his family's horses,
08:48and decided to become a vet himself.
08:51Over the years,
08:52he has happily kept the tradition of sharing stories
08:55about his one-time stardom with curious fans.
08:58If you don't try,
08:59you're guaranteed to fail, you know?
09:01Number 22.
09:03Jeff Cohen.
09:04The Goonies is a cornerstone of 80s pop culture,
09:06and Jeff Cohen was a big part of what made it so memorable.
09:10I'm not afraid of the dark.
09:11I like the dark.
09:12I love the dark.
09:14But I hate nature.
09:15I hate nature.
09:17He might look different today,
09:18but back then,
09:19he was the clumsy, hilarious chunk
09:21who brought a lot of warmth to the group.
09:24Slut!
09:24Slut!
09:25Slut!
09:25Well, not long after his breakout role,
09:30Cohen stepped away from acting,
09:32went to law school,
09:33and became an entertainment lawyer.
09:35A successful one at that.
09:37He was last seen in a film in the 1991 flick,
09:39Perfect Harmony.
09:40Like Cohen,
09:41Carrie Green,
09:42who plays Andy in The Goonies,
09:44also faded from the limelight after the film,
09:46and a few other notable ones.
09:48I believe in you.
09:49Goonies always make mistakes.
09:51Don't make it anymore.
09:52Number 21, Grace Kelly.
09:55From Hollywood royalty to actual royalty,
09:58Grace Kelly's life was the stuff of fairy tales.
10:01In the early 1950s,
10:03she was a popular movie star
10:04known for her elegance
10:06and poised presence on screen.
10:08Was something on your mind?
10:10It doesn't make sense to me.
10:12What does?
10:14Women aren't that unpredictable.
10:15She even snagged an Academy Award
10:17for The Country Girl,
10:19where she proved she could play something different
10:20from her usual glamorous roles.
10:22I'm going back to New York
10:24to the peace and comfort of a quiet room.
10:27For the first time in years,
10:28I won't have to wonder where he is.
10:30But at the peak of her career,
10:32Kelly shocked the world
10:33by retiring from acting at age 26
10:35to marry Prince Regnier III of Monaco.
10:39Fully embracing her duty as princess,
10:41she closed the curtain on her Hollywood chapter.
10:43Sadly, at age 52,
10:45Grace passed away in a car crash,
10:48but she will always be remembered
10:49as a symbol of timeless grace
10:50and old Hollywood appeal.
10:52I was very lucky in my career
10:53and I loved it.
10:55But I don't think I
10:58was accomplished enough as an actor
11:01to be remembered for that particularly.
11:04Number 20.
11:05Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
11:07These famous twins have been working
11:09since they were nine months old.
11:12Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
11:13began their career as infants,
11:15sharing the role of Michelle Tanner
11:17on the ABC sitcom Full House.
11:19You got a dude.
11:21Even while the show aired,
11:23they appeared in other films and TV shows,
11:26eventually founding their own production company,
11:28Dual Star, in 1993.
11:31However, as the 2000s rolled around,
11:33they set their sights on a much different path,
11:35fashion.
11:35The Row started as kind of a little side project
11:38for Mary-Kate and I,
11:40and it started with a t-shirt.
11:43In 2006,
11:44they launched their luxury fashion brand,
11:47The Row,
11:47and soon left Hollywood entirely
11:49to concentrate on it.
11:51Although they still occasionally make the news,
11:53Mary-Kate and Ashley no longer command
11:56the kind of media attention they once did,
11:58which suits them just fine.
12:00Number 19.
12:01Michael Sheffling
12:03For a brief period in the 1980s,
12:05Michael Sheffling seemed poised
12:07to become a Hollywood superstar.
12:09Sheffling's debut as Jake Ryan
12:11in 1984's 16 Candles
12:13made him an instant teen heartthrob.
12:16Happy birthday, Samantha.
12:20Good night.
12:24It already came true.
12:26It was the perfect springboard
12:28for a flourishing career,
12:29but things just never really lined up
12:32perfectly for Sheffling afterwards.
12:34Although he went on to star
12:35in a number of films,
12:36including Vision Quest and Mermaids.
12:39So was that you who carved
12:40Red Sox on the door?
12:43That used to be my room.
12:45Sheffling never quite attained
12:46the level of fame many believed he would.
12:48In between acting jobs,
12:50he took up carpentry
12:51and began making furniture.
12:53This eventually became his full-time career
12:55as he gave up acting completely
12:57following 1991's Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken.
13:00Senora, I love you.
13:03Number 18.
13:04Nikki Blonsky.
13:06Many struggling actors in Hollywood
13:07dream of the kind of opportunity
13:09Nikki Blonsky had.
13:11As a high school student,
13:12Blonsky auditioned for Hairspray,
13:14beating out over a thousand aspirants
13:16for the role of Tracy Turnblad.
13:18Good morning, all the more.
13:21She couldn't have asked
13:23for a better screen debut
13:24as it earned her two Critics' Choice Awards
13:27and a Golden Globe nomination.
13:29However, maintaining that momentum
13:31proved challenging.
13:32Despite playing the lead
13:33on ABC Family's Huge,
13:35the show only lasted one season
13:37and the roles dried up soon after.
13:39I could take the most horrifying situation
13:41and make it worse.
13:43It's like this twisted gift.
13:47The New York native later obtained
13:49a cosmetology license
13:50and began working as a hairstylist
13:52and makeup artist in her hometown.
13:54While she still appears sporadically in films,
13:57Blonsky hasn't reclaimed
13:58the level of fame she once enjoyed.
14:00If I could just jump through the window,
14:04be with you.
14:06I mean?
14:11If you jump, I'll catch you.
14:13Number 17.
14:15Angus T. Jones.
14:16Angus T. Jones became a household name
14:18in the 2000s
14:19thanks to his role
14:20in the popular CBS sitcom
14:22Two and a Half Men.
14:24I'm hungry.
14:25Is this gonna be a problem?
14:33I guess not.
14:34During this period,
14:36he was the highest paid child actor on TV,
14:39reportedly earning $300,000 per episode.
14:42In late 2012,
14:44at the peak of his fame,
14:45Jones suddenly announced
14:46that he was done appearing on the show.
14:48This was because he had been baptized
14:50and was turned off
14:51by the sitcom's mature content,
14:53which he later described as, quote,
14:55filth.
14:56Please stop filling your head with filth.
14:59Jones ultimately left
15:01Two and a Half Men after 10 seasons
15:03and largely retreated from the spotlight.
15:05He has since worked as an executive
15:07in a multimedia company,
15:09but now expresses a desire
15:10to return to acting someday.
15:13Number 16.
15:14Amanda Bynes.
15:15This former child star
15:17first rose to prominence
15:18on the Nickelodeon sketch series
15:20All That
15:20before landing her own program,
15:22The Amanda Show.
15:23Thanks, my name's Amanda
15:25and welcome to my show!
15:27Bynes then progressed to Teen Idol
15:29with roles in successful comedies
15:31like Big Fat Liar
15:32and What a Girl Wants.
15:34In 2010,
15:35after a prominent part in Easy A,
15:37Bynes announced she was taking
15:39an indefinite break from acting.
15:40There's a higher power
15:42that will judge you
15:42for your indecency.
15:44Tom Cruise.
15:45I hope for your sake
15:47that God has a sense of humor.
15:48Subsequently,
15:49she faced a slew of legal troubles
15:51and grappled with substance use disorder,
15:54which led to her being placed
15:55under a conservatorship.
15:57Despite overcoming these challenges
15:58and ending the conservatorship,
16:00Bynes doesn't seem ready
16:01to return to the screen.
16:03Instead, in 2023,
16:05she decided to pursue a new career
16:07as a manicurist.
16:08She added,
16:09In the last several years,
16:10I've been working hard
16:11to improve my health
16:12so that I can live
16:13and work independently,
16:14and I will continue
16:15to prioritize my well-being
16:16in this next chapter.
16:18Number 15.
16:19Jonathan Taylor Thomas
16:20Jonathan Taylor Thomas
16:22soared to immense fame
16:23in the 90s,
16:24gracing the covers
16:25of countless magazines
16:26and adorning the bedroom walls
16:28of many teenage girls.
16:30We're past the nod stage.
16:32What?
16:33She gave me a kiss.
16:35Thomas gained popularity
16:36thanks to his role
16:37as Randy Taylor
16:38on the ABC sitcom
16:39Home Improvement.
16:40He earned further recognition
16:42for voicing young Simba
16:43in The Lion King
16:44and the titular character
16:46in the 1996 film
16:47The Adventures of Pinocchio.
16:49You're a puppet.
16:50You're not a real boy, Pinocchio.
16:52Real boy.
16:53In 1998,
16:54Thomas decided
16:55to exit Home Improvement,
16:57directing his attention
16:58towards getting a degree
16:59from Harvard.
17:00Call when you get there.
17:01Call before you get there.
17:03Or I could open
17:04the emergency door
17:05and just yell out the plane.
17:06While his presence
17:08in the limelight
17:08has significantly waned
17:10since then,
17:11Thomas stands
17:11by his decision
17:12wholeheartedly.
17:13These days,
17:14he's more focused
17:14on working behind the camera,
17:16taking on directing
17:17and screenwriting roles.
17:19Mandy looked familiar.
17:20Well, you know,
17:27I used to work with Kristen.
17:29That's not it.
17:31Number 14,
17:32Phoebe Cates.
17:33The 1980s
17:34were a significant era
17:35for teen comedy movies,
17:37many of which became classics
17:38and launched their young actors
17:40into stardom.
17:41I want a relationship.
17:43I want romance.
17:45You want romance
17:46in Ridgemont?
17:47We can't even get cable TV here,
17:49Stacey.
17:49You want romance.
17:51One of such rising stars
17:52was Phoebe Cates.
17:53Born to a family
17:54of Hollywood insiders,
17:56Cates began her career
17:57as a dancer and model
17:58before venturing into acting.
18:00Her breakthrough came
18:01with 1982's
18:02Fast Times
18:03at Ridgemont High,
18:04followed by another success
18:06with Gremlins
18:06two years later.
18:08And that's how I found out
18:09there was no Santa Claus.
18:11In 1989,
18:15Cates got married
18:16to fellow actor
18:16Kevin Kline,
18:18with whom she welcomed
18:18two children.
18:20By the mid-90s,
18:21Cates decided to scale back
18:22on acting
18:23and prioritize
18:24raising her family.
18:25She eventually opened
18:26a boutique in New York City
18:27called Blue Tree,
18:28which she continues
18:29to oversee.
18:30What's that?
18:31Oh!
18:33Funny you should ask.
18:34I think this would be
18:35perfect for her.
18:35This is the perfect
18:36husband bracelet.
18:38Number 13,
18:39Steven Seagal.
18:40Love him or hate him,
18:42but you can't deny
18:42the fact that
18:43Steven Seagal
18:44had Hollywood
18:44in a chokehold
18:45during the 90s.
18:46You're not a cook.
18:50Yeah, well,
18:52I also cook.
18:55At the outset
18:56of the decade,
18:57Seagal was largely unknown,
18:59but by its end,
19:00he had become
19:00one of Hollywood's
19:01most prominent action stars,
19:03even though he essentially
19:04played the same character
19:05in every film.
19:06However,
19:06as the 21st century progressed,
19:09Seagal's star
19:09diminished significantly,
19:11relegated to a string
19:12of laughably bad
19:13direct-to-video releases.
19:15Hey,
19:15did your brother
19:17kill my son?
19:20Concurrently,
19:20his association
19:21with Russia
19:22grew stronger,
19:23and he was granted
19:24citizenship to the country
19:25in 2016.
19:26He has not appeared
19:27in a film since 2019,
19:29the year following
19:30his appointment
19:30as Russia's
19:31special envoy
19:32to the U.S.
19:33Number 12,
19:34Bridget Fonda.
19:36Born into the renowned
19:37Fonda acting dynasty,
19:39Bridget Fonda began
19:40her career
19:40at the tender age
19:41of five.
19:42Throughout the late
19:4380s and 90s,
19:44she worked tirelessly,
19:46starring in notable films
19:47like The Godfather Part 3
19:49and Jackie Brown.
19:51Fonda continued
20:05to act until
20:062002,
20:07when she abruptly
20:08decided to retire
20:09from the spotlight
20:10for a much quieter life.
20:11The following year,
20:16she suffered
20:17a serious car accident
20:18that fractured her back
20:19and later got married
20:20to film composer
20:21Danny Elfman.
20:22Since her retirement,
20:24Fonda has maintained
20:24a very low profile,
20:26only resurfacing
20:27in 2009
20:28for the premiere
20:28of Quentin Tarantino's
20:30Inglourious Bastards.
20:31When asked
20:32if she would consider
20:33returning to the silver screen,
20:35Fonda dismissed
20:35the notion completely.
20:37I don't think so.
20:38It's too nice
20:39being a civilian.
20:40Number 11,
20:41Shirley Temple.
20:43During the Great Depression,
20:44Shirley Temple became
20:45a beacon of hope
20:46and joy for many Americans.
20:48On the good ship,
20:51lollipop,
20:52it's a sweet trip
20:54to a candy shop.
20:56Temple rose to fame
20:57as a child actress
20:58in the 1930s,
20:59captivating audiences
21:00worldwide with her talent,
21:02charm,
21:03and signature curly hair.
21:04At the height
21:05of her career,
21:06she was one of Hollywood's
21:07biggest sensations
21:08and the leading
21:09box office draw.
21:10Lean on me.
21:11Until you get started.
21:15However,
21:16as Temple grew older,
21:17her box office success
21:19declined,
21:20leading her to retire
21:20from the big screen
21:21at the age of 22.
21:23Subsequently,
21:24Temple pursued
21:24a career in politics
21:25and was appointed
21:26as a delegate
21:27to the United Nations
21:28General Assembly
21:29by President Richard Nixon.
21:31She would go on
21:32to serve as the
21:32U.S. ambassador
21:33to Ghana
21:34and Czechoslovakia.
21:35I think we all
21:37learned from the past.
21:39I just feel
21:40we shouldn't live there.
21:42We shouldn't live
21:42in the past.
21:43Number 10.
21:44Greta Garbo
21:45You can't talk
21:46about the biggest stars
21:47of old Hollywood
21:47without mentioning
21:48Greta Garbo.
21:49During the era
21:50of silent films,
21:52the Swedish actress
21:53was a sensation.
21:54Even when talkies
21:55took over,
21:56Garbo managed
21:57to stay on top
21:58despite fears
21:59her Swedish accent
22:00would be a problem.
22:01Prepare the passport
22:02to the Spanish envoy.
22:04But what really
22:05added to her legend
22:06is how she walked
22:07away from Hollywood
22:08when she was still
22:09at the height of fame.
22:10After starring
22:11in Ninochka
22:11and her final film
22:13Two-Faced Woman,
22:14Garbo retired
22:15and never came back.
22:16Take your light
22:17from me.
22:26I want nothing
22:27more from life
22:27than always
22:28to take my light
22:28from you.
22:29No comebacks,
22:30no appearances,
22:31nothing.
22:32For years,
22:33people wondered why.
22:34But Garbo refused
22:35to tell even friends.
22:37She eventually told
22:38a Swedish biographer
22:39that she hated her work
22:40and simply wanted
22:41a life away from fame.
22:43Can I make a speech now?
22:44Please.
22:45Number 9.
22:46Dylan Sprouse
22:47One half of the Sprouse twins,
22:49the child actors
22:50famous for their roles
22:51in Big Daddy
22:51and The Suite Life
22:52of Zack and Cody,
22:53Dylan and his brother Cole
22:55have enjoyed
22:55steady acting work
22:56nearly their entire lives.
22:58Why can't you drive us
22:59to the playground?
23:00Because I have to rehearse
23:01new choreography
23:02for my next show.
23:04Mr. Mosby thinks
23:04I need some younger moves.
23:06But while Cole
23:06landed the role
23:07of Jughead on Riverdale
23:08and starred in the 2019 film
23:10Five Feet Apart,
23:11Dylan has taken
23:12a radically different
23:13path in life.
23:14It's been a quiet
23:14few months in Riverdale.
23:17Spring slid into summer
23:18and some semblance
23:20of normal life resumed.
23:22In 2011,
23:23Dylan began studying
23:24video game design
23:25at the Gallatin School
23:26of Individualized Study,
23:28graduating in 2015.
23:29Three years later,
23:30he opened
23:31the All Wise Meadery
23:32in Brooklyn.
23:44He's also dabbled
23:46in acting throughout
23:46the years,
23:47albeit in smaller,
23:48intimate projects.
23:49Nothing like the big
23:50mainstream work
23:51he used to do.
23:52Number 8.
23:53Freddie Prince Jr.
23:54In the late 90s
23:55and early 2000s,
23:57you couldn't walk
23:57into a movie theater
23:58without seeing this guy's
24:00face plastered
24:00on a movie poster
24:01or six.
24:02That changed sometime
24:03around 2004,
24:05right after the release
24:06of Scooby-Doo 2.
24:07My fault too.
24:08We all know
24:09how Shaggy and Scooby
24:10can be,
24:11but it's alright.
24:13We just need to stay
24:13strong and control
24:15and work fast.
24:16It was around then
24:17that he transitioned
24:18to voice work,
24:19an industry he has
24:20remained in ever since.
24:21You may have heard
24:22his voice in Mass Effect 3
24:23or Star Wars Rebels.
24:25Who are you?
24:26I'm the guy
24:27who was stealing
24:27that crate.
24:28Hey look,
24:29I stole this stuff,
24:31whatever it is,
24:32fair and square.
24:34And you made it
24:34pretty far,
24:35but I've got plans
24:36for that crate.
24:37It's still acting work,
24:38just not the kind
24:39that attracts
24:39the paparazzi.
24:40However,
24:41Prince Jr.
24:42has focused his attention
24:43in other fields as well.
24:44He co-wrote a cookbook
24:45with Rachel Wharton
24:46and served as a producer
24:48and director
24:48for the WWE.
24:50Yes, really.
24:51First of all,
24:52Booker,
24:53that's not a claim,
24:54that's a fact.
24:55And there are people
24:55in this room,
24:57in that ring right now
24:58that can attest to it.
25:00Number 7,
25:01Jack Gleeson.
25:02You may not know
25:03Jack Gleeson by name,
25:04but you certainly know
25:05his face,
25:06his oh-so-once-punchable face.
25:08Don't you think
25:09we ought to do
25:10something about it?
25:12That's right,
25:12Joffrey Baratheon.
25:13Gleeson earned
25:14renowned and acclaim
25:15for playing the slimy
25:16Baratheon,
25:17uh, Lannister child?
25:19But it seems like
25:20acting wasn't for him.
25:21Killed a few puppies today?
25:24Show them.
25:26Come on, show them.
25:27Gleeson announced
25:28his retirement
25:28after wrapping up
25:29Game of Thrones,
25:30telling Entertainment Weekly
25:32that he had stopped
25:32enjoying it
25:33and didn't want to
25:34turn it into
25:35a lifelong career.
25:36He subsequently
25:36studied theology
25:37and philosophy
25:38at Dublin's
25:39Trinity College,
25:40where he graduated
25:41in 2015.
25:43Five years later,
25:44Gleeson returned
25:45to the screen,
25:46albeit in much more
25:47muted roles
25:48than the one
25:48he gained
25:48popularity for.
25:50Killing you
25:50would send
25:51your brother
25:51a message.
25:56But my mother
25:57insists on
25:57keeping you alive.
26:0190s kids
26:01will undoubtedly
26:02remember Mara Wilson
26:03as that adorable
26:04little actress
26:05from movies
26:05like Mrs. Doubtfire
26:06and Matilda.
26:07This is Natalie.
26:08Oh, hello Natalie.
26:10Are you wearing
26:11bug spray?
26:12Oh, Maddie.
26:13Oh, it's quite a right
26:14day, no offense taken.
26:15I was a little liberal
26:16with the atomizer.
26:17Unfortunately,
26:17Wilson quickly grew
26:19disillusioned
26:19with the prospect
26:20of acting
26:20and the fame
26:21that came with it.
26:22In a 2012 blog post,
26:24Wilson addressed
26:25the various reasons
26:26for her early retirement,
26:27including the lack
26:28of creative freedom,
26:29the ridiculous
26:30celebrity aspect,
26:31and the dehumanizing
26:32audition process.
26:33Daddy, you're a crook.
26:36What?
26:37This is illegal.
26:39Here, keep drilling.
26:42Do you make money?
26:44Do you have a job?
26:45No, but don't people
26:47need good cars?
26:48Can't you sell good cars,
26:49Dad?
26:50And while she has
26:51left acting behind,
26:52she's still in the creative fields.
26:54She's lent her voice
26:55to BoJack Horseman
26:56and the famous podcast
26:57Welcome to Night Bale,
26:58and she's written
26:59both a book and a play.
27:01The latter was performed
27:01at the New York
27:02International Friends Festival
27:03in 2013.
27:05But before you fold
27:06the omelet,
27:06I'd like the chef
27:07to hold the pan up
27:08and whisper his
27:08or her dreams into it.
27:10Number five,
27:11Gene Hackman.
27:12Gene Hackman,
27:13who passed away
27:14in February of 2025,
27:16was a legend long
27:17before he played
27:18little Bill Daggett
27:19in Unforgiven,
27:20a role that earned him
27:21a BAFTA,
27:22Oscar,
27:22and a Golden Globe.
27:24He says,
27:24give me over your pistol.
27:29I ain't drunk.
27:33Ordinance says
27:34you got to turn in
27:35your firearms
27:35to the county office
27:37day or night.
27:38Hackman was notoriously private
27:40and rarely gave interviews.
27:43Perhaps he saw no need
27:44or maybe he just
27:45didn't want to.
27:46Let me bust you.
27:47I want to bust you.
27:48I want to bust you.
27:49Don't shoot.
27:51Let me talk to you.
27:52Let me talk to you.
27:52You got a friend here, buddy.
27:54Regardless,
27:55during one such rare interview
27:56with Larry King in 2004,
27:59Hackman announced
27:59he would be retiring.
28:01This left 2004's
28:02Welcome to Mooseport,
28:04a political satire
28:05in which he co-starred
28:06with Ray Romano,
28:07as his final feature film.
28:09After retirement,
28:10he focused more on writing
28:11and published two novels
28:13as a solo writer,
28:14Payback at Morning Peak
28:15and Pursuit.
28:17Some guy's following me.
28:19Who?
28:20I don't know.
28:22It has something to do
28:23with the assignment last week.
28:24Number four,
28:25Rick Moranis.
28:27After first finding fame
28:28with the Canadian sketch comedy series
28:30Second City Television,
28:32Rick Moranis successfully transitioned
28:34to major Hollywood productions.
28:36What sign are you waiting for?
28:37Gozer the Traveler.
28:38He will come in one
28:40of the pre-chosen forums.
28:41With prominent roles
28:42in franchises like Ghostbusters
28:44and Honey,
28:44I Shrunk the Kids,
28:45Moranis quickly became
28:46a household name.
28:47What are you saying, Nick?
28:53Swinging?
28:54Sadly, in 1991,
28:56his wife,
28:57Ann Belsky,
28:58passed away,
28:59leaving him to raise
29:00their two young children alone.
29:02The actor then made
29:03the difficult decision
29:04to step away
29:04from his thriving Hollywood career
29:06to focus on his kids.
29:07Although Moranis
29:08has been absent
29:09from live-action films,
29:10he has lent his voice
29:12to animated projects
29:13and appeared alongside
29:14Ryan Reynolds
29:15in an ad for Mint Mobile.
29:17So why am I here?
29:18I'm just a huge fan.
29:20Oh, stop it.
29:21Come on.
29:21Stop it.
29:22Seriously.
29:22He is set to reprise
29:24his role as the eccentric inventor
29:25Wayne Zielinski
29:26in the upcoming sequel,
29:28Shrunk.
29:29Number three,
29:30Frankie Muniz.
29:31My name is Malcolm.
29:33You want to know
29:33what the best thing
29:34about childhood is?
29:35At some point,
29:36it stops.
29:37Muniz earned incredible popularity
29:38throughout the 2000s
29:40for his titular role
29:41on Malcolm in the Middle,
29:42while also venturing
29:43into film with movies
29:44like Big Fat Liar
29:45and Agent Cody Banks.
29:56Shortly after Malcolm
29:57wrapped in 2006,
29:59Muniz announced
30:00his retirement from acting
30:01and subsequently ventured
30:02in race car driving,
30:04performing music
30:04and managing a band
30:06called Astro Lasso.
30:07And aside from a recent stint
30:09on Dancing with the Stars,
30:10Muniz is taking it easy
30:11with his partner,
30:12Paige Prince.
30:13They currently co-manage
30:14a specialty olive oil shop
30:15in Arizona
30:16called Outrageous Olive Oils
30:18and Vinegars.
30:19I'm Frankie Muniz.
30:20And I'm Paige Price.
30:21And we are the owners
30:22of Outrageous Olive Oils
30:23and Vinegars.
30:24Number two,
30:24Cary Grant.
30:26Grant was one of the finest
30:27leading men
30:27in Hollywood history.
30:28He could do it all,
30:35from suave romantic leads
30:37to screwball goofs
30:38to the dark
30:38and introspective characters
30:40of Alfred Hitchcock.
30:41Grant eventually retired
30:42in 1966
30:43in order to raise
30:44his newborn daughter
30:45Jennifer in peace.
30:46By then,
30:47he had also grown disillusioned
30:49with the direction
30:49of Hollywood,
30:50believing that the golden age
30:51for which he was
30:52a major part
30:53was ending.
30:54All right,
30:54but would you mind
30:55if I put on something
30:56more formal?
30:56He soon transitioned
30:58over to business work,
30:59becoming a director
31:00for both MGM
31:01and Fabergé.
31:02He also spent a lot
31:03of time traveling
31:04to Monaco,
31:05where his good friend
31:06Grace Kelly,
31:07herself retired from film,
31:08was literal royalty.
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31:35Number 1.
31:36Audrey Hepburn
31:37Among the most esteemed
31:39of leading ladies
31:40during the golden age
31:40of Hollywood,
31:41Audrey Hepburn
31:42was the first actress
31:43in history
31:44to win the BAFTA,
31:45Golden Globe,
31:45and Oscar
31:46for the same film,
31:47doing so for her role
31:48in Roman Holiday.
31:49Later, she would star
32:03in acclaimed films
32:04like Breakfast at Tiffany's
32:06and My Fair Lady.
32:07But Hepburn decided
32:08to leave the spotlight
32:09behind in the late 60s
32:10to focus on family,
32:11and she gave birth
32:12to her second child
32:13in 1970.
32:14I don't even want
32:15to own anything
32:16until I can find a place
32:17where new things go together.
32:19Not sure where that is,
32:20but I know what it's like.
32:24It's like Tiffany's.
32:25While she never quit
32:26acting altogether,
32:27she devoted much
32:28of her time to UNICEF
32:29and visiting countries
32:30like Ethiopia,
32:31Turkey,
32:32and Vietnam,
32:33eventually earning
32:34the Presidential Medal
32:34of Freedom
32:35for her efforts.
32:36Why not?
32:38Them she lived with
32:39would have killed her
32:40for a hat pin,
32:41let alone a hat.
32:42What other Hollywood stars
32:44or celebs
32:45have left fame behind?
32:46Let us know
32:47in the comments.
32:48Hey, you know,
32:49you should get out.
32:50Enjoy the sun.
32:52Oh, wait.
32:53You can't.
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