“When a celebrity leaves the spotlight, even if it’s dramatic, it doesn’t always end up in the headlines. It sometimes happens subtly and silently. ”
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.
2.
I heard someone saying "if you wonder why an actress stopped working, the answer is probably Harvey Weinstein".
It's really sad.
3.
Eliza Dushku. She became a therapist.
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.
6.
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.
7.
Dido! Was massive and then poof gone.
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.
9.
Gotye - now he’s just Somebody That We Used To Know.
10.
Craig Ferguson, the true king of late night.
11.
Will Smith
He had a huge hit at the Oscars, then.......
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.
13.
Matthew Fox, he just disappeared after Lost.
14.
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.
15.
Eric Bana! I had the biggest crush on him back in the day. He seemed to be pretty popular from 2001-2006.
16.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
17.
Chris Tucker.
18.
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. .
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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.
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Leelee Sobieski.