Actors who were going to be The Next Big Thing—then fell off the face of the earth
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Anonymous
+1. And the guy who was in Sweet Home Alabama. Never saw him after that. |
Anonymous
Josh Lucas? I think he’s in Yellowstone. |
Anonymous
You Must Remember This did an Erotic 80s podcast that was really interesting. One was in part about Sean Young. She was...complex. Also, I just remembered Shannon Sossamon in Rules of Attraction. I loved that movie. |
Anonymous
| Mini Driver She is still out there working. But I thought she would have had a bigger career. |
Anonymous
| Samantha Mathis should have been the next “it” girl after her debut film with Christian Slater in the 90s followed by dumping John Leguizamo for River Phoenix. She’s been a working actor in good films with stars like Winona Ryder, but she’s not the household name she was predicted to be. |
Anonymous
| Katherine Heigl |
Anonymous
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Most of the SNL cast.
Yes, a handful like Fallon, Sandler, Murphy, Fey, and such made a name for themselves, but the vast majority never gained traction or are C list celebs at best. |
Anonymous
| The Saved by the Bell kids. |
Anonymous
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Okay, I just nearly fell off the fact of the earth googling Jason Patric (my 80s crush!) and there’s been no news about him since about 2014. Wow.
And I had no idea that Jackie Gleason was his grandfather! |
Anonymous
Mara's book "Where Am I Now?" is great! |
Anonymous
| I guess we can add Jamie Gertz who was in Lost Boys with Jason Patric. |
Anonymous
Josh Hartnett quit acting on purpose: https://www.mamamia.com.au/what-happened-to-josh-hartnett/amp/ |
Anonymous
Actually, just saw she co-owns the NBA! Wow. |
Anonymous
NBA *team* the Hawks ^ |
Anonymous
She was in Twister! Then she married really well and is now a billionaire or something. It’s like how Rayanne Graff from My So-Called Life is British nobility now. |