have you found yourself wondering what
happened to that guy from cruel
intentions well you're probably not
alone at one time Ryan Philippi was
everywhere he was a rising acting talent
and definite heartthrob who was one half
of a beloved Hollywood power couple
but then we found ourselves seeing less
and less of them on the big screen for
that to happen to an actor who was once
red-hot is kind of surprising so why
exactly is Ryan Philippi anything but a
Hollywood staple these days
box office blues although Ryan Philippi
was hot stuff in the 90s these days he's
not exactly a top box-office draw he was
part of an all-star cast and crash a
movie that far exceeded its estimated
six point five million dollar budget by
earning over fifty four million dollars
at the domestic box office
however movie projects that relied on
Philip II as the lead or co-star hadn't
performed nearly as well antitrust
stop-loss Flags of Our Fathers and the
SML comedy macGruber were all commercial
failures and once an actor earns the
label of box-office poison it can be
very hard to land promising movie roles
I think the plan is just a list of
things don't have power couple parting
just as Ryan Philippe's acting career
was cooling off the career of then wife
Reese Witherspoon was starting to heat
up at about the same time Philip II
appeared and Krash Witherspoon was
collecting an Academy Award for her role
as June Carter in walk the line
the fact that Witherspoon's career was
doing considerably well while philippe's
was beginning to stall might not have
mattered too much to the public at least
while they were together unfortunately
for Philip II once he and Weatherspoon
called it quits
the public's interest in both him and
his movies seemed to also fade TV
toss-up you may not know it but Ryan
Philippe's acting career has its roots
in television he started off in the role
of Billy Douglas on the ABC soap opera
One Life to Live he later had minor
roles on other TV shows like Matlock and
due south and after his big-screen
career started to become a bummer
he made his true return to the tube via
a 2012 starring role in the FX series
damages in the year since he's mainly
stuck to TV roles with mixed success his
appearance in the first season of ABC's
crime drama secrets and lies was
moderately successful but a character
did not return for the second season
then his USA Network Theory shooter
received multiple premiere delays due to
real-life tragedies that mirrored the
storyline but
fortunately for Philippe's career
prospects it was renewed for a second
season personal struggles what many fans
of Ryan Philippine may not realize is
that the Hollywood hunk has struggled
with depression he told Val magazine
that he's grappled with the issue since
childhood and that time has only made
his suffering worse as you get older I
think it decreases some but I'm just
innately kind of a sad person I'm
empathetic and I take on the feelings of
others and transpose myself into the
position of others while he admitted
he'd found some advantages to being so
sensitive he also shared it also took a
toll on his quality of life philanthropy
priority it's also possible that one of
the reasons Ryan Philippi isn't too
preoccupied with Hollywood success it's
because he realized there are more
important things in life like lending a
hand to those in need so if he admitted
that during his work on the film the
bang-bang Club in South Africa he got an
up-close look at the poor quality of
life of the children there which
inspired him to get involved in Africa
based charities Philippi is also an
ambassador for the Innocence Project an
organization dedicated to using DNA
evidence to exonerate the wrongfully
convicted behind the lens in addition to
acting Philippi has also shown an
interest in getting behind the scenes
with the show business work even outside
the club I was always working it he
wrote directed and starred in the film
catch hell which saw him play the role
of a washed-up Hollywood actor even if
it's just Philippi poking fun at his
less-than-stellar movie career prospects
it sure bet he had the ability to put
its own time and money into film
projects he's also worked in producer
roles for some of the shows including
secrets and lies and shooter which means
he may be ready to diversify as
Hollywood portfolio even more in the
years to come
time to return television has proved a
strong comeback vehicle for many
Hollywood stars that have fallen out of
the spotlight and Ryan Phillippe's
starring role in several series is
certainly helping to re-energize his
public profile he's also found a place
for himself on the other side of the
filmmaking lens before so he clearly has
the ability to make his own movies even
when acting roles aren't falling in his
lap anymore people sometimes if they
fear rejection they want to be the ones
to reject first rejection rejection yes
with me that up in the meantime you'll
also be seen on the big screen in the
summer of 2017 in the thriller pick wish
upon which is being directed by Annabel
John Lyon Eddie I've syrupy himself
one-footed I'm doing stuff
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