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For today’s video we are continued one of our lists for the 4th time.
Normally, people like to hear all the latest gossip about the biggest celebrities in the
limelight but apparently you guys like finding out about the ones who left it.
That’s right, today we continue a part 4 list of Top 10 Actors Who Disappeared From
Hollywood.
Let’s get started.
10.
Starting off the list at number 10 is Erik Von Detten.
He’s known for a lot of his work like Recess, the princess diaries, toy story 3, 8 simple
rules, days of our lives and much more.
He’s had a jam packed acting career which began in 1991 and sadly came to an end in
2010.
It’s hard to believe anyone would want to walk away from a resume like that, but he
did.
He walked away from the limelight and went on to live a pretty regular lifestyle.
He’s currently 36 years old and is working a full time job in sales.
He recently got married in 2018 and says that he still acts from time-to-time but only in
his local community center, just for fun.
In November 2018, Romper did an exclusive interview with him about why he left Hollywood
out of nowhere.
He said that he always knew he wanted to eventually settle down and start a family so he knew
it was his time.
He explained how difficult it is to make a career out of the acting business and also
have a family, but says hat’s off to the actors who are able to maintain their steady
career.
9.
At number 9 is Shirley Temple; the once child star will forever be remembered by her sweetness,
cute songs, and dance.
How could anyone forget her song Good Ship Lollipop?
The world was sad to hear that she passed away back in 2014 at age 85, but still goes
on to remember her career.
She spent her entire childhood in the spotlight but ended up leaving the industry at age 22.
She explained she left because as she got older she realized she was still being type-casted
and was no longer happy with the films she was a part of.
She up and left from Hollywood and when she returned as a television host years for a
few years, fans were thrilled.
Unfortunately, that only lasted 3 years and then she completely walked away and turned
to politics instead.
That’s right; she disappeared from Hollywood but ended up joining the United Nations delegation
in 1969 and became the U.S ambassador to Ghana.
She spent her final years of life living in Woodside California.
The Times wrote a final statement about the actress saying: although she may always be
best remembered as America’s sweetheart, the woman who left the screen at 22 saying
she had enough of pretend, ended up leaving a considerable mark on the real world.
8.
Taking over our number 8 spot is Kel Mitchell.
He’s famously known for being a Nickelodeon star, headlining on the show Kenan & Kel.
And when he disappeared from Hollywood people began to speculate and rumours began to spread.
Next thing you know, the actor is dead at age 27, according to the news.
His false death circulated the news and social media back in 2006 when really all along he
was alive and well.
His disappearance from the public eye still remained a mystery but he opened up during
an interview with Culture in 2013, about what he’s been up to.
Turns out he has kept himself busy writing, acting in, and directing the occasional films,
but his main focus has been on his Christianity and raising a family.
In recent years he made his return to act on the sitcom called Game Shakers and it’s
been announced that we might see him in upcoming projects later this year.
So all you nickelodeon fans- stay tuned.
But don’t get your hopes up entirely because I might be lying.
7.
Swiping the number 7 spot is Elizabeth Hurley; she is best known for her earlier work in
Austin Powers, but more recently for her roles on the hit TV series Gossip Girl, Runaways,
and The Royals.
Despite her talent and success, she vanished from the spotlight and the industry from 2005-2010
and then again from 2014-2017.
She kind us just comes and goes as she pleases.
People have always wondered why exactly she up and left in the first place and apparently
it’s because she wanted a different life at the time.
In 2005 she told The New York Post that she was no longer going to act in movies because
she wanted to focus on raising her son.
She stuck to her word because she didn’t appear in ANYTHING until 2010.
She said: looking after my son became my number-one task, and it was a joy to have someone else
to focus on.
I was 36 and had been worrying about myself for quite long enough.
I stopped doing movies and TV for the first 8 years of his life, and I don’t regret
it for a moment.
Now she’s 54 years old and owns her own bikini line called Elizabeth Hurley beach.
6.
In spot number 6 is John Hughes; the actor famously known for his roles in Sixteen Candles,
Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and the Breakfast Club.
Not only was he an actor but he was also a director and even wrote some of Hollywood’s
classics like Home Alone, Flubber, and Beethoven.
Needless to say he had quite the successful career.
His acting career only lasted 5 years though, and in 1991 he quit everything and moved to
Chicago in 1995.
From then on he was gone from the Hollywood limelight but continued to write and work
on screenplays.
He enjoyed living a more private lifestyle while being able to still work on his passion,
which was writing.
Sadly back in 2009 on August 6th he was walking near his hotel in Manhattan and suffered from
a heart attack.
Not long after he was pronounced dead at just 59 years old.
But, no one could ever forget him since he was a part of some of our favourite cult classics.
5.
Half way through the list at number 5 is Lark Voorhies.
The young actress stole our hearts when she played Lisa on the hit series Saved By the
Bell.
Once the series was over, she went on to reprise her role in the series Saved by the Bell:
The College, and then the TV Movie Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas.
But after that she seemed to disappear out of the spotlight, only booking smaller roles
mainly Indie films or TV movies.
The last time anyone saw her at all on the screen was in 2012 when she starred in: Closer
to God- Jessica’s Journey.
She showed up years later with a ton of plastic surgery done to her face and admitted to having
bi-polar disorder.
She is now living with her mom in California where her mom says there are things that have
traumatized her and she is working on getting better.
She has turned to writing in the meantime and has released books that are all self-published.
On top of that, people began to question why her face had unusual discoloration so she
publically stated she had also been diagnosed with Lupus.
She even went as far as filing a lawsuit against The National Enquirer who published a story
about her face discoloration stating that she had a drug problem.
She hopes she can be an advocate and an influence on those who suffer from similar illnesses.
4.
Coming in at number 4 is Carrie Henn.
The actress was only 9 years old when a casting call went up in her hometown for the space
horror movie Aliens, in 1986.
Even though she had never acted before she somehow caught the eye of the director and
she booked the role of Newt after their very first meeting.
Her brother Chris was also cast in a smaller role but his performance wasn’t shown until
the director’s cut was released in 1992.
She was living the dream being involved in a movie like that but neither she nor her
brother ever took on another role after that.
Literally, her entire acting career began and ended all with one movie.
People always wondered what happened to the little girl and she has since opened up about
why she got a taste of Hollywood but quickly left.
She says it was because she didn’t want to live in LA.
At the time her family was living in England and it would’ve meant she would have to
leave her family.
They couldn’t pick up and move to LA because they were a military family and were stationed
there.
Henn is now an elementary school teacher and she says she occasionally signs copies of
the Aliens DVD for her students.
3.
Alright guys, at number 3 is Alison Lohman.
The talented actress has starred in a variety of movies and tv series like: 7th Heaven,
Safe Harbour, Drag Me To hell, and more.
Her career was on a role but then came to a halt in 2009 where she just seemed to go
off the map.
Between the years 2009-2015 we didn’t see anything from her but people have always wondered
why.
Turns out she put a pause on her acting career so that she could focus on being a mom.
She was living a pretty normal lifestyle trying to raise her son Billy, which was kept a secret
for an entire year.
She moved to Romania and gave birth there, so the news wasn’t revealed until the following
year in August 2011.
She stunned fans when she returned to acting in 2015 but disappeared again the following
year.
We haven’t seen her in anything since but according to her Twitter, she is now an acting
coach.
2.
In our number 2 spot is Gary Busey; the legendary actor who has appeared in over 150 movies
including Lethal Weapon, Point Break, and Predator 2.
He quickly rose to fame and stardom back in 1978 when he played Buddy Holly in The Buddy
Holly Story, which earned him an academy award nomination.
Just 10 years later he suffered from serious head injuries after crashing his motorcycle
in California.
He wasn’t wearing a helmet at the time of the crash and had to have immediate surgery,
where he was left with severe and permanent brain damage.
He did continue on with his acting career but often made headlines for his addiction
to cocaine and erratic behavior.
In more recent years his career has died down and we haven’t seen him in anything since
2016.
He and his wife appeared on the Dr.Phil show in 2018 where they spoke about his acting
career and how his brain injury has affected him.
His wife Steffanie says she feels like everyone has misjudged him and wanted to share his
life story.
They even wrote a book together called: Buseyisms: Gary Busey’s basic instructions before leaving
earth.
1.
Taking our number 1 spot is Heather Donahue; we watched her take on a role in one of horror
movie classics: The Blairwitch Project.
The movie came out in 1999 and stamped the arrival of found-footage horror; it literally
blew everyone’s mind.
The actress made a variety of appearances in indie horror movies and on tv, starring
in It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia.
But despite everyone loving and being totally convinced by her performance in Blair Witch,
she never booked any high-profile leading roles.
She ended up just leaving the industry as a whole back in 2005.
When asked about it during an interview, she said: I took all my stuff into the desert
relating to my acting career and burned it all.
But she did admit to keeping the blue ski cap from the movie poster.
She joked and said if things get really bad she can sell it on Ebay.
So where did she go and what has she been doing all these years?
Turns out she has been growing marijuana, mostly for medical purposes.
Mostly.
She even writes about it in the book she wrote called Grow Girl.
She ended up living in California with a bunch of growers and their pot wives who help build
grow rooms and tend to the crops.
Okay, we are at the end here guys.
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I’m going to end the video by responding to some of your comments.
Willie Obermann says: you wear an unusual outfit.
Is that the new look in Hollywood these days?
- - I’m not sure you’re going to have to ask someone who’s in Hollywood.
David Hall says: you are too hard on yourself, you have a nice voice.
Could listen to you always - -honestly I just hate listening to my voice.
It’s like nails on a chalkboard listening back on videos.
Jimson Brown says: her voice is hard to take - - well, there you have it folks.
Thanks jim.
Charlie don’t surf 70 says: she was one of your favourite actresses as a kid?
You still look like a kid - - well I’m glad I look young but I’m going to be 27 soon
so I don’t think I qualify as a kid anymore.
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