And the coke. He looks like he's 80 with no teeth.
Actors/Actresses who ruined their careers with a single move.
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And the coke. He looks like he's 80 with no teeth.
Jest Chillin
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The Howard vs Cheadle debate is silly as hell. Howard has one tv show. Cheadle's Showtime show just ended this year and he's had steady film work between Marvel and his other projects.
And he doesn't have the negative reputation Howard has.
And he doesn't have the negative reputation Howard has.
Jane Fonda definitely took a massive hit by protesting the war
Rob Lowe made a sex tape with a teenager. Took a couple decades but he has recovered.
The Elizabeth Berkeley example is weird. She was a nobody after Saved by the Bell just like everyone else who was on that show. Maybe more so since she objectively played the worst character. It's not like Screech was booking major projects.
She chose to work with a great director. Hollywood doesn't hold flops against actors for the most part. She was just never that famous to start with.
It's hard to fuck your shit up with one mistake. Even Gibson was a repeat offender.
Rob Lowe made a sex tape with a teenager. Took a couple decades but he has recovered.
The Elizabeth Berkeley example is weird. She was a nobody after Saved by the Bell just like everyone else who was on that show. Maybe more so since she objectively played the worst character. It's not like Screech was booking major projects.
She chose to work with a great director. Hollywood doesn't hold flops against actors for the most part. She was just never that famous to start with.
Pendant: It wasn't really a "single move" for her. She talked shit about multiple high profile projects she was involved in for years.
It's hard to fuck your shit up with one mistake. Even Gibson was a repeat offender.
DiipuSurotu
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Crispin Glover after the whole "I want to be paid as much as Michael J. Fox" thing in Back to the Future Part II
PhoncipleBone
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Not as fast as that film sunk Carolco Pictures
There have been so many conflicting stories about this, but since Glover and Robert Zemeckis were on good enough terms for him to perform in Beowulf, it's hard not to see that whole situation as a "Bob Gale doesn't like Crispin Glover" problem exclusively.
Besides, Glover was already moving towards the career he has now, so it's hard to hold it against him that he didn't want to be a big Hollywood actor.
Shannen Doherty (Brenda on Beverly Hills 90210) turned into such a massive bitch on set and creator Aaron Spelling ended up firing her - which was a BIG deal as she was the star of the show.
Because she was so horrible (randomly not showing up to work, getting into fist fights with other cast members including Jennie Garth who played Kelly, etc) FOX were willing to anger 90210 fans and lose ratings just to get rid of Shannen.
Following her termination, Shannen was unemployable for over a decade as nobody wanted to hire her, so Aaron Spelling feeling guilty about firing her on 90210 decided to give her a second chance and cast her as the lead in his new show (Prue on Charmed).
He came to the realization that she was still a massive bitch and impossible to work with, and ended up firing her again.
She hasn't acted since.
Manmademan
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Howard is the lead of an EXTREMELY popular TV show.
Empire is on its third season, Averaging 16-17 million viewers it's Third in the 18-49 category. Unless your name is "walking dead" or "Monday night football" you aren't getting more eyeballs.
Saying he screwed his career is laughably false. Howard hit the lottery with this, and a TV show with that kind of draw means an indefinite payday for the stars when it inevitably hits syndication and streaming.
That Noah Galvin kid from The Real O'Neals TV show seemed to have pre-maturely killed his career thanks to that interview he gave with Vulture where it shit-talked Eric Stonestreet, criticized Colton Haynes for the way he chose to come out of the closet, and basically called Bryan Singer a pedophile.
That is of course if his IMDB is anything to go by, which indicates that he has literally nothing other than his show coming down the pipe.
That is of course if his IMDB is anything to go by, which indicates that he has literally nothing other than his show coming down the pipe.
Holy shit, is that what happened to him?? He was on track to be the next Leo DiCaprio. Shame really, for as much talent as he had. I wanted him to play Scott Pilgrim.
Bruce Springsteen
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Just saw Hacksaw Ridge in theaters, it was an incredible film
SpookyFries
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He was in a ton of great films in the 90s. Seems like after this mess he played either cameo roles or stared in low budget movies. He is only recently coming back with The People vs OJ Simpson
Common Knowledge
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"ruined their career"
Nicholas Cage looks so confused at what is transpiring, haha.
Also, while Jennifer Lawrence is still a pretty big blockbuster draw, I feel like her "say whatever the hell I want to try to look as relatable as I want to people" attitude is slowly becoming the death of her. Especially with the recent story about the sacred rocks in Hawaii, she seems to be getting a lot of backlash for the stuff she says. Also, I think people seem to just be getting tired of her quips.
Also, as another post said already, the leaked nudes definitely made a dent on her (although that definitely wasn't her fault). Even on GAF, which used to praise her nonstop, seemed to go through a noticeable shift in attitude towards her shortly after that whole thing.
She's been in a few things since Charmed, most notably the first season of 90120.
Shannen Doherty (Brenda on Beverly Hills 90210) turned into such a massive bitch on set and creator Aaron Spelling ended up firing her - which was a BIG deal as she was the star of the show.
Because she was so horrible (randomly not showing up to work, getting into fist fights with other cast members including Jennie Garth who played Kelly, etc) FOX were willing to anger 90210 fans and lose ratings just to get rid of Shannen.
Following her termination, Shannen was unemployable for over a decade as nobody wanted to hire her, so Aaron Spelling feeling guilty about firing her on 90210 decided to give her a second chance and cast her as the lead in his new show (Prue on Charmed).
He came to the realization that she was still a massive bitch and impossible to work with, and ended up firing her again.
She hasn't acted since.
He was in a ton of great films in the 90s. Seems like after this mess he played either cameo roles or stared in low budget movies. He is only recently coming back with The People vs OJ Simpson
He kept himself busy all those years by holding guns on movie posters.
This just happened last year so its not like thats the reason you haven't heard from him in a while. He's actually in a lot of movies this year and next.
And also Michael Cera was the perfect choice for Scott Pilgrim.
He's in Showtime's show 'The Affair'.
I didn't realize it was him until the credit rolled.
She's battling cancer.
Shannen Doherty (Brenda on Beverly Hills 90210) turned into such a massive bitch on set and creator Aaron Spelling ended up firing her - which was a BIG deal as she was the star of the show.
Because she was so horrible (randomly not showing up to work, getting into fist fights with other cast members including Jennie Garth who played Kelly, etc) FOX were willing to anger 90210 fans and lose ratings just to get rid of Shannen.
Following her termination, Shannen was unemployable for over a decade as nobody wanted to hire her, so Aaron Spelling feeling guilty about firing her on 90210 decided to give her a second chance and cast her as the lead in his new show (Prue on Charmed).
He came to the realization that she was still a massive bitch and impossible to work with, and ended up firing her again.
She hasn't acted since.
This would have been at the top of the list a couple of years ago. But like others have said, Empire changed that.
He didn't springboard onto big things from the Superman role, sure, but he gets visible speaking roles and whenever people see him, they're like, "Hey, isn't that Brandon Routh?" When he took the Superman role, he was a background extra who no one could name.
Going from total obscurity, into one super-publicized role, to middling roles where people recognize you on sight - is that really career ruination? He didn't leverage the Superman role into anything nearly as big, yeah, but his career after is better off than his career before.
Cheadle and Howard are both getting PAID. Not a competition. Howard gets a lot for Empire and that's only going to go up. Cheadle would get a bit less for (now cancelled) House of Lies, but he's doing movies as well. Marvel won't be paying him the millions but it would still be a respectable amount. Either way they'd both be pulling millions each year between movies and TV.
And between Superman and The CW, at least Brandon Routh never has to worry about money again, he's hit the con circuit jackpot.
And between Superman and The CW, at least Brandon Routh never has to worry about money again, he's hit the con circuit jackpot.
supermarioworldE
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It's crazy that Faye Dunaway's career fell in the toilet, all because of A WIRE HANGER!!!!!
Miles Quaritch
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I think that's more do to with her not being very good in many of the roles she's in. What has she done that's noteworthy since Winter's Bone and maybe Silver Lining's Playbook?
DarkJediKnight
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Penny Dreadful is cancelled.
A Serious Man
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Cutthroat Island sunk a lot of careers.
Zoe
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She's on American Horror Story and Empire.
Poetic.Injustice
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Oppo
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I dunno. she seems kinda squirrely.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jan/23/thora-birch-hollywood-darling-disappeared
nah. she's fine. was in Black Swan and recently Stranger Things.TheDama said:
DarkJediKnight
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He actually decided to enjoy his life instead.
Mike is VERY VERY well liked in Hollywood. He can have a movie come out every year if he wants to. He's just enjoying life and money.
What did she say?
Jest Chillin
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From a quick glance, Empire's ratings have been steadily declining (4.13 in the demo for its S3 premiere but as low as 2.47 this season). It definitely hit big when it hit but whether it will have staying power and whether or not networks will actually think it's worth airing in syndication, remains to be seen.
Has there actually been news that the cast of Empire is getting paid better based on its success? Tv contracts don't always guarantee that so many times actors pay doesn't jump until their initial contract is up for renewal. That would be when they get the chance to profit from a shows sucess. Before that they profit from alternate revenue streams afforded by being in the public eye.
In any case, I wasn't saying Howard screwed his career. I was saying claiming that he's more successful than Don Cheadle because he's on a popular show right now is silly. Cheadle's had steady, primarily successful work for years and he doesn't have the industry baggage that Howard has. Cheadle is in a better position.
SecretMoblin
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Mo'Nique won the Oscar, Gabourey Sidibe was nommed but lost. Mo'Nique was likely never going to be a "mainstream" A-lister even with the Oscar, but her campaign of trashing the process throughout the awards season probably didn't help.
And plenty of Oscar winners get promptly ignored by the industry. What did J-Hud do after her Dreamgirls win?
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I think about 95% of answers don't address the question, including the OP.
Love Guru is a good one.
Love Guru is a good one.
Wasn't he in inglorious basterds?
PHOENIXZERO
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Maybe I'm wrong but when I think of a career that's ruined I'm picturing a career that had either a huge step down from where they were or no career after having a highly successful one prior to something ruining it.
Come on people, IMDB is not your enemy!
Even with her shitty reputation she's getting work.
Come on people, IMDB is not your enemy!
Selma Blair has been working consistently since then, hardly ruined her career.
It wasn't just protesting the war, it was allowing herself be a PR rep for North Vietnam along with insulting POWs probably won't do wonders for your career unless you're running for President in 2016.
Shannen Doherty (Brenda on Beverly Hills 90210) turned into such a massive bitch on set and creator Aaron Spelling ended up firing her - which was a BIG deal as she was the star of the show.
Because she was so horrible (randomly not showing up to work, getting into fist fights with other cast members including Jennie Garth who played Kelly, etc) FOX were willing to anger 90210 fans and lose ratings just to get rid of Shannen.
Following her termination, Shannen was unemployable for over a decade as nobody wanted to hire her, so Aaron Spelling feeling guilty about firing her on 90210 decided to give her a second chance and cast her as the lead in his new show (Prue on Charmed).
He came to the realization that she was still a massive bitch and impossible to work with, and ended up firing her again.
She hasn't acted since.
Even with her shitty reputation she's getting work.
SpookyFries
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Holy shit this is BAD. He looks like he's suffering from PTSD or something Jesus Christ
Blackage
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I think his scene was cut from the movie no?
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Exactly. Being a Black actress in Hollywood is still tough, even with an Oscar. It still comes down to there not being a lot of huge visible roles for them. Winning an Oscar for a smaller film doesn't prove bankability or change Hollywood's casting practices.
Look at Halle Berry. Literally every role she got post-Oscar she would have gotten without it.
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You skipped the real problem. She got into the Judd Apatow circle and then trash talked him and got thrown out of worthwhile movies in general.
I wanna say Scott Pilgrim as the Vegan, but that still didn't perform well in the BO unfortunately
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The you missed the thread title. Says "move" not "movie"
You don't have to name a movie
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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great thread guys, answered a lot of questions. also sucks knowing that Penny Dreadful aint getting another season
Thanks for clarifying.
I agree being a black actress is tough but I feel if career arcs are looked at closely it does help winning an Oscar in getting more options for the very few who did win one.
Cosmic Schwung
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She picked up a few awards and got an oscar nomination for American Hustle.
Ehh. Crispin is a weird dude who is and kind of always has been anti-Hollywood and he only acts often enough to get paid so he can fund his own projects.
He was never going to have a mainstream career.
JadedWriter
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John Leguizamo or Bob Hoskins? Cause Leguizamo is doing well for himself. So was Dennis Hopper till he died.
She hasn't really been in too much (new stuff), has she? How was Joy? Unrelated, but Passengers looks horrible.
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