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[Green Shinobi]

Duane Allman (original lead guitarist for The Allman Brothers). Died tragically in a motorcycle accident at the age of 24. There are many gifted musicians who died young, but I picked Allman because his death wasn't due to a drug overdose or drinking binge, but a complete accident. There is no doubt that had he lived longer, he would be mentioned in the same breath as Hendrix, Clapton, Page and the other all-time great rock guitarists. His playing on Live at Fillmore East at age 23 was already comparable to what many of the best guitarists in history have done.

Michael Biehn (actor). This guy had some big roles in Terminator, Aliens and Tombstone, but never really became the A-list actor he could have been.

Christian Slater (actor). Played the lead in one of the 90's best films (True Romance) as well as a cult classic (Heathers). Then he started taking roles in some of the most god-awful movies imaginable. I don't know who his agent at the time was, but he did a pretty damn poor job recommending scripts. His string of awful films culminated with Uwe Boll's "Alone in the Dark." Now he's doing stage acting, which he's actually quite good at.

Kerry Wood (major league baseball pitcher). In his fifth career start, he pitched a one-hit shutout with 20 strikeouts. He was predicted to eventually become one of the all-time greats. Unfortunately, he had Tommy John surgery in only his second season, and has had multiple arm injuries since then, derailing his career.

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Raul Julia - He certainly didn't deserve to go out on Street Fighter.

 

[chubigans]

That one guy in The Lookout. Him.

 

[Shorty]

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

at least a small, inconsistent part of his career

 

[soul]

Bill Gates - Was about to become a world famous pornstar, but eventually became the chairman of Microsoft.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

Val Kilmer: the guy gets hated on but he actually really owns in a lot of his movies.


Kevin Coster: sure waterworld and postman were ass but he has directed and acted in some awesome movies.

 

[DarkJediKnight]

Would've been a future WWE champion, guaranteed. One of the best mic handlers I've ever seen.

 

[Greatness Gone]

wat

 

[Keyser Soze]

George Morfogen deserved more after rocking as Rebadow in Oz, I don't think he did anything big afterwards

Mark Harmon rocks in NCIS, but never got anything A-list, but he deserves it

 

[John Dunbar]

Kevin Costner
Ralph Fiennes
Gary Oldman

 

[worldrunover]

Penny Hardaway. Crazy talented, played with Shaq... and completely fizzled into a mid-level exception player.

 

[Splatt]

Tose Proeski-Died 16th October in a car crash at the age of 26. Doubt anyone knows him here

 

[Suburban Cowboy]

youre crazy if you think Christian Slater didnt have a big enough career. He was A-list for a while before he ruined it with drugs.

 

[Green Shinobi]

Kevin Costner
Ralph Fiennes
Gary Oldman

He's done pretty damn well for himself. Not a huge number of lead roles, but he's given a ton of "Best Supporting Actor" caliber performances.

 

[Concept17]

Nathan Fillion.

Granted hes getting there/seems to be moving up, but for as long as hes been around, he deserves better.

He also needs to play the role of Richard in the supposed Sword of Truth tv series.

 

[Chris Michael]

Yoko Kanno - it deeply saddens me that she limits herself mostly to anime music. She is easily my favorite composer ever.

 

[Chairman Yang]

Val Kilmer: the guy gets hated on but he actually really owns in a lot of his movies.

Apparently he's an asshole and impossible to work with, so at least there's a good explanation.

Gary Oldman

Green Shinobi covered it. He's also actually hamstrung by the incredible range and diversity of his roles. People have a tendency of saying "that was Gary Oldman?!" when they find out about a lot of his characters.

 

[Suburban Cowboy]

i think this is a thread about actors people wish to see more of, not so much the under appreciated.

 

[John Dunbar]

He's done pretty damn well for himself. Not a huge number of lead roles, but he's given a ton of "Best Supporting Actor" caliber performances.

But I still think he doesn't have nearly enough critical recognition. The fact that he has never even been nominated for an Oscar or a Golden Globe is just criminal.

 

[Roi]

Michael J Fox ;(

 

[woxel1]

Matt Mahaffey (sElf)

 

[xsarien]

Raul Julia - He certainly didn't deserve to go out on Street Fighter.

The Burning Season and Down Came a Blackbird were released close enough to Street Fighter that you can count those instead if you want.

 

[Edag Plata]

Yeah man. Sucks Luke Skywalker had to lose his father and everything and didn't even get to live through the glory days of the Jedi. :-\

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

Ralph Fiennes
Gary Oldman

huh?

 

[John Dunbar]

huh?

Oldman and Fiennes have both been snubbed for all the major awards and reduced to play second rate roles in Harry Potter movies. That alone means they deserved better.

 

[Shorty]

Yeah man. Sucks Luke Skywalker had to lose his father and everything and didn't even get to live through the glory days of the Jedi. :-\

More like:"Lulz I starred in Star Wars and then nothing"

 

[Green Shinobi]

Penny Hardaway. Crazy talented, played with Shaq... and completely fizzled into a mid-level exception player.

I had his shoes. =(

Knee injuries derailed him. A lot of his game was based on speed, and once he had knee surgery, he didn't have that quick first step anymore.

 

[Sniper McBlaze]

Cam Neely.

 

[7Th]

Yoko Kanno - it deeply saddens me that she limits herself mostly to anime music. She is easily my favorite composer ever.

More like subtle sampler ever.

 

[GenericPseudonym]

Liam Neeson

 

[HugBasket]

Me - I'm never given a chance to shine.

 

[J2 Cool]

Norm Macdonald - Really funny guy, who never found his place.
Dave Chappelle - Should have continued his show.
Michael Biehn - ditto
Heath Ledger - Obviously.
Len Bias - Could have had an amazing career.

 

[Oracle Dragon]

More like:"Lulz I starred in Star Wars and then nothing"

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

Masakazu Katsura. Guy created one of the best mangas of all times (and definitely the best ever to me), hit the market like a nuclear storm and basically went all downhill from there.

 

[Green Shinobi]

crushed (NeoGAF poster). Came out hot out of the gates as a rookie poster in August of 2007. With his witty humor and adept use of images, he quickly became a fan favorite and a well known GAF figure despite his short history there. However, his brand of humor lacked staying power, and his over-reliance on 4chan content brought about accusations that he lacked originality. After several bannings, together with complete ownage at the hands of DrinkyCrow, he has become a parody of his original self.

 

[MaverickX9]

Mario Lemieux

Obviously, he had an awesome career. Still, he should have given Gretzky a run for every record in the NHL book, but injuries and illness derailed any chance of that.

 

[Anasui Kishibe]

he could have become the best soccer player ever, but his ankle didn't agree. Total shame

 

[Lhadatt]

Yoko Kanno - it deeply saddens me that she limits herself mostly to anime music. She is easily my favorite composer ever.

Anime fans are easier to fool with her plagiarizing than other fanbases.

As for people who actually deserve deserving a better career, I nominate myself. On the other hand, my new job is pretty sweet, so maybe The Trials are ending.

 

[iapetus]

More like:"Lulz I starred in Star Wars and then Wing Commander"

Fixed.

 

[Shorty]

Fixed.

Wing Commander:lol :lol :lol That's one movie that makes you realize that Uwe Boll is not the only one capable of turning awesome video games into ultra-shitty flicks.

Seriously guys. You can't tell me that Mark Hammils carreer didn't go downhill after the Star Wars Trilogy.

 

[Splatt]

Seriously guys. You can't tell me that Mark Hammils carreer didn't go downhill after the Star Wars Trilogy.

Was his Joker role on Batman TAS low profile?

 

[QVT]

He also needs to play the role of Richard in the supposed Sword of Truth tv series.

Yes he fucking does wow that is the best casting choice I've ever heard for Richard. Someone needs to e-mail this idea to Goodkind and use force to get him to agree with it.

Rob Lowe - best actor on the planet but he gets shit roles. Poor guy.

Ronaldo - if he had stayed healthy he could have been the greatest of all time. You always hate to see something like that prevent a guy like that from his full potential, even if he is a fatass.

Conrad Aiken - the greatest poet ever and nobody has heard of him.

 

[OatmealMu]

Anime fans are easier to fool with her plagiarizing than other fanbases.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yupIJUbFNFg

I didn't realize it was so blatant at times.

 

[radioheadrule83]

Andrew WK

His first two albums are hilarious uplifting masterpieces, its not all about the partying, some of his songs are like modern day rock opera (think Meat Loaf) and now... he's recording multiple albums at a shittier quality because the media interest has died off.

 

[Femmeworth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yupIJUbFNFg

I didn't realize it was so blatant at times.

D:

 

[MeshuggahMan]

Rob Lowe - best actor on the planet but he gets shit roles. Poor guy.

True. I've been catching up on the west wing lately and he's amazing in the show. Probably my favorite part of the show.

I'll second the nathan fillion nod too. I'm sure in time he'll get the recognition though, hopefully.

 

[Shorty]

Was his Joker role on Batman TAS low profile?

I don't know I don't watch cartoon. Did he lend Batman his voice or something? If so: OMG!

 

[oatmeal]

Kerry Wood (major league baseball pitcher). In his fifth career start, he pitched a one-hit shutout with 20 strikeouts. He was predicted to eventually become one of the all-time greats. Unfortunately, he had Tommy John surgery in only his second season, and has had multiple arm injuries since then, derailing his career.

I think if you say Kerry Wood, you have to include Mark Prior.

 

[Nander]

The whole Twin Peaks cast. Pretty much all their careers died after the series ended.