40 Celebrities Who Ended Up With Completely Different Careers
List of Celebrities Who Ended Up With Completely Different Careers
No career is secure, and no amount of accomplishment ensures that you’ll always be at the top. These celebrities, who ranged from singers to young performers, gave up their fame and fortune for a normal existence and fresh employment. Find out what these famous people are doing and how they maintain their public personas.
1. Adam Plumb
The successful 1970s television series, which ran for five seasons and had a number of spin-offs, led to Plumb becoming one of the most well-known young performers of the decade.
2. Omri Katz
Katz continued performing after his success at Disney, albeit his last performance was in 2002. According to his IMBD website, the former child star is currently a hairstylist in Los Angeles and Israel.
3. Thomas Ostrum
Ostrum, a former actor, mostly works as a veterinarian, though he has sometimes attended co-star reunions throughout the years. He was a student of veterinary medicine at Cornell and now lives in upstate New York.
4. Billingsley, Peter
The former kid star transitioned to a background career as a producer and director as he got older. Together with his close friend Jon Favreau, Billingsley has worked on movies including The Break-Up, Couples Retreat, and Iron Man.
5. George Foreman
Heavyweight boxing champion and Olympic gold winner George Foreman made a name for himself. He retired from the sport in 1998 after accumulating 76 victories.
6. Wilson Mara
She won a number of prominent parts before turning 10 years old, including those in Matilda and Miracle on 34th Street.
7. Cathy Parsons
Parsons gained notoriety from the popular programme and went on to feature in movies like Major Payne and The Ladies Man.
8. Michael Vitar
His co-star Marguerite Moreau posted this photo update of the former actor after the former actor attended a Mighty Ducks reunion a few years ago.
9. Cathy Henn
Henn joined her Aliens co-stars on a panel at Comi-Con in 2016 to talk about the well-known movie, but other from that, the former child actress has largely avoided the media. She works as a teacher at the moment in Northern California.
10. Arnold Sheaznegger
The Austrian weightlifter made a name for himself in the Mr. Universe competition in the 1970s. After becoming popular on the Los Angeles Muscle Beach scene, Schwarzenegger found himself with a promising film career, and he was the star of the Terminator movie series. from politician to action figure. In 2003, Schwarzenegger won the election for governor of California, and he served in that capacity until 2011.
11. Dylan Sprouse
After graduating from New York University in 2015 together with his twin brother Cole, Dylan entered the business sector by helping to create the All-Wise Meadery in Brooklyn.
12. W. H. Paltrow
While Paltrow hasn’t totally abandoned her acting career , her day-to-day job has been running her wellness and lifestyle business, Goop, as its creator and CEO, since 2008.
13. Jonas, Kevin
In 2009, Kevin married Danielle Deleasa and moved to New Jersey. Following the band’s dissolution in 2013, Kevin got employment as a contractor for Jonas Werner Homes.
14. Ingrid Blonsky
For her performance of Tracy Turnblad in the film Hairspray, Nikki Blonsky rose to fame. In 2007, Blonsky made her acting debut on television. She appeared in one season of the comedy series Huge. In 2011, it was revealed that Blonsky worked as a hair and makeup artist at the Superstar Salon on Long Island, New York. A handful of the Hairspray actress’ former co-stars and she recently reconnected at the Nantucket Film Festival in 2019.
15. Alyssa MacGraw
After working for a while in the entertainment sector, MacGraw switched to teaching yoga.
16. Jessica Alba
In 2011, Alba founded the non-toxic household product business, which has since gained widespread recognition in the sector.
17. Jack Gleeson
The young celebrity, gave up acting altogether after removing his crown and enrolled at Trinity College.
18. Tiffany Darwish
Tiffany revealed on Twitter that the business unfortunately closed later that year.
19. Jessica Simpson
With the publication of her book, Open Book, she most recently added author to her resume.
20. Jones, Angus T.
He founded the media and entertainment firm Tonite in 2016 alongside Justin Combs, Diddy’s son.
21. Jeff Cohen
According to the ABA Journal, he was able to exploit his time as a kid actor to get jobs at movie studios when he grew older. He made the decision to pursue law, and after attending Berkeley, he received his J.D. at UCLA. Cohen then cofounded the law firm Gardner Cohen LLP, which focuses on the entertainment industry.
22. Crystal Mckellar
She currently serves as Mithril Capital Management’s managing director and legal counsel.
23. Danny Lloyd
The former child star teaches biology at a community college in Kentucky.
24. Josh Saviano
He got his J.D. from Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and worked as a partner at the prominent international law firm Morrison Cohen for 11 years before founding the entertainment start-up Act 3 Advisors.
25. Jake Ryan
He essentially vanished from the public spotlight, but in the 1990s, according to IMDb, he built up his own woodworking business in a small Pennsylvania town.
26. Barret Oliver
According to IMDb, Oliver is now working behind the camera. In addition to writing “A History of the Woodburytype,” a book on the nineteenth-century photographic technique, he also teaches photography.
27. Steve Lawerence
He shocked people in 2015, according to the Mercury News, when he showed up as one of Santa’s helpers at a California mall.
28. Issac Lidsky
He enrolled at Harvard at age 15 and graduated with degrees in computer technology and applied mathematics.
29. Allen Skunk
The renowned guitar-for-hire now possesses the highest security clearances. His interest in recording technology led him to investigate and develop a fascination with military gear and software in the 1980s.
30. Freddie Prinze Jr.
While he still occasionally performs as an actor, most recently lending his voice to the Disney XD series “Star Wars: Rebels” and reuniting with the actors for the revival of “Punky Brewster,” he has completely changed his profession.
31. Jonathan Bennet
With the May 2022 premiere of his new podcast “PRIDEcast,” Bennett is also keeping himself busy. For our whole LGBTQIA+ family, PREDECast is your weekly dose of love, fun, and perhaps a little inspiration, he said on Instagram.
32. Al Green
In 2016, Green spoke to The Memphis Commercial Appeal about his shift in employment “I accomplished a lot, you know. I’d like to accomplish a few things, like [play] the [Bible] in three or four different American cities before returning home and reading more of it. I don’t really have any cravings for anything.”
33. Andrew Shue
Shue and Robach achieved authorship in 2021 when they released the children’s book “Better Together,” which was influenced by their blended family.
34. Terry Crews
Between his football career and his acting roles, Crews worked at various occupations, including co-founding a furniture design company and working as a courtroom sketch artist for a prominent murder case in Flint, Michigan.
35. Nate Richert
The actors works in the healthcare industry and has seen many ups and downs.
36. Chris Rankin
In the “Harry Potter” film series, Chris Rankin portrayed Percy Weasley, Ron Weasley’s similarly ginger sibling. Although he has since worked on YouTube, in 2008 he told the BBC that he intended to stop acting because, well, the magic was gone.
37. Brain Dunkleman
The now-ubiquitous Ryan Seacrest co-hosted the inaugural season of “American Idol” with comedian Brian Dunkleman. Dunkleman left the singing competition juggernaut after the first season and, as of this writing, is employed as an Uber driver in Los Angeles.
38. MC Hammer
The biggest rapper in the world at the time, MC Hammer later became the largest financial cautionary tale after losing his millions. He has since stopped investing in the entertainment sector, with the exception of the occasional advertisement, although he is now profitable again after switching to technology.
39. Rapper Vanilla
He has been documenting his efforts on “The Vanilla Ice Project” on the DIY Network.
40. Erik Estrada
He was a quell known celebrity who now works with the police now and is pursuing his dream career.
Conclusion
These are the 40 celebrities who have changed their career after few years in the industry.
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