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Dr. Lecter
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
But was she nice?
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
No idea. But I like to think so.
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MadGez
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Renee Russo had a great career in the 90s. In the Line of Fire, Get Shorty, Ransom, Thomas Crown Affair, Lethal Weapon films, Outbreak, Tin Cup..... then nowhere in the 00s.
Good to see she's a little more visible these days in Thor and especially Nightcrawler.
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:09 pm |
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Russo was always too manly for my liking.
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:13 pm |
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stuffp
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Russo...then and now...
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:25 pm |
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
You have odd taste.
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 8:26 pm |
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Thegun
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Bridgette Fonda. Elizabeth Hurley.
Davis and Russo had pretty great careers. Davis went into sports, and Russo took time for a family. Meg Ryan seem to lose all good will after her infidelity with Russell Crowe.
And biggest of all time. Cuba Goodng JR. 0 to 1000 in two years, hits for about the next 4, and then plop. He seriously seemed like the classy Will Smith grooming to be th next Denzel. That one is a head scratcher.
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:23 pm |
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
To me Elizabeth Hurley was always more of a socialite and a model/businesswoman than an outright actress. So I don't think she qualifies.
Cuba Gooding Jr., yeah, this thread exists for people like him.
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Thegun
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Steve Gutenberg was in 4 film franchises in 80s, always found it odd how he disappeared. He was never good, but he was never annoying. Though leaving police academy was smart, short circuit not so much, 2 is an underrated classic.
Obviously Molly Ringwold and a lot of the brat pack too. I find it super awesome how Rob Lowe, who was arguably the worst has gotten so funny and popular in recent years. Emilio Estevezs retirement always seemed odd, he had a pretty solid career until leaving in the mid 90s. But I wouldn't say it counts that much as he did leave. Christian Slater on the other hand had a well rounded career until he just didn't.
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Thu Jul 23, 2015 9:44 pm |
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Jedi Master Carr
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Twilight got mentioned so what about the Harry Potter actors. Of the big three, really only Grint as suffered. I think he is funny, don't get why he doesn't do more films.
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 1:36 am |
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Well none of them are really setting Hollywood ablaze with their "talent". They're clinging to fame, doing independent shite. Give it a few years and they will be vacationing with Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Mister Ecks
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Thegun wrote: Steve Gutenberg was in 4 film franchises in 80s, always found it odd how he disappeared. The Gute is back this Saturday night with Lavalantula!!
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Jedi Master Carr
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Algren wrote: Well none of them are really setting Hollywood ablaze with their "talent". They're clinging to fame, doing independent shite. Give it a few years and they will be vacationing with Cuba Gooding Jr. that isn't true for Watson as she is starting in big movies a lot. She has had a couple of hits since Potter. She is pretty and talented and will probably remain a big draw. The thing with Radcliffe is he is doing indie stuff to try to get away from the Potter role. He has had one hit and he has another big film coming out with Frankenstein. Grint just seems happy doing British movies maybe he wants to get away from Hollywood.
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Emma Watson is a "big draw"? What planet are you living on?
They've all had no hits at all. They're mid-level supporting talents...at best.
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:44 pm |
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
It is funny how Orlando Bloom has starred in eight (soon to be nine) of the biggest movies ever made and still nobody cares about him. They tried to make him happen with a solo effort (Kingdom of Heaven) but it was rejected. It seems he is not a fame-hungry star anyway, and he has the bank balance to feel pretty successful. I think he probably has a better shot of showing what he has to offer in movies like The Calcium Kid and Zulu anyway.
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 9:49 pm |
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zwackerm
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Algren wrote: It is funny how Orlando Bloom has starred in eight (soon to be nine) of the biggest movies ever made and still nobody cares about him. They tried to make him happen with a solo effort (Kingdom of Heaven) but it was rejected. It seems he is not a fame-hungry star anyway, and he has the bank balance to feel pretty successful. I think he probably has a better shot of showing what he has to offer in movies like The Calcium Kid and Zulu anyway. Dunno about no one caring about him. He's no draw for sure, and no one considers him that great of an actor, but I know lots of girls who think he's really hot.
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Obviously I meant that nobody cares about him as an actor.
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:49 pm |
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Not yet, but I think in a couple of years we can name Taylor Lautner in this thread.
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:03 pm |
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stuffp
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
I'm sure Brad Renfro classifies for this list, in fact he might be at the top of it.
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:24 pm |
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Brad Renfro was never popular. He starred in a few films in the 90s as a teenager, and then hit the drugs. Then he died. He is not a candidate for this thread. Nobody even knows his name. He's just a River Phoenix part deux.
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:28 pm |
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stuffp
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Algren wrote: Brad Renfro was never popular. He starred in a few films in the 90s as a teenager, and then hit the drugs. Then he died. He is not a candidate for this thread. Nobody even knows his name. He's just a River Phoenix part deux. Well obviously River belongs in this thread too. What's the criteria for popular?
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:33 pm |
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
lol, River Phoenix died. That is why his career "went nowhere". He belongs nowhere near this thread. Same for Renfro, but for different reasons -- he had time to be popular and just never got there. His was just the child actor curse more than anything to do with the world's inability to warm to him/his inability to carve out a successful career, unlike Josh Hartnett, Orlando Bloom, and Cuba Gooding Jr.
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:38 pm |
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stuffp
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Uh...yes...River can't be considered.
But for sure Renfro does, if his career went somewhere he probably wouldn't have OD'd.
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:41 pm |
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Algren
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
Renfro was a nobody. Child actors that can be considered in this thread are Macaulay Culkin and Haley Joel Osment, because people have heard of them.
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 11:46 pm |
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stuffp
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Re: Once popular actors/actresses whose careers went nowhere
OK.
Was Mike Myers mentioned already?
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