Hollywood ins't for everyone, these 20 stars proved it by leaving to chase their other dreams!
1. Jack Glesson
This game of thrones legend recently left his career to become a student. He started acting because he loved it whist growing up,but once he realised how tough it was in the business he decided it wasn't for him.he is now finishing his graduate degree.
2. Amanda Bynes
Amanda Bynes hasn't been in movie or on a television show for many years.she is currently attending college to become a fashion designer & has come out publicly saying that she was quitting Hollywood life.
3. Kel Mitchell
After falling out with his fellow keenan & kel co-star, kel mitchell left Hollywood so quickly that many people even thought that he had died.Currently kel is focusing on raising his family & his Christianity.
4. Sean Connery
In 2003 Sean Connery announced that he war retired from acting.His last film as an actor was in the 2003 movie the league of extraordinary gentlemen.
5. Kevin Jonas
After his band the jonas brother spit kevin jonas got married.he traded his microphone for a hard hat & became a contractor.
6. Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman retired in 2004 after filming the movie welcome to mooseport. since he retired,he has become an author & published lots of books.
7. Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo scored three oscar nominations & mastered both silent & talkie film's. sadly the actress retired at the age of 36 after talking a horrible review to heart
8.Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Jonathan Taylor Thomas used to be every girl's dream boyfriend during the 1980s & 1990s. he retired after the series home improvement wrapped up.he pursued degrees at both Harvard & columbia.
9.Phoebe Cates
Phoebe Catees was every boy's dream in the 1980s after she wore her bikini in fast times.however the actress retired & disappeared from hollywood in 1994 to take care of her children with her husband
10. Rick Moranis
Rick stared in honey i shrunk the kids & little shop of horrors. The quirky comedian decided to retire in 1997 after his wife tragically passed.He retired in order to take care of his children.
11. Shirley Temple
Shirley temple was a big child star in the 19302,she never really managed to keep her name alive in Hollywood. she had a few unsuccessful movies as an adult, after that she retired.Shirley temple came back in the news because recently in 2013 she joined twitter.
12. Dave Chappelle
In the early 2000s, the chappelle show was highly popular.however before the last season of his show was taped he decided to pack up his bags & moved to south Africa. the last season of the show was taped in south Africa & chappelle still lives there today.
13. lark Voorhies
The saved by the bell actress lark voorhies shocked everyone just recently when she began showing up at hollywood events. the actress decided to retire shortly after her hit teen show wrapped & she changed professions to become an artist. Now lark paints & still can be found at a few key hollywood events.
14. karyn Parsons
This Fresh prince of bel air star rose to fame with her rich televison family in the 1980s & 1990s.Today, she has almost completely disappeared from acting & hasn't been seen on television for nearly 10 years. She's focusing all of her energy on her non-profit sweet blackberry, which focuses on teaching children about unsung heroes in black history.
15. Geena Davis
A long time ago, geena davis was a hollywood a lister who could be found in vareity of movies & television shows. Today, she focuses most of her time working as social activist for gender equality.she even founded the geena davis instituted on gender in the media, but she still does occasionally work as doctor on the show grey's anatomy
16. Mara Wilson
Mara wilson will always be remembered for playing the role of a gifted young girl named Matilda Although she had a pretty successful career at a very young age wilson chose to quit hollywood & pursue life as normal kid. She later explained that she never really liked film acting especially when diectors tell her what to do & how to do it. its a curtailment of creative freedom, according to our former child star.
17. Macaulay Culkin
Few years after the success of home alone franchise & Richie rich Macaulay culkin career seemed to have plummeted to depths.For years he had no projects & went to retire from acting at the age of 14.just recently cilkin re-emerged from the scene & reportedly has handful of projects doing music,voiceovers & promoting his pizza-themed comedy rock band the pizza underground.
18. Renee Zellweger
Renee definitely made it big in hollywood starring in dozens of movies including Bridget jones diary & chicago. but since 2010 this girl has been missing in action & it looks like her career has been in hiatus since then.well according to some reports this 45 year old actress is taking a break from acting to focus on her personal life.Lets just hope we'll see Bridget Jones again in the big screen.
19. Ariana richards
Ariana Richard is known playing the role of lex murphy in the movie Jurassic park.Richards also made her appearance in tremors, Angus & boy meets world which made her star at a young age. However Richards chose to leave Hollywood & take another form of art by becoming an award-winning impressionist painter.Well not bad at all for our former star.
20. Robert Blake
Blake has been in the industry since 1939 playing roles as a child actor in our gang (little rascals) & eventually emerged as a successful actor in other roles as an adult.However blake made a final farwell to hollywood in 2001 when he was suspected as having murdered his wife,bonnie lee blakley.Although he was acquitted in 2005, blake never had a major comeback in the industry.In an interview,he said that he might return to acting for financial gain especially after leaving us£3,000,000 for unpaid legal fees.
