These 10 celebrities quit being famous despite once being some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Whether they can be tempted back out of retirement remains to be seen! (Photos: WENN)
You might not have realized, but Cameron Diaz hasn’t been in a film since 2014, nor does she have any films in the pipeline. “I just went, ‘I can’t really say who I am to myself,’ which is hard thing to face up to,” she explained. (Photo: WENN)
Jack Gleeson, who played King Joffrey in “Game of Thrones,” retire from acting entirely when his character was killed off the show. “I just stopped enjoying it as much as I used to,” he said. (Photo: WENN)
Despite having successful acting stints on “Arrested Development” and “Scandal,” Portia de Rossi made the decision to leave the industry before turning 45. She did, however, came back for season 5 of AD. (Photo: WENN)
While Nick and Joe continued their acting and music careers after The Jonas Brothers went their separate ways, Kevin became an entrepreneur and started a construction business. (Photo: WENN)
Amanda Bynes rose to stardom as a teenager starring on her own show, “The Amanda Show,” followed by numerous films. “If I don’t love something anymore I stop doing it. I don’t love acting anymore, so I’ve stopped,” she tweeted. (Photo: WENN)
Rick Moranis rose up Hollywood’s ranks after appearing in hit films like “Ghostbusters,” and “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.” However, he began scaling back in his acting work after his wife died of cancer in 1991. (Photo: WENN)
After becoming a generation’s most successful child actor with movies like “Matilda” and “Mrs. Doubtfire,” Mara Wilson decided to quit Hollywood over the painful scrutiny of her looks. (Photo: WENN)
Sean Connery became a legend as James Bond, but at age 75, Connery decided to retire in 2006—as most 75-year-olds outside the entertainment industry would do! (Photo: WENN)
Meg Ryan left Hollywood to live a much quieter life in New York following her divorce from Denis Quaid as a result of an affair with Russell Crowe. She had a lot of offers for roles when she decided to quit. (Photo: WENN)
You continue to watch her movies. She’s still hunted down by paparazzi. And we certainly would lose our crap if we ran into her on the streets. That’s probably the reason why many might not have realized yet that birthday girl Cameron Diaz hasn’t been on the big screen in over 4 years—nor does she have any projects in the pipeline.
And to all the hopefuls out there—no, this is not a hiatus. Cameron has actually retired from acting, as she confirmed earlier this year in an interview with her The Sweetest Things co-stars.
While many would kill to have two-decades career in Hollywood, be paid up to $15 million per project, win four Golden Globe nominations, and star alongside some of the hottest heartthrobs of the industry, apparently a
Whether it was because they had had enough of the industry, wanted to focus on their personal lives, or reached the 75-year-old mark (and decided to quit as most 75-year-olds outside the entertainment industry would do), these celebrities have all decided to step out of the spotlight.
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