Top 20 Promising Stars Who Fell Off the Map

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Published 2023-07-02
These stars shined bright, but they fell off the map. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable celebrities who seemed to have a bright career ahead of them, but who suddenly disappeared from the spotlight. Our countdown includes Pauly Shore, Jamie Walters, Frankie Muniz, and more! Which of these entries surprised YOU the most? Let us know in the comments!

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All Comments (21)
  • @heidiwint9892
    There's a difference between 'falling off the map' and walking away by choice. Quite a few of these folks made a choice to leave.
  • Mara Wilson was such an icon during her acting career. The fact that she's so well recognized even today is a testament to that. I'm glad she's found just as much success outside of Hollywood.
  • I am surprised that the kid who played Charlie Buckett (Peter Ostrander?) wasn’t mentioned. He left fame behind completely and became a veterinarian! Love him for that! 😊❤️
  • I find it very refreshing to hear someone like Josh Hartnett admit that the sudden fame was overwhelming and not all it cracked up to be, and that he needed to take a step back from fame. It seems like everyone is obsessed with Instagram, Tik Tok, or whatever and it is taking over our lives! ☹️
  • Super to see many of them leaving the glitz for law, education, animal advocacy etc. Also I have big respect for Macaulay Culkin, surviving child-star hell as he did.
  • I always think of Rick Moranis. I really loved his movies as a kid. But I totally respect and applaud him for being a great parent. Because he could've continued acting and found other people to babysit. Instead he stepped back from acting so he could raise his kids.
  • @trinaq
    Although Frankie Muniz is mostly out of the acting industry these days, he still seems to be doing well for himself, running a family business, and partaking in racing cars professionally.
  • Freddie Prince Jr. has been doing a lot of really cool vc roles in video games and I'm all here for that. He voiced one of my favorite characters in the Dragon Age game series.
  • Culkin walked away because a lot of his 'success' was his father exploiting him when he would rather have been in school. Kind of cynical to talk about that as if it was a tragic loss of a career when in fact it was freedom from being milked for money by other people.
  • Honestly tho Macaulay Culkin's fall of the map was more like he threw the map in the trash and decided to take a road trip to see all the weird tourist traps in the United States. He seems to be having a good time.
  • @Mars-qx7mq
    Haley Joel Osment talking directly to Mischa Barton, "i see dead hollywood careers" . . . spolier, but in the end Haley realizes his career has been a Ghost too all along.
  • @COMPFUNK2
    Interesting that several of the clips featured Rachael Leigh Cook yet she wasn’t on the list.
  • On behalf of myself, a counselor focused on substance use disorder, and as a person in recovery, I REALLY appreciate that Ms. Mojo and Watch Mojo use the newer, person centered terms such as substance use disorder, rather than the former negatively associated words like addict or addicted to drugs, etc. THANK YOU!!
  • I don't view josh Hartnett or Jonathan Taylor Thomas as falling off. They just made other choices with their lives. Josh didn't want that type of fame and the latter wanted an education no harm in either. Fame like that isn't for everyone especially when you're young and supposed make mistakes like any other young person. I couldn't imagine at that at those ages. I was a total idiot lol.
  • @AllieOopsTK
    Macaulay Culkin’s fall always felt a bit intentional to me, like he wanted to be normal for a bit and not as famous as he was.
  • Probably would have been good to mention that Frankie Muniz is now a NASCAR driver and doing well in one of the touring series.
  • Cam Gigandet was another actor that saw success after Twilight, Easy A and Burlesque. I know he married and then divorced, but I’m surprised I haven’t seen him doing much lately.
  • Mara Wilson is awesome. I have friends who’ve worked with her recently on random small projects in NYC.
  • Amanda Bynes is the one that really upset me the most. I really hope she gets better and more people in her life step up and support her.