what actors should and or suppose to be the next big thing but it never happened?

[blackdragon6]

i'm pretty sure ALOT of actors fall under this label

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

noah wylie.

[Deathstroke]

Matthew McConaughey

[BoosterBronze]

Heath Ledger... has he made a good movie?

And as unfair as it is, for an actress making 2-3 movies IS being the next big thing. Many less actresses than actors get to be anything more than "the girl" in a few movies. Then they just kinda vanish.

[Davideaux]

Josh Hartnett

Mr. Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillipe

[KenK]

I've been waiting for Michelle Rodriguez to get another starring role for ages! Girlfight was what, SIX YEARS AGO?!?!

[aeastwic]

Affleck.

Name something other than Good Will Hunting that he was involved in, where his part was more than 4 minutes long.

The real shame is that he's very talented. But when I try and think of something he exceled in, I draw a blank.

[hugh45]

What about the girl from the tv show of 'My So-Called Life'?

Oded Fehr in the Mummy1/2

[Jared]

Gretchen Mol could be a poster child for this subject.

[artemisboy]

Penelope Cruz (glad it didn't happen...)

- Peter

[Trystenn]

Affleck.

Name something other than Good Will Hunting that he was involved in, where his part was more than 4 minutes long.

The real shame is that he's very talented. But when I try and think of something he exceled in, I draw a blank.
Daredevil, Jersey Girl, Dogma.......



Anyways, that dude that was in that movie with Mandy Moore, wasnt he supposedly having the most sizzling first movie since Brad Pitt?

[ragnarok_2012]

About 10+ years ago, I was convinced that Jerry O'Connell would be an A-list actor. I think he's extremely talented, but I think that he's found the level of success that he's most comfortable with.

I mean, he starred in My Secret Identity after all...;)

[Tien Long]

Heather Graham

Rachel Leigh Cook

Denise Richards

Rupert Everet

[CHEYENNE-BLACKBIRD]

lisa bonet just to spite bill cosby if nothing else.
but other than that

richard greico

blair underwood

michelle rodriguz

omar epps

taye diggs

Derek Luke

Djimon Hounsou

irene bedard

basicly any promising minority actors,(no i'm not playing the race card) i'm just being honest.and the verry few that did break out....... won't last as long as their white counter parts.eitherway you slice though black or white thats the cold reality of hollywood

[blackdragon6]

Kadeem Hardison

[marshal99]

Heather Graham
Denise Richards


Bah , the only good thing that Heather Graham did was taking her clothes off as "Rollergirl", same likewise for Denise Richards in Wild Thing , not that i mind. :D

And ironically both Heather Graham and Denise Richards appeared in bit parts in the movie "Nowhere" which pretty much chronicles their careers now. Strangely , Ryan Phillippe & Mena Suvari also appeared in that movie. ;)

[twilight]

What about the girl from the tv show of 'My So-Called Life'?


Claire Danes?

Well....um...

She was in Terminator III.She's A-list.

[Dark Monarch]

Claire Danes?

Well....um...

She was in Terminator III.She's A-list.



That in no way makes her an A-list star! A-list stars can get big budget movies made on the power of their name alone. They can often chose who their co-stars are and even who will direct the film.

They are stars like

Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
Mel Gibson
Julia Roberts
Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt

These actors and actresses don't get out of bed for less than 15 million!

Danes is nowwhere near this level. She is not A-List

[PunkMC]

River Phoenix.... Although I think he really would have if he hadn't OD'ed.

[KenK]

lisa bonet just to spite bill cosby if nothing else.
but other than that

richard greico

blair underwood

michelle rodriguz

omar epps

taye diggs

Derek Luke

Djimon Hounsou

irene bedard

basicly any promising minority actors,(no i'm not playing the race card) i'm just being honest.and the verry few that did break out....... won't last as long as their white counter parts.eitherway you slice though black or white thats the cold reality of hollywood

I think it's too early to tell with Derek Luke. Omar Epps, at least he's got a steady day job with House. I'll give you Grieco, but I don't know if Djimon HOnsou was ever being set up to be a leading man or anything( not that he shouldn't be, of course) he still gets into some pretty decent movies, blockbusters and indies, so I wouldn't necessarily count him out.

Oded Fehr in the Mummy1/2

I woulda cast him as Drake in Blade Trinity instead of Dominc Purcell. They find Dracula in the Middle East, and it's some white dude from Australia?!?! C'mon, people!!

Rachel Leigh Cook

And I was looking forward to her show on WB!!! She's already hot as hell, then you put a gun in her hand?!?! That woulda been gold!!

[Scottsdale_Saint]

That in no way makes her an A-list star! A-list stars can get big budget movies made on the power of their name alone. They can often chose who their co-stars are and even who will direct the film.

They are stars like

Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
Mel Gibson
Julia Roberts
Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt

These actors and actresses don't get out of bed for less than 15 million!

Danes is nowwhere near this level. She is not A-Listummm....i'm pretty sure your sarcasm detector is on the fritz. you might want to get that checked out.
:D

[Jared]

I think Claire Danes mostly did indy roles after My So Called life, so it's not as if she was really trying to be a big name. Frankly, it's rather remarkable that Winona Ryder became as famous as she was, with all the offbeat stuff she did.

Blessed Nightmare, I think Shane West is the guy you're thinking of from the Mandy Moore movie, A Walk to Remember. I only think that because I remember seeing that movie while flicking through channels some months back, and a friend remarked, "whatever happened to that guy, Shane West?" ISTR seeing something on TV with him, about actors with bands. So maybe he's more into music than acting.

Heather Graham, Denise Richards, and Shannon Elizabeth were never hyped for their acting abilties. They've been about as famous as they're gonna get.

I think Djimon Hunsou has the talent, looks, and charisma to be A-List, but frankly it's really a matter of whether or not he can drop the accent. I've never heard him without it.

[blackdragon6]

last time i checked shane was on ER.

[DLFerguson]

Kadeem Hardison

Yeah! I Remember when PANTHER came out he was getting a lot of publicity and interviews and he was being sharpened up to be the next Denzel. All of a sudden, poof and he was gone.

[Nitmo]

last time i checked shane was on ER.

didn't he play Tom Sawyer in LOXG?

[Buried Alien]

Chow Yun Fat. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was the god of East Asian actors, but his U.S. film career has been mixed at best. His most successful outing in the U.S. (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) was a film in which he wasn't even really the lead.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[blackdragon6]

didn't he play Tom Sawyer in LOXG?yep...........

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

Anna Chlumsky

Kate Maberly-besides finding never land,the scret garden,and the langolires what have she really done outside indie films?

[Slappy san]

Anna Chlumsky


Child actors have it rough. They get by on being cute. Sometimes they grow up and aren't so cute any more.

[Jared H.]

Christina Ricci.

Yeah, she's been in a lot, but she has yet to really make a big hit on her own. She always seems to play second fiddle.

Also, Jake Gyllenhaal. You'd think after October Sky, Donnie Darko, and even the abominable "Day After Tomorrow," that he'd be getting more prominent roles. Oh, yeah, and there was that "Moonlight Mile" movie he did, too.

[GUYANATHUGG]

Luke Perry and Jason Priestly.

[jonahhex]

Chow Yun Fat. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was the god of East Asian actors, but his U.S. film career has been mixed at best. His most successful outing in the U.S. (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) was a film in which he wasn't even really the lead.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)
To be fair to Chow yun fat. he is getting old, too old to be a leading action star. He Never made it state-side, but in Asia he was as big as you can get. And damn well as talented and charismatic as you get!

[jonahhex]

If only Tupac had lived... :mad:

[blackdragon6]

If only Tupac had lived... :mad:yep he would have went far. :(

[KenK]

Loren Dean. I remember seeing Mumford and thinking he'd be doing more major roles after that one. Last time I saw him, he was a guest star on Law & Order. Lost a lot a weight, not that he was fat before, but he looked a lot thinner than he already was back in the day.

[JDogindy]

Vin Diesel.

[Jared]

I foresee Orlando Bloom being on this list.

[KenK]

Vin Diesel.

His last movie from two months ago made over 100 million in the states alone. He's hardly fallen off.

[DLFerguson]

To be fair to Chow yun fat. he is getting old, too old to be a leading action star. He Never made it state-side, but in Asia he was as big as you can get. And damn well as talented and charismatic as you get!

Agreed. By the time Chow Yun-Fat starting making movies in Hollywood he had been a major star in Asia for years. I first saw him in "The Killer" back in the 80's but he'd been making movies long before that. I get the impression from interviews I read that Chow Yun Fat isn't really all that concerned with trying to be a big Hollywood star, having achieved a level of success in his own country rivaled only by Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.

Now John Woo...THERE's a big disappointment...he should never have come to Hollywood...

[Slappy san]

Christina Ricci.

Yeah, she's been in a lot, but she has yet to really make a big hit on her own. She always seems to play second fiddle.

Also, Jake Gyllenhaal. You'd think after October Sky, Donnie Darko, and even the abominable "Day After Tomorrow," that he'd be getting more prominent roles. Oh, yeah, and there was that "Moonlight Mile" movie he did, too.

She changed her body (yuck!) to fit in and its got her no where. I can't say that I dont chuckle at it either.

[ragnarok_2012]

Now John Woo...THERE's a big disappointment...he should never have come to Hollywood...

I listened to the most interesting interview of John Woo. It was about 5 years ago, and he explained why he moved to Hollywood. The big one was that in Hong Kong he worked insanely long hours, 7 days a week, and he didn't have the time to be with his children. He made more money in America, and worked A LOT less.

And yeah, I was expecting to see more from Woo as well. Maybe involving doves. I don't know.

[Dark Monarch]

Paul Walker- Most insiders thought he would be huge basically because they said he was even better looking than Brad Pitt! Lame reason.

[Jared]

His last movie from two months ago made over 100 million in the states alone. He's hardly fallen off.

The babysitting commando one? I had no idea that was a hit.

[Shellhead]

Why is Lindsay Lohan having a better career than anybody else we've mentioned in this thread?

[Captain Smith]

Jennifer Love Hewitt - never really makes it. Soon to be naked in Playboy for artistic purposes and to boost her 'career'.

[Davideaux]

Jennifer Love Hewitt - never really makes it. Soon to be naked in Playboy for artistic purposes and to boost her 'career'.

soothsayer...

[phoenixrising]

A lot of the people mentioned in this thread *are* big. We just don't have new MOVIE STARS like we did. The older movie stars, like Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, etc. etc. are all still there, but no one seems to be able to reach that status of the newer crop anymore.


But who would qualify as an actual never-has-been? Skeet Ulrich.

[Motormouse]

That in no way makes her an A-list star! A-list stars can get big budget movies made on the power of their name alone. They can often chose who their co-stars are and even who will direct the film.

They are stars like

Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
Mel Gibson
Julia Roberts
Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt



Aside from Erin Brochovich, can anyone actually name a film where J.R. hasn't acted with all the charisma of a garden fence post? Why this woman is A-list is beyond me. Maybe it has to do with having the widest mouth on-screen (aside from jabba of course)

[Joe Rice]

Chow Yun Fat. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was the god of East Asian actors, but his U.S. film career has been mixed at best. His most successful outing in the U.S. (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) was a film in which he wasn't even really the lead.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

To be fair, Yun-Fat didn't/doesn't exactly NEED a US film career. He's STILL a Hong Kong God.

[Joe Rice]

To be fair, Yun-Fat didn't/doesn't exactly NEED a US film career. He's STILL a Hong Kong God.

ANNNNND everyone already said this.

[DLFerguson]

Aside from Erin Brochovich, can anyone actually name a film where J.R. hasn't acted with all the charisma of a garden fence post? Why this woman is A-list is beyond me. Maybe it has to do with having the widest mouth on-screen (aside from jabba of course)

The only movie where Julia Roberts actually acted her ass off was STEEL MAGNOLIAS. Other than that, I find her unwatchable. Looks too much like her brother Eric to me.

[Shellhead]

The only movie where Julia Roberts actually acted her ass off was STEEL MAGNOLIAS. Other than that, I find her unwatchable. Looks too much like her brother Eric to me.

Maybe Eric is a cross-dresser and there is no real Julia Roberts.

[DLFerguson]

Maybe Eric is a cross-dresser and there is no real Julia Roberts.

I used to believe that about Michael and LaToya Jackson since I never could recall an instance of them being in the same place at the same time.

[Joe no Sleep]

Treat Williams (if you've seen his "acting" in 1941, you'll know why)

Nancy Allen

Quentin Tarentino (much ado about not very much, really. Remember the appearances he made all over the place in crap movies and in sitcoms - that one with Margret Cho, for example)

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

Now John Woo...THERE's a big disappointment...he should never have come to Hollywood...
i think he just needs the right script.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

Why is Lindsay Lohan having a better career than anybody else we've mentioned in this thread?i feel the same way......

[Magneto_X]

Paul Walker- Most insiders thought he would be huge basically because they said he was even better looking than Brad Pitt! Lame reason.

At least Brad Pitt can act.

[kalorama]

Aside from Erin Brochovich, can anyone actually name a film where J.R. hasn't acted with all the charisma of a garden fence post? Why this woman is A-list is beyond me. Maybe it has to do with having the widest mouth on-screen (aside from jabba of course)

Most likely it has to do with the massive loads of profit her movies generate for the studios that release them.

[handOFfate]

Alicia Silverstone?

[Grazzt]

I think Peta Wilson could have been Hollywood's next big action heroine, however a series of unfortunate circumstances kept her from it.

[blackdragon6]

A lot of the people mentioned in this thread *are* big. We just don't have new MOVIE STARS like we did. The older movie stars, like Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, etc. etc. are all still there, but no one seems to be able to reach that status of the newer crop anymore.


.i wonder why?

[kalorama]

I think Peta Wilson could have been Hollywood's next big action heroine, however a series of unfortunate circumstances kept her from it.

I can't see that. I think her career pretty much topped out at its natural level. She didn't really have the presence or the chops to succed in a major way on the big screen.

[tangentman]

I wouldn't include Jake Gyllenhall on this list. Jake has consistently starred in movies since the late 90's, has at least 4 roles with positive critic's reviews, has received media attention (being the near replacement as Spider-Man), and just starred in two films with quite a bit of attention in the last two months--Jarhead and Brokeback Mountain.

Jared Leto might qualify for this list--he's gotten work almost every year since My So-Called Life, but most of it has been supporting roles or indie projects. Jared seems to die in a lot of roles in recent years. I recall the raves about Requiem For A Dream and thought Jared would've moved up in the "Hollywood Food Chain".

Robin Tunney seems like an actress who might fit the list.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

Gabrielle Anwar

Rusty Cundieff

the hughes brothers

Lynn Whitfield yeah she's still working but i just expected bigger things from her.

Theressa Randle

Lelah Rachon

Michael Beihn

Michael Jai White

[Frank]

Gabrielle Anwar

lol she was like in every movies in the early 90s. When I think about though, I don`t why she worked so much, she sucked.

Others:

Jane March: remember the Bruce Willis "Color of the Night" fiasco?

Julia Ormond: she was to be the next Meryl Streep.

Christian Slater: like Anwar was in a lot of early 90s films. But he had actual talent...that got washed away by his partying lifestyle.

Rebecca Demorney: was midly successful with Tom Cruise`s Risky Business, then vanished and became the hottest thing with "Hand that Shake the Cradle" movie, did quite a few Big Hollywood flicks like The Three Musketeers and so forth.Then made bombs(a la the film with Antonio Banderas) and vanished.

[Ontir]

Kathryn Harrold

She did film and a great deal of television. She's always quite good, but for whatever reason, she never made it over the bar.

[blackdragon6]

Kathryn Harrold

She did film and a great deal of television. She's always quite good, but for whatever reason, she never made it over the bar.who is she??

[Magneto_X]

Gabrielle Anwar

lol she was like in every movies in the early 90s. When I think about though, I don`t why she worked so much, she sucked.

Loved her in The Concierge (sp).

Others:

Jane March: remember the Bruce Willis "Color of the Night" fiasco?

What fiasco?

Julia Ormond: she was to be the next Meryl Streep.

Agreed. Fell in love with her when I watched First Knight.

Christian Slater: like Anwar was in a lot of early 90s films. But he had actual talent...that got washed away by his partying lifestyle.

He never became a star because of his drug problems IIRC. Same thing with Robert Downey Jr.

Rebecca Demorney: was midly successful with Tom Cruise`s Risky Business, then vanished and became the hottest thing with "Hand that Shake the Cradle" movie, did quite a few Big Hollywood flicks like The Three Musketeers and so forth.Then made bombs(a la the film with Antonio Banderas) and vanished.

Great actress. Still incredibly talented and smokin' hot (re: The Practice).

[Ontir]

who is she??

Copy and paste, because I can't get the link to work:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002130/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD0xfGZiPXV8cG49MHxrdz0xfHE9a2F0aH J5biBoYXJyb2xkfGZ0PTF8bXg9MjB8bG09NTAwfGNvPTF8aHRt bD0xfG5tPTE_;fc=1;ft=20

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

brandon lee though its not his fault

[Capt USA]

Vin Diesel? sure he was big for a couple of movies, but I don't think he really has become what people thought he would (the new segal or even arnold)

[handOFfate]

Gabrielle Anwar

Rusty Cundieff

the hughes brothers

Lynn Whitfield yeah she's still working but i just expected bigger things from her.

Theressa Randle

Lelah Rachon

Michael Beihn

Michael Jai White

I don't know who any of those people are.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

I don't know who any of those people are.my point exactly :(

[berk]

did anyone mention Mickey Rourke yet? After I saw him in Angel Heart and Rumble Fish and a few other things back in the late 80's -early 90's, I thought he'd be the next deNiro or Pacino, but somewhere along the way he seemed to turn into a self parody; seems to be making a bit of a comeback lately, though, so maybe there's still hope.

[kalorama]

did anyone mention Mickey Rourke yet? After I saw him in Angel Heart and Rumble Fish and a few other things back in the late 80's -early 90's, I thought he'd be the next deNiro or Pacino, but somewhere along the way he seemed to turn into a self parody; seems to be making a bit of a comeback lately, though, so maybe there's still hope.

Depends on what you're hoping for. He's never going to be a name, bankable actor again but he might manage to salvage his career. He actually was "the next big thing" for a few years. In a way he was sort of an early version of Johnny Depp, talented but with a quirky streak and an attraction to roles that didn't require him to coast on his looks. But he made some really self-indulgent career choices and eventually lost interest in acting and drifted away from Hollywood. I really didn't care for most of the movies I saw hyim in at the time, but I always respected the fact that he was willing to do nonconventional stuff he liked (even if it was bad) rather than take the money and run on big budget "product."

[tangentman]

The boxing probably wasn't Mickey Rourke's best career decision. Attractive actor getting his face pummeled? Nuh-uh, not working to your best advantage in the 80's.

[kalorama]

Just watched Strange Days again yeterday. That Angela Basset didn't become a major box office star is a downright shame.

[Jared]

The boxing probably wasn't Mickey Rourke's best career decision. Attractive actor getting his face pummeled? Nuh-uh, not working to your best advantage in the 80's.

Yeah, as cool as he looked as Marv in Sin City, it's really disturbing to see that he didn't require nearly as much makeup as you might expect.

[blackdragon6]

Rupert Evereti really do belive his sexual orientation derailed him.

[Slappy san]

i really do belive his sexual orientation derailed him.

...and the bad plastic surgery

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

...and the bad plastic surgery
huh what you talking bout willis??

[the film freak]

huh what you talking bout willis??

He kind of looks like an alien now. (http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/archives/005451.html)

[ElijahS23]

Val Kilmer. He did an OUTSTANDING job as Doc Holliday on Tombstone. It looked like nothin' could stop him after that..

Then a Schumacher Batman film... THE END.

Yeah, he did movies like The Saint and played Morrison too, but I don't believe he ever reached the status that he was capable of... Some said he was a bit of a loon.

[Legato]

Taye Diggs. I could see him up thare with guys like Wesley Sniped or Denzel but he never got that big break that he should have gotten.

Mark Hamil: As good as a voice acctor he is he shouldn't limit himself to just tv series. He'd make a good voice actor for either Disney, Dreamworks, or whatever animation company.

James Van Der Beek: I thought he did a decent job in Varsity Blues but the one Dawson cast thats really shining right now is Katie Holmes, but thats due to getting in bed with Tom Cruise.

[Magneto_X]

James Van Der Beek: I thought he did a decent job in Varsity Blues but the one Dawson cast thats really shining right now is Katie Holmes, but thats due to getting in bed with Tom Cruise.

I thought he a decent actor in Dawson's Creek but he showed major range in Rules Of Attraction.

[Eliseu Gouveia]

I used to believe that about Michael and LaToya Jackson since I never could recall an instance of them being in the same place at the same time.

Nah, Latoya´s boobs are impossible to hide under Wacko Jacko´s wardrobe.

[shades of eternity]

Chow Yun Fat. During the 1980s and 1990s, he was the god of East Asian actors, but his U.S. film career has been mixed at best. His most successful outing in the U.S. (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) was a film in which he wasn't even really the lead.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)


Strangely, Jackie chan had the same problem.

[KenK]

Have we already mentioned Rachel Leigh Cook?!? As one of the few people who proudly admits to liking "She's All That", I was in love with everything the girl did, and was really looking forward to that WB show Fearless, which was advertised out da ass but never aired.

[blackdragon6]

Have we already mentioned Rachel Leigh Cook?!? As one of the few people who proudly admits to liking "She's All That", I was in love with everything the girl did, and was really looking forward to that WB show Fearless, which was advertised out da ass but never aired.yeah we mentioned her.i'm suprised nobody said rebecca demornay(sp?)

[TMC1982]

Alicia Silverstone?

Alicia Silverstone should today, be up there with the likes of Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lopez, and Drew Barrymore (just to name a few) one of the type leading ladies in Hollywood (at least from a romantic comedy point of view). Silverstone shouldn't be playing second fiddle in movies with Queen Latifah or Scobby Doo. Unfortunately, she seemingly alienated her "Clueless" audience by trying to play against type in "Excess Baggage." She also ruined her credibilty (although it really wasn't her fault), by appearing in "Batman and Robin." She also let the media's fixication about her supposed weight gain get to her.

[TMC1982]

What about Chris Tucker? Remember when the first "Rush Hour" movie came out, Chris Tucker was being hailed as the "new Eddie Murphy?" Unfortunately, Tucker got lazy and just sat on the $20 million paycheck that he got for "Rush Hour 2." Tucker also started doing a lot of weird stuff instead of making movies like befriending Michael Jackson, going on African mercy missions, and getting arrested for speeding (while on his way to church).

[Jared]

Alicia Silverstone should today, be up there with the likes of Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Lopez, and Drew Barrymore (just to name a few) one of the type leading ladies in Hollywood (at least from a romantic comedy point of view). Silverstone shouldn't be playing second fiddle in movies with Queen Latifah or Scobby Doo. Unfortunately, she seemingly alienated her "Clueless" audience by trying to play against type in "Excess Baggage." She also ruined her credibilty (although it really wasn't her fault), by appearing in "Batman and Robin." She also let the media's fixication about her supposed weight gain get to her.

It's kinda funny that Brittany Murphy, who is almost unrecognizable from her start as the fat chick in Clueless, seems to have basically stolen the career Silverstone was suppossed to have.

It's funny how some things have changed since this thread started: Michelle Williams from Dawson's Creek got an Oscar nomination, but she seems pretty low key about the whole celebrity thing. She might be become a sought after serious actress but never as famous as Katie Holmes, which might suit her just fine. Jennifer Love Hewitt is the star of a successfull network show, which means Playboy remains ever elusive... :(

[blackdragon6]

What about Chris Tucker? Remember when the first "Rush Hour" movie came out, Chris Tucker was being hailed as the "new Eddie Murphy?" Unfortunately, Tucker got lazy and just sat on the $20 million paycheck that he got for "Rush Hour 2." .his exile from movies was mostly his decision.being a black comedian i highly doubt his career will stall anytime soon.considering black comedians have a longer shelf life than black dramatic actors.


Tucker also started doing a lot of weird stuff instead of making movies like befriending Michael Jackson, going on African mercy missions, and getting arrested for speeding (while on his way to church).so?...thats his paragotive.and their not really that "weired"

[Deathstroke]

so?...thats his paragotive.and their not really that "weired"

Ummm....anyone befriending Michael Jackson is kind of the textbook definition of the term "weird."

[blackdragon6]

Ummm....anyone befriending Michael Jackson is kind of the textbook definition of the term "weird."true but most of those ties are long and old.

[Ontir]

Rebecca DeMornay

She was every bit as good as Tom Cruise, if not better, in Risky Business, and has continued to do good, solid work, but somehow her career never quite got the push it needed. I still love her though, nobody does pissed and smug like she does!

BTW, the only wierd thing listed for Chris Tucker, is befriending Michael Jackson at THIS point in his career.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

Rebecca DeMornay
nobody does pissed and smug like she does!
.wich isn't had since she does this in real life aswell.

[Ontir]

Really? She's one that I've wanted to meet, but haven't yet. Thanks for the warning, I don't need another Hellen Hunt!:eek:

[TMC1982]

Charles Rocket - When Jean Doumanian took over for Lorne Michaels for the now infamous 1980-1981 season of "Saturday Night Live", Rocket was supposed to be the "break out star" of the program. Rocket was considered a cross between Chevy Chase and Bill Murray. Rocket, unfortunately got fired virtually the moment he said the f-word on live television (I'm sure if the that particular season wasn't viewed in such a poor light, maybe Rocket would've been allowed to stay around) as well as everybody else except Joe Piscipo and Eddie Murphy. Rocket was able to work rather steadily after "SNL" (besides "SNL", he's probably best known for playing the bad guy in "Dumb & Dumber), but he never got graduate to leading man status (much less progressively gain benifical roles) like other "SNL" cast members (e.g. Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, David Spade, Chris Farley, Rob Schneider, Mike Myers, Chris Rock, etc.). This all lead up to Rocket sadly killing himself last year.

[TMC1982]

Taye Diggs. I could see him up thare with guys like Wesley Sniped or Denzel but he never got that big break that he should have gotten.

Mark Hamil: As good as a voice acctor he is he shouldn't limit himself to just tv series. He'd make a good voice actor for either Disney, Dreamworks, or whatever animation company.

James Van Der Beek: I thought he did a decent job in Varsity Blues but the one Dawson cast thats really shining right now is Katie Holmes, but thats due to getting in bed with Tom Cruise.

I kind of figured that Mark Hamill should have been a bigger live-action star than he turned out to be. The only person out of the three principals (Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford) from the original "Star Wars" films that was able to build off of their "Star Wars" appearances was Harrison Ford. I don't know if Hamill's career suffered because of his car accident (that supposedly messed up his looks over time) or simply wasn't as great of an actor on screen as he is voice-wise.

[TMC1982]

Names that just came to my head:
*Sean Young - Although he reportedly bizarre behavior relating to her and Tim Burton (Young was supposedly bitter about losing the part of Vicki Vale in the 1989 Batman film and wanted to play Catwoman in "Batman Returns") as well as James Woods likely ruined her career as an A-list actress.

*Karen Allen, who was in "Animal House" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark"

*Kristanna Loken, who was in "Terminator 3"

*Michelle Burke, who played the daughter in the movie version of "Coneheads"

*Helen Slater, who was in "Supergirl", "The Legend of Billie Jean", and "The Secrets of My Success"

*Elizabeth Berkley, who probably ruined her career (I assume she was trying to erase her "Saved by the Bell" image) as a leading lady by appearing in "Showgirls"

*Amanda Peterson, who was in "Can't By Me Love"

*Henry Thomas, who was in "ET" - Thomas was worked steadily since "ET" but hasn't really become a big leading star like say, his co-star Drew Barrymore.

*Jonathan Taylor Thomas

*Ralph Macchio, who of course, was in "The Karate Kid"

*Kristy Swanson - I'm kind of surprised she didn't get more high profile leading parts after the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" movie (although she did play the love interest in "The Phantom"). And I don't think appearing on "Skating With Celebrities" helps your "A-list" status.

*Emmanuelle Beart, who was in the first "Mission: Impossible" movie

*Jennifer Grey, who was in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" and "Dirty Dancing"

*Charlotte Lewis, who was in "The Golden Child"

[blackdragon6]

*Elizabeth Berkley, who probably ruined her career (I assume she was trying to erase he "Saved by the Bell" image) as a leading lady by appearing in "Showgirls"

her career was doomed anyway,she would have been type casted regardless of the fact.save by the bell wasn't gonna produce stars anyway.

[KenK]

her career was doomed anyway,she would have been type casted regardless of the fact.save by the bell wasn't gonna produce stars anyway.

Well, Mark Paul Gosselar kept getting TV work. Would have been a regular on Commander and Chief if ABC weren't puttin' the kibosh on it.

[Slappy san]

Christina Ricci.

Yeah, she's been in a lot, but she has yet to really make a big hit on her own. She always seems to play second fiddle.

Also, Jake Gyllenhaal. You'd think after October Sky, Donnie Darko, and even the abominable "Day After Tomorrow," that he'd be getting more prominent roles. Oh, yeah, and there was that "Moonlight Mile" movie he did, too.

She caved in to Hollywood with her cigarette diet and what has it got her?

[Jmacq1]

I think a few of these "almost weres" are a little too young to call. Paul Walker, Jake Gyllenhal, Heath Ledger, even Vin Diesel....they're still finding steady work and making fairly successful movies. There's still a chance they'll find the right movie and break out. There's a lot of people currently in the "could go either way" category. I do, however, think that Orlando Bloom will end up on the "almost was" list -unless- his agent continues to land him in big-budget ensemble pieces where his wooden performances can get overshadowed and/or made up for by the other actors/actresses around him. (ala "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings"). Then again, I didn't think he was too bad in "Kingdom of Heaven".

As far as people that I recally getting majorly "hyped up" but never really materializing:

Chris O'Donnel is the only one I can think of at the moment.

[Norrin Radd]

Madchen Amick-maybe her name turned everybody off.

[TMC1982]

I think a few of these "almost weres" are a little too young to call. Paul Walker, Jake Gyllenhal, Heath Ledger, even Vin Diesel....they're still finding steady work and making fairly successful movies. There's still a chance they'll find the right movie and break out. There's a lot of people currently in the "could go either way" category. I do, however, think that Orlando Bloom will end up on the "almost was" list -unless- his agent continues to land him in big-budget ensemble pieces where his wooden performances can get overshadowed and/or made up for by the other actors/actresses around him. (ala "Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings"). Then again, I didn't think he was too bad in "Kingdom of Heaven".

As far as people that I recally getting majorly "hyped up" but never really materializing:

Chris O'Donnel is the only one I can think of at the moment.

I kind of believe that Chris O'Donnell like Alicia Silverstone (although I'm surprised that Silverstone hasn't/didn't become a much bigger star by now than O'Donnell) harmed his credibilty by appearing in "Batman & Robin."

[TMC1982]

What about actors who were originally slated to be in a blockbuster, but had to turn it down for certain reasons:
*Eric Stolz had he been in "Back to the Future" instead of Michael J. Fox

*Dougrey Scott had he been in "X-Men" as Wolverine instead of Hugh Jackman

Other people that come to mind:
*Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty ("Airplane!")

*Lori Petty ("A League of Their Own", "Tank Girl")

*I kind of think that Christopher Reeve could've or should've been a bigger star outside of Superman. Reeve was reportedly, offered various high profile leading roles (some of which don't immediately come to mind) but he turned them down in favor of smaller, "more challenging" work. Reeve's big non-Superman breakthrough was supposed to be a movie called "Street Smart" (which got made as part of the deal to get "Superman IV" produced) but he got overshadowed by Morgan Freeman. It arguably was kind of too late before he got into his accident since he was already over 40.

*Jackie Earle Haley (Kelly Leak in "The Bad News Bears")

[Legato]

Sinbad: I find him to be just as funny, or even funnier than, Eddy Murphy yet he hasn't made a movie since that Christmas film he did with The Governator.

The Olsen Twins: They were hyped up to be the next biggest thing in hollywood. Now you hardly hear any talk about them.

[Legato]

I kind of believe that Chris O'Donnell like Alicia Silverstone (although I'm surprised that Silverstone hasn't/didn't become a much bigger star by now than O'Donnell) harmed his credibilty by appearing in "Batman & Robin."

Uma Thurman and George Clooney's careers could have suffered because of that film but Kill Bill saved Uma Thurman's career just as much as Ocean 11 did Clooney's.

[Magneto_X]

I kind of believe that Chris O'Donnell like Alicia Silverstone (although I'm surprised that Silverstone hasn't/didn't become a much bigger star by now than O'Donnell) harmed his credibilty by appearing in "Batman & Robin."

I like her more then O'Donnell, too. Not only is she hot* but she far more range and talent than he does.

Legato:

Don't feel bad for the Olsen twins. They're still absurdly rich. They could retire tomorrow and live a life of luxury if they wanted!


* she looked sexy in Batman & Robin, dammit!

[fireball87o]

I like her more then O'Donnell, too. Not only is she hot* but she far more range and talent than he does.

Legato:

Don't feel bad for the Olsen twins. They're still absurdly rich. They could retire tomorrow and live a life of luxury if they wanted!


* she looked sexy in Batman & Robin, dammit!

What about Heather Graham (sp?) She was the "it" girl for a while

[ChrisIII]

After "Swingers" Vince Vaughn was suppossed to be the next big thing, but "Psycho" and "The Lost World" kind of derailed his career. However, his recent comedies (Old School, Dodgeball, Wedding Crashers etc.) have put him back on the map. Plus he's dating Jennifer Aniston. Not bad.

[Headhunter]

Brandon Lee, I thought he would have been the breakout Asian actor in Hollywood. Damn shame...

[Legato]

Brandon Lee, I thought he would have been the breakout Asian actor in Hollywood. Damn shame...

He would have been one of the best action movie stars ever. Iron Fist, starring Brandon Lee. *sigh*

[pitbull in a skirt]

Lucy Lawless
Kimberly Elise

[Atom_basher]

Eliza DUshku

[pitbull in a skirt]

I used to believe that about Michael and LaToya Jackson since I never could recall an instance of them being in the same place at the same time.

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6610/b29764c0erc4.jpg

:D

[mgs]

:D

Yikes! O.O thanks for the pic though, pias. :)

[mgs]

Madchen Amick-maybe her name turned everybody off.

she's still hot and acting. maybe her inital acting skills weren't as good as everyone would've hoped though.

[pitbull in a skirt]

Madchen Amick-maybe her name turned everybody off.

No I'd give that award to Lark Vorhees.

Yikes! O.O thanks for the pic though, pias. :)

What do you mean Yikes! :mad: :p Michael was cute :D

[Monty_Cristo]

He kind of looks like an alien now. (http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/archives/005451.html)

but didn't he always have that sideshow bob look about him?

[Monty_Cristo]

Treat Williams (if you've seen his "acting" in 1941, you'll know why)


the actor wasn't born until 1951.


how about Brad Renfro? has he gone anywhere? i don't know if he fits but i find Jude Law somewhat overrated.

[StoneGold]

the actor wasn't born until 1951.


how about Brad Renfro? has he gone anywhere? i don't know if he fits but i find Jude Law somewhat overrated.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078723/

[Monty_Cristo]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078723/

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[TMC1982]

*Devon Sawa fell off the face of the Earth.

*Billy Zane - Billy Zane seems to be one of those actors who's really a character actor in a leading man's body (he looks like a young Marlon Brando). I'd figure that "The Phantom" would've been his big breakthrough as a leading man/action hero. Instead, we recognize him more for his negative roles like in "Tiantic." Maybe Zane's problem his that he comes across more naturally as a smug acting villain where as when he gets to play a good guy like in "The Phantom", it doesn't work as well.

*Val Kilmer - He seems to be another one of those actors who's really a character actor in a leading man's body.Hhis career was on fire in the mid 1990s. He had (in no particular order) "Tombstone", "The Saint", "Batman Forever", "The Island of Dr. Moreau", "Heat", and "The Ghost and the Darkness".

*Elias Koteas - He played Casey Jones in the live-action "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movies and looks like a young Robert De Niro. However, Koteas seems to be relegated to "character" parts like Billy Zane.

*Elisabeth Shue - She was nominated for an Oscar not too long ago, and had a leading role in "The Saint" shortly there after, but not much else since that time. I think part of the problem was her trying to hard to distance herself from her "girl next door" image. She could be or could've been a good romantic comedy actress.

*Christina Ricci. She had a real problem with doing nude scenes.....and a lot of directors wanted her to get nude. She refused, lost a lot of roles, lost a LOT of weight, and vanished from the mainstream. It didn't help that the one hit movie she was in ("Monster") pretty much left her ignored while Charlize Theron got all the attention.

*Tom Hulce. He played Mozart in "Amadeus" and was nominated for Best Actor for that same performance. The guy looked like the ideal leading man but decided to take the obscure route after that.

*Piper Perabo

*Robert Downey Jr. - His personal problems were in all likelyhood a contributing factor (people for get that he was nominated for an Oscar fairly early in his career). Although "Iron Man" may put him back fully on track.

*David Spade - Chris Farley's death really ruined his career because he no longer had a perfect foil/someone to play off of. It seems apparent that he can't carry a successful movie on his own (he's better off in supporting parts like "Just Shoot Me").

*Mekhi Phifer - It seemed like he kept getting typedcast as a "ghetto thug" even though he's right now on "ER."

*Megan Ward (the girl from "Encino Man")

*Dana Delaney - I'll always think of her as her great portrayal of Lois Lane (miles away better than Kate Bosworth even though it was animation).

*The whole cast of "The Breakfast Club" - Demi Moore seems to be the only member of the "Brat Pack" to legitimately "hit it big."

*Thomas F. Wilson (Biff from "Back to the Future")

*Neve Campbell - I think her taking too many post-"Scream "non-mainstream/independant" work killed her momentum.

[marshal99]

*Billy Zane - Billy Zane seems to be one of those actors who's really a character actor in a leading man's body (he looks like a young Marlon Brando). I'd figure that "The Phantom" would've been his big breakthrough as a leading man/action hero. Instead, we recognize him more for his negative roles like in "Tiantic." Maybe Zane's problem his that he comes across more naturally as a smug acting villain where as when he gets to play a good guy like in "The Phantom", it doesn't work as well.

*Val Kilmer - He seems to be another one of those actors who's really a character actor in a leading man's body.Hhis career was on fire in the mid 1990s. He had (in no particular order) "Tombstone", "The Saint", "Batman Forever", "The Island of Dr. Moreau", "Heat", and "The Ghost and the Darkness".

*Elisabeth Shue - She was nominated for an Oscar not too long ago, and had a leading role in "The Saint" shortly there after, but not much else since that time. I think part of the problem was her trying to hard to distance herself from her "girl next door" image. She could be or could've been a good romantic comedy actress.

*Christina Ricci. She had a real problem with doing nude scenes.....and a lot of directors wanted her to get nude. She refused, lost a lot of roles, lost a LOT of weight, and vanished from the mainstream. It didn't help that the one hit movie she was in ("Monster") pretty much left her ignored while Charlize Theron got all the attention.

*David Spade - Chris Farley's death really ruined his career because he no longer had a perfect foil/someone to play off of. It seems apparent that he can't carry a successful movie on his own (he's better off in supporting parts like "Just Shoot Me").

*Megan Ward (the girl from "Encino Man")

*Thomas F. Wilson (Biff from "Back to the Future")

*Neve Campbell - I think her taking too many post-"Scream "non-mainstream/independant" work killed her momentum.

Billy Zane never come across as a leading guy type , way too smug as you mentioned.

Val Kilmer is an excellent actor but he does has a rep of being difficult to work with hence why he's probably doesn't have as much mainstream oscar exposure.

Elizabeth Shue is pretty and i don't know why she isn't featured more. Maybe she tends to pick the wrong movies , Shue is like Mira Sorvino , both of them have talents but they do picked the worse movies to appear in. God knows why.

Christina Ricci is still young enough. She did appear in the nude for Prozac Nation but problem with hollywood people , they want all the young actresses to do nude scenes - the likes of young actresses like Jessica Alba , Katherine Isabelle etc have all stoodfast in not doing nude scenes so they got body doubles instead.

David Spade is a hack , not funny one bit and he's crap. Not even a has-been , he's a never was.

Megan Ward is a TV actress , nothing more. I remember her the most in that short lived sci-fi series dark skies.

Thomas Wilson isn't a leading actor , never was , he was funny as biff , he was funny as Maniac in the wing commander games and now he's in ghost whisperer.

Neve Campbell is like the flavor of the month , i think she's the first one from Party of five to make it to the big screen followed by jennifer love hewitt. She faded away while Jennifer still has her own TV ongoing series. She'll do all right i suppose , won't be oscar material though.

[ChrisIII]

I remember about ten years ago, Vince Vaughn was considered the "Next big thing" because of Swingers and The Lost World. However both TLW's bad reviews as well as Psycho kind of made him vanish for a while before he found his knack in the mid-00s with screwball comedies (Mostly always alongside Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell, though...)


Haley Joel Osment, kind of got stuck doing voice-overs for Disney after "AI"-and then his arrest last year...

Both Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen received a lot of hype because of their roles in the Star Wars prequels. However, after "TPM" Lloyd pretty much quit acting (Apparentally he's now a photographer but still makes some ocassional Star Wars money at conventions).


Hayden's mainly been doing small flicks like Shattered Glass and Factory Girl, he's got some projects coming but none of them really sound like winners...


It might be too soon to tell, but apart from a supporting role on HEROES, it looks like Chris Eccleston and Billie Piper aren't doing too well outside of DOCTOR WHO.

[KenK]

*Devon Sawa fell off the face of the Earth.

Yeah, I honestly did have high hopes for him after Final Destination. Ironically, I never thought much of Ali Larter's prospects when I first saw the film.

*Billy Zane - Billy Zane seems to be one of those actors who's really a character actor in a leading man's body (he looks like a young Marlon Brando). I'd figure that "The Phantom" would've been his big breakthrough as a leading man/action hero. Instead, we recognize him more for his negative roles like in "Tiantic." Maybe Zane's problem his that he comes across more naturally as a smug acting villain where as when he gets to play a good guy like in "The Phantom", it doesn't work as well.

Pretty much. He's been an asshole in movies going all the way back to the first Back to the Future, and to a lesser extent, Critters. The flipside of that, I never thought I'd see Scott Grimes make it on a show as big as ER!

*Val Kilmer - He seems to be another one of those actors who's really a character actor in a leading man's body.Hhis career was on fire in the mid 1990s. He had (in no particular order) "Tombstone", "The Saint", "Batman Forever", "The Island of Dr. Moreau", "Heat", and "The Ghost and the Darkness".

I never held Batman Forever against him when measured against all the other great roles he's played. He may not be an "It" A-lister, but he's always there, and you can always count on him. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is easily one of my favorite movies that he's been in.

*Elias Koteas - He played Casey Jones in the live-action "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" movies and looks like a young Robert De Niro. However, Koteas seems to be relegated to "character" parts like Billy Zane.

I like the DeNiro comparison, but I don't think he was ever poised to be anything more than what he's been. If there's anything him and Zane do have in common that probably kept them from A-list megastardom. . . .premature baldness! Although Zane could have made a PERFECT Lex Luthor in Superman Returns!

*Elisabeth Shue - She was nominated for an Oscar not too long ago, and had a leading role in "The Saint" shortly there after, but not much else since that time. I think part of the problem was her trying to hard to distance herself from her "girl next door" image. She could be or could've been a good romantic comedy actress.

I honestly don't know what happened with Elizabeth Shue. She's become one of these "blink and you'll miss her" actresses, where she's only in about one or two movies every five years or so. Hide and Seek was the last movie I saw her in, and she didn't even headline that one!

*Christina Ricci. She had a real problem with doing nude scenes.....and a lot of directors wanted her to get nude. She refused, lost a lot of roles, lost a LOT of weight, and vanished from the mainstream. It didn't help that the one hit movie she was in ("Monster") pretty much left her ignored while Charlize Theron got all the attention.

I definitely liked Christine when she was thicker. If only she had gotten nude in The Opposite of Sex, or something. I don't think she's ever wanted to be the type of actress that does a lot of major studio films, most of her stuff has been independent in the last five years or so. I think she's happy with her career the way it is right now.


*Piper Perabo

Her name's "Piper Perabo"!! You can only hold in the laughter for so long!

*Robert Downey Jr. - His personal problems were in all likelyhood a contributing factor (people for get that he was nominated for an Oscar fairly early in his career). Although "Iron Man" may put him back fully on track.

The drug and prison stuff aside, I don't feel like he's ever really fallen off or failed to reach a high level of status in the acting world. No matter how badly he's f***ed up in the past, there was always a high-profile gig waiting for him when he got his shit together.

*The whole cast of "The Breakfast Club" - Demi Moore seems to be the only member of the "Brat Pack" to legitimately "hit it big."

See, I never thought of Demi Moore as a real brat packer. At least Anthony Michael Hall's had a steady gig with The Dead Zone.

*Thomas F. Wilson (Biff from "Back to the Future")

I never expected any more from him than what we got.

*Neve Campbell - I think her taking too many post-"Scream "non-mainstream/independant" work killed her momentum.

She sould have balanced things out with some comedy. On second thought, Three to Tango with Matthew Perry really sucked!

[TMC1982]

I remember about ten years ago, Vince Vaughn was considered the "Next big thing" because of Swingers and The Lost World. However both TLW's bad reviews as well as Psycho kind of made him vanish for a while before he found his knack in the mid-00s with screwball comedies (Mostly always alongside Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell, though...)


Haley Joel Osment, kind of got stuck doing voice-overs for Disney after "AI"-and then his arrest last year...

Both Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen received a lot of hype because of their roles in the Star Wars prequels. However, after "TPM" Lloyd pretty much quit acting (Apparentally he's now a photographer but still makes some ocassional Star Wars money at conventions).


Hayden's mainly been doing small flicks like Shattered Glass and Factory Girl, he's got some projects coming but none of them really sound like winners...


It might be too soon to tell, but apart from a supporting role on HEROES, it looks like Chris Eccleston and Billie Piper aren't doing too well outside of DOCTOR WHO.

Haley Joel Osment's younger sister seems to catching up with "Hannah Montana" and all. I also find it hard to shake the now infamous "Walker, Texas Ranger" soundclip from Conan O'Brien.

[Deathstroke]

I honestly don't know what happened with Elizabeth Shue. She's become one of these "blink and you'll miss her" actresses, where she's only in about one or two movies every five years or so. Hide and Seek was the last movie I saw her in, and she didn't even headline that one!

I thought I saw an article online that said she had gone gung-ho into tennis and was getting really good. Ahhh here it is. (http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/shue%20plans%20tennis%20career_1027561)




Neve Campbell
She sould have balanced things out with some comedy. On second thought, Three to Tango with Matthew Perry really sucked!

She starts a three episode arc on Medium tonight on NBC.

[TMC1982]

*Michael Keaton - He went from playing Batman to taking limited roles like playing Lindsay Lohan's dad ("Herbie: Fully Loaded") and the voice of Chick Hicks ("Cars").

*Wesley Snipes - I think his problem is that early on in his career, he was a good serious actor (e.g. "King of New York" and "New Jack City") with some comedy sprinkled in (e.g. "Major League" and "White Men Can't Jump"). But then he decided to become a full-blown action star (this was before "Blade" mind you), got hooked on cocaine, is on the run from the IRS, and is now a major direct to DVD action star with the likes of Seagal and Van Damme. Snipes should be up there with Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and Jamie Foxx as the top black actors in movies today.

*Bruce Campbell (even though he's generally considered a "cult actor")

*Rose McGowan - Apparently, a recent interview quoted her in saying she blamed "Ready to Rumble" for almost ruining her movie career (hence her doing "Charmed"). "Grindhouse" could have been her breakout, but that flopped.

*Tom Berenger - He arguably could've been a Harrison Ford type of actor or star if given the chance.

[pitbull in a skirt]

*Piper Perabo.

Theres a possibility that Piper Perabo and Amy Jo Johnson is the same person...

[stealthwise]

Rufus Sewell. He was great in Dark City, and should have become the next... well, someone or other, but yeah, he's got lots of potential.

[KenK]

I thought I saw an article online that said she had gone gung-ho into tennis and was getting really good. Ahhh here it is. (http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/shue%20plans%20tennis%20career_1027561)

Don't most tennis pros (the women anyway) retire by the time they're Shue's age?

[TShark82]

Theirs a few that come to mind, two of the guys dont even act anymore, but at the time they were big names. And Brandis good rest his soul ended up hanging himself, but at a point he seemed to be on cloud nine.

"Jonathon Brandis"
"'Jason James Richter"
"Mike Vitar"

[Elegance Liberty]

Andie McDowel (sp?) - I only remember her from 'Groundhog Day' and that was it. Has she done anything else since?

Daphne Zuniga - Last I recall she was in 'Spaceballs' and 'The Fly II'. Seems to have gone under the radar. =/

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

*Wesley Snipes - I think his problem is that early on in his career, he was a good serious actor (e.g. "King of New York" and "New Jack City") with some comedy sprinkled in (e.g. "Major League" and "White Men Can't Jump"). But then he decided to become a full-blown action star (this was before "Blade" mind you), got hooked on cocaine, is on the run from the IRS, and is now a major direct to DVD action star with the likes of Seagal and Van Damme. Snipes should be up there with Denzel Washington, Will Smith, and Jamie Foxx as the top black actors in movies today.

i'm not sure about the cocain thing,but i think snipes career would have stalled anyway.i mean besides morgan freeman,denzel,will smith,and samuel l jackson black actors have short life spans.and even shorter if you're difficult to work with.(jamie fox,and terrance howard you better watch yall "attitudes")

[Jared]

Don't most tennis pros (the women anyway) retire by the time they're Shue's age?

Yeah, but she's says she'd be happy competing in the lowest professional level. She has no delusions of being the U.S. Open. BTW whatever happened with Andie McDowell and archery? Didn't she nearly make the Olympics last time?

I don't think Billy Zane or Elias Koteas can blame baldness for keeping from the "next level." They can do wonders with treatments and/or hair plugs nowadays, just look at Jeremy Piven.

The Black Dahlia tanked, which can't be good for John Hartnett. He'd better hope his character gets to be in Sin City 2.

Elisha Cuthbert. I'm surprised she hasn't taken off by now. Barring a return to 24 as a Cougar-riding warrior woman, I think she needs to be the hot chick in the next Frat Pack comedy movie to get some attention. And some new mens' magazine shoots couldn't hurt.

[Deathstroke]

Andie McDowel (sp?) - I only remember her from 'Groundhog Day' and that was it. Has she done anything else since?

Daphne Zuniga - Last I recall she was in 'Spaceballs' and 'The Fly II'. Seems to have gone under the radar. =/

Andie McDowell, the last things I really remember her are for some beauty commercial, and that Queen Latifah movie Beauty Shop.

Daphne Zuniga was last seen on American Dreams and the ABC Family series Beautiful People.

[Deathstroke]

BTW whatever happened with Andie McDowell and archery? Didn't she nearly make the Olympics last time?


That was Geena Davis and she made the Olympic Trials, but wasn't even close to make the Olympic Team.

[hoffmandu]

I always though Sam Rockwell would have blown up by now. His roles in Cofessions of a Dangerous Mind and Galaxy Quest were phenomenal. haven't seen him recently though.

[StoneGold]

and even shorter if you're difficult to work with.(jamie fox,and terrance howard you better watch yall "attitudes")

In fairness, choking out your director is a little beyond difficult to work with.

[KenK]

I don't think Billy Zane or Elias Koteas can blame baldness for keeping from the "next level." They can do wonders with treatments and/or hair plugs nowadays, just look at Jeremy Piven.

I was just joking.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

In fairness, choking out your director is a little beyond difficult to work with.
i still stand by my point...especially since i think goyer deserved worse.

[pitbull in a skirt]

I never heard anything about Terrance Howard having an attitude.

[blackdragon6]

I never heard anything about Terrance Howard having an attitude.
he turns down alot of scripts from what i'm told.

[Legato]

he turns down alot of scripts from what i'm told.

That could imply that he is being cautious of the movies that is brought before him. Not exactly evidence of him having an attitude.

[blackdragon6]

That could imply that he is being cautious of the movies that is brought before him. Not exactly evidence of him having an attitude.do you honestly think that matters to the industry??

[stealthwise]

he turns down alot of scripts from what i'm told.

As does Guy Pearce, which is too bad, because he would have been a dynamite Daredevil.