History Main / StarDerailingRole

* Creator/DanFogler's attempt to jump into television after his film career died started with the Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''Man Up!'', in which he served as a co-star. Only eight episodes of the series were aired, and his TV pilot ''Prairie Dogs'', produced the following year, did not go forward and was received negatively by those who saw it.

* Ramón Rodriguez starred in the unsuccessful cop drama ''Series/GangRelated'' after he previously played Bosley in the ''Series/CharliesAngels2011'' remake (which also derailed the stars of its leading ladies; see Actresses below). His next high-profile television role was in the badly-received ''Series/IronFist2017'', which is infamous as a notable failure in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. However, portraying the title character in the Creator/{{ABC}} police procedural ''Series/WillTrent'' helped him gain some praise.

* Creator/LucilleBall in ''Series/LifeWithLucy''; in 1986, after noticing how Creator/{{NBC}} had [[CareerResurrection resurrected]] the careers of Creator/BillCosby and Creator/BeaArthur with ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' and ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'', Creator/{{ABC}} decided to see if they could do the same with Lucille Ball of ''Series/ILoveLucy'' fame. Given her past television successes through the '60s and '70s, even after the end of her most famous show, Ball was given complete creative control over the series and proceeded to bring in actors, writers, and crew members who had worked on her previous works. The resulting series (about a widow who works at a hardware store she had inherited partial ownership of) was painfully unfunny and cringe-inducing to watch. One big reason was that Lucy was trying to duplicate her famous slapstick comedy, which didn't work nearly as well for the then-75-year-old Ball (watching a senior citizen do pratfalls makes you want to check her hip, not laugh). The show flopped on arrival, and its failure made Ball stop working on any more projects, and she died three years later.

* After concluding her six-year run on ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' in 1996, Creator/KarynParsons received the lead role alongside Creator/LoriPetty on the Creator/{{FOX}} sitcom ''Lush Life''[[note]]Which was pretty much in hindsight, [[TheNineties the late '90s]] version of ''Series/TwoBrokeGirls''[[/note]]. ''Lush Life'' however turned out to be a major flop, with it being canceled after four episodes and three others that were produced but never aired. After that, Parsons would never get such a high-profile role again, unless you count her stint among the ensemble cast of the short-lived Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''The Job'' with Creator/DenisLeary.

* Although Creator/GeenaDavis was still stinging from ''Film/CutthroatIsland'', ''The Geena Davis Show'' didn't help matters. One telling clue: usually when a show is named after its star, [[TheDanza they keep that name in the show]] - Emeril played himself in ''Emeril'' and Creator/{{Bette|Midler}} played herself in ''Bette'', for example - with Creator/BillCosby being among the more notable exceptions (''The Bill Cosby Show,'' ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', ''The Cosby Mysteries'', ''Cosby'' and, of course, ''WesternAnimation/FatAlbertAndTheCosbyKids'' - in none of those is his character called Bill). Despite being ''The GEENA DAVIS Show'', Geena Davis's character was named "Teddie". Davis' career was then really thrown off the rails when ''Series/CommanderInChief'' failed. It was supposed to be Davis' comeback and initially started strong, including an UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} nomination and a UsefulNotes/{{Golden Globe|Award}} win for her, but ratings declined throughout the year before it was ultimately canceled after 18 episodes. Davis has forged a new career focusing on researching women in film and bringing awareness to the plight of sexism within the entertainment industry, which has been met with critical acclaim. She still does acting roles here and there, including voicing the mother in the Creator/StudioGhibli film ''Anime/WhenMarnieWasThere''.

* ''Series/KevinCanWait'' started a downward spiral for Creator/KevinJames. It was cancelled after two seasons, following a controversial retool which alienated the fanbase and was universally panned by critics. Aside from completed projects, James didn't act for the rest of the 2010s. He's been trying to revive his career on Creator/{{Netflix}}, but he hasn't had that much luck. His sitcom ''Series/TheCrew2021'' got canceled after one season, and his 2022 movie ''Home Team'' got mixed to mediocre reviews.

* Creator/AmberHeard had a lot of buzz about her movie career, reaching its height when she beat actresses like Creator/ScarlettJohansson and Creator/KeiraKnightley for the role of Creator/JohnnyDepp's LoveInterest in ''Film/TheRumDiary'', which flopped at the box office. Then she starred in the dreadful flop TV show ''Series/ThePlayboyClub'', and her buzz was all but killed overnight. Heard's next few films like ''Film/{{Paranoia|2013}}'' and ''Film/ThreeDaysToKill'' were critical and box office letdowns, and paired with her messy divorce from Depp, it seems most likely that her career won't reach new heights after that. However, she has joined the [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse DCEU]] as Mera in ''Film/{{Aquaman|2018}}'', but even that's looking like a dead cat bounce in her career, as allegations of Heard being both physically and emotionally abusive to Depp have been met with demands for Mera to be recast or at the very least cut from the ''Aquaman'' sequel, with an online petition that had already surpassed 4 million signatures by mid-2022.

* The costly failure of ''Lipstick Jungle'' ended Creator/BrookeShields' television career more than two decades after ''Film/Sahara1983'' crippled her film career. After it ended after two seasons and 20 episodes, Shields focused mostly on her family and on Broadway.

* ''Series/SexAndDrugsAndRockAndRoll'' pretty much killed the career of Creator/DenisLeary. After that show's cancellation he and his longtime business partner, Jim Serpico, both went their separate ways and disbanded their production company, Apostle Pictures. Additionally Leary hasn't had much success in acting, appearing in [[Series/TheMoodys another short lived TV series afterwards]] and a couple of [[Series/LawAndOrder recurring roles]] [[Series/AnimalKingdom here and there]].

* ''Series/SexAndDrugsAndRockAndRoll'' seems to have killed the career of Creator/DenisLeary, in addition to other shows he produced that didn't do well like ''{{Film/Sirens}}'' and ''Benders''. Since that show's cancellation, as well as ''[[WesternAnimation/IceAge Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' bombing at the box office, he doesn't have any projects slated for the future, when it comes to either acting or producing.

** Creator/JessicaCalvello's career was derailed for a long time (11 years to be exact) after what happened behind the scenes during the dubbing of ''Anime/ExcelSaga''. Because of the strain the character of Excel put on her voice, her contract with Creator/ADVFilms required a 4-month break between volumes. When they didn't follow up on this, Jessica's voice was injured and she ended up leaving the show (and was replaced with Creator/LarissaWolcott). When she recovered, she moved to UsefulNotes/{{New York|City}}, where she found a decent amount of work, but nothing compared to the roles she had at ADV Films. She never appeared in another dub for Creator/ADVFilms ever again (ADV shut down in 2009, 4 years before Jessica moved back to UsefulNotes/{{Texas}}), and didn't appear in another Texas-based dub for well over a decade. Fortunately, she's getting a decent amount of work now that the Excel incident is long behind her, such as her roles as Saori Takebe from ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', Kanako Miyame in ''Manga/MariaHolic'', Hange Zoe in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', and all iterations of Anime/CuteyHoney.
* Most of the Latin American Spanish dub actors and actresses who participated in the ''Anime/KaleidoStar'' dub, which was recorded in Colombia, had their careers derailed due to the negative reception of said series in Latin America.

* Creator/BobDenver could not follow the success of ''Series/GilligansIsland'', and ''Dusty's Trail'' - an out-West carbon copy of ''Gilligan'' in which he played the title role - prevented him from making another primetime series thereafter. (He did find work on Saturday morning shows well into TheEighties, with two animated versions of ''Gilligan's Island'' and ''Far Out Space Nuts''.)

* ''Series/KevinCanWait'' started a downward spiral for Creator/KevinJames. It was cancelled after two seasons, following a controversial retool which alienated the fanbase and was universally panned by critics. Aside from completed projects, James didn't act for the rest of the 2010s. He's been trying to revive his career on Netflix, but he hasn't had that much luck. His sitcom ''Series/TheCrew2021'' got canceled after one season, and his 2022 movie ''Home Team'' got mixed to mediocre reviews.
* Creator/{{ITV}} made headlines when it poached Ross Kemp from the Creator/{{BBC}} with a record £800,000 contract. They promptly [[ExecutiveMeddling shoehorned him into]] ''Series/UltimateForce'', causing a significant retool, in order to justify the cost. The show performed incredibly badly and suffered nightmarish scheduling delays, resulting in Kemp's career as an actor effectively ending. He reinvented himself as an investigative journalist and has since regained significant critical acclaim.

* After the 2001 BoxOfficeBomb ''Summer Catch'', Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr's brief comeback from playing Fred in ''Film/ScoobyDoo2002'' and [[Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed its sequel]] abruptly ended when he headlined his own eponymous sitcom ''Freddie''. Inspired by his upbringing, it was negatively received and lasted only one season before getting cancelled.

* Creator/RobSchneider of all people (known best for playing bit parts in Creator/{{Happy Madison|Productions}} movies and/or leading in ridiculous ripe-for-parody comedies ([[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Rob Schneider is:]] ''[[WesternAnimation/SouthPark A Carrot!"]]'')) headlined a sitcom for Creator/{{CBS}} aptly titled ''Rob'', where he played a milquetoast white guy married to a SpicyLatina stereotype (and both lived with her family). It didn't last a full season and ''no one'' from the show (except for Creator/EugenioDerbez, who would go on to star in the sleeper hit ''Film/InstructionsNotIncluded'' which is still iconic in his native UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}) has been seen since. Schneider later dug himself deeper with 2016's animated bomb ''WesternAnimation/NormOfTheNorth'' and his infamous Website/{{Twitter}} tirades.

* Steve Whitmire's career as a Muppet performer ended following the failure of ''Series/{{The Muppets|2015}}'' in 2016; he was told as early as October of that year that his days as a puppeteer were numbered, and his roles were finally [[TheOtherDarrin replaced by other Muppet performers]] after his departure the following July.
* Creator/RobinWilliams returned to television after his film career was reduced to roles in the ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeet'' and the ''Film/NightAtTheMuseum'' franchise. Unfortunately, he starred in ''Series/TheCrazyOnes'' opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar (listed below in Actresses). The show's cancellation after one season in 2014 broke Williams and is assumed to have played a part in his tragic suicide later that year.

* Creator/SarahMichelleGellar went back to TV when her film career declined after ''Film/TheGrudge'' and its sequel. Unfortunately, her first show, ''Series/{{Ringer}}'' in 2011, got mixed ratings and reviews, while failing to be as popular as ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. It was cancelled after one season, as well as her follow-up show ''The Crazy Ones'' in 2014 opposite Robin Williams (see above in Actors). Gellar has worked infrequently since then.

* Although Creator/GeenaDavis was still stinging from ''Film/CutthroatIsland'', ''The Geena Davis Show'' didn't help matters. One telling clue: usually when a show is named after its star, [[TheDanza they keep that name in the show]] - Emeril played himself in ''Emeril'' and Creator/{{Bette|Midler}} played herself in ''Bette'', for example - with Creator/BillCosby being among the more notable exceptions (''The Bill Cosby Show,'' ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', ''The Cosby Mysteries'', ''Cosby'' and, of course, ''WesternAnimation/FatAlbertAndTheCosbyKids'' - in none of those is his character called Bill). Despite being ''The GEENA DAVIS Show'', Geena Davis's character was named "Teddie". Davis' career was then really thrown off the rails when ''Series/CommanderInChief'' failed. It was supposed to be Davis' comeback and initially started strong, including an UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} nomination and a Golden Globe win for her, but ratings declined throughout the year before it was ultimately canceled after 18 episodes. Davis has forged a new career focusing on researching women in film and bringing awareness to the plight of sexism within the entertainment industry, which has been met with critical acclaim. She still does acting roles here and there, including voicing the mother in the Creator/StudioGhibli film ''Anime/WhenMarnieWasThere''.

* The short-run of Creator/{{FOX}} sitcom ''Series/{{Stacked}}'' marked the end (as Chris "Rowdy C" Moore further explained in his WebVideo/TVTrash review) of Creator/PamelaAnderson's career as a television star, after her film career was previously derailed when ''Film/BarbWire'' failed. Most of Anderson's screen appearances since then have consisted of reality TV, besides an admittedly significant cameo in ''Film/{{Borat}}''.

* After concluding her six-year run on ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' in 1996, Karyn Parsons received the lead role alongside Creator/LoriPetty on the Creator/{{FOX}} sitcom ''Lush Life''[[note]]Which was pretty much in hindsight, [[TheNineties the late '90s]] version of ''Series/TwoBrokeGirls''[[/note]]. ''Lush Life'' however turned out to be a major flop, with it being canceled after four episodes and three others that were produced but never aired. After that, Parsons would never get such a high-profile role again, unless you count her stint among the ensemble cast of the short-lived Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''The Job'' with Creator/DenisLeary.
* The costly failure of ''Lipstick Jungle'' ended Creator/BrookeShields' television career more than two decades after ''Sahara'' crippled her film career. After it ended after two seasons and 20 episodes, Shields focused mostly on her family and on Broadway.

* In Jonathan Maberry's ''Series/VWars'', Michael Fayne is a D-list actor whose once-promising career was harpooned when he chose to star in ''Frightbook'', a NewMediaAreEvil horror movie that was greenlit the day that ''Film/TheSocialNetwork'' hit theaters. Despite a promising cast of TV stars and veteran character actors, it was weighed down by its female lead, a former Creator/DisneyChannel star turned [[FormerChildStar troubled sex symbol]] who couldn't act her way out of a wet paper bag, and it only made a million dollars on a $30 million budget "mostly from inbred mouth-breathers who rented the video because the cover art [[SexyPackaging showed the Disney chick in a push-up bra]]." His next film, a sci-fi horror picture called ''Deep Ice'', went DirectToVideo, and by the time we meet him, he's reading an awful script for a Film/SyFyChannelOriginalMovie titled ''Giant Ice Centipede vs. Slothtopus III''. Worse, on the set of ''Deep Ice'' (filmed on location in Barrow, Alaska) he caught a virus called [=I1V1=] that had been locked in the permafrost only to be released by GlobalWarming, and he's suffered chronic illness ever since that's cut into his ability to work -- an illness that soon turns out to be [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampirism]].

* On ''Series/{{Entourage}}'', Vincent Chase, riding high off the success of a film adaptation of ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}, stars in the passion project ''Medellín'', a biopic of Pablo Escobar in which he plays the notorious drug lord. Unfortunately, the film's TroubledProduction produces an utter mess of a film that gets booed at Cannes and ultimately suffers the indignity of going DirectToVideo, and worse, Chase had gotten out of his lucrative ''Aquaman'' contract in order to star in ''Medellín'', leaving his career in tatters. He eventually enjoys a CareerResurrection courtesy of a Creator/MartinScorsese-directed adaptation of ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby''.

* Creator/LucilleBall in ''Life with Lucy''; in 1986, after noticing how Creator/{{NBC}} had [[CareerResurrection resurrected]] the careers of Creator/BillCosby and Creator/BeaArthur with ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' and ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'', Creator/{{ABC}} decided to see if they could do the same with Lucille Ball of ''Series/ILoveLucy'' fame. Given her past television successes through the '60s and '70s, even after the end of her most famous show, Ball was given complete creative control over the series and proceeded to bring in actors, writers, and crew members who had worked on her previous works. The resulting series (about a widow who works at a hardware store she had inherited partial ownership of) was painfully unfunny and cringe-inducing to watch. One big reason was that Lucy was trying to duplicate her famous slapstick comedy, which didn't work nearly as well for the then-75-year-old Ball (watching a senior citizen do pratfalls makes you want to check her hip, not laugh). The show flopped on arrival, and its failure made Ball stop working on any more projects, and she died three years later.

** Creator/AyaHirano's career took a hit with the failure of ''Anime/DragonautTheResonance''. Her growing reputation as a "diva" also led her managers to try to reel her in and limit her to supporting roles to save face. Hirano ultimately "left" the agency when she was caught in a scandal. However, it turned out to be a TenMinuteRetirement, and Hirano relaunched her career before the dust even settled.

** This might have happened to David Moo after he voiced Sanji in Creator/FourKidsEntertainment's (in)famous English dub of ''Manga/OnePiece''. His exaggerated and unfitting Brooklyn accent became the laughingstock of even non-fans of the series and became something of a symbol of the dub's poorly done voice acting, strange treatment of the characters, or even 4Kids and bad dubbing in general. This is most likely to blame on Creator/{{Toei|Animation}} forcing 4Kids to dub it against their will, causing even popular voice actors like Creator/VeronicaTaylor to also turn in bad performances. Moo supposedly even disagreed with how he was asked to voice Sanji. He eventually retired from voice acting to become a co-owner of the Brooklyn-based Quarter Bar, which has been ranked one of the top 18 bars in the US by [[https://bklyner.com/quarter-bar-named-one-esquires-18-best-bars-america-parkslopestoop/ at least one publication]]. He was also [[TheOtherDarrin the only main voice actor not to return for]] ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Revolution'' and ''Slayers Evolution-R'', where he had originally voiced Xellos. An interview with the ''Slayers'' voice director (Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas, who also took over the role) suggests that it was a decision made by the powers-that-be and not a case of Moo leaving on his own. However, everyone else in the old ''One Piece'' dub still has at least some sort of career. The divisive reception to his take on Xellos didn't help.

* Ramón Rodriguez starred in the unsuccessful cop drama ''Series/GangRelated'' after he previously played Bosley in the ''Series/CharliesAngels2011'' remake (which also derailed the stars of its leading ladies; see Actresses below). His next high-profile television role was in the badly-received ''Series/IronFist2017'', which is infamous as one of the few failures in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

* Creator/BetteMidler in ''Bette'', the spectacular failure of which effectively ended her entire acting career after ''For the Boys'' crippled her film career. She's since focused mostly on Broadway, and won a Tony Award in 2017 for the title role in a revival of ''Theatre/HelloDolly''.

* Creator/LucilleBall in ''Life with Lucy''; in 1986, after noticing how Creator/{{NBC}} had [[CareerResurrection resurrected]] the careers of Creator/BillCosby and Creator/BeaArthur with ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' and ''Series/TheGoldenGirls'', Creator/{{ABC}} decided to see if they could do the same with Lucille Ball of ''Series/ILoveLucy'' fame. Given her past television successes through the '60s and '70s, even after the end of her most famous show, Ball was given complete creative control over the series and proceeded to bring in actors, writers, and crew members who had worked on her previous works. The resulting series (about a widow who works at a hardware store she had inherited partial ownership of) was painfully unfunny and cringe-inducing to watch. One big reason was that Lucy was trying to duplicate her famous slapstick comedy, which didn't work nearly as well for the then-75-year-old Ball (watching a senior citizen do pratfalls makes you want to check her hip, not laugh). The show flopped on arrival, and its failure made Ball stop working on any more projects, as she died three years later.

* ''Series/KevinCanWait'' started a downward spiral for Creator/KevinJames. It was cancelled after two seasons, following a controversial retool which alienated the fanbase and was universally panned by critics. Aside from completed projects, James didn't act for the rest of the 2010s. He's been trying to revive his career on Netflix, but he hasn't had that much luck. His sitcom ''Series/TheCrew2021'' got canceled after its first season, and his 2022 movie ''Home Team'' got mixed to mediocre reviews.

** Creator/JessicaCalvello's career was derailed for a long time (11 years to be exact) after what happened behind the scenes during the dubbing of ''Anime/ExcelSaga''. Because of the strain the character of Excel put on her voice, her contract with Creator/ADVFilms required a 4-month break between volumes. When they didn't follow up on this, Jessica's voice was injured and she ended up leaving the show (and was replaced with Creator/LarissaWolcott). When she recovered, she moved to UsefulNotes/{{New York|City}}, where she found a decent amount of work, but nothing compared to the roles she had at ADV Films. She never appeared in another dub for Creator/ADVFilms ever again (ADV shut down in 2009, 4 years before Jessica moved back to UsefulNotes/{{Texas}}), and didn't appear in another Texas-based dub for well over a decade. Fortunately, she's getting a decent amount of work now that the Excel incident is long behind her, such as her roles as Saori Takebe from ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'', Kanako Miyame in ''Manga/MariaHolic'', and Hange Zoe in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''.

* Surprisingly ''averted like hell'' in the Mexican Spanish dub of ''Manga/LoveHina'', if you take into account how awful that dub was, albeit some actors went into voicing secondary roles afterwards, but others, like Keitaro's (Ricardo Bautista) managed to improve a lot, being his more outstanding performance was as Ayato Sakamaki in the Mexican dub of ''VisualNovel/DiabolikLovers'', Michelangelo in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' and Ty Rux in ''WesternAnimation/DinoTrux''. It helped a lot the series never was re-run ever again after its first run in Latin America, and the fact the series was broadcasted at late hours, limiting the damage on the voice actors' reputations.

* Prior to his namesake sitcom ''Emeril'', Emeril Lagasse was riding high as one of the hottest TV chefs in the country. Then it tanked and he became just another face in the crowd. (It also has the misfortune of being Creator/RobertUrich's last series.)

* The failure of the ''Series/CharliesAngels2011'' remake nearly extinguished the careers of its three leading ladies: Creator/AnnieIlonzeh, Creator/MinkaKelly, and Creator/RachaelTaylor. Luckily, each of them rebounded by the end of the decade in various TV series: Ilonzeh on ''Series/ChicagoFire'', Kelly on ''Series/{{Titans|2018}}'', and Taylor on ''Series/JessicaJones''.

* Although they seldom happen, {{One Episode Wonder}}s are not immune to this. This was what ''South of Sunset'' and ''Lawless'' respectively did to Music/{{Eagles}} lead singer Glenn Frey and football player Brian Bosworth.

* Ramón Rodriguez starred in the unsuccessful cop drama ''Series/GangRelated'' after he previously played Bosley in the ''Series/CharliesAngels2011'' remake (which also derailed the stars of its leading ladies; see Actresses below). His next high-profile television role was in the badly-received ''Series/IronFist2017'', which is infamous as one of the few failures in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

* Steve Whitmire's career as a Muppet performer ended following the failure of ''Series/{{The Muppets|2015}}'' in 2016; he was told as early as October of that year that his days as a puppeteer were numbered, and his roles were finally [[TheOtherDarrin replaced by other Muppet performers]] after his departure the following July.

* ''The Creator/PaulReiser Show'' promptly bombed as soon as it aired, and Creator/{{NBC}} canceled it after two episodes. Considering he has done nothing noteworthy since ''Series/MadAboutYou'' came to an end over a decade ago, this appeared to signal the end of Paul Reiser's on-screen career. However, he seems to have quietly regained some viability as a supporting actor in various movie projects, appearing in ''Film/BehindTheCandelabra'', ''Film/{{Whiplash}}'', and ''Film/{{Concussion}}''. Additionally, a recurring role in the TV Show ''Married'' earned some critical acclaim for him particularly. His lead role as Sam Owens in the second season of ''Series/StrangerThings'' has certainly helped his case quite a bit.
* Creator/DickYork's career ended with ''Series/{{Bewitched}}''. The show was highly successful, but his [[TheOtherDarrin famous departure and replacement with Dick Sargent after six seasons]] due to a back injury and resulting pain killer addiction resulted in him being out of the spotlight for a few years as he focused on recovery. When he attempted a comeback a decade later, he only booked one or two small things due to being out of the Hollywood loop for so long. He never acted again after that.
** Creator/DickSargent didn't have it much better. Nobody could see him in any role other than Darrin, and the only roles he could get were guest-star walk-ons on a handful of sitcoms. He mostly went back to stage acting after his on-camera career faded.
* Creator/BobDenver could not follow the success of ''Series/GilligansIsland'', and ''Dusty's Trail'' - an out-West carbon copy of ''Gilligan'' in which he played the title role - prevented him from making another primetime series thereafter. (He did find work on Saturday morning shows well into TheEighties, with two animated versions of ''Gilligan's Island'' and ''Far Out Space Nuts''.)
* Creator/DanFogler's attempt to jump into television after his film career died started with the Creator/{{ABC}} sitcom ''Man Up!'', in which he served as a co-star. Only eight episodes of the series were aired, and his TV pilot ''Prairie Dogs'', produced the following year, did not go forward and was received negatively by those who saw it.
* ''Series/KevinCanWait'' started a downward spiral for Creator/KevinJames. It was cancelled after two seasons, following a controversial retool which alienated the fanbase and was universally panned by critics. Aside from completed projects, James didn't act for the rest of the 2010s. He's been trying to revive his career on Netflix, but he hasn't had that much luck. His sitcom ''Series/TheCrew2021'' got canceled after its first season, and his 2022 movie ''Home Team'' got mixed to mediocre reviews.
* Creator/JayMohr was billed as a rising star in the late '90s, playing memorable roles in movies such as ''Film/JerryMaguire'' and ''Film/PicturePerfect'', as well as having a recurring role on ''Series/TheJeffFoxworthyShow''. ''Series/{{Action}}'' was meant to be his ultimate catalyst into fame, but it was panned by critics and burned out after one season. Since then, he's only managed supporting roles and TV shows that either were low-rated or short-lived.

* Jeff Probst attempted to enter the daytime TV circuit with [[TheEponymousShow a self-titled talk show]] (his ''second'' attempt to move beyond the ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' brand). To the surprise of almost no one, he actually suffered the same effect as Creator/ElizaDushku experienced with ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}''. Wisely, he has continued doing only ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' since then.
* After the 2001 BoxOfficeBomb ''Summer Catch'', Creator/FreddiePrinzeJr's brief comeback from playing Fred in ''Film/ScoobyDoo2002'' and [[Film/ScoobyDooMonstersUnleashed its sequel]] abruptly ended when he headlined his own eponymous sitcom ''Freddie''. Inspired by his upbringing, it was negatively received and lasted only one season before getting cancelled.
* Creator/{{ITV}} made headlines when it poached Ross Kemp from the Creator/{{BBC}} with a record £800,000 contract. They promptly [[ExecutiveMeddling shoehorned him into]] ''Series/UltimateForce'', causing a significant retool, in order to justify the cost. The show performed incredibly badly and suffered nightmarish scheduling delays, resulting in Kemp's career as an actor effectively ending. He reinvented himself as an investigative journalist and has since regained significant critical acclaim.
* ''Series/SexAndDrugsAndRockAndRoll'' seems to have killed the career of Creator/DenisLeary, in addition to other shows he produced that didn't do well like ''{{Film/Sirens}}'' and ''Benders''. Since that show's cancellation, as well as ''[[WesternAnimation/IceAge Ice Age: Collision Course]]'' bombing at the box office, he doesn't have any projects slated for the future, when it comes to either acting or producing.

* ''Series/KevinCanWait'' started a downward spiral for Creator/KevinJames. It was cancelled after two seasons, following a controversial retool which alienated the fanbase and was universally panned by critics. Aside from completed projects, James didn't act for the rest of the 2010s. He's been trying to revive his career on Netflix, but he hasn't had that much luck. His sitcom ''Series/TheCrew2021'' got canceled after its first season, and his 2022 movie ''Home Team'' got mixed to mediocre reviews.

* After her film career ended in 2001 with ''Film/{{Monkeybone}}'' and ''Film/KissOfTheDragon'', Creator/BridgetFonda finished her career as an actress by playing the title character in the [[Creator/HallmarkChannel Hallmark]] miniseries ''Series/TheSnowQueen2002''[[note]]which was later re-billed as a TV film[[/note]]. Fonda pretty much retired from acting to become a full-time wife and mother afterwards.

* Although Creator/GeenaDavis was still stinging from ''Film/CutthroatIsland'', ''The Geena Davis Show'' didn't help matters. One telling clue: usually when a show is named after its star, [[TheDanza they keep that name in the show]] - Emeril played himself in ''Emeril'' and Creator/{{Bette|Midler}} played herself in ''Bette'', for example - with Creator/BillCosby being among the more notable exceptions (''The Bill Cosby Show,'' ''Series/TheCosbyShow'', ''The Cosby Mysteries'', ''Cosby'' and, of course, ''WesternAnimation/FatAlbertAndTheCosbyKids'' - in none of those is his character called Bill). Despite being ''The GEENA DAVIS Show'', Geena Davis's character was named "Teddie". Davis' career was then really thrown off the rails when ''Series/CommanderInChief'' failed. It was supposed to be Davis' comeback and initially started strong, including an UsefulNotes/{{Emmy|Award}} win for her, but ratings declined throughout the year before it was ultimately canceled after 18 episodes. Davis has forged a new career focusing on researching women in film and bringing awareness to the plight of sexism within the entertainment industry, which has been met with critical acclaim. She still does acting roles here and there, including voicing the mother in the Creator/StudioGhibli film ''Anime/WhenMarnieWasThere''.

** In 2018 Dushku appeared poised for a comeback with her appearance on ''Series/{{Bull}}''. She was fired in apparent retaliation for complaining about series star Creator/MichaelWeatherly's alleged sexual harassment of her. Creator/{{CBS}} settled with her for $9.5 million.

* ''Series/KevinCanWait'' started a downward spiral for Creator/KevinJames. It was cancelled after two seasons, following a controversial retool which alienated the fanbase and was universally panned by critics. Aside from completed projects, James didn't act for the rest of the 2010s. He's been trying to revive his career on Netflix, but he hasn't had that much luck. His sitcom ''Series/TheCrew2021'' got canceled after its first season, and his 2022 movie ''Home Team'' got mixed to mediocre reviews.

* ''Series/KevinCanWait'' started a downward spiral for Creator/KevinJames. It was cancelled after two seasons, following a controversial retool which alienated the fanbase. Aside from completed projects, James didn't act for the rest of the 2010s. He's been trying to revive his career on Netflix, but he hasn't had that much luck. His sitcom ''Series/TheCrew2021'' got canceled after its first season, and his 2022 movie ''Home Team'' got mixed to mediocre reviews.

* ''Series/KevinCanWait'' started a downward spiral for Creator/KevinJames. It was cancelled after its controversial retooling during the second season which saw his wife getting killed off after her actress was fired. Aside from completed projects, James didn't act for the rest of the 2010s. He's been trying to revive his career on Netflix, but he hasn't had that much luck. His sitcom ''Series/TheCrew2021'' got canceled after its first season, and his 2022 movie ''Home Team'' got mixed to mediocre reviews.

* ''Series/KevinCanWait'' started a downward spiral for Creator/KevinJames. It was cancelled after its controversial retooling during the second season which saw Kevin's wife getting killed off after her actress was fired. Aside from completed projects, he didn't act for the rest of the 2010s. He's been trying to revive his career on Netflix, but he hasn't had that much luck. His sitcom ''Series/TheCrew2021'' got canceled after its first season, and his 2022 movie ''Home Team'' got mixed to mediocre reviews.