Hollywood has never been an easy place even for the most talented actors. No one knows what they had to sacrifice behind the silver screen. We only see their best versions that shine so brightly. Nonetheless, we suddenly realize we have forgotten the names we used to favor so much.
They were beautiful and handsome actors with years of experience in acting. What’s more, they appeared in blockbusters that grossed piles of cash. Unfortunately, they slowly lost their light and blended into the shadow behind the curtain while being expected to remain in their highest position for a lengthier period.
Do you remember them? Well, you will after scrolling down and looking at these once-at-the-top names! Here they are!
#1. Brendan Fraser
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Brendan Fraser was hot stuff in the 1990s and early 2000s. You may remember him from George of the Jungle, Still Breathing, Bedazzled, and The Mummy. He experienced personal difficulties, including depression, health issues, a messy divorce, the passing of his mother, and an alleged sexual assault by a prominent Hollywood insider. Lately, he is back with his protagonist role in The Whalea nd begins filming the Martin Scorsese movie Killers of the Flower Moon.
#2. Alicia Silverstone
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Silverstone nailed the role of a spoiled daddy’s girl perfectly in Clueless. She seemed to be the most wanted actress in the 1990s and starred in more than thirty movies and shows. After the ’90s she started to fade, her name was never the topic of discussion.
#3. Kate Beckinsale
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The Underworld actress preferred due to her action-style beauty chose to appear in smaller dramas with much fewer action scenes and lost her radiance slowly. She returned to action films with Jolt (2021) with her flail hope to climb on top again.
#4. Mark Hamill
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All you have to do is compare his career to Harrison Ford‘s and realize quite how much his star faded. The Luke Skywalker actor clearly hasn’t had enough big roles in his career apart from some great voice work as the Joker, witty remarks on Twitter, and the relaunch of Star Wars.
#5. Hayden Christensen
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Another Star Wars dashing star went from one of the most promising actors of his generation to a washed-out disgrace who wrecked the most beloved sci-fi movie franchise of all time. His time on the A-list sure was pitifully short.
#6. Ellen Page
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She launched onto the silver screen in 2007 as the confident and witty pregnant teenager Juno. Despite appearances in blockbusters like Inception and X-Men, Ellen Page is yet to fully capitalize on her potential stardom, especially with her most recent release, the turgid Flatliners remake. She came out to be a transgender and changed her name to Elliot.
#7. Jack Gleeson
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He played Joffrey Baratheon on the HBO television series Game of Thrones and was supposed to get more bigger roles thanks to his baby handsome face. On the opposite side, he said he intended to retire from acting because he stopped enjoying it as much as he used to. In 2020, he returned to TV and joined the BBC comedy series Out Of Her Mind.
#8. Val Kilmer
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If there is an award for the most unsung leading man of his generation, Kilmer should get it. Since 2015, Kilmer has struggled with throat cancer. He had extreme difficulty speaking. The Topgun’s Iceman actor just deserves more.
#9. Bill Pullman
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Pullman has also had a long stage-acting career. However, he didn’t have the expected halo in Hollywood. Ruthless, Spaceballs, While You Were Sleeping, and Independence Day helped him peak, yet his image of a good man faded away behind explosive action stars.
#10. Geena Davis
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Yes, she played our beloved powerhouse batter, catcher Dottie in A League Of Their Own. She was absolutely an amazing actress who was robbed of many promising projects and became less and less noteworthy.
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