For some celebrities, fame and fortune weren't enough to keep them in Hollywood forever. These former stars stepped away from the spotlight to pursue unexpected careers, from business ventures to ordinary nine-to-five jobs. Here are 13 celebrities who traded red carpets for surprising new paths.
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Bridgit Mendler, best known for lighting up Disney Channel, stepped away from acting to pursue academia and entrepreneurship. Mendler's surprising pivot led her to MIT and Harvard, where she earned her master's degree and Ph.D. candidate at the MIT Media Lab before receiving her JD at Harvard Law School, and now she's trailblazing as CEO of a satellite ground-station company she took the helm of, a startup focused on building ground stations that connect to satellites in ***** e, as reported by KTLA, setting a high bar for reinvention.
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Once celebrated for his dramatic roles on screen, Armie Hammer's Hollywood journey was paused due to personal controversies, a stretch that included a stint selling timeshares in the Cayman Islands. After taking time away and navigating public scrutiny, Hammer says his acting opportunities have picked up again after roughly three years away from the industry, having returned last year in the Western feature Frontier Crucible, according to Variety, signaling a reinvention beyond acting.
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Bridgit Mendler, best known for lighting up Disney Channel, stepped away from acting to pursue academia and entrepreneurship. Mendler's surprising pivot led her to MIT and Harvard, where she earned her master's degree and Ph.D. candidate at the MIT Media Lab before receiving her JD at Harvard Law School, and now she's trailblazing as CEO of a satellite ground-station company she took the helm of, a startup focused on building ground stations that connect to satellites in ***** e, as reported by KTLA, setting a high bar for reinvention.
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Once celebrated for his dramatic roles on screen, Armie Hammer's Hollywood journey was paused due to personal controversies, a stretch that included a stint selling timeshares in the Cayman Islands. After taking time away and navigating public scrutiny, Hammer says his acting opportunities have picked up again after roughly three years away from the industry, having returned last year in the Western feature Frontier Crucible, according to Variety, signaling a reinvention beyond acting.
#away #acting #hollywood #ground
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