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Sometimes, it’s not fun or easy to still be an A-list actor. In fact, many decide it’s not for them and put the act aside forever. And who can blame them?
However, for some actors, taking a break from their famous profession was temporary. Here are 11 celebrities who left their careers to make huge returns on screen:
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Cameron Diaz She returned for her first film in over a decade. After years of tearing up the screen, Cameron starred in three films in 2014: The other womansex tapeand that I. She then returned to focusing on her personal life, including marriage Good Charlotte singer Benji Madden In 2015 she became a mother of two children.
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Pamela Anderson She is experiencing a career renaissance thanks to her new film The last showgirl. But this almost did not happen. Her work with and starring role in Playboy Baywatch The 1990s made her a household name, but Pamela’s personal life became endless tabloid fodder for years. She moved from France to her native Canada in 2020, before embarking on a new experience chicago On Broadway in 2022, and now the last showgirl, It offered the opportunity to reintroduce itself. Pamela scored her first goal Golden Globe Film nomination.
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Although Josh Hartnett never stopped acting, he has noticeably cut back on his work in blockbuster films like the ones he made in the early 2000s: Pearl Harbor and Black Hawk Down. The Guardian Reports say he turned down the role of Superman twice. He has recently seen a renaissance in roles in films Oppenheimer and trap And appear in Bear.
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Comedy legend Eddie Murphy took a temporary hiatus from producing films shortly after receiving a Razzie Award for Worst Actor of the Decade in 2010. In 2019, he made a major comeback with a dramatic starring role in the Rudy Ray Moore biopic. Dolomite is my name. The film received Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award nominations.
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Renee Zellweger walked away from Hollywood after a series of undesirable films. She actually returned in 2016 with the film, and she is an Oscar winner The whole truth And the third Bridget Jones film. She won her second Academy Award a few years later for her role as Judy Garland in the 2019 biopic.
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Matthew McConaughey took a break from acting after making his name as a rom-com leading man in films like wedding planner, How to lose a guy in 10 days, and The fool is gone. He took a two-year break after that Ghosts of past girlfriends Released in 2009, he returned to more serious roles in early 2010 lincoln bernie attorney, and Magic Mike.
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Ke Huy Quan achieved great fame as a child actor in the 1980s in films Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Fools. While he was in his twenties and struggling to get acting offers, he decided to get behind the camera to find work. It turned into a hiatus lasting nearly two decades. He returned to the screen in 2021 with the film Find “Ohana”.. The following year, he starred Everything everywhere at once He won an Oscar for his role.
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Meg Ryan, who made her name in classic romantic comedies When harry murt sally and Sleepless in SeattleShe stepped away from Hollywood in 2015. She didn’t return for a major project until 2023, when she directed, co-wrote and starred in the romantic comedy. What happens later?.
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While Gwyneth Paltrow has kept herself busy with the Goop empire and other projects, she hasn’t appeared in any major acting role since. The politician In 2020. Well, it’s coming back. The Oscar winner stars alongside Timothée Chalamet in the upcoming A24 film Marty Supreme.
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Finally, Rachel McAdams was riding a big career wave in the 2000s with films like I mean girls, Notebookand Family stone. Amid her success, she returned to Canada and took a two-year break from acting, turning down roles in films such as… The devil wears prada and casino royaleand Iron man. Her career never suffered because Rachel received an Oscar nomination for the 2015 film Highlight.
Which of these actors are you most excited to have back, and are there other notable examples we didn’t mention? Let us know in the comments below!
