Everybody wants to know about the stars who burned out, long before their true potential was reached. We all want to see why they failed and how far they fell. We want to see how awful they look now and if they got fat, ugly, or both.
Why are articles about “washed up” celebrities so popular? Well, it may just be good old jealousy. The vast majority of us aren’t making millions of dollars, although we wish we could. So maybe, it’s like a confidence boost to see other people reach the top and then drop. We also imagine that if one of us, “normal people,” got famous, we would be far too wise to let our spotlight dim.
However, the truth is, most of the “washed up” stars are doing well financially and are also still very active in show business. They work on projects that aren’t quite as popular as their glory days but are still popular enough to earn tons of cash. These are the 15 celebrities that aren’t as “washed up” as everybody says. It’s time to dispel the myths.
15. Jessica Biel
For some reason, many fans think that this gorgeous woman hasn’t acted in a while. They say that she is a has-been who can’t land a job because she can’t act and that Hollywood directors have written her off. All of this is not true. The reality is that Biel is still getting tons of work. She was recently the star of the show The Sinner. The eight-episode thriller had the History of Violence premise. Jessica’s character was a happy suburban mom with a violent criminal past, which she could not forget. Jessica also appeared in Shock and Awe. This film was directed by Rob Reiner and starred A-listers like Woody Harrelson and Tommy Lee Jones. The political movie detailed President Bush’s invasion of Iraq back in 2003, an attack which was based on false claims of weapons of mass destruction.
14. Jim Carrey
We must admit that Jim Carrey has fallen on hard times but only compared to a pinnacle of success, which many A-List actors never even get close to reaching. Three huge blockbuster comedies sent Jim Carrey’s stock through the roof. He did The Mask, Pet Detective, and Dumb and Dumber, all within a couple of years, and was the highest paid actor on the planet. But just because he’s not reeling in record-breaking numbers anymore does not mean that he’s done forever. Netflix recently released a documentary called Jim and Andy, which is about Jim’s behind-the-scenes work during Man on the Moon. Jim was totally obsessed with the late shock-comic Andy Kaufman, and he totally embodied the guy. He stayed in character at all times and was seriously creeping out his co-stars. Jim is also due out with a Showtime television series in 2018 called Kidding.
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