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NFT: Actors/Actresses who fell off the face of the earth

Anakim : 3/17/2019 10:38 pm
Who were once big and everywhere, but are nowhere to be found lately:


Actors:

Joe Pesci
Matt Dillon
Rick Moranis
Brendan Fraser

Actresses:

Rene Russo
Meg Ryan
Elisabeth Shue
Helen Hunt
Rick Moranis  
kennyd : 3/17/2019 10:40 pm : link
did before he lost his wife to cancer and decided to spend his time with his kids. It was a conscious decision. Pretty stand up move if you ask me.
I think Moranis  
PEEJ : 3/17/2019 10:40 pm : link
basically retired to raise his family
because, not before  
kennyd : 3/17/2019 10:40 pm : link
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Josh Harnett, dude was seemingly in every movie in the early  
eric2425ny : 3/17/2019 10:41 pm : link
2000’s.
RE: Rick Moranis  
markky : 3/17/2019 10:45 pm : link
In comment 14344195 kennyd said:
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did before he lost his wife to cancer and decided to spend his time with his kids. It was a conscious decision. Pretty stand up move if you ask me.


totally stand up move. expect to see him back when his kids leave the nest.
Elizabeth Shue in cocktail  
Br00klyn : 3/17/2019 10:54 pm : link
Was one of my first celebrity crushes. She was so hot in that movie
Sean Young.  
BlueLou'sBack : 3/17/2019 11:01 pm : link
So hot then... Poof.
Joe Pesci lives quietly at the Jersey Shore (Lavallette)  
bceagle05 : 3/17/2019 11:03 pm : link
but is coming out of retirement for Scorcese's "The Irishman." Looking forward to seeing him again - last movie I remember was "The Good Shephard," directed by DeNiro. I think he was in one scene.
Richard Gere  
gtt350 : 3/17/2019 11:14 pm : link
.
Brendan Fraser is voicing  
tyrik13 : 3/17/2019 11:32 pm : link
The Robot on Doom Patrol, so he’s trying to make his way back
Elijah Wood  
tyrik13 : 3/17/2019 11:33 pm : link
Haven’t seen him since sin city
JTT, Jonathan Taylor Thomas  
tyrik13 : 3/17/2019 11:34 pm : link
Hasnt been seen in forever
RE: Josh Harnett, dude was seemingly in every movie in the early  
Canton : 3/17/2019 11:58 pm : link
In comment 14344200 eric2425ny said:
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2000’s.


He was on the popular cult horror series, 'Penny Dreadful' on Showtime, for 3 seasons.

For 2019, he had three movies lined up. One with John Franco.
Sharon Stone lol  
O Butter Giants 2019 : 3/18/2019 12:10 am : link
Alicia Silverstone, Antonio Banderes
RE: RE: Josh Harnett, dude was seemingly in every movie in the early  
madgiantscow009 : 3/18/2019 12:15 am : link
In comment 14344242 Canton said:
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2000’s.



He was on the popular cult horror series, 'Penny Dreadful' on Showtime, for 3 seasons.

For 2019, he had three movies lined up. One with John Franco.


great reliever.
Hayden Christensen has been in about a dozen things since Episode 3  
BlackLight : 3/18/2019 12:31 am : link
but you can't name any of them.
The women actors get passed over  
section125 : 3/18/2019 12:31 am : link
once they get some age on them, unfairly. Sex sells and 50 y/o women rarely keep that look. It is what they have been complaining about for years.
RE: Hayden Christensen has been in about a dozen things since Episode 3  
O Butter Giants 2019 : 3/18/2019 1:04 am : link
In comment 14344249 BlackLight said:
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but you can't name any of them.


Wasn't he in that stupid Jumper movie? I remember it getting constantly promoted during the Giants run in early 2008.
RE: The women actors get passed over  
O Butter Giants 2019 : 3/18/2019 1:09 am : link
In comment 14344250 section125 said:
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once they get some age on them, unfairly. Sex sells and 50 y/o women rarely keep that look. It is what they have been complaining about for years.


Or just because they simply cannot act and got hired for their looks?

There are plenty of "my house is haunted or weird things happening around town, so we need an old seasoned ghost specialist" movies they could play a female role in. There is a never ending demand for those sorts of movies/shows.

Or show up as a mom like Wynona Rider is doing in that one NETFLIX series I cannot think of? Plenty of roles in those films, movies. Not everyone can be Vera Farmiga I guess.
Meg Ryan had some bad plastic surgery  
Greg from LI : 3/18/2019 1:37 am : link
Think that pretty much ended her career. Rene Russo did do Nightcrawler a few years back.
Winona Ryder  
Boy Cord : 3/18/2019 3:10 am : link
I know she shoplifted, but that seemed like a pretty minor crime to ruin a career. Excellent actress and smoking hot. Also, Mira Sorvino. Apparently that shit bag Harvey Weinstein has a vendetta against her. Another hot one.
RE: Brendan Fraser is voicing  
Matt M. : 3/18/2019 5:40 am : link
In comment 14344226 tyrik13 said:
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The Robot on Doom Patrol, so he’s trying to make his way back
He claims to have been blackballed after alleging beinv sexually harrassed by an executive.
Elizabeth Shue took up professional tennis  
Matt M. : 3/18/2019 5:43 am : link
on a sort of senior circuit. She was recently in the film abkut Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs.
RE: RE: The women actors get passed over  
Gman11 : 3/18/2019 6:19 am : link
In comment 14344261 O Butter Giants 2019 said:
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once they get some age on them, unfairly. Sex sells and 50 y/o women rarely keep that look. It is what they have been complaining about for years.



Or just because they simply cannot act and got hired for their looks?

Yeah, Merrill Streep doesn't seem to have a problem with getting roles despite her age.
Renee Russo  
bradshaw44 : 3/18/2019 6:28 am : link
Was in the intern with Robert Deniro and Ann Hathaway. She’s just gotten old so there aren’t many rolls for her I suppose.

Joe Pesci is spot on. Haven’t seen him in anything since the last scene of Bronx Tale. I think that was after My Cousin Vinny??
Moira Kelly from the Cutting Edge  
Drewcon40 : 3/18/2019 6:46 am : link
I believe she’s from Queens.
Bridget Fonda  
blright : 3/18/2019 7:00 am : link
Last movie I remember of hers was Jackie Brown.
The three stages of Hollywood fame...  
BamaBlue : 3/18/2019 7:36 am : link
according to Robbie Benson:

1. Get me someone who looks like Robbie Benson.
2. Get me Robbie Benson.
3. Who's Robbie Benson?
RE: Meg Ryan had some bad plastic surgery  
AnnapolisMike : 3/18/2019 7:41 am : link
In comment 14344267 Greg from LI said:
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Think that pretty much ended her career. Rene Russo did do Nightcrawler a few years back.


Bad is an understatement..good example of what not to do. Her whole thing was the cuteness factor. Was not much else there
Jessica Alba  
FStubbs : 3/18/2019 8:00 am : link
IIRC she launched some business that literally made her a billion dollars so she quit acting.
I'm the last person who would know since I'm about 2 decades behind in  
pjcas18 : 3/18/2019 8:04 am : link
the latest movies, but it seems like other than voice stuff like Shrek, I haven't seen or heard about Eddie Murphy in anything in a while.

RE: Elijah Wood  
UConn4523 : 3/18/2019 8:23 am : link
In comment 14344229 tyrik13 said:
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Haven’t seen him since sin city


He’s in a bunch of stuff, and like sin city it’s been very dark. I think he’s producing as well.
a lot of it is burn out  
fkap : 3/18/2019 8:29 am : link
sometimes it's the actor who, after making a million movies, decide they've had enough, take a break, and then find they're yesterday's news.

other times, the actor finds that fame is fleeting, the audience and studios get tired of them, and move on. Many, if not most, are of the dime a dozen variety who made it to fame based on being in the right place, right time, with a look that temporarily catches viewer attention and just as quickly loses it, often after deciding they've seen an actor play the same character in every movie (I wouldn't be surprised to see Liam Neeson on the list soon - have you ever seen him in a movie where you wouldn't be surprised to see him do the phone scene from taken, If the script called for it?)
RE: RE: Rick Moranis  
Giantimistic : 3/18/2019 8:43 am : link
In comment 14344202 markky said:
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did before he lost his wife to cancer and decided to spend his time with his kids. It was a conscious decision. Pretty stand up move if you ask me.



totally stand up move. expect to see him back when his kids leave the nest.


One of the most down to earth, nicest parents I have met. Had his son in a program I worked in a long time ago.
RE: Winona Ryder  
slickwilly : 3/18/2019 9:12 am : link
In comment 14344276 Boy Cord said:
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I know she shoplifted, but that seemed like a pretty minor crime to ruin a career. Excellent actress and smoking hot. Also, Mira Sorvino. Apparently that shit bag Harvey Weinstein has a vendetta against her. Another hot one.

Winona is in Stranger Things on Netflix. Great show and she is part of the reason to why.
RE: Winona Ryder  
Bill L : 3/18/2019 9:15 am : link
In comment 14344276 Boy Cord said:
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I know she shoplifted, but that seemed like a pretty minor crime to ruin a career. Excellent actress and smoking hot. Also, Mira Sorvino. Apparently that shit bag Harvey Weinstein has a vendetta against her. Another hot one.

Sorvino has a recurring (occasional)role on Modern Family.
RE: Elizabeth Shue in cocktail  
Anakim : 3/18/2019 9:17 am : link
In comment 14344209 Br00klyn said:
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Was one of my first celebrity crushes. She was so hot in that movie


And she was gorgeous in "Leaving Las Vegas"
RE: RE: Elizabeth Shue in cocktail  
Bill L : 3/18/2019 9:18 am : link
In comment 14344479 Anakim said:
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Was one of my first celebrity crushes. She was so hot in that movie



And she was gorgeous in "Leaving Las Vegas"


Ever see "Adventures in baby-sitting" with a young version of her?
RE: Jessica Alba  
Anakim : 3/18/2019 9:19 am : link
In comment 14344361 FStubbs said:
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IIRC she launched some business that literally made her a billion dollars so she quit acting.


Gwyneth Paltrow also. She was an A-List actress and then started Goop and hasn't been in anything since.
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pjcas18 : 3/18/2019 9:19 am : link
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Was one of my first celebrity crushes. She was so hot in that movie



And she was gorgeous in "Leaving Las Vegas"



Ever see "Adventures in baby-sitting" with a young version of her?


Karate Kid too.
SHe sort of reminds me of Elizabath Banks  
Bill L : 3/18/2019 9:19 am : link
who I think was super hot a few years ago. Now I only recall her from Perfect Pitch movies and real estate commercials.
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Anakim : 3/18/2019 9:27 am : link
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Was one of my first celebrity crushes. She was so hot in that movie



And she was gorgeous in "Leaving Las Vegas"



Ever see "Adventures in baby-sitting" with a young version of her?


I haven't, nope. Saw her in "Hollow Man" with Kevin Bacon. She looked good, but older.
Elizabeth Shue  
BillT : 3/18/2019 9:34 am : link
Was on CSI for years. Thew others just got older. Almost no female star gets big movie roles past 40.
Geena  
Giantophile : 3/18/2019 9:41 am : link
Davis.
Rebecca  
jonnyess : 3/18/2019 9:43 am : link
De Mornay....
Can't leave out...  
manh george : 3/18/2019 9:45 am : link
Mel Gibson, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Travolta and Hugh Grant.

And Katheryn Heigl on "Suits" is just embarrassing. Suits is the world's greatest showplace for bad acting and incompetent writing. Katy fits right in.
RE: SHe sort of reminds me of Elizabath Banks  
GiantGrit : 3/18/2019 9:46 am : link
In comment 14344484 Bill L said:
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who I think was super hot a few years ago. Now I only recall her from Perfect Pitch movies and real estate commercials.


BIG Elizabeth Banks fan
I never considered Hugh Grant an actor  
gtt350 : 3/18/2019 9:50 am : link
good god was he awful
Joe Pesci was last scene in  
Canton : 3/18/2019 11:12 am : link
the 'Home Alone' Christmas commercials by Google, with McCauley Culkin, in December.

His next movie, slated for 2019, is called the 'Irishman,' about Jimmy Hoffa. It stars Robert Deniro, Anne Paquin, and Al Pacino (as Jimmy Hoffa)

Other actors in the movie are Bobby Carnavale (Boardwalk Empire), Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, and Jim Norton
Kevin Kline  
Mike in NY : 3/18/2019 11:18 am : link
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Elisabeth Shue  
giantfan2000 : 3/18/2019 11:19 am : link
she was in the Blily Jean King Bobby Riggs movie last year ..

she was terrific in small role . . she should be doing more things
Shue was in the Piranha remakes  
UConn4523 : 3/18/2019 11:24 am : link
haha.
Kind of an odd one  
figgy2989 : 3/18/2019 11:27 am : link
but Shannon Sossman, what the hell happened to her? She was a bunch of flicks, then poof, just disappeared.

Kelly McGillis  
speedywheels : 3/18/2019 11:30 am : link
She did witness, top gun and then....not much else..
Elijah  
DanMetroMan : 3/18/2019 11:57 am : link
Wood had an underrated but very funny show called "Wilfred"

Hugh Grant was nominated for a Golden Globe in 2016 for Florence Foster Jenkins

Helen Hunt is returning in the Mad About You reboot

Winona Ryder is excellent on Stranger Things
Since there was a thread the other day  
figgy2989 : 3/18/2019 11:59 am : link
Most of the cast from Beverly Hills 90210. Once they left the show, you haven't really head from any of them.
And this movie was on the other day...  
figgy2989 : 3/18/2019 12:03 pm : link
Had a major crush on her, believe she quit acting to focus on academics, or something like that.

RE: And this movie was on the other day...  
Anakim : 3/18/2019 12:30 pm : link
In comment 14344935 figgy2989 said:
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Had a major crush on her, believe she quit acting to focus on academics, or something like that.



She appeared recently at some Mighty Ducks reunion thing. She hasn't aged a day
RE: Since there was a thread the other day  
Greg from LI : 3/18/2019 12:54 pm : link
In comment 14344923 figgy2989 said:
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Most of the cast from Beverly Hills 90210. Once they left the show, you haven't really head from any of them.


Cmon, man, Ian Ziering has the Sharknado series!
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figgy2989 : 3/18/2019 12:57 pm : link
In comment 14345110 Greg from LI said:
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Most of the cast from Beverly Hills 90210. Once they left the show, you haven't really head from any of them.



Cmon, man, Ian Ziering has the Sharknado series!


Damn it, your right Greg. How can I forget Tori Spelling's cameo in "Scary Movie" and Priestly's academy award performance in "Calendar Girls".
Someone mentioned Bridget Fonda  
Maximus, Esq. : 3/18/2019 1:12 pm : link
what about Nicholas Cage? I haven't seen him in anything recently - although I think he just did some voice over work in the Spiderman movie.
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Dunedin81 : 3/18/2019 1:12 pm : link
In comment 14345037 Anakim said:
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Had a major crush on her, believe she quit acting to focus on academics, or something like that.





She appeared recently at some Mighty Ducks reunion thing. She hasn't aged a day


They had a reunion?
RE: Someone mentioned Bridget Fonda  
UConn4523 : 3/18/2019 1:15 pm : link
In comment 14345163 Maximus, Esq. said:
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what about Nicholas Cage? I haven't seen him in anything recently - although I think he just did some voice over work in the Spiderman movie.


Cage has been everywhere. He was awesome in Kick Ass (2010), he was in Snowden (2016), Mandy (2018 which was awesome) and then a bunch of busts sprinkled in. He also has like 7 or 8 movies in post production.
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Anakim : 3/18/2019 1:18 pm : link
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Had a major crush on her, believe she quit acting to focus on academics, or something like that.





She appeared recently at some Mighty Ducks reunion thing. She hasn't aged a day



They had a reunion?


Several, actually
RE: Kelly McGillis  
Bill L : 3/18/2019 3:23 pm : link
In comment 14344831 speedywheels said:
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She did witness, top gun and then....not much else..


I saw a movie that she was in a few years ago. Man, all I can say is cherish your memories of the movies you listed.
Michelle Pfeifer &  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/18/2019 3:48 pm : link
Meg Ryan come to mind.
Michelle Pfiefer  
cjac : 3/18/2019 4:29 pm : link
was just in Ant Man and the Wasp
Jude Law  
idiotsavant : 3/18/2019 4:38 pm : link
And the entire cast of Cold Mountain, m.i.a, with the exception of Donald Southerland.

Exception for Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who I loved as an actor. Rest in peace.
Jude Law is in Captain Marvel...  
Dunedin81 : 3/18/2019 4:47 pm : link
which is the biggest box office draw in the country right now.
RE: Michelle Pfiefer  
Anakim : 3/18/2019 4:56 pm : link
In comment 14345859 cjac said:
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was just in Ant Man and the Wasp


And that Madoff movie with Robert De Niro
Oops...dune . Haha  
idiotsavant : 3/18/2019 6:18 pm : link
Shows what I know.
RE: Geena  
Anakim : 3/18/2019 6:41 pm : link
In comment 14344526 Giantophile said:
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Davis.


She was/is in that CBS female president show, no?
Haha remember Rebecca Gayheart?  
Route 9 : 3/18/2019 7:40 pm : link
Kind of a thing in the late 90s, was in a few "scary" movies and just vanished.
Sean Penn????  
John In CO : 3/18/2019 7:58 pm : link
He was a MAJOR star, but it feels like I haven't seen him in anything for a while.
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bceagle05 : 3/18/2019 8:02 pm : link
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Damn it, your right Greg. How can I forget Tori Spelling's cameo in "Scary Movie" and Priestly's academy award performance in "Calendar Girls".

Calendar Girls was a guilty pleasure movie for me growing up. Remember guys, "nothing ever happens if you don't show up."
Yes, Calendar Girl is actually a fun little.movie  
Greg from LI : 3/18/2019 8:38 pm : link
No Oscar winner or anything, but decent
Was that the one with Helen Miiren and other grandma’s doing a shoot?  
Bill L : 3/18/2019 8:39 pm : link
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RE: Michelle Pfiefer  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/18/2019 8:52 pm : link
In comment 14345859 cjac said:
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was just in Ant Man and the Wasp


I've never heard of either of those movies. The last movie I remember seeing her in was 'What Lies Beneath' with Harrison Ford, a very good & creepy movie.
RE: RE: Michelle Pfiefer  
Bill L : 3/18/2019 8:54 pm : link
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was just in Ant Man and the Wasp



I've never heard of either of those movies. The last movie I remember seeing her in was 'What Lies Beneath' with Harrison Ford, a very good & creepy movie.


It was one movie. And, I guess you missed all the Marvel stuff?
I saw 'Black Panther'  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 3/18/2019 8:56 pm : link
& the Maguire/Garfield Spiderman movies, but other than that, I don't think I've seen a Marvel movie. Those Nolan Batman movies weren't Marvel were they?
RE: I saw 'Black Panther'  
Bill L : 3/18/2019 9:45 pm : link
In comment 14346406 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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& the Maguire/Garfield Spiderman movies, but other than that, I don't think I've seen a Marvel movie. Those Nolan Batman movies weren't Marvel were they?


No. Different comic franchise.
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Knineteen : 3/18/2019 9:56 pm : link
Tobey Maguire
Sean William Scott

Actually, most of the American Pie cast are decent candidates.

What the hell is Jason Biggs up to!?
Jack Black has been missing lately  
Anakim : 3/18/2019 10:14 pm : link
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RE: The women actors get passed over  
LauderdaleMatty : 3/18/2019 10:15 pm : link
In comment 14344250 section125 said:
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once they get some age on them, unfairly. Sex sells and 50 y/o women rarely keep that look. It is what they have been complaining about for years.


Maybe. But horrifically bad plastic surgery making them look like freaks doesn’t help much. Meg Ryan is unrecognizable. And some women keep working. Depends. Meryl Streep seems to have done ok. It’s not like there aren’t any women from 40-60 age group in movies.
RE: Jack Black has been missing lately  
O Butter Giants 2019 : 3/18/2019 10:42 pm : link
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Wasn't he in Goosebumps? and Jumanji with the Rock? Some Haunted clock wall movie too. All within the last 3 or so years.
RE: RE: Jack Black has been missing lately  
Anakim : 3/18/2019 10:43 pm : link
In comment 14346568 O Butter Giants 2019 said:
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Wasn't he in Goosebumps? and Jumanji with the Rock? Some Haunted clock wall movie too. All within the last 3 or so years.


Oh yeah, good call. Didn't see either, but I remembered from the commercials that Black was in Jumanji.
RE: Haha remember Rebecca Gayheart?  
O Butter Giants 2019 : 3/18/2019 10:54 pm : link
In comment 14346266 Route 9 said:
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Kind of a thing in the late 90s, was in a few "scary" movies and just vanished.


She is around my age and yes I do remember her! always thought RG was weird looking when all my friends thought she was SOO hot. She was on Beverly Hills, 90210 on occasion. the late 80s/early 90s were my college years and everyone watched all those shows.

Then, everyone my age was obsessed with FRIENDS. For all the weird nostalgia the 90s gets today amongst the millennial crowd, I kind of hated those days.
Diana Muldaur  
Jim in Fairfax : 3/19/2019 12:27 am : link

how far back do you want to go ...?  
short lease : 3/19/2019 11:27 pm : link

Alan Alda ... just about the whole staff of Mash?
Sally Struthers ...
Jamie Walker
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Terry Garr
Dabney Coleman
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