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20 celebrities now living outside the spotlight

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Everyone’s had that moment watching an old TV show or movie where they think to themselves, what is that actor up to today? While many actors will continue to work from their young adult days to their senior years, others choose to go in a new direction after experiencing life in the spotlight.

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Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Best known for playing Randy Taylor on the ‘90s family sitcom Home Improvement, Jonathan Taylor Thomas stopped acting full-time when he started studying at Harvard University. Today, he hasn’t sworn off the entertainment industry altogether, but he prefers to stay behind the cameras, pursuing directing and producing.

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Leelee Sobieski

Like a lot of parents, Leelee Sobieski made the decision to take a new path with her career (in her case, painting) after having children. Sobieski took on several roles during her acting days, including Aldys in Never Been Kissed and Ruby Baker in The Glass House.

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Cameron Diaz

Appearing in multiple high-profile Hollywood blockbuster films (Charlie’s Angels, Shrek, and Vanilla Sky to name a few) throughout the ‘90s, ‘00s, and ‘10s, Cameron Diaz is an actress most moviegoers have seen (or heard) on the big screen. In 2017, however, the actress made the decision to retire from acting and has since entered the wine industry and focused on raising her daughter.

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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen began acting before they could walk, at just nine months old, sharing the role of Michelle Tanner on Full House. Up until their teen years, the twins appeared in multiple movies and had other TV series acting roles as well. For the past decade, the Olsens have kept out of the spotlight—with no plans to return to acting—and are well respected for their work within the fashion industry

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Frankie Muniz

Frankie Muniz rose to fame in the early ‘00s thanks to his starring role of Malcolm on Malcolm in the Middle. During the filming of the TV series, he also starred in multiple movies, including Agent Cody Banks and Big Fat Liar. A lover of race car driving, the actor switched paths after wrapping MITM to take on a professional driving career; he decided to stop, however, following an accident. Muniz is a father and currently owns an olive-oil shop with his wife.

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Kay Panabaker

During her acting days, Kay Panabaker had multiple guest appearance roles on top TV shows, including Grey’s Anatomy and Law & Order, and she had regular roles on Summerland, Phil of the Future, and CSI. While her sister, Danielle, has continued to pursue acting as an adult, Kay, who graduated from high school at just 13, decided to leave Hollywood in favor of studying and eventually becoming a zoologist.

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Robert Maschio

Robert Maschio made a lasting impact on the TV world, playing Todd for nine seasons on the medical comedy series Scrubs. After the show wrapped up, Maschio made a few guest appearances on a couple of other TV series, but he has been working as a successful real estate agent for years now.

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Crystal McKellar

While both McKellar sisters pursued acting as children and worked on the TV series The Wonder Years, Danica decided to continue acting as an adult and Crystal became a lawyer and then a venture capitalist.

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Lisa Jakub

Lisa Jakub started working as a young girl at just four years old, taking on multiple roles in TV series, TV movies, and films, with Mrs. Doubtfire being her most notable project. She decided to leave Hollywood at 22, stating acting wasn’t fun anymore. She currently works as a writer and mental wellness educator.

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Ross Malinger

Anyone who was around during the ‘90s will likely recognize Ross Malinger—or at least the younger version of him. The talented young actor made appearances on multiple TV shows throughout the 1990s and acted in a number of high-profile movies, including Sleepless in Seattle and Kindergarten Cop. As an adult, Malinger retired from acting and works at a vintage car dealership.

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Alex D. Linz was one of the more popular child actors in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, playing the child of the main star in several movies and TV shows, but also starring in films of his own, including Home Alone 3 and Max Keeble’s Big Move. He stopped acting when he began attending college at UC Berkeley and never returned to the biz—however, during his studying years, he did partake in some improv.

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Shenae Grimes-Beech

Shenae Grimes-Beech spent years working on the Canadian TV show Degrassi, but shot to global fame after taking on a starring role in 90210, a reboot of the popular Beverly Hills 90210 series. While she took on a handful of smaller roles post-90210, she has essentially left the acting world and is more dedicated to the influencer space.

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Angus T. Jones

Angus T. Jones kicked off his acting career at the age of four, appearing in multiple commercials. Throughout his childhood, he appeared in several high-profile projects, including See Spot Run, Bringing Down the House, and (most notably) Two and a Half Men. He initially left the biz when he became more involved with his Christian faith, but after attending college and distancing himself from organized religion, he has expressed interest in returning to acting one day.

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David Sutcliffe

David Sutcliffe appeared in multiple TV series and movies from 1995 to 2018, with his most notable role being Christopher Hayden on the Gilmore Girls TV series. The actor retired from show business a few years ago and took on a new role as a life coach.

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Christine Harnos

With a resumé including several TV and movie roles like Dazed and Confused and ER, Christine Harnos appeared on screens big and small throughout the ‘90s. In the early ‘00s she took a hiatus from acting to study child development at Mills College, and since then has been involved in several charitable and not-for-profit pursuits.

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Erik von Detten

Disney fans will recognize Erik von Detten’s face as a result of his appearance in movies like The Princess Diaries and Leave It to Beaver. However, many others will recognize Von Detten’s voice specifically, since the actor provided the pipes for characters in Toy Story, Tarzan, and the Recess TV series. He ended up switching paths in his 20s and started a career in finance, but he maintains a Cameo page for fans who want a shout-out.

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Karyn Parsons

Karyn Parsons—aka Hilary Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air—hasn’t sworn off acting forever, but over the past 15 years has taken on a new career path. After moving to New York, meeting her now-husband, and having children, Parsons founded a not-for-profit organization, Sweet Blackberry, which aims to bring lesser-known stories of African American accomplishments to children everywhere.

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Phoebe Cates

While her husband, fellow actor Kevin Kline, continues to take on TV and movie roles, Phoebe Cates decided to take a break from Hollywood after the birth of her second child. The actress began modelling in her teen years and became well known in the film industry for her roles in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins.

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Gail Edwards

Throughout the 1980s and ‘90s, Gail Edwards made multiple guest-starring appearances on TV shows, but her roles on It’s a Living, Blossom, and Full House are most notable. In 1994 she left Hollywood and show business and moved to Arizona. She made a brief exception to her time out of the spotlight to make an appearance on the Fuller House Netflix reboot, but she hasn’t gotten back into acting since.

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Eva Amurri

People will recognize Eva Amurri for her roles in Saved, The Banger Sisters, and The Mindy Project—but she might also look familiar as a result of her striking resemblance to her mother Susan Sarandon. The actress switched gears in her career after having children and built up her own business and lifestyle blog.

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