TMC
07-26-2022, 08:34 PM
BY JACK POOLEY
JULY 26TH, 2022
Acting sure is a tough racket, and certainly not for the faint of composure. Careers can be made and broken on the most ridiculous and uncontrollable of things, and even the most talented actor needs a good sprinkle of luck to get to the top - or anywhere near it.
It's little surprise, then, that even those who appear on majorly successful TV shows don't always make a lifelong career out of screen acting, choosing instead to step back from the industry and find greater fulfillment elsewhere.
Usually there's a particular experience or specific job which prompts an actor to walk away, and in the case of these 10 performers, it was a specific TV show which made them realize it was time to leave.
These actors, many of them award-winning performers in some of the most popular comedy and drama shows in the history of TV, all eschewed the prospect of a future in the industry to chase other pursuits, whether acting away from the screen or an entirely different career.
In most cases it thankfully seems to have worked out for the best, no matter how risky a move it might've seemed at the time...
10. Two & A Half Men - Angus T. Jones (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?rf=homepage)
9. Gossip Girl - Taylor Momsen (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=2)
8. Chappelle's Show - Dave Chappelle (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=3)
7. Scandal - Portia De Rossi (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=4)
6. Top Gear - Matt LeBlanc (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=5)
5. The West Wing - Melissa Fitzgerald (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=6)
4. Ed, Edd N Eddy - Tony Sampson (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=7)
3. Sam & Cat - Jeanette McCurdy (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=8)
2. Game Of Thrones - Jack Gleeson (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=9)
1. Grey's Anatomy - Ellen Pompeo (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=10)
JULY 26TH, 2022
Acting sure is a tough racket, and certainly not for the faint of composure. Careers can be made and broken on the most ridiculous and uncontrollable of things, and even the most talented actor needs a good sprinkle of luck to get to the top - or anywhere near it.
It's little surprise, then, that even those who appear on majorly successful TV shows don't always make a lifelong career out of screen acting, choosing instead to step back from the industry and find greater fulfillment elsewhere.
Usually there's a particular experience or specific job which prompts an actor to walk away, and in the case of these 10 performers, it was a specific TV show which made them realize it was time to leave.
These actors, many of them award-winning performers in some of the most popular comedy and drama shows in the history of TV, all eschewed the prospect of a future in the industry to chase other pursuits, whether acting away from the screen or an entirely different career.
In most cases it thankfully seems to have worked out for the best, no matter how risky a move it might've seemed at the time...
10. Two & A Half Men - Angus T. Jones (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?rf=homepage)
9. Gossip Girl - Taylor Momsen (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=2)
8. Chappelle's Show - Dave Chappelle (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=3)
7. Scandal - Portia De Rossi (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=4)
6. Top Gear - Matt LeBlanc (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=5)
5. The West Wing - Melissa Fitzgerald (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=6)
4. Ed, Edd N Eddy - Tony Sampson (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=7)
3. Sam & Cat - Jeanette McCurdy (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=8)
2. Game Of Thrones - Jack Gleeson (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=9)
1. Grey's Anatomy - Ellen Pompeo (https://whatculture.com/tv/10-tv-shows-that-made-actors-quit-the-industry?page=10)