I know that Bobby Sherman left acting and singing to become a paramedic after he played a role of a doctor who had to work with the paramedics on the show Emergency. Are there any other actors who left acting to a career based on a role they played on a show or movie?

Kal Penn of Designated Survivor went to work in the White House.

Kent McCord from Adam-12 became a real police officer.

Kal Penn of Designated Survivor went to work in the White House.

Actually, he worked in the White House and then starred in Designated Survivor.

The Ukrainian President Zelenskyy actually played a role of President and then became President of his country.

Cindy Williams left Laverne & Shirley to become a bottle capper.

Cindy Williams left Laverne & Shirley to become a bottle capper.

I could actually see that happening. Yet she could afford to buy Shotz Brewery.