Whatever Happened to Philip McKeon?

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You could say that Philip Mckeon was just at the right place at the right time when it came to being noticed for his talents since that’s pretty much what happened. Someone saw some promise in him and decided to help him make a go at a career. As a kid he was definitely allowed to learn what success was all about since he managed to land a role on a popular sitcom and become one of the main characters for a while. As his career went on after this however he still managed to show up now and again but otherwise he wasn’t seen all that much and his popularity began to wane. This has happened to so many stars over the years that it’s easy to lose count how many individuals have really managed to stand in the spotlight for even half of their fifteen minutes of fame before being shuffled off so that a new face could be brought in.

Since the end of his acting career he did manage to produce and even direct a few films, but he finally ended up calling it quits in 2000 when he decided to retire. Something seems to indicate that it wasn’t really anything other than the lack of work he was receiving or the attention he was getting from those that would help his reputation to flourish. In show business you’re either rising or falling, those that stay in the middle are either stable enough because they’ve had a solid career or are simply stagnating as time goes on. Philip unfortunately wasn’t even at that point since by the time he was done with the sitcom, Alice, his career was already on the wane.

[SitcomsHeydayfan]

He did a fine job as Tommy on Alice but frankly he was awkward and goofy looking as an adult so I'm not surprised he didn't make it as an actor after Alice.