Throughout the 90s, Andie MacDowell was in just about every romantic comedy released. There was also “Groundhog Day”, “Hudson Hawk”, “Michael”, and “Crush.” Unable to stay in the spotlight, the Southern belle just disappeared off the face of the earth.
Luckily, she has passed the baton to her daughter Margaret Qually, who can now be seen in Once Upon a “Time in Hollywood”, “Seberg”, and a string of cutting-edge indie films.
Adrien Brody
At just 29 years old, Adrien Brody became the youngest man ever to win an Oscar in the history of the Academy Awards. Sometimes, when that much success is thrown at you too soon, you can run out of steam very quickly. After his amazing performance in "The Pianist," he went AWOL.
Where has he been? Apparently, he's been busy painting. Well, he did come back for a little bit in "Peaky Blinders", but does he have the same status as he did? We're not sure.
Zooey Deschanel
The ever-charming manic pixie dream girl, Zooey Deschanel, was our indie darling. She then gained TV fame as Jess in "The New Girl," which pretty much was the same role she was accustomed to. But it's clear that fans quickly got tired of the bespectacled quirky girl and moved on.
The actress hasn't appeared in a lead role for a decade now and apparently has been raising her two children. You can now catch Zooey in the odd commercial here and there. "500 Days of Summer" is now just a distant memory.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
After phenomenal work in "Inception," "50/50", "The Dark Knight Rises," and "(500) Days of Summer", actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt just stopped showing up. We were all rooting for him; the actor showed talent in highly-charged blockbusters and tender indie films. Still, he never became the Holywood leading man.
Since 2016, the actor has only done a little voice-over work and appeared in a short film. Time will tell whether or not this is a goodbye or just a short-term break.
Colin Farrel
How did it go wrong? Farrell possessed all the goods to make him a total A-star. The Irish actor gave fantastic performances in films like "American Outlaws", "Minority Report", "Phone Booth", and "In Bruges." He even had his moment in comedy in "Horrible Bosses."
A couple of flops later, and a bit of substance abuse, Farrell didn't quite make the cut to the Leos and Brad Pitts of our time. Maybe he can turn things around, but at this point in his career, we are doubtful.