15 actors who left Hollywood to have a life away from the spotlight

The fact that certain actors have very good roles in series, movies or television shows does not mean that they will dedicate themselves to that for their entire lives. Some child actors had a lot of potential, but they decided to stop working in the industry and take a different course.

Some became writers and reporters, others ventured further and finished their studies in branches that were totally opposite, such as nurses, soldiers, and even business people. This is what Hollywood’s most beloved exactors do today.

1. Rick Moranis

The star of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids He became a father, but after his wife passed away in 1991, he left acting to stay home with his children and raise them.

2. Peter Ostrum

He played Charlie in the movie Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory, but there his career ended. It is known that he is now a veterinarian who loves working taking care of dairy cows.

3. Danny Lloyd

He was the little boy of The glow. Apparently, after filming the film, he did not want to know more about acting and preferred to have a life away from the cameras. He is now a professor of biology at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in Kentucky.

4. Mara Wilson

Our dear Matilda made this and a few other movies and then grew up to be a great writer.

5. Mike Vitar

The boy from the movie Our gang was the crush of many of us, but we only saw it on that tape. He is currently a firefighter and is just as handsome as before.

6. Lucas Babin

He played Spider in The school of Rock, but he realized that this was not his thing and preferred to take the path of the laws. He became the district attorney for Tyler County, Texas.

7. Jennifer Stone

Surely you do remember her. It was Harper, Selena Gomez’s best friend in The Wizards of Waverly Place. At the end of the series, she left acting and is now a registered nurse who enjoys caring for her patients.

8. Frankie Muniz

The protagonist of Malcolm in the middle managed to have one of the best roles in all history. Although after the series he continued to make several films, after a while he got tired and left it to dedicate himself to another of his passions: motor racing. However, he also left that profession after suffering different accidents during the races, he even lost his memory for a while. Now he runs an oil and wine store in Arizona. Besides, he’s already a dad.

9. Ariana Richards

Richards was well known for her role in Jurassic Park, but his career ended there. She became a full-time painter and enjoys her work very much.

10. Freddie Prinze Jr.

During the nineties he was the heartthrob of romantic movies, but he became more successful with I know what you did last summer, Scooby Doo Y She is like that. Currently he is dedicated to cooking as a chef and writing cookbooks.

11. Angus T. Jones

The star child of Two and a Half Men He left acting when he was 21, just as the series’ popularity plummeted. Jones is currently working in the management world, specifically at Tonite, a production company co-directed by P. Diddy’s son, Justin Combs.

12. Bridgit Mendler

He played Teddy Duncan in Good luck Charlie, but that is where his fame came. He is currently pursuing a BA from Harvard Law School.

13. Nikki Blonsky

She was Tracy Turnblad in Hairspray and now she’s a superstar makeup artist at a hair salon in New York.

14. Brittany Ashton Holmes

Ashton remembered for her role as Darla had a small and very brief acting career, she actually only appeared in the movie The naughty little ones. Now he works as a barista and, it seems, really enjoys his life as it is.

15. Taran Noah

He played Mark Taylor in Home Improvement and the only thing that the series left him is that he is now a carpenter.