By: Rana Assem
Career shifts are not easy decisions to make any day, especially when your name and face are known by millions of people worldwide. Celebrities that gave up on their acting or singing careers are a quite bunch, however only a few of them are really missed.
Hereโs a list of 8 celebrities who realized that fame is not their thing.
Meg Ryan
Queen of rom coms Meg Ryan traded her fame for a quiet private life. Her last movie was โThe Womanโ in 2008. Some of her famous rom coms include โWhen Harry Met Sallyโ, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination, โSleepless in Seattleโ and โYouโve Got Mailโ.
Chris Evans
Well known for his superhero roles in The Avengers and Fantastic Four, Chris Evans decided to move behind the camera to become a director. Heartbreakingly for all the ladies out there, we may not be seeing this handsome face on screen again.
UPDATE:ย ย Chris Evans will not be quitting acting before 2019.ย His contract with Marvel ends after Avengers I.W and there are some debates going on about him renewing the contract negotiations.
Sean Connery
We all know that the famous character James Bond has been played by several actors. Sean Connery has successfully played James Bond in seven Bond movies and is remembered by all of us as the only James Bond. Despite his great work in the Bond movies, his last work โThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemenโ released in 2003, has been reviewed as a disappointment.
Kevin Jonas
Assumed to be the main reason behind the Jonas Brothersโ split in 2013, Kevin decided to become an entrepreneur and launched a food searching app called โYoopโ. Amongst other reasons why Kevin felt the need to quit his music career was to focus on the baby heโs expecting.
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Known for Scooby Doo and its sequel, Freddie Prinze Jr. has also decided to quit acting. . โIโm going to stop acting in the next few years because itโs just too weird. You have to constantly be willing to live in a scary, emotional place which is why actors are in therapy all the time.โ
Amanda Bynes
Famous for her role in โSheโs the Manโ, Amanda Bynes quit acting in 2010 for no specific reason. She only mentioned that she does not love acting anymore. Bynes is actually a fashion designer; her decision to quit acting helped her focus more on her fashion career.
Jack Gleeson
The 25 year old Irish actor Jack Gleeson is well known for his role as Joffrey Baratheon in the Game of Thrones. His murder in Season 4ย was a signal for his decision to quit acting. He also took part in โBatman Beginsโ in 2005.
Dylan Sprouse
His breakthrough to stardom started when he was casted as one of the twins in Disneyโs The Suite Life of Zach and Cody. Unlike his brother, Dylan decided to take a break from acting after heโs graduated from NYU. He has now opened a mead brewery in Brooklyn, New York called the โAll โWise Meaderyโ. His alcoholic drinks are created by fermenting honey and water with yeast.
