How his career worked out: George went on to win many prestigious acting awards, including an Oscar, four SAG Awards, and four Golden Globes. How his career worked out: He went on to have roles in a few notable movies, such as Spider-Man 3, Interstellar, and BlacKkKlansman, before returning to TV with Home Economics. How her career worked out: Since then, she’s been praised for her work in indie films like Starcrossed. Her return to TV: She became a reality star, competing on Dancing with the Stars in 2016 then joining the cast of The Hills: New Beginnings in 2019. How his career worked out: He starred in four additional Die Hard movies, cementing his status as an iconic action hero. Bruce went on to have a decades-long career in the action movie genre, and he only returned to TV for guest spots or voice acting roles. How his career worked out: The same year Parks and Rec ended, his next movie, Jurassic World, premiered. He went on to balance leading roles in two major franchises with roles in films like Passengers and The Tomorrow War. His return to TV: In 2022, he executive produced and starred in the action thriller series The Terminal List for Prime Video. He’s set to star in several upcoming movies as well, including the horror film The Home and the comedy-drama Dumb Money. His return to TV: He’s set to star in the upcoming Peacock series Bupkis. He received his first Oscar nomination only a few years later when, thanks to his leading role in Ali, he was up for Best Actor. However, he didn’t take the award home until he was nominated for his work in King Richard in 2022. He also won a BAFTA, a Golden Globe, a SAG Award, and a Critics’ Choice Award for King Richard. How his career worked out: In 2017, he reprised his Marvel role in Thor: Ragnarok and has continued to portray the character across the MCU. He went on to star in other non-Marvel films, including 2022’s The Power of the Dog, which earned him a second Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards. How his career turned out: The first post-NYPD Blue movie he booked was the erotic thriller, Jade, which earned him his second nomination for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star. His last movie role was John Hawkins in 2001’s Black Point. His return to television: Three years after leaving his role as John Kelly, he returned to the small screen as the titular character in Michael Hayes. He again found success playing a police officer on TV as Lieutenant Horatio Caine from 2005–2012 on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, and CSI: NY. How her career turned out: Jessica went on to release multiple movies a year for around a decade. Some of her most notable projects included Blade: Trinity, The A-Team, and Hitchcock. Her return to TV: In 2018, she starred as Cora Tannetti in the USA Network series The Sinner. The following year, she starred as Lia Haddock in the Facebook Watch series Limetown, then in 2022, she executive produced and played the titular role in the Hulu series Candy. How her career turned out: After leaving the series, the first movie Farrah did was 1978’s Somebody Killed Her Husband, which was such a flop that it was called “Somebody Killed Her Career.” Throughout her film career, she received two Razzie Award nominations (one for Worst Actress and one for Worst Supporting Actress), but she also received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. She went on to be nominated for several Emmys and more Golden Globes due to her work in made-for-TV movies. Her return to TV: In 1991, she played Gayle Roberts on the short-lived CBS sitcom Good Sports. In 1995, she played Nora Maxwell on the Sidney Poitier-led mini-series, Children of the Dust. How his career turned out: After Star Trek, Chris played a small role in A Perfect Getaway and a main role in Ca$h. In 2011, he booked the part that brought him to international stardom — the titular role in Thor. However, his stint on the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars (which he competed in as a Home and Away star) nearly cost him the role of Thor because the higher-ups at Marvel thought fans would “eat [them] alive” if they saw his dancing videos. He’s continued to balance his role in the MCU along with other films such as Snow White and the Huntsman and Men in Black: International.
