7 Iconic Actors Hollywood Completely Gave Up On

Becoming famous isn’t easy, but staying famous is even harder. Big-name actors know this law of the jungle firsthand because the competition in Hollywood is very high. Every year thousands of young talents are trying to get into show business in the hope of getting a big role and becoming a star. Then something goes wrong, or they do something stupid on set, and suddenly they turn from heroes to zeroes overnight.

Here are seven Hollywood celebrities who became famous for their iconic roles, and then disappeared from the big screens for a long time.

1. Tobey Maguire

The role of Spider-Man made Tobey Maguire a top-tier Hollywood star, and his kiss with Kirsten Dunst is firmly nailed on the list of iconic kiss scenes. Later, he starred in two sequels, but that was it. The franchise was rebooted, and soon Andrew Garfield got the role, while Maguire never appeared in anything massive after that.

2. Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba’s breakthrough was the lead role in the series “Dark Angel,” and her most famous movie role was in “Sin City.” Subsequently, Jessica starred in several rom-coms, some C-rank action flicks, and of course, “The Fantastic Four.” Sadly, none of those films were as good as “Sin City,” so her popularity kind of wilted away. After focusing on becoming a business woman, Jessica was listed as one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs in the United States!

3. Taylor Lautner

Remember the cursed wolf boy from The Twilight Saga? Half of the girls all over the world were rooting for sparkling Pattinson and the other half for furry Lautner. I have to say, there were no winners in this war, only losers. But unlike his “Twilight” colleagues, Taylor never managed to gain a foothold on the big screen. In fact, the majority of films he starred in after series ended were hardly noticed by the audience.