15 Actors Who Can’t Find Work (And Why Hollywood Isn’t Hiring Them)

5. Everyone Has Moved On From Julia Stiles

Julia Stiles rose to prominence in the early 2000s with performances in a string of teen movies, including 10 Things I Hate About You, Down to You, and Save the Last Dance, winning a host of Teen Choice Awards. But just when it looked like her career was heating up it took a turn for the worst when A Guy Thing, Mona Lisa Smile, andThe Omen all crashed at the box office. “I think audiences, producers and directors included, develop crushes on actors (actresses in particular) and then lose interest and move on to the next one,” Stiles said. “There are a handful of actors who sustain interest because it’s exciting to watch them get better at what they do. I want to be one of those actors.” Sadly, it doesn’t look like Julia’s going to get this right.

4. Jim Carrey’s Brand Of Funny Got Old Too Quick

At the height of his career in the mid-90s to early 2000s Jim Carrey was the undisputed comedy king of the box offices with films like The Mask, Dumb and Dumber and Liar Liar easily pulling in $100 million each. But after the release of Bruce Almighty in 2003, it seemed that his personal brand of comedy just wasn’t that funny anymore and most of his projects since then have been relatively low key. Add to that his struggle with depression, his disastrous personal life, the suicide of his ex-girlfriend, and more recently, his wacky statements about the meaning of life, and it’s easy to see why no-one is in a hurry to hire this aging comedian. Which is a pity because the man does have talent. Perhaps he’ll still make a big return – who knows?

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