Big-Time Celebrities Who Don't Get Hired Anymore

John Ireland

Actor John Ireland was blacklisted after he was slandered and defamed. He put himself in even more hot water when he fought back against the people defaming him. He was granted a cash settlement as it turned out he was telling the truth, and his career was restored. 

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The More You Know

  • In 2002, Steven Spielberg finally finished college after a 33-year hiatus. He turned in Schindler’s List for his student film requirement.
  • For Dr. Strangelove, Peter Sellers was paid $1 million, 55 percent of the film’s budget.
  • During the filming of Star Trek (2009), Zachary Quinto could not manage to properly do the Vulcan salute. Eventually, J.J. Abrams had to glue his fingers together in order for Quinto to do it correctly.
  • Dan Akroyd’s original script for Ghostbusters was set in a future where Ghostbusters were everyday figures of society like paramedics and firemen.
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