The Reason Why You Don't See These Actors Anymore

Ariana Richards

Lex Murphy in “Jurassic Park” was her breakout role, which led to other opportunities on shows like “The Golden Girls” and “Boy Meets World.” She retired after acting before she even hit adulthood in order to focus on her painting.

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The More You Know

  • In Home Alone, Buzz's girlfriend is actually a boy in a wig. The director thought it would be too mean to ask a girl to be in the film this way.
  • Viggo Mortensen had no intention of working on The Lord of the Rings until his son begged him to do it.
  • The real Frank Abagnale Jr. appears in Catch Me If You Can as the French policeman who arrests Leo.
  • Ronald Reagan was originally announced as the lead for Casablanca. The proclamation turned out to simply be a ruse to keep the actor’s name in the press.
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