Actors Who Were Supposed To Be The Next Big Thing But Fizzled Out

Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver, though older now, is best known for her role in 1997's Good Will Hunting. That career also kicked off Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's careers. Driver has also won a Golden Glob and an Emmy award for her role on the TV series, The Riches.

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The More You Know

  • Pierce Brosnan was contractually forbidden from wearing a full tuxedo in any non-James Bond movie from 1995-2002.
  • Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
  • The mask used in Halloween is a modified Star Trek William Shatner mask.
  • After a slew of drug related offences, Robert Downey Jr. was a semi-blacklisted celebrity until Kiss Kiss Bang Bang reignited his career.
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