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

Mischa Barton

The O.C. launched Mischa Barton's career. She played the "It" girl of Orange County, Marissa Cooper, and no other teen drama has even come close to matching the hype. She even won several Teen Choice Awards, despite leaving The O.C. after three seasons.

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The More You Know

  • John Travolta would have played Maverick in Top Gun if his asking price wasn't too high.
  • In 2002, Steven Spielberg finally finished college after a 33-year hiatus. He turned in Schindler’s List for his student film requirement.
  • Novelist and screenwriter Nick Hornby is brother-in-law to novelist and screenwriter Robert Harris.
  • That slightly scandalous charcoal drawing of a topless Kate Winslet in Titanic was drawn by none other than the director himself, James Cameron.
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