<body><div><p><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1cShu5_0qYlzfJa00" style="display:none" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1cShu5_0qYlzfJa00" width="1250" height="830" ></p><h2> Sometimes, famous people decide they don't want to be famous anymore — so they go do something else completely. Redditor u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/YOPF/" rel="nofollow"> YOPF </a> recently <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/18osscl/whats_a_celebrity_that_was_once_huge_and_now/" rel="nofollow"> asked </a> the people of Reddit to name celebrities who live normal lives now, and suffice to say, it's a real trip down memory lane: </h2><h2> 1. "The kid who played Charlie in the original <i> Willy Wonka </i> . He went on to be a <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.avma.org%2Fjavma-news%2F2000-11-01%2Fdr-ostrum-and-chocolate-factory&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C0&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> veterinarian </a> ." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/noseymimi/" rel="nofollow"> noseymimi </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Rkcun_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Rkcun_0qYlzfJa00" width="948" height="1106" ><figcaption>Courtesy Everett Collection / Everett Collection / Everett Collection </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><h2> 2. "Chunk from <i> The Goonies </i> became a <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chambers-associate.com%2Fthe-big-interview%2Fjeff-cohen-chunk-from-the-goonies-lawyer&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C42087475&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> lawyer </a> ." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/bionicjoe/" rel="nofollow"> bionicjoe </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=13Mahe_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=13Mahe_0qYlzfJa00" width="974" height="1200" ><figcaption>Warner Bros / ©Warner Bros/Courtesy Everett Collection </figcaption></figure><h2> 3. "Bill Watterson, creator of <i> Calvin and Hobbes </i> , refused to license his work out and retired when the comics were huge at 37. He walked away from potentially hundreds of millions because he thought it would jeopardize the integrity of his art through commercializing it. He lives in a modest neighborhood in Cleveland." </h2><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/sroop1/" rel="nofollow"> sroop1 </a></p><h2> 4. "Queen’s John Deacon. He <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smoothradio.com%2Ffeatures%2Fjohn-deacon-now-queen-net-worth-children-wife%2F&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C42087478&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> lives quietly </a> and has minimal contact with Queen, though they do run ideas by him as a courtesy." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/alfienoakes/" rel="nofollow"> alfienoakes </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0iqctF_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0iqctF_0qYlzfJa00" width="1231" height="1807" ><figcaption>Michael Putland / Getty Images </figcaption></figure><h2> 5. " <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fmovies%2Fmovie-features%2Frick-moranis-reveals-why-he-829779%2F&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C0&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> Rick Moranis </a> ." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/XeniaDweller/" rel="nofollow"> XeniaDweller </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1YKF4K_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1YKF4K_0qYlzfJa00" width="1617" height="1617" ><figcaption>Murray Close </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><h2> 6. "Newt from <i> Aliens </i> (Carrie Henn) is a <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-sun.com%2Fentertainment%2Ftv%2F7936736%2Faliens-carrie-henn-actress-newt-teacher-james-cameron%2F&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C0&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> teacher </a> ." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/raresaturn/" rel="nofollow"> raresaturn </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2XFM39_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2XFM39_0qYlzfJa00" width="1545" height="1030" ><figcaption>20thcentfox / ©20thCentFox/Courtesy Everett Collection </figcaption></figure><h2> 7. "The girl who played Harper on <i> Wizards of Waverly Place </i> is an <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Few.com%2Ftv%2Fwizards-of-waverly-place-star-jennifer-stone-registered-nurse-fighting-coronavirus%2F&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C0&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> RN </a> now." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Username_Here5/" rel="nofollow"> Username_Here5 </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3Pk6lU_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3Pk6lU_0qYlzfJa00" width="1050" height="1402" ><figcaption>Disney Channel / ©Disney Channel/Courtesy Everett Collection </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><h2> 8. "Jonathan Taylor Thomas. He was SO BIG in the 90's. Now he's mostly, if not entirely, behind the scenes." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Fin745/" rel="nofollow"> Fin745 </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0BhoXq_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0BhoXq_0qYlzfJa00" width="1388" height="925" ><figcaption>Walt Disney Co. / ©Walt Disney Co./Courtesy Everett Collection </figcaption></figure><h2> 9. " <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.influencive.com%2Fremember-tom-myspace-living-every-millennials-dream-now%2F&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C0&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> Tom from MySpace </a> . 😆" </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Extreme_Eye_3198/" rel="nofollow"> Extreme_Eye_3198 </a></p><h2> 10. "Erik Estrada, who played officer Francis Llewellyn 'Ponch' Poncherello on <i> CHiPs </i> , became a <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.today.com%2Fpopculture%2Fback-patrol-chips-star-erik-estrada-becomes-real-life-police-t100559&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C0&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> real-life police officer </a> in Saint Anthony, Idaho." </h2><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/vieniaida/" rel="nofollow"> vieniaida </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2CD4iL_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2CD4iL_0qYlzfJa00" width="991" height="1500" ><figcaption>/ ©TNT/Courtesy Everett Collection </figcaption></figure><h2> 11. "Tonya Harding. She now owns a landscaping business and has said she’s really happy with it." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/threadbarefemur/" rel="nofollow"> threadbarefemur </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=46K182_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=46K182_0qYlzfJa00" width="1216" height="1770" ><figcaption>Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images </figcaption></figure><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><h2> 12. " <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elle.com%2Fculture%2Fmusic%2Fa43846386%2Fmeg-white-interview-2023%2F&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C0&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> Meg White </a> ." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/AlexSummersFan/" rel="nofollow"> AlexSummersFan </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0Qm4xt_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0Qm4xt_0qYlzfJa00" width="893" height="1176" ><figcaption>Tim Roney / Getty Images </figcaption></figure><h2> 13. "Greta Garbo was the biggest movie star in the world throughout the 1930s. She made her last movie in 1941, at the age of 36. She then spent the next 50 years living alone in a New York apartment. She was known for taking daily walks around Manhattan, and ' <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fiheartingrid.wordpress.com%2F2019%2F04%2F15%2Fgarbo-sighting-a-nyc-rite-of-passag&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C0&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> Garbo-spotting </a> ' was a popular New York activity in the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Arkeolog/" rel="nofollow"> Arkeolog </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1AWDAU_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1AWDAU_0qYlzfJa00" width="1551" height="1816" ><figcaption>Bettmann / Bettmann Archive </figcaption></figure><h2> 14. "Hayden Christensen did all the <i> Star Wars </i> stuff and then bought a farm outside Toronto. He's now <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cheatsheet.com%2Fentertainment%2Fhayden-christensens-hobby-turned-into-a-farm-after-playing-anakin-skywalker-in-star-wars.html%2F&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C0&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> all about farming </a> ." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Raskolnikovs_Axe/" rel="nofollow"> Raskolnikovs_Axe </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=094tAf_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=094tAf_0qYlzfJa00" width="869" height="1250" ><figcaption>Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images for Disney </figcaption></figure><h2> 15. " <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74679X1524629&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flarryfitzmaurice%2Freddit-shares-celebrities-who-are-normal-now&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thethings.com%2Fwhat-is-phoebe-cates-kline-doing-now-after-quitting-acting-fast-times-at-ridgemont-high-fame%2F&amp;xcust=7592508%7C0%7CRSS%7C0&amp;xs=1" rel="nofollow"> Phoebe Cates </a> ." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/canuckbuck2020/" rel="nofollow"> canuckbuck2020 </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0ed5Wg_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0ed5Wg_0qYlzfJa00" width="2000" height="1356" ><figcaption>Vinnie Zuffante / Getty Images </figcaption></figure><h2> 16. " <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/larryfitzmaurice/mara-wilson-matilda-anxiety-ocd" rel="nofollow"> Mara Wilson </a> ." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Main-Protection3796/" rel="nofollow"> Main-Protection3796 </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1kepUr_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1kepUr_0qYlzfJa00" width="993" height="1500" ><figcaption>Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images </figcaption></figure><h2> And finally... </h2><h2> 17. "Chad Muska is a now a <a href="https://www.skateboarding.com/trending-news/chad-muska-documenting-himself-feeding-wild-gophers-on-his-farm-is-the-best-thing-on-instagram-right-now" rel="nofollow"> vegetable farmer </a> a few hours outside of Cleveland." </h2><p> —u/ <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/tobias19/" rel="nofollow"> tobias19 </a></p><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=06M1cZ_0qYlzfJa00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=06M1cZ_0qYlzfJa00" width="1042" height="1500" ><figcaption>John Sciulli / WireImage </figcaption></figure><h2> Got your own revelations to share? See you in the comments! </h2><p><i> These entries have been edited for length and clarity. </i></p></div></body>

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\"He walked away from potentially hundreds of millions because he thought it would jeopardize the integrity of his art through commercializing it.\"

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"He walked away from potentially hundreds of millions because he thought it would jeopardize the integrity of his art through commercializing it."