Here's What 27 Celebrities Who Either Quit Hollywood Or Pivoted To Another Career Are Worth Today
There's a website called Celebrity Net Worth that estimates famous people's net worth. It could be very wrong, but it's fun to look at anyway. This time, I decided to look at people who either quit Hollywood or pivoted to a completely different career altogether. Remember, this is all speculation.
1.Willie Wonka actor Peter Ostrum:
Net Worth: $500,000
He's a large-animal veterinarian now.
2.Frankie Muniz:
Net Worth: $30 Million
According to his website, he's a NASCAR driver now.
3."Smile" and "Graduation (Friends Forever)" singer Vitamin C:
Net Worth: $8 Million
According to Variety, she works as an executive at Netflix now.
4.The Glass House actor Leelee Sobieski:
Net Worth: $4 Million
According to Vice, she's a professional artist now.
5.Sandlot star Mike Vitar:
Net Worth: $300,000
According to LA Weekly, he's a firefighter now.
6.Home Improvement star Jonathan Taylor Thomas:
Net Worth: $12 Million
According to Deadline, he produces TV shows now.
7.Another Home Improvement star, Taran Noah Smith:
Net Worth: $300,000
According to US Weekly, he "briefly ran a vegan restaurant and catering company."
8.Fresh Prince's Karyn Parsons:
Net Worth: $1.5 Million
According to Harper's Bazaar, she's an author now.
9.Jeff Cohen from Goonies:
Net Worth: $4 Million
He's a lawyer now.
10.Two and a Half Men's Angus T. Jones:
Net Worth: $20 Million
He runs a multimedia company.
11.The Wonder Years' Josh Saviano:
Net Worth: $500,000
He's a lawyer now.
12.Danny Lloyd from The Shining:
Net Worth: $400,000
According to the Guardian, he's a biology professor at a community college in Kentucky.
13.Jennette McCurdy:
Net Worth: $3.5 Million
According to Nylon, she just landed a seven-figure book deal.
14.The Olsen twins:
Net Worth: $500 Million
According to Marie Claire, they run their own fashion brand called the Row.
15."I Wanna Be Bad" singer Willa Ford:
Net Worth: $1 Million
She runs her own interior design company.
16.16 Candles actor Michael Schoeffling:
Net Worth: $500,000
According to US Weekly, he owns his own woodworking shop.
17.Rick Moranis:
Net Worth: $10 Million
He apparently just signed a deal to be part of Disney's Honey I Shrunk the Kids reboot.
18.Ross Bagley from The Little Rascals:
Net Worth: $400,000
He's an LA-based Realtor.
19.Gene Hackman:
Net Worth: $80 Million
20.Daniel Day-Lewis:
Net Worth: $60 Million
He quit acting in 2017.
21.Meghan Markle:
Net Worth (Before Marrying Prince Harry): $5 Million
Meghan recently said on her podcast that she has no plans to return to acting.
22.Nikki Blonsky from Hairspray:
Net Worth: $500,000
According to People, in 2011 she was working at a Long Island beauty salon.
23.Jon Gosselin:
Net Worth: $150,000
According to In Touch, he's an Amazon worker, IT specialist, and DJ.
24.Ariana Richards from Jurassic Park:
Net Worth: $1.5 Million
She's a painter now.
25.Amanda Bynes:
Net Worth: $6 Million
According to Page Six, she's enrolled in cosmetology school to become a manicurist.
26.Kirk Cameron:
Net Worth: $10 Million
He's a preacher.
27.And last but not least, Tom from Myspace*:
*I know he's not an actor or a singer, but he is retired and a celeb to me!
Net Worth: $60 Million
It appears that he travels the world now. His Instagram bio says, "Surfing, travel/photos, architecture-design, DogDad ?? SpaceX & CRISPR Investr."