It’s hard to maintain success in Hollywood. You can be in one day and out the next. No one knows this better than Sharon Stone. After her role in Basic Instinct, Stone’s hot streak started to cool down. Unable to pick films that served her well, the actress began getting plagued with terrible reviews.
Stone then turned to ‘old faithful’ and starred in the “Basic Instinct” sequel in 2006. That didn’t do much for her career. Today the actress is mostly remembered for that and her famous leg scene.
Tiffani Thiessen
Actress Tiffani Thiessen was perhaps never thought of as a major Hollywood star, but there was a time, during the 90s, that she was one of TV's hottest actresses. Her time on Saved By the Bell earned her spots on countless magazine covers, making her for the teen It girl for some time, not to mention her time on "Beverly Hills, 90210."
Did you know that the actress was even supposed to play Rachel on Friends? Yep! Thiessen was pretty close to getting it at one point and even read with the whole cast. Of course, that rejection led her to Beverly Hills. Ultimately, the actress didn't manage to break out of the mold of a mild TV soap star.
Chris Klein
Another "American Pie" star that didn't quite hit the big leagues. Chris Klein made a great impression after his stint in the teen movie franchise and went on to star in more challenging roles like in films "Election" and "American Dreamz."
It seemed like he was on the right path when all of a sudden, his personal life got in the way and was arrested for a DUI. After that, Klein suffered the curse of a string of terrible roles like "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li." Sorry, Chris.
Katherine Heigl
After starring in leading roles in numerous rom-com, you would think that Katherine Heigl would be one of the biggest stars today. Sadly it is not the case and the actress did not end up going where we all thought she would. There are various explanations for her lack of success, and some, quite frankly, are a little disappointing.
During her days on "Grey’s Anatomy," she publically declined to enter the Emmy race due to thinking that she was not up to the competition. Shortly after that, she was written out of the series. On another occasion, while promoting the hit film "Knocked Up", Heigl accused the film of sexism. These things and some on-set disputes made a little difficult to work with and the actress's trajectory slowly started to change.
Macaulay Culkin
Our favorite child star Macaulay Culkin had an incredibly promising career. Having burst onto our screens in the Home Alone films ("Ri¢hie Ri¢h" and more), Macaulay Culkin was Hollywood's golden kid. As we've seen with numerous child stars, making the transition into adulthood isn't always easy.
After battling it out with stardom, Culkin got swept up into the dark side. Soon the actor was in a downward spiral and was even arrested for drugs. The former child star appeared in minor roles on televisions such as "The Jim Gaffigan Show" and "Robot Chicken."