Celebrities Who Disappeared at the Height of Their Fame

The entertainment industry isn’t for everyone. Grueling schedules, personal problems and a lack of passion for their art are just a few of the reasons that these stars disappeared. Some chose to leave Hollywood behind.

But others faded away…

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

Starting their lives as child stars on “Full House” and growing their media empire to include every product from purses to toothpaste, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were in the spotlight for most of their first 18 years.

After their first feature film in 2004, the twins took a break from acting and started their own high end fashion label The Row, where they have worked in isolation from the press ever since.

Rick Moranis

Rick Moranis was a mainstay of ‘80s entertainment with appearances in iconic films like “Ghostbusters,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” and “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.” But in 1997, he let his career come to a halt.

After the death of his wife in 1991, Moranis slowly started leaving the entertainment industry to raise his two children and become a full-time single father.

Lark Voorhies

Lark Voorhies made an impression on audiences in “Saved by the Bell” as Lisa Turtle and even won two Young Artists Awards for her role.

But since the end of the show, she has fallen off of the public radar, not even appearing for mini-reunions of the show’s cast.

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

As the original voice of young Simba in Disney’s “The Lion King” and a fixture of ABC’s “Home Improvement,” JTT was every young girl’s crush in the ‘90s.

After leaving the public eye, Thomas focused on his education, studying philosophy and history at Harvard University.

He came out of his hiatus just long enough to appear on a few episodes of  Tim Allen’s “Last Man Standing” in 2015, then retreated back into his private life.