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.”
Sharon Stone
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.
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.
Lisa Kudrow
Arguably one of the greatest stars of "Friends", Lisa Kudrow, unfortunately, did not get as much spotlight as Jennifer Aniston post-show. She had a few roles here and there in films like "Analyze This" (and "Analyze That") and also starred in the comedy aptly named "The Comeback." It was a little too on the nose and didn't quite catch and certainly contributed to her lack of success.
In recent years Kudrow has starred in the hit web-series turned Showtime TV series "Web Therapy" in which she plays a wannabe therapist for LA who is mostly concerned with her own issues. The recent success has given her sort of another wave.
Shannen Doherty
During the 90s Shannen Doherty became a household name, thanks to the show "Beverly Hills 90210." She then appeared on "Charmed" and it further upped her status. But after heated behind the scene clashes, Doherty started to crumble under pressure until she was eventually written out of the show.
Her bad reputation followed her throughout her career and the offers began to dry up. The actress continued with sporadic televisions appearances and the occasional TV movie. Unfrotaunetly, the Charmed actress was never able to bounce back.