8 Actors and Actresses Hollywood Refuses to Cast Anymore (3 of 5)

Thora Birch

Thora Birch was an example of a child star who seemed to be on her way to a successful career as an adult. Her performances in American Beauty and Ghost World generated universal praise, and then she more or less disappeared… for two decades. Her father – who also served as her manager – was notoriously impossible to work with, and as a result, Birch lost out on a lot of opportunities during her prime acting years. Although she will never be an A-lister, she still occasionally shows up on the big and small screen, and in 2022, she even made her directorial debut with The Gabby Petito Story.

Charlie Sheen

Few public meltdowns compare to what we witnessed from Charlie Sheen in the early 2010s. The one-time Hollywood mainstay who arguably surpassed his actor father Martin Sheen in terms of popularity, Charlie was commanding $2 million per episode as the star of Two and a Half Men. But it all came to a screeching halt due to his erratic behavior, derogatory remarks, and insatiable appetite for sleazy women. He hasn’t had steady work in almost a decade, although he is set to have a recurring role in the upcoming Max series How to Be a Bookie.