8 Celebrities Who Made It Big and Then Called It a Career (3 of 5)

Karyn Parsons

You might not be familiar with the name Karyn Parsons, but unless you grew up Amish, you certainly recognize her as Will Smith’s cousin Hilary Banks in Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Although the show catapulted Smith from merely a “quirky young rapper turned sitcom actor” to a Hollywood leading man (at least until The Slap Felt Around The World), the same wasn’t true for Parsons. But don’t feel super sad for her, please. She’s an author these days, writing books aimed at middle schoolers, and a devoted wife and mother of two teenagers.

Haley Joel Osment

Haley Joel Osment’s performance in the 1999 horror film The Sixth Sense demonstrated that even at the tender age of 11, he had some serious acting chops. He was even nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as a result. He remained one of the most dependable child actors for the next few years… and then he grew up. He graduated from New York University in 2011, does a lot of voice acting these days, and seems to live a normal, adjusted life in the Big Apple.