30 Extremely Popular Celebrities Who Got Sacked From Huge Movies or TV Shows (4 of 6)

Judy Garland

Project: Valley of Dolls

Judy Garland was fired from the show because she refused to come out of her dressing room, and was pathetically drunk. Not only that, but the crew and cast members also reported that she was ‘nerve-wrecking’ to work with as well.

Her co-star Barbara Parkins reportedly said in an interview that she was always nervous to work with Judy because Judy always managed to chew up the scene, and Barbara was scared that she might lose her control over the scene.

She was fired only two days after Barbara Parkins joined the cast.

Erinn Hayes

Project: Kevin Can Wait

When Erinn heard the news that her character Donna James (Kevin’s wife) would be killed after season 1, and Hayes was caught off guard. She was, however, sad to leave the show. She was replaced by Leah Remini, who joined the cast as a regular.

She did mention in one of her tweets that she was disheartened to let the show go and that it was a great experience working with them. She thanked all of her fans for the love and support she received.

Steve Burns

Project: Blue’s Clues

Blue’s Clues was one of the most popular kids’ television show that aired on Nickelodeon. Burns bagged major popularity among the younger masses, but, just when the show was at the peak of its glory, Steve decided to leave it all and go for college.

There were rumors afloat that it was because he was a drug addict and had died in a drug overdose or was killed in a car crash. However, later Burns revealed that one of the main reasons why he left the show was that he was going bald, and he did not want that to happen on national television.

When people started to carefully notice it, Burns indeed had a full head of hair in the beginning but his hairline started to recede over the days. He said that it was happening fast, and it just felt like the right thing to do.

Sylvester Stallone

Project: Beverly Hill Cops

The reason why Sylvester Stallone’s Beverly Hill Cops assignment never saw the light of day was Stallone sabotaging his career. Stallone wanted to change the script and make his character more action-oriented with a wry sense of humor.

However, Ron Meyer did not like the idea of it all and begged Stallone not to change the script. He forcefully changed it nonetheless, but no one was on board with him regarding the new character. Stallone simply surrendered and said he would not be able to pull it off, and left the project altogether.

The movie was a blockbuster hit, earning a whopping $234 million. We can’t help but think that Stallone dug his own grave out for this one.

Stuart Townsend

Project: Lord of the Rings

Stuart Townsend was cast as Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy but was sacked by the movie’s director, Peter Jackson. Townsend said that he was at the sets rehearsing and training for almost two months, but was fired when the filming began.

He was also refused payment as according to them he was in breach of contract for not working long enough. He said that he was having a tough time with them, and was relieved when they said they’d sack him until they disclosed that they were unwilling to pay him.

He also said that he had no good feelings whatsoever with the people in charge of the movie. He just could not wrap his mind around the fact that they made him practice for two months and then suddenly decided to replace him with someone twenty years older and completely different than him.

The role was later given to Viggo Mortensen.