The Reason Why You Don't See These Actors Anymore

Amanda Bynes

Bynes definitely suffered from child star syndrome. After hosting her own program, “The Amanda Show,” and then starring in several teen chick flick hits like “What A Girl Wants,” she suffered a serious mental break and struggled with drugs. After a lot of therapy and time away from the spotlight, she’s back and ready to open up about her experiences.

The More You Know

Michael Fassbender had makeup artists put alcohol on his mustache for a role.
Fantasia (1940) was originally a short called The Sorcerers Apprentice, but Walt Disney overspent on the score and decided to make it feature length film rather than waste money.
No actor in ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ recognized that Vader was Luke’s dad.
Viggo Mortensen had no intention of working on The Lord of the Rings until his son begged him to do it.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.