Jack Brickman
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This happens all the time. There are far more actors that fail to ascend to the next level than go on to be the next George Clooney.
Mischa Barton left the OC to never been seen again. Katherine Heigl left Grey's anatomy to do a couple movies and now is a side character on Suits, which I think most people hope she gets cut from the show.
It's even dumber in today's market for actors. Big name actors seem to do HBO and Netflix shows to have a constant income. The mid tier movies aren't being made anymore. It's either jump on to a superhero movie or hope you can get into a Oscar level movie.
If you're a halfway decent actor you can make Bank as a side character. Patton Oswalt may never be a star in anything, but that motherfucker does like 100 shows a year. Bet he makes bank.