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12 Stars Who Walked Away From Hollywood at the Height of Their Fame

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Rick Moranis at a fan convention

6. Rick Moranis

In the 1980s and early '90s, Rick Moranis was everywhere: Ghostbusters, Spaceballs, Little Shop of Horrors and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

After his wife died of cancer in 1991, he found it hard to balance filming with being a single father. In 1997 he stepped away from movies to raise his two children, later saying he simply missed them too much. He returned to music and occasional voice work instead.

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