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Many people have devoted their whole life to searching for fame in Hollywood, while others just walk away from the business and leave the glory behind. Here are the stars that made it all the way to the top and then left it all behind.
Shirley Temple at the time was Hollywood's No.1 box-office star, however at the age of 39 she quit acting and took up a career in politics. She ended up as an Ambassador to the UN.
The original James Bond, Sean Connery is regarded as "Greatest Living Scot" who retired from acting after The League of Extraordinary Gentleman in 2006. When offered a role in the fourth Indiana Jones film he refused, because "retirement is just too much damned fun".
Meg Ryan is most famous for her lead roles in Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail and City of Angels. She walked away from Hollywood after her divorce with actor Dennis Quad. She's since tried to make a comeback but it hasn't really happened for her.
A legend in early Hollywood, Greta Garbo played both in silent and "talkie" films for which she earned an Oscar nomination three times. Then she chose to avoid the cameras due to her loathing of the paparazzi. She even didn't show up at the Academy Awards in 1955 to pick up her honorary Oscar.
Jack Gleeson is quite a familiar face for those that watch "Game of Thrones" as he portrayed the role of Joffrey Baratheon. He decided to quit acting and focus on his studies at Trinity College in Dublin.
This American former child actor quit Hollywood and chose to be a lawyer. After getting a physics degree from MIT and a law degree from Yale, he is now a teacher at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas is known as Randy Taylor in "Home Improvement". He chose to focus on directing and scriptwriting rather than go on with acting.
Cary Grant is a Hollywood legend and his famous movies include "Bringing Up Baby", "His Girl Friday" and "North by Northwest". He walked away from Hollywood at his career peak to raise his daughter.
The comedy genius Dave Chappelle is most widely known for his sketch comedy Chappelle's Show. After a dispute with Comedy Central producers, he took a trip to South Africa and never made it back.
Gene Hackman who had played in "Superman: The Movie", "Unforgiven" and "The Royal Tenenbaums" retired from acting in 2004. He applied his skills learned in Hollywood to writing historical fiction novels, which includes Justice for None, Escape from Andersonville, and Payback at Morning Peak.
Freddie Prinze starred in movies like "I Know What You Did Last Week", "She's All That" and "Summer Catch" before leaving Hollywood saying that "it's just too weird." Now he is a producer and director for WWE.
Angus T. Jones is well known for his appearance in "Two and a Half Man", in which he had played Jake Harper for ten years. He left Hollywood for religious reasons. He once spoke against the show saying that he felt like a "paid hypocrite" acting in what he called "filth".
Michael Shoeffling is best known for playing Jack Ryan in "Sixteen Candles". He retired from acting in 1991 and now produces handcrafted furniture to make a living.
Rick Moranis is famous for his appearance in sketch comedy series "Second City Television". In 1997, he quit acting to bring up his children after the death of his wife.
Taylor Momsen is well known for playing Jenny Humphrey in "Gossip Girl". She quit acting at 18 years old to pursue her music dream.
Josh Saviano is known for his performance in "The Wonder Years" as Joshua Pfeiffer. He called it quits to become a lawyer.
Most famous for her performance in "Jurassic Park", the actress shifted her focus from acting to painting, for that's where her heart lies.
Her appearance in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" and "Gremlins" earned her great fame but still it could not stop her from quitting acting to raise her children.
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