Thora Birch (American Beauty) was on track to being one of the biggest actresses of her generation until rumours of her stage dad’s demanding behaviour got her on the blacklist.
Well, it’s not spoken about nearly as much, but this hot teenage heartthrob was set to be a big star until one of his ridiculous parental figures got a little too demanding in negotiations and single-handedly lost the actor several lead roles, including a potential superhero movie.
It probably didn’t help he also wasn’t the best actor.
So, tell me, Gossipers:
Who is our actor?
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The parent has to be American, don’t they? A fame-hungry failure living vicariously through their spoilt brat. I’m gratified we in Europe we have the confidence to stand up to our narcissistic parents.
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Agree to disagree
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I see more than a fair share of chavs with ABSOs bullying their parents around in the UK.
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Fortunately your country is no longer part of Europe.
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Get the fuck outta here with this shit. You people let your fucked up rugrats smoke, drink and fuck old men at nine. There’s a reason scumbags like Roman Polanski live over there.
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At least we not suffer the ignominy of a school slaughter every five seconds.
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Dang. You WENT there.
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There is the knife crime though and the increasing problem with gangs. And I swear that every 16 year old girl is more likely to become a mother in her hunt for benefits and a house than earn a single GCSE.
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I’m feeling patriotic now.
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I miss Thora Birch
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Who ?
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Exactly.
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Crazy how much of a flash in the pan she was.
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I know her old man was an asshole, but she was always too ugly to be a big star.
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Here I will agree with you. Far too doughy.
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Scarlett Johansson stole her career.
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Great article on What Happened to Thora Birch? http://www.wetpaint.com/what-happened-thora-birch-creepy-598751/
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Cor. 2 porno parents? Miracle she’s not a complete mess herself.
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I feel 70s porn parents probably weren’t too messed up themselves and could manage raising a semi-normal kid. The stuff out there today – sheeeeeet, ain’t no one getting out of that industry sane and healthy.
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With the amount of coke in the 70’s? 😉
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Seems like every blind this week is keira knightley
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Her parents did allow her to take her top off in a film at just 15. That’s disgusting if you ask me and I’m far from a prude.
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Gonna have to look that up. Just to see if you’re talking the truth.
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It’s kinda weird she did that in Hole and Thora did that in American Beauty. Weird coincidence
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The Hole was also the first movie Thora Birch did after American Beauty…
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Dang. I’m not a prude either and that’s just creepily gross to me.
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Does Dame Edna have a child we don’t know about?
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Alex Pettyfer? I know Hollywood tried impossibly hard to make him a star for awhile and look how well that worked out for everyone.
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I had sucha crush on him in Wild Child.
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But I can’t watch that movie now because of Natasha Richardson
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Her last film and she had to put up with Emma Roberts.
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Oh my Gosh. Isn’t he, like, the hawest thing?
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He made Channing Tatum hate him during Magic Mike. Channing Tatum is the same man that has worked with Jonah Hill without any reported problem.
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Maybe Taylor Lautner? I remember the hot minute when people talked about him like he was the next Tom Cruise.
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Great. Now I’m thinking about the fauxmance of Taylor and Taylor Swift.
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What?? Those two totally het sex machines were madly in love. Right?
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I think it was his subpar acting that killed his career more than anything…
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That hasn’t stopped the woeful Kate Beckinsale from having a career, dear.
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Nobody from The Twilight Series has really done anything big since and although I have much better taste now, that does upset the teenage fanboy buried inside of me.
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I think it’s Taylor Lautner also.
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That’s what happens when you possess more abs than you do ability.
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He was in a Sandler movie called the Ridiculous 6….
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His career really has dwindled.
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Lautner is also my guess but it is not a secret http://toofab.com/2011/06/01/taylor-lautner-dropped-by-publicist-father-to-blame/
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