you gotta love a good comeback story
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
celebrity career comebacks I miss the
old omen which Ellen is that for this
list we’re looking at celebrities whose
careers hit the skids but against all
odds found a way to resurrect their
fading stars Birdman the Phoenix rises
pimple-faced gamers written in their
pants a billion worldwide dirty number
10 Neil Patrick Harris excuse me excuse
me
i Ted Mosby am a jerk to women for many
years most people didn’t know the name
Neil Patrick Harris if he popped up on
our screens the only name we thought of
was Doogie Howser the teenage dr. Harris
played early in his career you’re gonna
kill him don’t worry you don’t give a
crap dr. Howser you will behave don’t
talk to me like you’re my father
you’re not Harris seemed to fade away
after the show came to an end
that is until he appeared in the Harold
and Kumar series as a self-aware version
of himself so uh so I gotta ask him Neil
uh Trevor get it on with Wanda off the
set dude I humped every piece of ass
ever on that show taking that momentum
to move on and star in How I Met Your
Mother
Harris became the show’s breakout star
he’s since kept that momentum going with
award show hosting gigs memorable guest
slots and more number nine Michael J Fox
well how do I look
middle-aged one of the most beloved
actors of the 1980s this star of family
ties and the classic Teen Wolf was just
oh so likeable he also earned a place in
cinema history as the lead in a certain
much-loved time-travel trilogy during
the same time are you telling me you
built a time machine kind of a DeLorean
his film career cooled off a bit after
that but his return to the small screen
during the mid-90s in Spin City was
well-received well this is fun
unfortunately Fox had begun suffering
from Parkinson’s by that point and was
forced to slow down there are over 1
million people living with Parkinson’s
in the United States cure may seem
elusive but we’re not giving up
shifting to guest spots and recurring
roles in the 21st century he’s
maintained his presence while
demonstrating his keen dramatic
abilities to create some of his best
work ever
faked oh ok I suppose that’s how they
say good morning in cuckoo town pretty
much thank you number 8 Rob Lowe do you
ever feel like you’re not accomplishing
anything at all I think I’m in touch
with that emotion as a young man Rob
Lowe was a huge star on the silver
screen with roles alongside brat Packers
in st. Elmo’s fire and other big stars
in the outsiders
he seemed untouchable
then in the late 80s controversy reared
its ugly head in the form of a sex tape
and his public image took a massive hit
fast forward a decade or so to a
starring role in the West Wing as well
as a hilarious turn in Parks and
Recreation and lo was a TV star if
anybody would like to join me I will be
running backwards up the big hill behind
the Walmart eventually he was headlining
his own sitcom the grinder so his star
doesn’t seem like it’ll be diminishing
anytime soon
you lost this cat that’s not the check
it is the check it can’t be the check
why not why can’t it be the check tell
me why this can’t be the check because
I’m just sure to check number 7 Paula
Abdul in the late 1980s and early 1990s
Paula Abdul released a pair of
successful albums that rocketed her to
stardom and earned her a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame drip the slot and
a plane to cool girl
with the help of MC skat Kat and a
popular diet coke commercial she became
even bigger
and then her career hit the skids and
her fame waned as she took a break from
music but when she was tapped to be a
judge on American Idol which became the
most popular show at the time she once
again became a star in 2002 people may
have been talking about her supposed
intoxication levels but at least they
were talking nobody so that knows sis
come on can I do another song no no
number 6 drew Barrymore
when she appeared in et the
extra-terrestrial which held the record
for highest grossing film of all time
for 11 years
drew Barrymore absolutely stole the show
I taught him Hancock Barry the
incredibly adorable young actress went
on to star in several other films until
adolescence and drug addiction sidelined
her career in the early 90s she reminded
the world how talented she was when she
earned her second Golden Globe
nomination for gun-crazy I wanted to
take up shooting guns and followed that
up as teenaged mistress Amy Fisher you
want me to blow on you too I’d make
happy new opportunities then opened up
for her with her scream cameo leading
the way what do you want to see what
you’re getting sides Lebec
with hits like the wedding singer and
Charlie’s Angels
Barrymore became a huge star once again
and that’s kicking your ass
number 5 Ellen DeGeneres it’s a good job
I like being a comedian the only bad
thing about the job is that I have to
fly everywhere I go because because she
won’t come to me actually that’s why in
the 90s stand-up comedian Ellen
DeGeneres tried her hand at the lead in
a sitcom and found herself in a big hit
look if you could just tell me if it’s
gonna be a while I could wait right over
there
next she achieved even greater Fame when
both she and the character she played
came out as gay God say kill until
you’re gay
but a backlash soon developed and her
popularity faded in 2003 though she had
a double whammy she delighted audiences
as the voice of dory in the huge hit
Finding Nemo I forget things almost
instantly it runs in my family
well I mean at least I think it does um
hmm where are they and simultaneously
earned a devoted following as the host
of her own talk show I’m so pleased and
so personally privileged to be able to
officially dedicate stage one which
forevermore will be now known as the
Ellen State a popular Oscar host and
covergirl these days she is a bigger
star than ever
number four jason bateman would you care
to accompany me on inspection tour of
Old Faithful this weekend I’d very much
enjoy visiting a scenic wonder with the
scenic wonder a former adolescent star
that earned rolls and shows like silver
spoons
Jason Bateman went on to star in films
like Teen Wolf – oh my god
but as the 90s progressed the former
teen idles career stalled big time I
would like to call to the stand Franklin
Delano Bluth
getting cast in the acclaimed sitcom
Arrested Development in the 21st century
changed all that
Bateman demonstrated that his talent had
very definitely matured and he
capitalized on the critical attention
the show received by going on to garner
laughs in several huge comedies like
Horrible Bosses and identity thief
pick a number between 1 and 10 for work
I know it was a gift he’s also given his
fair share of solid dramatic
performances sure like to think I can
still do that though that I can with
someone just find someone in ball mob
and have a last just that seems
impossible to me right now
number 3 John Travolta we made out
John Travolta was a huge movie star in
the 70s I know what she liked about me
they’re stoked with a marvelous
villainous role in carry and memorable
lead roles in grease and Saturday Night
Fever Travolta became an international
superstar do you know do the tango
hustle
yesterday then came the 80s where he’s
best remembered for his role in a
talking baby franchise oh is that a new
hat er the time to change the bandage it
wasn’t until his involvement in a little
film called Pulp Fiction in 1994 that it
all turned around big time we gotta have
an opinion I mean do you think that God
came down from heaven and stopped moving
on to star in a string of box-office
hits like get Shorty and face off he
arguably enjoyed even more success than
ever before now we’re gonna find out
what’s in Papa’s back peaches
number 2 Britney Spears
one of the biggest stars of the late 90s
pop music scene Britney Spears was
unstoppable with her releases of hit
song after hit song in fact her first
single is one of the best-selling tunes
of all time
she even dominated the Superbowl
halftime show in 2001 then about halfway
through the naughties things started to
go awry suffering from a mental
breakdown she became fodder for the
tabloids her record sales dipped and she
ended up in rehab you have to realize
that we’re people and that we need we
just need privacy and we need our
respect and those are things that you
have to have as a human she made a small
comeback in 2007 with her blackout album
but personal issues troubled her again
until 2008 womanizer and its parent
record circus by 2012 she had again
taken the record world by storm with
Forbes naming her the year’s highest
paid female musician an honor she had
not attained in a decade
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions you
want to bet that she goes from my pecker
on a first date
thanks for your help George you live to
regret this power
all right Oxley what do you say we just
do it the old-fashioned way
Oh disgusting I want you to tell all
your friends about me what are you I’m
Bette don’t you get it you spent your
whole life building a bank account and a
reputation I am blown oh good for you
number one Robert Downey jr. today I’m
going to jump up and down for you like
nothing like you’ve ever seen before but
vodka meet skinny chicken kid when he
started out Robert Downey jr. was
quickly heralded as one of the best
actors of his generation his
oscar-nominated role in Chaplin and his
extreme performance and Natural Born
Killers demonstrated his impressive
range
he gave any idea how huge we could read
let’s make a little music Colorado
why my mama that Mickey Miller he always
leaves somebody alive to tell the tale
but his well-publicized drug problems
made him a risky prospect for producers
and his star went into eclipse in the
90s drugs land to the troubled actor in
prison finally pulling himself together
Downey jr. re-established himself as a
skilled actor in the new millennium
let’s bring it up to 2.5 3 2 1
his performances in the Ironman and
Sherlock Holmes franchises established
him as one of the most bankable stars as
well I can’t agree my mind
rebelliousness technician give me
problems give me work
shooters are better few performers have
gone from as low lows to as high highs
as our DJ and that’s why he’s number one
you do you agree with our list made up
for last year I love it
who do you think had the best celebrity
career come back I am Iron Man
for more perception breaking top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com the 2k houses your
steal my car
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
celebrity career comebacks I miss the
old omen which Ellen is that for this
list we’re looking at celebrities whose
careers hit the skids but against all
odds found a way to resurrect their
fading stars Birdman the Phoenix rises
pimple-faced gamers written in their
pants a billion worldwide dirty number
10 Neil Patrick Harris excuse me excuse
me
i Ted Mosby am a jerk to women for many
years most people didn’t know the name
Neil Patrick Harris if he popped up on
our screens the only name we thought of
was Doogie Howser the teenage dr. Harris
played early in his career you’re gonna
kill him don’t worry you don’t give a
crap dr. Howser you will behave don’t
talk to me like you’re my father
you’re not Harris seemed to fade away
after the show came to an end
that is until he appeared in the Harold
and Kumar series as a self-aware version
of himself so uh so I gotta ask him Neil
uh Trevor get it on with Wanda off the
set dude I humped every piece of ass
ever on that show taking that momentum
to move on and star in How I Met Your
Mother
Harris became the show’s breakout star
he’s since kept that momentum going with
award show hosting gigs memorable guest
slots and more number nine Michael J Fox
well how do I look
middle-aged one of the most beloved
actors of the 1980s this star of family
ties and the classic Teen Wolf was just
oh so likeable he also earned a place in
cinema history as the lead in a certain
much-loved time-travel trilogy during
the same time are you telling me you
built a time machine kind of a DeLorean
his film career cooled off a bit after
that but his return to the small screen
during the mid-90s in Spin City was
well-received well this is fun
unfortunately Fox had begun suffering
from Parkinson’s by that point and was
forced to slow down there are over 1
million people living with Parkinson’s
in the United States cure may seem
elusive but we’re not giving up
shifting to guest spots and recurring
roles in the 21st century he’s
maintained his presence while
demonstrating his keen dramatic
abilities to create some of his best
work ever
faked oh ok I suppose that’s how they
say good morning in cuckoo town pretty
much thank you number 8 Rob Lowe do you
ever feel like you’re not accomplishing
anything at all I think I’m in touch
with that emotion as a young man Rob
Lowe was a huge star on the silver
screen with roles alongside brat Packers
in st. Elmo’s fire and other big stars
in the outsiders
he seemed untouchable
then in the late 80s controversy reared
its ugly head in the form of a sex tape
and his public image took a massive hit
fast forward a decade or so to a
starring role in the West Wing as well
as a hilarious turn in Parks and
Recreation and lo was a TV star if
anybody would like to join me I will be
running backwards up the big hill behind
the Walmart eventually he was headlining
his own sitcom the grinder so his star
doesn’t seem like it’ll be diminishing
anytime soon
you lost this cat that’s not the check
it is the check it can’t be the check
why not why can’t it be the check tell
me why this can’t be the check because
I’m just sure to check number 7 Paula
Abdul in the late 1980s and early 1990s
Paula Abdul released a pair of
successful albums that rocketed her to
stardom and earned her a star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame drip the slot and
a plane to cool girl
with the help of MC skat Kat and a
popular diet coke commercial she became
even bigger
and then her career hit the skids and
her fame waned as she took a break from
music but when she was tapped to be a
judge on American Idol which became the
most popular show at the time she once
again became a star in 2002 people may
have been talking about her supposed
intoxication levels but at least they
were talking nobody so that knows sis
come on can I do another song no no
number 6 drew Barrymore
when she appeared in et the
extra-terrestrial which held the record
for highest grossing film of all time
for 11 years
drew Barrymore absolutely stole the show
I taught him Hancock Barry the
incredibly adorable young actress went
on to star in several other films until
adolescence and drug addiction sidelined
her career in the early 90s she reminded
the world how talented she was when she
earned her second Golden Globe
nomination for gun-crazy I wanted to
take up shooting guns and followed that
up as teenaged mistress Amy Fisher you
want me to blow on you too I’d make
happy new opportunities then opened up
for her with her scream cameo leading
the way what do you want to see what
you’re getting sides Lebec
with hits like the wedding singer and
Charlie’s Angels
Barrymore became a huge star once again
and that’s kicking your ass
number 5 Ellen DeGeneres it’s a good job
I like being a comedian the only bad
thing about the job is that I have to
fly everywhere I go because because she
won’t come to me actually that’s why in
the 90s stand-up comedian Ellen
DeGeneres tried her hand at the lead in
a sitcom and found herself in a big hit
look if you could just tell me if it’s
gonna be a while I could wait right over
there
next she achieved even greater Fame when
both she and the character she played
came out as gay God say kill until
you’re gay
but a backlash soon developed and her
popularity faded in 2003 though she had
a double whammy she delighted audiences
as the voice of dory in the huge hit
Finding Nemo I forget things almost
instantly it runs in my family
well I mean at least I think it does um
hmm where are they and simultaneously
earned a devoted following as the host
of her own talk show I’m so pleased and
so personally privileged to be able to
officially dedicate stage one which
forevermore will be now known as the
Ellen State a popular Oscar host and
covergirl these days she is a bigger
star than ever
number four jason bateman would you care
to accompany me on inspection tour of
Old Faithful this weekend I’d very much
enjoy visiting a scenic wonder with the
scenic wonder a former adolescent star
that earned rolls and shows like silver
spoons
Jason Bateman went on to star in films
like Teen Wolf – oh my god
but as the 90s progressed the former
teen idles career stalled big time I
would like to call to the stand Franklin
Delano Bluth
getting cast in the acclaimed sitcom
Arrested Development in the 21st century
changed all that
Bateman demonstrated that his talent had
very definitely matured and he
capitalized on the critical attention
the show received by going on to garner
laughs in several huge comedies like
Horrible Bosses and identity thief
pick a number between 1 and 10 for work
I know it was a gift he’s also given his
fair share of solid dramatic
performances sure like to think I can
still do that though that I can with
someone just find someone in ball mob
and have a last just that seems
impossible to me right now
number 3 John Travolta we made out
John Travolta was a huge movie star in
the 70s I know what she liked about me
they’re stoked with a marvelous
villainous role in carry and memorable
lead roles in grease and Saturday Night
Fever Travolta became an international
superstar do you know do the tango
hustle
yesterday then came the 80s where he’s
best remembered for his role in a
talking baby franchise oh is that a new
hat er the time to change the bandage it
wasn’t until his involvement in a little
film called Pulp Fiction in 1994 that it
all turned around big time we gotta have
an opinion I mean do you think that God
came down from heaven and stopped moving
on to star in a string of box-office
hits like get Shorty and face off he
arguably enjoyed even more success than
ever before now we’re gonna find out
what’s in Papa’s back peaches
number 2 Britney Spears
one of the biggest stars of the late 90s
pop music scene Britney Spears was
unstoppable with her releases of hit
song after hit song in fact her first
single is one of the best-selling tunes
of all time
she even dominated the Superbowl
halftime show in 2001 then about halfway
through the naughties things started to
go awry suffering from a mental
breakdown she became fodder for the
tabloids her record sales dipped and she
ended up in rehab you have to realize
that we’re people and that we need we
just need privacy and we need our
respect and those are things that you
have to have as a human she made a small
comeback in 2007 with her blackout album
but personal issues troubled her again
until 2008 womanizer and its parent
record circus by 2012 she had again
taken the record world by storm with
Forbes naming her the year’s highest
paid female musician an honor she had
not attained in a decade
before we reveal our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions you
want to bet that she goes from my pecker
on a first date
thanks for your help George you live to
regret this power
all right Oxley what do you say we just
do it the old-fashioned way
Oh disgusting I want you to tell all
your friends about me what are you I’m
Bette don’t you get it you spent your
whole life building a bank account and a
reputation I am blown oh good for you
number one Robert Downey jr. today I’m
going to jump up and down for you like
nothing like you’ve ever seen before but
vodka meet skinny chicken kid when he
started out Robert Downey jr. was
quickly heralded as one of the best
actors of his generation his
oscar-nominated role in Chaplin and his
extreme performance and Natural Born
Killers demonstrated his impressive
range
he gave any idea how huge we could read
let’s make a little music Colorado
why my mama that Mickey Miller he always
leaves somebody alive to tell the tale
but his well-publicized drug problems
made him a risky prospect for producers
and his star went into eclipse in the
90s drugs land to the troubled actor in
prison finally pulling himself together
Downey jr. re-established himself as a
skilled actor in the new millennium
let’s bring it up to 2.5 3 2 1
his performances in the Ironman and
Sherlock Holmes franchises established
him as one of the most bankable stars as
well I can’t agree my mind
rebelliousness technician give me
problems give me work
shooters are better few performers have
gone from as low lows to as high highs
as our DJ and that’s why he’s number one
you do you agree with our list made up
for last year I love it
who do you think had the best celebrity
career come back I am Iron Man
for more perception breaking top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com the 2k houses your
steal my car
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