hello I’m sorry I guess I dialed the
wrong number
so why’d you dial it again nobody loves
you when you’re down and out but
everybody loves a good comeback
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
comeback performances for this list
we’ve chosen actors whose careers have
stalled for one reason or another but
who’ve managed to win back the love of
fans with one standout performance here
we go
number ten Alec Baldwin 30 rock
Baldwin’s career peaked with 1990s The
Hunt for Red October well sir I was just
thinking that perhaps there’s another
possibility we might consider sure he
continued working but he fell out of
favor with fans thanks to a certain
voicemail and he lost his definable
screen identity Tina Fey and 30 rock
changed all that Jack Donaghy managed to
be both manipulative and caring and
slick without being oily why are you
wearing a tux
it’s after 6:00 what am i a farmer for
his hard work Baldwin was awarded two
Emmys and a reinvigorated career I have
to do that thing that rich people do
with a turn money into more money can
you teach me how to do that with my eyes
closed
number nine David Caruso CSI Miami
Caruso got red-hot overnight from NYPD
Blue and got ice-cold even faster when
he walked away from the hit series I
thought I was gonna be 65 I left his job
no one expected much when years later he
was cast as the star of CSI Miami but
from the moment Caruso slyly slipped on
a pair of sunglasses mid-sentence
audiences were hooked again droll dry
and deliberate Caruso’s lieutenant
horatio Caine is one for the record
books
Princeton she came down to drink mojitos
and catch some Sun well it looks like
something caught her
number eight Jason Bateman Arrested
Development teen idol Jason Bateman
drifted from job to job after the Hogan
family was cancelled we’re finished with
a history report when he suddenly popped
up as the star of the comedy Arrested
Development in 2003 jaws dropped I don’t
know what I expected
Bateman had developed incredible comic
shops
he’s the straight man in a family of
Zanies but it’s his timing and reactions
that make the laughs bland take a look
at banner Michael you guys did all of
this from me
his resurgence continued with hit movies
like Horrible Bosses and identity thief
Oh why’d you do that you did that number
seven
Kiefer Sutherland twenty-four his
penchant for Hell raising earned
unwelcome headlines and sent Sutherlands
career into a nosedive in the late 90s
advertising by the time he showed up on
the Fox series 24 he demonstrated a
range and skill that was remarkable you
probably don’t think that I could force
his towel down your throat trust me I
can more importantly he brought a
commanding presence to the part of Jack
Bauer that kept viewers eyes glued to
the screen a star was definitely reborn
I give you my word I give you my word
number six
Neil Patrick Harris How I Met Your
Mother after the team doctor sitcom
Doogie Howser MD the talented Neil
Patrick Harris couldn’t find a proper
vehicle and a boy he eventually made
waves playing a drug-addled version of
himself in the Harold and Kumar movies
yeah that’s great could we get going I’m
bored as shit Becker but it’s How I Met
Your mother’s Barney Stinson that made
hair is hot again from his first suit up
suit up
Harris took over the sitcom and his
self-centered sex-driven Barney became a
legend wait for it legendary legendary
it’s gonna be legend wait for it and I
hope you’re not lactose intolerant cuz
the second half of that word is dairy
number five Ben Affleck the town the
abominable Gigli dealt Ben Affleck
scurry ran near fatal blow that’s the
ball get the bullhorn it didn’t help
that the stars simultaneous affair with
Jennifer Lopez had turned him into a
tabloid laughingstock I thought you
wanted to be my bitch this is soap Bob
it took seven years and lots of hard
work but Affleck’s captivating
performance in the heist flick the town
which he also directed made audiences
sit up and take notice
they also finally forgave him for making
Gigli I will regret that for the rest of
my life number four Mickey Rourke the
wrestler a reputation as a pickie pain
in the ass
combined with laughable film choices
like the trashing nine and a half weeks
sent Mickey works career down the tubes
after spending years in little-seen or
direct-to-video product Roark finally
got his second wind with a knockout
performance in 2008 the wrestler you
know the only place I get hurt out there
the world don’t give a shit about me he
seemed to be living the part rather than
acting it and was rewarded with an Oscar
nomination and a career resurgence the
only one I’m gonna tell me when I’m
through doing my thing is you bleep on
here
number three Marlon Brando
The Godfather a gigantic ego and a
gigantic string of flops made this
legend a has-been by the 70s hello it’s
not that simple
luckily Francis Ford Coppola insisted on
Brando as his Don Corleone and the
result was one of the most iconic
performances in film history
Brando influences every frame of the
Godfather even when he’s not on screen
what am i I was done to make you take me
so this was pitiful
he may have a difficult personality but
Brando’s talent brought filmmakers an
offer they couldn’t refuse I want to
make him an awfully gun with you number
two Robert Downey jr. Tropic Thunder and
Iron Man in three two one
high-profile arrests and drug problems
derailed Downey’s promising career early
he was even bounced from his acclaimed
role on Ally McBeal what’s a problem but
Downey got his act together and the
one-two punch of Iron Man and Tropic
Thunder in 2008 put him back on top you
got to cross laughs he anchored the
smash superhero flick with a galvanizing
performance and showed true
oscar-nominated comic brilliance in
Thunder he’s been everywhere
ever since everybody knows you never go
full retard number one John Travolta
pulp fiction Saturday Night Fever and
grease May Travolta a box-office King
don’t make me laugh
ha ha ha films like moment by moment and
staying alive made him a joke I dunno
what I want to do
Strutt but his revelatory performance in
1994’s pulp fiction turned that
reputation around darkly comic and
shifting sublimely from subtle too
over-the-top at the drop of a hat oh man
I shot Marvin in a face you do that
Travolta’s comeback performance led to
incredible hits like get shorty there’s
some man yeah any good of course it also
spawned Battlefield Earth all we have to
do is find out what it is
then we’ll have lover jewelry and then
Myka get there go what do you mean we
it’s my plan I’m sending the go-to
cycler that I’m getting off this
stinking planet do you agree with our
list which actors comebacks impress to
you the most for more top tens about
your favorite stars be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com I don’t care if you had
a heart attack
wrong number
so why’d you dial it again nobody loves
you when you’re down and out but
everybody loves a good comeback
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
comeback performances for this list
we’ve chosen actors whose careers have
stalled for one reason or another but
who’ve managed to win back the love of
fans with one standout performance here
we go
number ten Alec Baldwin 30 rock
Baldwin’s career peaked with 1990s The
Hunt for Red October well sir I was just
thinking that perhaps there’s another
possibility we might consider sure he
continued working but he fell out of
favor with fans thanks to a certain
voicemail and he lost his definable
screen identity Tina Fey and 30 rock
changed all that Jack Donaghy managed to
be both manipulative and caring and
slick without being oily why are you
wearing a tux
it’s after 6:00 what am i a farmer for
his hard work Baldwin was awarded two
Emmys and a reinvigorated career I have
to do that thing that rich people do
with a turn money into more money can
you teach me how to do that with my eyes
closed
number nine David Caruso CSI Miami
Caruso got red-hot overnight from NYPD
Blue and got ice-cold even faster when
he walked away from the hit series I
thought I was gonna be 65 I left his job
no one expected much when years later he
was cast as the star of CSI Miami but
from the moment Caruso slyly slipped on
a pair of sunglasses mid-sentence
audiences were hooked again droll dry
and deliberate Caruso’s lieutenant
horatio Caine is one for the record
books
Princeton she came down to drink mojitos
and catch some Sun well it looks like
something caught her
number eight Jason Bateman Arrested
Development teen idol Jason Bateman
drifted from job to job after the Hogan
family was cancelled we’re finished with
a history report when he suddenly popped
up as the star of the comedy Arrested
Development in 2003 jaws dropped I don’t
know what I expected
Bateman had developed incredible comic
shops
he’s the straight man in a family of
Zanies but it’s his timing and reactions
that make the laughs bland take a look
at banner Michael you guys did all of
this from me
his resurgence continued with hit movies
like Horrible Bosses and identity thief
Oh why’d you do that you did that number
seven
Kiefer Sutherland twenty-four his
penchant for Hell raising earned
unwelcome headlines and sent Sutherlands
career into a nosedive in the late 90s
advertising by the time he showed up on
the Fox series 24 he demonstrated a
range and skill that was remarkable you
probably don’t think that I could force
his towel down your throat trust me I
can more importantly he brought a
commanding presence to the part of Jack
Bauer that kept viewers eyes glued to
the screen a star was definitely reborn
I give you my word I give you my word
number six
Neil Patrick Harris How I Met Your
Mother after the team doctor sitcom
Doogie Howser MD the talented Neil
Patrick Harris couldn’t find a proper
vehicle and a boy he eventually made
waves playing a drug-addled version of
himself in the Harold and Kumar movies
yeah that’s great could we get going I’m
bored as shit Becker but it’s How I Met
Your mother’s Barney Stinson that made
hair is hot again from his first suit up
suit up
Harris took over the sitcom and his
self-centered sex-driven Barney became a
legend wait for it legendary legendary
it’s gonna be legend wait for it and I
hope you’re not lactose intolerant cuz
the second half of that word is dairy
number five Ben Affleck the town the
abominable Gigli dealt Ben Affleck
scurry ran near fatal blow that’s the
ball get the bullhorn it didn’t help
that the stars simultaneous affair with
Jennifer Lopez had turned him into a
tabloid laughingstock I thought you
wanted to be my bitch this is soap Bob
it took seven years and lots of hard
work but Affleck’s captivating
performance in the heist flick the town
which he also directed made audiences
sit up and take notice
they also finally forgave him for making
Gigli I will regret that for the rest of
my life number four Mickey Rourke the
wrestler a reputation as a pickie pain
in the ass
combined with laughable film choices
like the trashing nine and a half weeks
sent Mickey works career down the tubes
after spending years in little-seen or
direct-to-video product Roark finally
got his second wind with a knockout
performance in 2008 the wrestler you
know the only place I get hurt out there
the world don’t give a shit about me he
seemed to be living the part rather than
acting it and was rewarded with an Oscar
nomination and a career resurgence the
only one I’m gonna tell me when I’m
through doing my thing is you bleep on
here
number three Marlon Brando
The Godfather a gigantic ego and a
gigantic string of flops made this
legend a has-been by the 70s hello it’s
not that simple
luckily Francis Ford Coppola insisted on
Brando as his Don Corleone and the
result was one of the most iconic
performances in film history
Brando influences every frame of the
Godfather even when he’s not on screen
what am i I was done to make you take me
so this was pitiful
he may have a difficult personality but
Brando’s talent brought filmmakers an
offer they couldn’t refuse I want to
make him an awfully gun with you number
two Robert Downey jr. Tropic Thunder and
Iron Man in three two one
high-profile arrests and drug problems
derailed Downey’s promising career early
he was even bounced from his acclaimed
role on Ally McBeal what’s a problem but
Downey got his act together and the
one-two punch of Iron Man and Tropic
Thunder in 2008 put him back on top you
got to cross laughs he anchored the
smash superhero flick with a galvanizing
performance and showed true
oscar-nominated comic brilliance in
Thunder he’s been everywhere
ever since everybody knows you never go
full retard number one John Travolta
pulp fiction Saturday Night Fever and
grease May Travolta a box-office King
don’t make me laugh
ha ha ha films like moment by moment and
staying alive made him a joke I dunno
what I want to do
Strutt but his revelatory performance in
1994’s pulp fiction turned that
reputation around darkly comic and
shifting sublimely from subtle too
over-the-top at the drop of a hat oh man
I shot Marvin in a face you do that
Travolta’s comeback performance led to
incredible hits like get shorty there’s
some man yeah any good of course it also
spawned Battlefield Earth all we have to
do is find out what it is
then we’ll have lover jewelry and then
Myka get there go what do you mean we
it’s my plan I’m sending the go-to
cycler that I’m getting off this
stinking planet do you agree with our
list which actors comebacks impress to
you the most for more top tens about
your favorite stars be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com I don’t care if you had
a heart attack
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