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You work as a dustman or in a shoe shop for a while, you move on and everyone forgets about it. Do work as an actor in a single role, however, and everyone refers to you as "an actor" for ever afterward.
More broadly, this is when a character has had his [[Andy Warhol|fifteen minutes of fame]] and graciously accepted its end to go back to a quiet private life—only to find that the world (or some segment of it) is not willing to let him go. This can be played as anything from simple [[Backstory]] to the lynchpin on which an entire [[Story Arc]]—be it comedic or dramatic—can be hung.
This is a subtrope of [[Never Live It Down]] and supertrope to [[Former Child Star]]. Compare with [[White Dwarf Starlet]] (who wants to act again but can't land a role) and [[I Am Not Spock]] (who never stopped acting, but is only remembered for that one famous role).
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== [[Fan Works]] ==
* In the ''[https://archiveofourown.org/series/14925 Housemates]'' series by ConeycatJr (an extended set of crossovers between the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] and ''[[Being Human (UK)|Being Human]]'') Loki (of all people) is this. Instead of becoming Thanos' catspaw and engineering the 2012 Battle of New York from ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers]]'' after falling from the Bifrost at the end of ''[[Thor (film)|Thor]]'', he landed in Bristol in the UK and was accepted into their household by George, Mitchell and Annie, who helped him heal both physically and spiritually. He eventually gets a job as a janitor at a local elementary school and finds that he is happy and content there -- but events keep drawing him back to the Avengers and Asgard.
== [[Film]] ==
* The banjo-playing boy in ''[[Deliverance]]'' is so described in "the other wiki".▼
* ''[[Galaxy Quest]]'' is very largely composed of variations of, lampshades hung on, and aversions of this trope.
* ''[[Sunset Boulevard]]'' is a tragic variation, making it at least
* This is a plot point in ''[[The Wrestler]]'', both with Randy (Mickey Rourke) being hassled by a fan at his butcher job, and his former in-ring nemesis The Ayatollah owning a few car dealerships.▼
▲* The banjo-playing boy in ''Deliverance'' is so described in "the other wiki".
* The Character of Tom from ''[[Bridget Jones's Diary]]'' was an 80s pop-star still living off the buzz of his [[One-Hit Wonder]].
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* The various nonentities and Z-listers who attempt to cross over from ''[[Big Brother]]'' and related shows.
* Ann Marie in ''[[That Girl]]'', far too obviously.
▲* This is a plot point in [[The Wrestler]], both with Randy (Mickey Rourke) being hassled by a fan at his butcher job, and his former in-ring nemesis The Ayatollah owning a few car dealerships.
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[[Category:Show Business]]
▲[[Category:Always an Actor]]
[[Category:Needs More Love]]
[[Category:Pages Needing Wicks]]
[[Category:Never Live It Down]]
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