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* Fernando Ramos da Silva was a young street urchin who starred in the Brazilian crime classic ''Pixote'' in 1981. Da Silva, who played the title role, couldn't break out as an actor due to his illiteracy. He later returned to a life of crime before being killed in a shootout with police at the age of 17.

* Carrie Henn won a Saturn Award for playing Newt in ''[[Aliens]]'', but except for one voice role in 2020 ("Union Worker" in ''[[Thunder Island]]'') never acted again.

** Child actor Peter Ostrum was offered a lucrative multi-picture film deal after playing Charlie Bucket in the 1971 movie, but found film acting to be too much hard work, and took the option to go to college instead and work as a farm animal veterinarian in upper New York state, which he is to this day. He only returns to the public eye to do local school assemblies on his life and career, or on rare occasions for ''Wonka''-related events (though he assisted in the commentary of the 25th anniversary DVD). Charlie Bucket is his only film role.

** Michael Bollner, who played Augustus Gloop, never acted again after this movie. He was cast because he was a native of Munich, where the movie was shot and where he still lives to this day, and had to be taught his lines phonetically. Like Ostrum, he went to school and became a professional (he runs a tax accounting firm) and has only been seen in ''Willy Wonka''-related material since.

 

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