Mischa Barton
Why did Mischa Barton leave The O.C.? Well, she hoped to pursue other roles and had gotten tired of the teen show. She says that it was her decision, that she asked to get written off the show. She played Marissa Cooper on the show, who later died in a car crash. Originally, the writers thought of just making her move to a different town. However, the actress did not think that this was the right thing to do for the character. It did not keep with the spirit of the teenaged girl. She explained that, after all, Marissa Cooper was a “burnout” who was not the type to “sail off into the sunset.”
Mischa Barton
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Actor Jonathan Taylor Thomas played Randy on Home Improvement but left to focus on his education. The actor made the decision to leave the entertainment industry altogether later on. As you can imagine, his legion of fans had been devastated to hear about this piece of news! In 2013, he participated in an interview and claimed to have no regrets about his decision to leave Hollywood. According to the actor, he had been “going nonstop” ever since the age of eight and did not want to keep going. He eventually reunited with Tim Allen by appearing in Last Man Standing.
Jonathan Taylor Thomas