MacKenzie Phillips, One Day at a Time
MacKenzie Phillips was born to be an actress. At the young age of 12, she was already performing in the coming-of-age comedy film, American Graffiti. She became a star in the 1970s after portraying the boy-crazy teenager, Julie Cooper, in the television show, One Day at a Time. The show also paid her handsomely, with $50,000 a week, the current equivalent of $232,808.
Unfortunately, MacKenzie suffered from substance abuse issues during her stint with One Day at a Time. Because of that, she was cut off from the show and underwent a rehabilitation program to get clean. She made a comeback in the show’s final season, but was then booted out for the second time when she got back to using and fainted on set. Today, Mackenzie Phillips is a counselor and made an appearance in the 2017 reboot of One Day at a Time, playing a counselor who helps individuals with substance abuse problems.
Kim Delaney, Army Wives
Kim Delaney achieved celebrity status for her role as Detective Diane Russell on the ABC drama television series, NYPD Blue. She also received an Emmy award for her performance on the show. At the start of her acting career, Kim was cast as Jenny Gardner on the ABC daytime television drama, All My Children. Eventually, she managed to land prominent roles on the TV drama, Philly, and in Army Wives, from season one to season six.
One year following Kim’s circuitous speech during an event that honored Defense Secretary Robert Gates, she was given her marching orders from Army Wives. The American actress also suffers from a long history of substance abuse. To this day, Kim Delaney continues to search for a stable gig after the aftermath of her abrupt exit from Army Wives.
Janet Hubert, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Janet Hubert is best known for her performance as the original Vivian Banks of the sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, starting from its first season in 1990 up until the finale of season three, in 1993. For her portrayal of Vivian Banks, Janet received an NAACP Image award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series nomination in 1991. Despite her widely acclaimed performance on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Janet Hubert was fired and replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid for season four, which commenced later in 1993.
According to Will Smith, the show's star, he didn’t get along well with Janet long before she was pregnant, although there were plenty of rumors that Smith wasn’t able to stand the actress’ critical comments while they were on set. Since then, Janet Hubert has appeared on numerous different TV shows including Friends, One Life to Live and Tyler Perry’s House of Payne. In November 2018, it was made public that Janet was chosen to play the role of Yvonne on the daytime soap opera, General Hospital.
Jennette McCurdy, Sam & Cat
Jennette McCurdy became a celebrity when she co-starred with Ariana Grande in the Nickelodeon series, Sam & Cat. Jennette played the character, Sam Puckett, while Ariana played Cat Valentine. The show was first aired on June 8, 2013, and revolved around the story of two girls who became roommates and began a babysitting business.
Jennette’s acting career for the Nickelodeon series was jeopardized when provocative photos of the female star started going viral. It made things even worse when she posted even more photos of the same kind on Instagram. After matters got out of hand, Nickelodeon decided to shut down the show entirely. Currently, Jennette McCurdy is enjoying success on the Netflix sci-fi series, Between.
Selma Blair, Anger Management
In 2012, Selma Blair starred in the short film, Slideshow of Wieners: A Love Story, a satirical love story regarding the internet. Shortly after her admirable performance in the short film, Selma came back to our TV screens as a lead actress in the first showing of FX's Anger Management, with Charlie Sheen as her co-star. Selma Blair starred in a total of 53 episodes of Anger Management, portraying Dr. Kate Wales, Charlie Sheen's therapist, and romantic partner. The series drew a mixed bag of critical reviews but, nevertheless, proved to be a big hit – it garnered 5.74 million viewers when it debuted and is ranked as the #1 viewed sitcom premiere in cable history.
Selma Blair exited Anger Management during the filming of the second season because of disputes with her co-star, Charlie Sheen. She apparently enraged Sheen while they were filming, prompting the actor to work on her immediate firing. Her exit on the show was made official in June of 2013. Selma continues to star in various Hollywood roles, including the horror movie, Mom and Dad, with the inimitable Nicolas Cage, in 2017.