Debbie Reynolds’ string of nightmares began after Eddie Fisher abandoned her for Elizabeth Taylor. The scandal was a massive humiliation, but this was only the beginning.

During the 60s, many of these faces seemed destined for lifelong stardom. But once their signature shows ended, many found out that Hollywood had already moved on.

Mike Lookinland was famous as Bobby on The Brady Bunch, but when the show ended he faced serious choices about his future.

The 1970s made overnight stars out of unknown actors, but for some performers, that first big movie breakthrough turned out to be difficult to top.

Max Gail turned Wojo from Barney Miller’s big, bumbling cop into the sitcom’s emotional heart, then found new acclaim on General Hospital.

Jean Harlow had one of the strangest trajectories to superstardom in Hollywood history. For one thing, she wasn’t in it for the money. She was already a millionaire before she started in Hollywood. Secondly, her acting was uniformly ridiculed by critics for her first films. Yet somehow Harlow rose to the top and made over 30 feature films all before her tragic passing at the age of 26. This “Platinum Blonde” has one of the most fascinating stories in Hollywood.