Celebrities who switched careers

Peter Gardner Ostrum is a former child actor whose only film role was as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

Ostrum had to the chance to sign a three-film contract when it was over but turned it down and went on to become a veterinarian.

Wonka
Wonka

Watch the above video to discover which other one-time celebrities ditched fame.

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