10 Actors Who Can't Catch A Break
7. Will Smith
While the former Fresh Prince’s recent career choices haven’t been as disastrous as others on this list, when you’ve been at the pinnacle of the movie business like he has, the drop off is significantly greater.
A dozen or so years back, Smith had it all going on. Not only was he the biggest box office draw in the game, the rapper turned actor was being taken more seriously with every passing year thanks to serious work in The Pursuit Of Happyness and others. Even in lesser movies like Hancock, Smith was always a delight to watch, charismatic and increasingly versatile.
The decline started with 2013’s After Earth, a baffling effort from M. Night Shyamalan in which Smith starred alongside son Jaden. A major bomb, its failure led the star to taking 18 months off, and he’s yet to recover his momentum.
Of late, he has been most noteworthy for his complex relationship with wife Jada Pinkett Smith, which the pair discussed at length on her Facebook show. A guy as slick and charming as Smith will no doubt bounce back, but he’s certainly on a creative cold streak.