10 Popular TV Actors Whose Big Movie Breaks Totally Backfired
9. Kaley Cuoco
Big movie break: The
Wedding Ringer
Kaley Cuoco isn't quite a household name, but she's certainly a household face.
Known predominantly for her starring role in The Big Bang Theory, she also had a main role in 8 Simple Rules and was a series regular in the final season of Charmed.
With The Big Bang Theory being arguably the most successful sitcom of the past decade, Cuoco was earning an estimated $1 million per episode by the time the show ended, meaning that she probably isn't in need of any big Hollywood paychecks.
That doesn't mean that Cuoco hasn't tried, though. After appearing in smaller roles in a number of films, she was cast as the fiancée of the main character in buddy comedy The Wedding Ringer.
Also starring Kevin Hart and Josh Gad, it seemed to be the beginning of Cuoco's big screen stardom. That is, at least, until the movie's release.
Critics did not appreciate The Wedding Ringer, and although it wasn't Kuoco's fault, it didn't exactly do wonders for her acting career.
Thankfully, she now voices the titular character in animated TV show Harley Quinn, as well as serving as one of the show's executive producers.