Katherine Heigl on "Grey's Anatomy"
David Caruso on "NYPD Blue"
Delta Burke, 1995
Courtney Thorne Smith on "Ally McBeal"
Chevy Chase on "Saturday Night Live"
Farrah Fawcett on "Charlie's Angels"
Sherry Stringfield on "ER"
Wayne Rogers on '"M*A*S*H"
Shelley Long on "Cheers"
Shannon Doherty on "Beverly Hills, 90210"
Gabe Kaplan on "Welcome Back, Kotter"
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Gabe Kaplan on 'Welcome Back, Kotter'
At the end of season three of "Welcome Back, Kotter" everyone expected that John Travolta would leave the show - he was the break-out star and had a hit movie called "Saturday Night Fever." No one expected that Gabe Kaplan aka Mr. Kotter, would decide to split, too. After all, he was the title character and he had created the series based on his own childhood friends. But creative differences with producer, James Komack, were more than Gabe could take, so he decided to pack it in and go back to stand-up comedy. He made only a handful of appearances in the fourth and final season of the series and has barely been seen on TV or in movies since. But don't cry for Mr. Koh-ter he's now a professional poker player who's tournament winnings total over $1.3 million as of 2008.
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On Our Favorite Gay TV Characters...jleii said "To my homosexual friends: Please forgive my Christian brothers and sisters for their ignorant and misguided ways. Their hearts are in the right place, but they've allowed religion (man's way to get to God) to cloud the beauty of JESUS (God's way of getting to man). Jesus dined and hung out with all kinds. He spent time with prostitutes, tax collectors, and (although they aren't mentioned) I'm sure HE spent time with homosexuals. Jesus loved ALL mankind. HE died ONCE - for ALL. He didn't die for the baptists only, or once for the Catholics only. He died once for ALL mankind. It is up to the individual if he/she wants a personal relationship with HIM. He will never reject you or force you to change. The legalistic Christians love to pick on the homosexuals Does it ever strike you as odd that the obeste judgemental Christians are doing all the judging, and no one questions them about the sinfulness of gluttony or judging others? It IS a sin to over-eat and it's a sin to judge, but that doesn't stop the legalists from hating on homos. With that being said, homosexuality is considered a sin - anything that makes your life harder is a sin. God wants to protect us from things that make our lives harder. He's not going to make you burn for being gay, but you will find discrimination, higher disease rates, and a world of closing doors. God wants to protect you and wants your life to be great. When you allow things to come into your life that makes your life harder, you essentially tie God's hands. With all this being said, I have many friends who are gay and are Christian. Being Gay IS a sin (the bible says so), but so is gossping, judging, over-eating (the list goes on and on). If you welcome Jesus into your heart, HE will accept you into HIS kingdom just as you are and HE will keep you for all eternity. You don't have to fix yourself first, you don't have to jump through any hoops - you only have to believe HE did it all on the cross and HE loves you so much that HE was willing to die for you. I'm not asking you to be straight, I'm just asking you to ask yourself if you know for sure where you're going. Jesus loves you as you are, and HE'll never turn you away. "
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On Stars Who Left Hit Shows...Fox12 said "Actually it was the end of the third season (1993) of BH 90210 when Brenda (Shannen Doherty)and the crew graduated from West Bev. In the beginning of season four is when it was written in that Brenda would go back to Minnesota to go to college. But she was still very much on the show. Brenda decided to move back to Beverly Hills and joined her friends at Cal U. It was at the end of season four when when Brenda was offered a summer slot in an acting school in London. When season five began her twin brother Brandon explained that Brenda got a full scholorship in the program for a year."
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Fox12
December 17, 2009 - 10:28 PM GMT
Actually it was the end of the third season (1993) of BH 90210 when Brenda (Shannen Doherty)and the crew graduated from West Bev. In the beginning of season four is when it was written in that Brenda would go back to Minnesota to go to college. But she was still very much on the show. Brenda decided to move back to Beverly Hills and joined her friends at Cal U. It was at the end of season four when when Brenda was offered a summer slot in an acting school in London. When season five began her twin brother Brandon explained that Brenda got a full scholorship in the program for a year.
EricEbacher
November 14, 2009 - 04:27 PM GMT
I think the biggest mistake was when CBS fired Mackenzie Phillips from "One Day at A Time" like they did; what they should have done was referred her to drug and alcohol rehab, and then if that didn't work, then give her a choice: either quit or be fired.
Grouchy1
March 16, 2009 - 05:44 PM GMT
Don't forget Freddie Prinze leaving "Chico and the Man," and Peter Duel leaving "Alias Smith and Jones" - the ultimate dead-end departures.
Chris
March 16, 2009 - 09:46 AM GMT
George Clooney left ER at it's height - and look at him
luv2teachny
March 15, 2009 - 07:44 AM GMT
Rob Lowe leaving The West Wing. Stupid move.
alur
March 15, 2009 - 07:32 AM GMT
I guess it's in another generation, but Pernell Roberts left Bonanza and struggled until he put his mark on the less-than-culture changing TV series "Trapper John, MD."
Neither show will win a hall of fame nomination for him, but at least we know he stood behind his ego.
john in gh
March 14, 2009 - 11:55 AM GMT
nice spelling of moral in the wayne rogers blurb. idiots.
bmomjian
March 14, 2009 - 08:50 AM GMT
I always considered Hervé Villechaize leaving "Fantasy Island" to be the quintessential entry in this category.
bwatterson
March 14, 2009 - 07:43 AM GMT
How about Suzanne Summers ?? How could you miss her ???
Jacobyxx
March 13, 2009 - 11:31 AM GMT
How about Pernell Roberts who left Bonanza and more recently Katie Couric who left the Today show to become an overpayed flop as a evening news anchor on cbs!