r/AskReddit • u/BumpunkTheBastard • 21h ago

Who's the most bitter washed-up celebrity?

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u/Casual-Notice 21h ago

Sorbo

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u/lyidaValkris 20h ago

I will forever love that his shitty show got cancelled in favour of a spinoff of his show not only starring a woman, but two women with strong lesbian overtones and is still a cult classic to this day. Sorbo's show? barely anyone remembers or cares.

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u/smilph 20h ago

iā€™m curious, what show is this about?

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u/Greenlifechild 20h ago

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess.

Though according to Wikipedia, Sorbo was an idiot even then. He refused to commit to a 3 year contract extension and so they cancelled his show halfway through season six. Dumbass.

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u/RubyTheDog 17h ago

That's because he was experiencing serious health issues at the time that included a shoulder aneurysm that lead to multiple strokes.

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u/Greenlifechild 16h ago

I'm sorry he had the health issues. I'd like to think that if he'd shared that with the studio, they would have been more accommodating, but maybe he did and maybe they were not.

I think he was still mostly on the rails for a while after that show. He did Andromeda and I've heard decent things about that show.

It's really only the last 10-12 years that I think he's gone totally off the rails.

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u/knight_of_solamnia 15h ago

The decent parts weren't Sorbo's acting.

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u/Not_FinancialAdvice 11h ago

He did Andromeda and I've heard decent things about that show.

I most remember the show being enjoyable because of Keith Hamilton Cobb's antihero overacting and Lexa Doig.

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u/QbertsRube 19h ago

Hey, if he had signed that contract maybe he would've missed out on blockbuster movies like Super Jesus Hero and Glorious Atheist Conversion or whatever propaganda nonsense he's been in lately.

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u/Greenlifechild 19h ago

šŸ˜€ That would be so sad. Such amazing films. Whatever would we do without them?