If you were a 90s kid, you grew up with David Krumholtz. You may not have noticed it, but your brain did. As a child actor, Krumholtz appeared in a number of roles in some of our favorite 90s movies. You may have likely seen him in Life with Mikey, Addams Family Values, The Santa Clause and 10 Things I Hate About You. As an adult, Krumholtz would continue as a character actor in films such as Oppenheimer, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere and most recently, Supergirl. According to IMDb, Krumholtz has 147 acting credits on his resume.
The journeyman character actor may have recently appeared in some big movies (despite Supergirl‘s box office performance), but Krumholtz has recently stated that he’s decided to step away from acting. According to Entertainment Weekly, he revealed that his decision was influenced by Hollywood’s degrading experience as a character actor. He posted on Threads,
I kinda sorta put my acting career on hold the other day. It’s been something I’ve been petrified to do for years. Specifically, the fear was that I’d go broke and not be able to handle being out of the game.”sponsored content
Despite being fearful of the decision, Krumholtz says he sent “a definitive email,” which took him out of the Hollywood grind. He would add,
A huge wave of relief washed over me. Not sure what I’m going to do for money instead, or how I’m going to do it, but I just removed a humongous burden, one that I truly didn’t fathom the weight of until it was gone. Frustrated, fed up, fried.”
The star cited that his reasoning was that the last year of “fighting for parts” had taken a toll on him and had worn him down past a breaking point. He said that the opportunities he would find felt like they ultimately “exploit my talent and reputation for a drastically diminishing return.”
He added, “Exploitative art isn’t art. And artists deserve a fair pay percentage for work that assists their employers in making profits.” One idea he did give in response to a commenter about what he might get into was “Inspire kids in school through motivational speaking.”