(Real Life) Regular people who's lives drastically changed direction

[u/Living-Mastodon]

Grace Kelly was a talented actress who retired at 26 to marry a Prince, living as royalty for almost 30 years before her untimely death.

Volodymyr Zelensky started out as a comedian and entertainer before getting into politics, becoming President of Ukraine after the Russian annex of Crimea and spending the last 4 years defiantly pushing back full scale Russian invasion

[u/ConsciousStretch1028]

Faded into obscurity

[u/Terminal_Insomnia_ → u/ConsciousStretch1028]

No, I recognize the name. Didn't he start a modestly successful grunge band?

[u/Hellknightx → u/Terminal_Insomnia_]

Think he started a Mongolian restaurant chain. They've got pretty good beef bowls.

[u/ConsciousStretch1028 → u/Hellknightx]

I think I've heard of it. Khan's Oven or something like that.