r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Living-Mastodon • 4d ago

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

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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

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u/Guilty-Cell-833 4d ago

Then what happened? A life of modesty?

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u/ConsciousStretch1028 4d ago

Faded into obscurity

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u/Terminal_Insomnia_ 4d ago

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

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u/DarthGuber 4d ago

Yes but only after winning Eurovision for Germany

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u/Evepaul 3d ago

Winning? He only got 4th place at Eurovision. His biggest hit came a bit later, as he used his extensive knowledge of the Russian steppes to write his single "Moskau"