If you've ever been fired, you know that it's not always the easiest pill to swallow. Most of us disagree with our employer when it comes to the reasons for firing us, although there are certainly situations where it's justified. If you steal, do a bad job, leave early, etc., your firing may be justified. And there are some other weird and unpredictable reasons that can lead to you losing your job. This happens to people in Hollywood, too, and some of their firings are simply mind-boggling.
10. Chris Hansen was fired after he was caught cheating on camera
For several years, Chris Hansen was remarkably well known for his bites. "To Catch a Predator" , where he worked with law enforcement to frame potential pedophiles and catch them on camera attempting to meet with underage victims. To this day, Hansen is still used as a meme when someone online acts creepy, though " "Catch a Predator" ended in 2007.
Since Hansen spent so much of his career creating hidden camera, it became oddly ironic that he lost his job at NBC entirely in 2013 after a hidden camera caught him cheating on his wife.
It was the National Enquirer who took down Hansen, but NBC didn't want to deal with the potential black eye of keeping the man on staff, so they fired him as soon as the story broke.
9. Daniel Benzali was fired from Murder One because he pooped in the house
Show "Murder Number One" was a serious legal drama created by the infamous Steven Bochco. It starred a man named Daniel Benzali, who was very serious and strong in the role. His work was praised by critics, but nevertheless; the man was fired. Why fire such a good actor? Steven Bochco has the answer.
Benzali showed up to work late every day. An hour late, Bochko said. And that's a huge problem on a TV show. These shows cost a lot of money, and it's a huge waste if they happen every day.
Bochco confronted Benzali about being late to ask if there was a solution. Benzali admitted that the problem was that he had a long commute ahead of him, but he couldn't leave the house until he had pooped. That was literally his reason. Bochco suggested that he come to work and then poop, but Benzali resisted, saying that he could only poop at home.
Benzali refused to get up early to get to work on time. Bochko even offered to rent him an apartment right across the street. But the actor wouldn't do it. So they fired him.
8. Rick Moranis was fired from Breakfast Club for the Russian accent
Breakfast Club became a classic example of 80s cinema and one of director John Hughes's most beloved films. The simple story of a group of five misfits spending a Saturday together in jail seemed to capture not only the spirit of the times, but something that transcended time and resonated with audiences even decades later.
Aside from the main cast, there are really only two other characters in the film. The main antagonist is the brilliantly played Principal Vernon, and the janitor, played by John Kapelos. His character doesn't do much in the film, but he does have a couple of memorable scenes. And the character almost went to Rick Moranis.
Moranis, best known for such films as"Ghostbusters " And "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids " was cast in the role until John Hughes fired him. According to legend, Hughes was thrilled to have Moranis on board, but for mysterious reasons, Moranis refused to play the character as written. Instead, he portrayed him with an over-the-top Russian accent. And that's not all.
When Moranis arrived on set, he had gold caps on his teeth and his hair cut short. The studio saw the dailies and hated them. Hughes didn't want to tell Moranis, but the studio didn't want to waste time on him, so he was fired.
7. David Herman was intentionally fired from MADtv
MADtv never reached heights SNL , but it was one of sketch comedy's longest-running competitors, and featured several performers who are still very popular on the comedy scene today.
One of the performers, David Herman, is perhaps best known outside of the show for his work in the film "Office space" where he plays a character named Michael Bolton who hates the office printer. Herman had a contract with the show that prevented him from doing any projects outside of the show, and he had problems with that.
Herman wanted to do other projects, so he had to get out of his contract, and he did. He started doing table reads for the show, shouting out all his lines. And he kept at it until the producers got so tired of him that they fired him. He's since had a pretty successful career as a voice actor.
6. Dan Aykroyd fired JT Walsh for starring in a film about John Belushi.
Back in the 1980s and '90s, character actor J.T. Walsh had a number of memorable roles in films such asA Few Good Men" And "Sharpened Blade" While many people enjoyed his work, not everyone did. Including, apparently, actor Dan Aykroyd.
In 1990, Aykroyd starred in the action comedy"Free Guns" , which also starred Gene Hackman. Walsh was hired to play a cop named Veskit, but Aykroyd went out of his way to make sure that never happened. Walsh recently starred in Wired , biographies of John Belushi. Aykroyd and Belushi were famously close friends and performed together as the Blues Brothers, and Wired did not always portray Belushi in the best light. As a result, Aykroyd held a grudge and replaced Walsh.
5. Jay Thomas was fired from Cheers for insulting Rhea Perlman
In the sitcom "Greetings" featured an ensemble of classic characters that fans have come to love. Carla, the waitress played by actress Rhea Perlman, was known for her caustic wit and surly, yet oddly sweet demeanor. Perlman was well-liked in the role, and it is for this role that she is best known to this day. However, not everyone was as excited about the role as the fans.
Actor Jay Thomas had a recurring role as Carla's boyfriend and later husband Eddie LeBec. The characters got married and soon after, the character was killed by a Zamboni. While it's a silly ending, some people wonder why they had Carla get married and her husband die so soon after. The plan was never to kill Eddie, but Thomas brought it on himself.
Thomas was hosting a radio show discussing his role on the show and began joking about how disgusting it was that he had to kiss Rhea Perlman. Series co-creator James Burrows said Thomas was immediately fired for his comments and the character was then killed off.
Thomas claimed that was not the reason he was fired, but the show's creator may have more authority to determine what the truth was.
4. Richard Gere was fired from a film for sprinkling mustard on Sylvester Stallone.
Richard Gere has been a pretty big name in Hollywood for years, even if we don't see him much anymore. And of course, Sylvester Stallone still is. In 1974, the two were cast together in the film"The Lords of Flatbush" However, behind the scenes, things were not going well.
According to Stallone, things were already a bit sour because Gere was taking the fight scenes too seriously. The cast breaks for lunch, and Gere has half a chicken covered in mustard, which he spills on Stallone's pants. Stallone elbows him out of the car they're in, and the resulting feud forces the director to choose between Stallone and Gere. Gere is fired.
The feud long outlived their short time together, and there were even rumors, which persist to this day, that Stallone started the infamous Richard Gere gerbil story, which Gere himself apparently believes, about how things went down.
3. Damon Wayans was fired from SNL for sabotaging the sketch
SNL has seen dozens of comedians perform as cast members over the years, and some have obviously lasted longer than others. Some leave the show on their own terms, but others are ruthlessly fired for going against the wishes of producer Lorne Michaels. Damon Wayans was one of those people.
Wayans starred in seven episodes of the sitcom. He was already having trouble with the way he was portrayed, not getting much work and being put in situations he felt were racially offensive, such as being asked to simply stand on stage in a thong while holding a spear.
In his latest sketch, a parody on Miami Vice , Wayans played a detective. Wayans said that after rehearsal, Michaels told him he looked like a pimp in a suit, he should wear a cop uniform. And that was it.
Wayans already hated the sketch, which he didn't think was funny, so when it came time for the live performance, he portrayed the cop as a flamboyant gay man, just rocking the entire stage.
After it was all over, Michaels fired him on the spot, which Wayans admitted was the right move since what he did wasn't funny, it was just out of anger.
2. Russell Brand was fired for dressing like Osama bin Laden the day after 9/11.
These days, Russell Brand is mostly known for his podcasts and political speeches, but he was once a comedian and even worked for MTV. In fact, he worked for MTV until September 12, 2001.
The day after 9/11, which even if you weren't around at the time you might imagine, was a pretty damn serious day for people around the world. Brand showed up to his MTV performance dressed as Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader ultimately responsible for the 9/11 attacks and the deaths of 2,996 people.
Word is Brand was also on point, and he admitted to having had drug problems in the past, but the mixture certainly didn't guarantee him a job at the end of the week.
1. Michael Bublé was fired from The X-Files for stealing a hot dog.
Long before Michael Bublé was a flavored soda spokesman or a new crooner, he was an actor. Or at least, he tried to be one. The man had a failure or two that most actors avoid.
Buble starred in an episode "The X-Files" as an extra on a submarine. Not a big role by any means, but he was just trying to get a foothold in the acting world. He makes a brief cameo appearance, but he, too, was fired from the set. The reason? Stealing hot dogs.
Turns out craft services aren't for everyone all the time. There was a food table on location, and Bublé was hungry, so he grabbed a hot dog. But the table was reserved for the main actors, meaning the hot dog belonged to Mulder or Scully.
Someone from the craft services pounced on Bublé and even threatened to blacklist him from his career for his actions.
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