10 Big TV Stars Left Hit TV Shows
Steve Carell left The Office. Lisa Bonet vanished from A Different World and The Cosby Show. Cindy Williams bounced from Laverne & Shirley. In this countdown, we’re spotlighting 10 more TV stars who exited hit TV shows—sometimes by choice, sometimes… not so much. From MASH legends Wayne Rogers and McLean Stevenson to 90210’s Shannen Doherty and even Roseanne Barr herself, these departures changed shows—and sometimes careers—forever.
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Chapters
00:00 – Intro
00:49 – Cindy Williams (Laverne & Shirley)
03:21 – Steve Carell (The Office)
06:29 – Lisa Bonet (The Cosby Show / A Different World)
08:59 – Rob Reiner (All in the Family)
11:06 – Shannen Doherty (Beverly Hills 90210)
13:49 – Anthony Edwards (ER)
15:49 – Ron Howard (Happy Days)
17:30 – Wayne Rogers (M*A*S*H)
19:11 – MacLean Stevenson (M*A*S*H)
21:37 – Roseanne Barr (Roseanne / The Connors)
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