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Danson is TV royalty. After playing the iconic character of Sam Malone on “Cheers,” he reinvented himself multiple times, playing everything from an egomaniac billionaire on “Damages” to a misanthropic doctor on “Becker” to himself on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Apart from his role in “Three Men and a Baby” in the 1980s, however, he has been locked out of the movie industry. For some reason, viewers simply don’t want to see Ted Danson in films. Fortunately for him, they still want to see him on TV. He is now enjoying a successful stint as D.B. Russell on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Stuck on the Sma...Try as they might, these TV stars have never been able to translate their success to the silver screen. Click through to see which famous actors were box office busts. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Katherine HeiglHeigl’s foray into movies started auspiciously enough with her role opposite Seth Rogen in “Knocked Up.” Things went rapidly downhill after that, however. The only people who hated her next two rom-coms (“27 Dresses” and “The Ugly Truth”) more than critics were audiences, who simply stopped showing up and turned those two films into box office disasters. Another pair of flops (“Killers,” “Life as We Know It”) sealed the deal in 2010, just as Heigl was leaving “Grey’s Anatomy” seemingly for good. And things don’t seem to be getting any better. Her newest flick, “One for the Money,” opens this weekend after being pushed back from the 2011 summer block season into the barren wasteland of January releases. It’s no wonder she’s been hinting about a return to her TV roots. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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David CarusoBefore gaining fame as Horatio Caine on “CSI: Miami,” Caruso played another famous cop on “NYPD Blue.” In between, he attempted to launch a film career that, sadly, was dead on arrival. His famed so-bad-it’s-good approach to acting just didn’t translate to the big screen, and vehicles like “Kiss of Death” and “Jade” crashed and burned at the box office. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Alyssa MilanoThe former child star of "Who's the Boss?" tried to grow up in a hurry with adult roles in movies like “Poison Ivy II: Lily” and “Embrace of the Vampire.” Audiences responded with a hearty, “No, thanks!” and Milano retreated to TV, where she experienced further success on shows like “Charmed,” “Melrose Place” and “My Name Is Earl.” -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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John KrasinskiKrasinski has become a master of the small-screen grimace, smirk and doe-eyed stare as Jim Halpert on “The Office,” and viewers love it. But for whatever reason, Krasinski’s easy charm has failed to translate to the silver screen. Films like “License to Wed,” “Leatherheads” and “Something Borrowed” earned so-so reviews and floundered at the box office. That said, the indie film “Away We Go,” co-starring Maya Rudolph, was a treat – perhaps because his character was a slacker version of Jim Halpert. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Jimmy FallonFallon was wildly popular during his stint on “SNL,” and leaving the show to launch a movie career turned out to be a huge mistake. At best, his movies left viewers numb (see: “Fever Pitch”). At worst, they were critical flops and box office catastrophes (“Taxi”). Fortunately for him, the “Late Night” desk opened up and Fallon was able to jumpstart his career as a talk show host. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Ted DansonDanson is TV royalty. After playing the iconic character of Sam Malone on “Cheers,” he reinvented himself multiple times, playing everything from an egomaniac billionaire on “Damages” to a misanthropic doctor on “Becker” to himself on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” Apart from his role in “Three Men and a Baby” in the 1980s, however, he has been locked out of the movie industry. For some reason, viewers simply don’t want to see Ted Danson in films. Fortunately for him, they still want to see him on TV. He is now enjoying a successful stint as D.B. Russell on “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.” -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Pamela AndersonAnderson developed a huge following during her stints on “Baywatch” and “V.I.P.” – and let’s not forget “Home Improvement.” But her action film “Barb Wire” was such a critical and commercial flop that it immediately crushed Anderson’s chances at starring in any more movies – barring ones she made at home. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Christina Appleg...Between her career-making role on “Married with Children” and her stellar work on “Up All Night,” Applegate attempted to launch an ill-fated career in movies. She struck gold starring opposite Will Ferrell in “Anchorman,” but was unable to establish herself as a leading lady, despite top billing in films like “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead.” So back to TV – and continued success – Applegate went. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Male Stars of “F...While Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Kudrow and Courteney Cox all successfully transitioned to the big screen following the success of “Friends,” the same cannot be said of their male counterparts. David Schwimmer fell flat in his first leading role in “The Pallbearer,” despite the presences of Gwyneth Paltrow. Matthew Perry’s high water mark continues to be “The Whole Nine Yards,” and that’s not a good thing. And as for Matt LeBlanc, well, let’s just bring up his 1996 chimpanzee-baseball comedy "Ed" and leave it at that. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Topher GraceGrace kicked off his post-“That ‘70s Show” career on the right foot with bit parts in “Traffic” and “Ocean’s 12,” but when he stepped up in larger roles, the roof came crashing down. “Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!” and “Predators” were commercial flops, and Grace’s turn as a villain in “Spider-Man 3” was widely maligned. His 2011 output consisted of “The Double,” a spy thriller with a 14% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and “Take Me Home Tonight,” a movie that had been on hold since 2007, and which made a grand total of $6 million. Ouch. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Tony DanzaWho’s the boss of TV sitcoms? Tony Danza. Sadly, the same cannot be said for movies. The “Taxi” and “Who’s the Boss?” star tried in vain to parlay his small-screen stardom into a movie career with lead roles in a pair of disastrous movies. First came “Going Ape!” (actual synopsis: “Foster (Danza) is the sole heir to a five million dollar estate -- if he can keep his three pet orangutans safe and sound for the next two years!”) and “She’s Out of Control,” which Gene Siskel said made him so depressed he considered quitting his job as a movie critic. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Michael RichardsRichards’ best movie role – that of Stanley Spadowski in “Weird Al” Yankovic’s “UHF” – came prior to his massive success on “Seinfeld.” But between the show and his career-ending N-word incident, Richards tried to recapture his big-screen magic, but failed miserably, his biggest whiff coming in 1997’s “Trial and Error” alongside Jeff Daniels. Remember that film? Neither does anyone else. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Roseanne BarrIn the one-year gap between her first season of “Roseanne” and her infamous rendition of the “Star-Spangled Banner,” Barr made a half-hearted stab at launching a movie career in the form of “She-Devil,” which, despite the fact that it co-starred Meryl Streep, or perhaps because of it, only served to highlight the deficiencies in Barr’s acting. The sting was probably taken off by the fact that, a few years later, Barr became the second highest-paid woman in show business by raking in $40 million a season with “Roseanne.” -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Fred SavageFred Savage hit it big as Kevin Arnold on “The Wonder Years,” where he became the envy of every teenage boy when he got to make out with Winnie Cooper. Sweet, sweet Winnie Cooper. But the jealousy was eased after Arnold’s botched foray into films, including “Little Monsters,” which reportedly grossed less than a million dollars, and “The Wizard,” which Roger Ebert called "a cynical exploitation film with a lot of commercial plugs" and "insanely overwritten and ineptly filmed." -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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Mark-Paul Gossel...It would be understandable if Mark-Paul Gosselaar had filmed “Dead Man on Campus” in the early ‘90s to cash in on the “Saved by the Bell” craze. But he didn’t. It came out in 1998, and it wrecked his chances of ever attaining leading man status by being just all-around terrible, as its 15% rating on Rotten Tomatoes attests. It is now completely out of print. -Xfinity Entertainment Programmers
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