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THEY WERE THE STARS OF YESTERDAY, BUT YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT THEY’RE DOING IN RETIREMENT

Johnny Mathis – Age 86

With more than 400 million records sold to this date, Johnny Mathis remains an icon of popular music, becoming the third top-selling artist of the 20th century after the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley, and Frank Sinatra.

Despite being known as the voice of the ‘50s, Mathis continued to release successful songs well into the 21st century, with his latest single ‘Sending You a Little Christmas,’ released in 2013. His name was recorded three times in the Grammy Hall of Fame, and 73 of his songs made it to the top Billboard Charts. His success story is inspiring, as his latest performance in 2016 was sold out.

 

Tony Dow – Leave It To Beaver, Born in 1945

Tony Dow was only 12 when he made his debut as an actor in the popular series ‘Leave It to Beaver.’ In the six years that the series aired, he quickly became a household name with a bright future in acting. He featured in various television shows before reprising the role of Wally Cleaver two decades later.

Aside from a successful career as an actor, he tried his hand at directing and created visual effects for television programs like ‘Doctor Who’ in the late ’90s. Post his retirement in the early 2000s, Tony became a reputed sculptor; some of his abstract bronze sculptures were displayed in art shows in Louvre, Paris. Since 2021, he has been battling a grave illness.

 

Kelly LeBrock – Born in 1960

When Kelly LeBrock divorced Steven Seagal in 1994, the media seemed to have run out of reporting other things. So, the woman relocated to Santa Barbara and started life as a rancher with three young children! Needless to say, she slowly stopped appearing in films until some sources revealed in 2021 about her quitting acting.

Back in the ‘80s, this actress was quite the talk of Hollywood. After watching her portray a perfect engineer in Weird Science, fans started keeping up with Kelly’s new movie releases. That’s also why they’ve been naturally wondering where she has disappeared – well, now we know the answer.

 

Annette O’Toole — Born in 1952

Annette O’Toole was born in 1952 and grew up in her mother’s dancing studio. Her first TV appearance was at the age of two, and by 13 years, she already had taken 10 years’ worth of singing and dancing lessons. Annette moved to LA with her mom in their search for a career break, and after two months of searching, she got a professional role to dance on the Danny Kaye Show.

Without a doubt, her singing and dancing training opened so many doors that otherwise would’ve been closed to her. O’Toole is glad she found her career early. She believes that it is the discipline she received from being an actor that has set her apart from the crowd.

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