Brett Butler made distinguished showings on Dolly Parton’s ill-fated 1987 variety series, Dolly. Parton appointed Brett to write the rest of the show’s run, although it was shut down not long after due to consistently poor ratings. Butler wasn’t to be stopped though, becoming a star in the ABC Television show, Grace Under Fire, enjoying a good run from 1993 to 1998.
She was eventually dismissed from Grace Under Fire, however, due to prescription medication problems. The actress revealed in TV Guide how terrible the experience was for her. In just one day, she lost her husband, got booted from the show and had to give her beloved dog to her sister. Since then, Brett Butler regained her stardom in Anger Management and appeared in two episodes of The Leftovers.
Dave Hester, Storage Wars
Dave Hester is best known for his role in the “Storage Wars” show. The American TV personality has worked in the storage auction business for more than 25 years now. The Golden Pool painting by Jack Wilkinson Smith is considered one of the biggest finds in his career, after buying the painting for only $750 and selling it for a whopping $155,000. Hester is also the CEO and owner of Dave Hester Auctions.
David was canned from the show “Storage Wars” in 2012, but he fired back with a lawsuit of his own in December 2012, with the claim of wrongful dismissal. According to the auctioneer, the show was a setup, because there were valuable items that were purposely installed on the storage units. The case was settled in July 2014 and quickly after, he came back to the show. Hester has a popular trademarked catch phrase “YUUUP!”, which has been imprinted on products like hats and T-shirts.
Erinn Hayes, Kevin Can Wait
Erinn Hayes became popular for her performance as Dr. Lola Spratt in the Adult Swim sitcom, Children’s Hospital. Aside from that, Erinn has starred in a number of other roles in several network sitcoms, playing Alison in The Winner in 2007, Melanie Clayton in Worst Week, from 2008 to 2009, and Sheila in Guys with Kids, from 2012 to 2013. In 2012, the American actress landed her first feature film role in the black comedy, It's a Disaster.
Erinn Hayes is also best known for her role on the Amazon series, The Dangerous Book for Boys, and the first season of the CBS sitcom, Kevin Can Wait. After the end of season one of Kevin Can Wait, Errin was stunned to discover that her character would pass away in the second season and be replaced by Leah Remini. Kevin James later revealed that the reason behind her character’s death was to change the show’s plot. In the wake of her dismissal, Erinn Hayes secured a repeating role on the TBS comedy, Wrecked.
T.R. Knight, Grey’s Anatomy
T.R. Knight played the character of Dr. George O’Malley on the hit show Grey’s Anatomy. He was fired from the show after five seasons and his character was killed off due to what he strangely described as a “breakdown of communication” with show creator Shonda Rhimes.
Knight has publicly accused Rhimes of firing him after he came out as gay, but she emphatically denies these allegations. He must have made somebody angry, though, because his character was hit by a bus, horribly disfigured and died shortly after.
Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros, Lost
Hawaii is a magical place, with sea and sun and little drinks with umbrellas in them. It’s easy to start thinking you are on vacation and not focus on your acting work. During the shooting of Lost, Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Watros did too much partying and both received DUIs.
The creators and producers of Lost were mortified by the bad publicity and decided the actresses were too big of a liability. Soon after, both their characters, police officer Ana Lucia Cortez and Libby Smith, met their untimely end on the show.