Amanda Bynes Retiring from acting

Don't you actually have to act at some point in order to retire....

I highly doubt anyone will remember this, but there was a time when Nick at Night existed and had a variety show called All That. Amanda Bynes was even younger back then and had this segment "Ask Ashley". I'm sure it was just my age at the time, but I remember thinking this was hilarious back in the day. I haven't revisited this or many of the things from the 90s (except The Secret World of Alex Mack, which surprisingly DOES hold up. Just trust me.), but I remember this fondly. Still, to just suddenly announce retirement (and on twitter of all things) at such a young age is odd.

Publicity stunt. She currently has no agency.(which is odd since she has a new film coming out in September) She has a rep for switching agencies and for being difficult.She got fired in February from the Farley Brothers film HALL PASS. I think retiring means 'not getting any job offers'.Wouldn't she have her publicist make an official announcement? So far her reps have no comment.Either her account was hacked or she tweeted while drunk. Her Tweets are pretty crazy. She is known for Tweeting and then removing her Tweets.I think she could be suffering some sort of breakdown as well. What 24 year old announces they are retiring unless they want attention. Why not just stop working? Take a break? Why make an announcement? Has she earned her place to make a big deal about retiring? Gene Hackman retired and so did Sean Connery.They didn't really make a big deal over it. Maybe it's a way for her to get noticed or better scripts/offers. I think this is all very fishy.

By the way, I use to LOVE What I Like About You and She's the Man is one of my favorite movies.It's like she never wanted to grow up or do adult roles.

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Updated On: 6/19/10 at 10:34 PM

Court dismissed, bring in the dancing lobsters!

All That was my childhood!

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off topic, but my all time favorite "All That" moment was with the chubby girl doing the "Weekly Update" type segment. There was one episode where she said, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it go pee." To this day, it still makes me laugh for some reason.

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Updated On: 6/19/10 at 11:25 PM

spider, you are speaking about the great Lori Beth Denberg. She was awesome.

Loved Amanda on All That and I watched the Amanda Show. She was more than adequate as Penny and I liked her in She's The Man. She may be tired of still playing high school, considering she's been in show business for so long and still looked at as a kid. Her most recent project is Easy A as a Mandy Moore in Saved! inspired character (but I personally like what I have seen from the film). At the same time she has been trying to sell herself as a sex symbol appearing on Maxim spreads (so not Judge Trudy!). I agree with romantico that her tweets are a bit out there (which makes this retirement talk sound both desperate and worrisome).

What ever happened to Lori Beth Denberg? She was hilarious. Even as a "tween" in the 90s I realized that.

Was it her in the movie with Colin Firth where he is her dad and she goes to England to meet him? If so, she's really adorable.

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Stockard, Yes. What A Girl Wants. I like that movie.

As for Lori Beth, the last thing I saw her in was Dodgeball.

Updated On: 6/20/10 at 01:25 AM

Thanks singalongsong. I thought that was her. I loved that movie, it was adorable!

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Seriously strummergirl, if Nick did that my head would explode. I already found a channel for old Nick Gameshows like Family Double Dare and Legends of the Hidden Temple, but nothing for their awesome shows. Doug, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Salute Your Shorts, Hey Dude, All That, Secret World of Alex Mack, and many more are shows I used to watch that I'd love to see a channel for. Also, thank you for posting the two clips.

This says Lori Beth was stabbed to death...

Surely not though....

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Lori-Beth-Denberg

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