Amanda Bynes (Penny in Hairspray) Retires at 24.

[BwayBoundJoe]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 12:15pm

Guess there's one less celeb to take Hunter Fosters roles.
She's done.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 12:17pm

How random... I actually really like her, so that makes me sad.

[Kad]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 12:19pm

I like her, too... maybe if she picked some better movies to work on, she'd feel more fulfilled?

I feel like I'm one of the few that actually enjoyed her in Hairspray.

[rmusic11322]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 12:20pm

Why? I really liked her.

[SNLMedia]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 12:23pm

That's disappointing, but her tweet makes it sound like something happened that made her want to quit.

Kad, as small as her role was, I enjoyed her in Hairspray too.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 12:26pm

She also would like you to know that she's never written her own stuff and she's very attracted to black men.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 12:26pm

God sometimes makes me happy with His love.

[Mattbrain]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 12:31pm

Awww man! I remember when she was a wee thing on All That! She'll be missed!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 12:58pm

She tasted chocolate and she's never goin' back.

[Broadwayboy2631]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 3:01pm

It's a shame. I've loved her since her "All That" days. She's one of the few, attractive starlets of her generation with an actual sense of comedic timing. I'm sad to see her go.

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 3:02pm

In the words of Violet Weston--a role I was hoping Ms Bynes would one day essay:

"And then you're gone. And then you're gone. This is the way the world is."

There will be tears, but we'll get through this shocking announcement.

[kidbroadway2]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 3:40pm

Someone needs to write a book or post something about what Hollywood is really like. Cause it must have taken something major for her to quit acting, when it looks so glamorous all the time.

[Rudy2]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 3:53pm

I have never once found her to be anything special. She's pretty enough for the camera but unthreatening enough that girls of all ages can enjoy her without getting jealous. It's just good marketing. She has good comic timing, granted, but so do a lot of other people in the profession, most of whom are more unique.

[tazber]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 3:57pm

It really was inevitable. I mean where do you go once you have achieved the level of excellence and ubiquity that Ms. Bynes has?

[gypsy4]

Posted: 6/21/10 at 4:21pm

she did some hillarious and she had talent. she'll be missed.

[Biff AKA Levi]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 4:30am

She's "retired", whatever that means, but she's not dead!

[darquegk]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 9:45am

This is the same as what happened with Emma (now Charlotte) Watson a few years back.

Will either of them return? Depends if they find they miss it, they need the money, or they get offered a role they can't refuse.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 12:16pm

Haha, Taz.
I always found her incredibly bland and she's one of those people you can always tell is "acting." Can't say I'm saddened by the news but can't say I believe her either.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 12:26pm

Emma Watson changed her name? I thought she was just going to school. I don't remember her saying anything about retiring. Or if she likes black men.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 12:33pm

And Emma did a movie since she's been at Brown (I think it was/is Brown.)

[Skye2]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 3:26pm

Did anyone tell Kyle Riabko??

[adamgreer]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 3:38pm

Emma Watson (aka Hermione Granger) has said repeatedly she never had any desire to be an actress as an adult. Apparently she's also quite the intellectual.

[Biff AKA Levi]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 4:44pm

None of the Harry Potter kids have to work again.

Except maybe Tom Felton.

[legally_popular]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 7:16pm

She was never that good anyway. :shrugs:

Maybe that's why she's such a bitch in real life (or so I've heard), because she's bitter about her career...?

[Rudy2]

Posted: 6/22/10 at 7:21pm

Such a luminous actress...