Career U Turns

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Any good examples of actors/ directors who have had remarkable/ surprising career U turns? Perhaps ones who had faded into obscurity only to miraculously turn it all around suddenly, or ones who starred in a certain type of movie then completely changed their direction in terms of movie choices.

I'll start with of course Mr Liam Neeson. Respected actor for several decades, known chiefly for starring in more prestigious movies and critically praised movies only to do a complete career U turn after starring in Taken, becoming one of the most unlikely action stars arguably in cinema history! Not many of us saw that coming.

Who else?