15 Celebrities Who Tried Something New, God Bless 'Em

Look, we’re not saying don’t try new things. Of course not. What if you’re playing a wheelchair bound student in a Canadian teen drama, and you become one of the most successful hip hop artists of all time? It has happened! So, other celebrities, please keep trying. There are plenty of successful crossover stories, but we’re just saying, because you’re already well known, your possible flop will definitely be newsworthy.

Successful people don’t want to be pigeonholed. And good on 'em, these lovable sweeties. They gave it a go. They’ve found success in, say, singing or acting, so why wouldn’t they think they could recapture that magic in, say, politics? It could happen. Well, except that in this case, it didn’t. But it totally could! So from politics to fashion to sports, here are 15 celebrities who tried something new (and then went right back to what they knew they were good at.)