14 one-hit-wonder celebrities who ended up with entirely different careers

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Charlie from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" is now a veterinarian.

Fame can be quite fleeting.

As Heidi Klum would say, "One minute you're in, and the next minute you're out."

And the pressure of working in the competitive business can have an adverse effect, especially on child stars, USA Today reported.

The plight of Hollywood stars who achieved success, only to fall from grace due to drug use or erratic behavior, are well-documented.

So it's not surprising that some former celebrities simply moved on to other things after their brush with fame.

Some ex-stars who switched gigs stuck around the entertainment business and just gravitated toward behind-the-scenes jobs. Others went back to school to tackle a role in an entirely new industry.

Here's a look at some former stars who ended up in completely different careers: