Between 2004 and 2010, Matthew Fox was one of the biggest TV stars of his time as the main character Jack Shephard in the hit series Lost. But after that, things went quiet for the American actor. Reasons for his retirement from acting He revealed this a few years ago and it should now interest many series fans again, now that Lost has come to Netflix in its entirety.
The disappearance of Lost star Matthew Fox explained
Jack was originally supposed to die in episode 1 of Lost, but then everything changed and he rose to become the leader of the crash victims for 6 seasons. With his medical expertise and unmistakably sad dachshund look, Matthew Fox played his way into the hearts of fans as the island doctor Dr. Shephard. But what happened to him after the series ended? After major films such as 8 Viewpoints, Speed Racer and Alex Cross, he withdrew from the film business and the public eye in the mid-2010s.
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Lost: Jack & Kate
In an interview with Variety two years ago, Matthew Fox explained his Lost-like disappearance as follows:
I had a Bucket list in mind of things I wanted to achieve in the film business. And after I made the western Bone Tomahawk in 2014, this list was processed. Matthew Fox said he focused on his family and other hobbies
The fact that he had achieved everything he had set out to do in life was not the only reason for Matthew Fox’s retirement:
At this time in my life, my children were at an age where I really needed to be more part of their lives again. I had been focused on work for so long and my wife Margherita had run the family wonderfully, but I felt that it was It was time to be home again. I retired from acting and worked on other creative elements that were important to me personally – Music and writing.
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In 2012, another Lost star made allegations of violence against Matthew Fox
In 2012, Lost co-star Dominic Monaghan accused Matthew Fox on Twitter of “Beating women”. A bus driver from Ohio who accused Fox of assault in 2011 retracted her statement. There was no other evidence or witnesses at the time. Fox repeatedly denied the accusation of violence. It is not known whether or to what extent the accusations contributed to his retirement from acting.
By the way, Matthew Fox has not stayed completely away from the camera since his self-declared acting retirement. Even though his two subsequent series attracted little attention or praise: In 2022, the Lost star was part of the 5-part miniseries LastLight (streaming on Amazon Prime *). In 2023 he appeared in all 6 episodes of the Australian war series C*A*U*G*H*T which is unfortunately not available anywhere in Germany.
Matthew Fox’s last film, the merciless FSK 18 western Bone Tomahawk, is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime *. According to Deadline, he could also soon appear in a series based on the book adaptation * of Tom Wood’s Victor series The Assassin Become a professional killer.
Podcast: Lost is still unique after 10 years
In this episode of Streamgestöber, we looked back at the groundbreaking mystery series on the 10th anniversary of the Lost finale, which developed a huge pull in the 2000s and still appeals to puzzle fans today.
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Esther, Andrea and Matthias discuss the influence that Lost still has today, look back at the best characters and moments and, of course, talk about the controversial ending that divided viewers at the time.
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