One of the most risky things the actor can do when starring in Hit TV -Show is to leave that show. It's not always the case, partly depending on the series in question, but when some TV actors have tried to jump from the small screen elsewhere, they just end up destroying their chance. It is true, of course, that you can see a guy like George Clooney, who acted steadily for about a decade before his prominent role in the NBC Air NBC drama and could make the big screen jump ... in the end. (Clooney managed to be a very good sport for his bad twist like Batman in the late 90sBut few will argue with a direct person that it is a secret film.) But you can also watch David Caruzo, who seemed to skip the screen in the ABC "NYPD Blue" police drama in your first season, and then you chose to leave the show "Before CSB".

In other words: Leaving his zenith TV is not unheard of and can work, but not always. Take a look at the case of Rob Lowe and the NBC political drama "Western Wing". Prime Minister in 1999, the Western wing was perhaps the perfect distillation of the style of writing and storytelling of Aaron Sorkin's stories, showing a fictional version of the White House as overseen by President Eded Bartlett (Martin Sheen). But while Bartlett was commander -in -chief, and although the show had a huge ensemble, Lowe's beautiful speaker, Sam Siburn, was kind of the main focus of the first season of the series. And yet, as the show progressed, Lowe chose to leave the "Western wing" as a regular player in the fourth season. Why leave a good job behind? Well, the answer is more complicated than you think, and you might be working for everyone in the long run.

Especially in the current US political climate, the "Western Wing" seems like the most fascinating dream of the show, in which the main players in Washington may disagree with each other, but major global disasters are usually avoided, and even the most famous power lobbyists can be collected at the end of the day. Lowe's image, Sam Sejiborn, first looked at the show's pilot, has a kind of day that may have made him release in the real world of the early 2000s. After spending a night with a charming and beautiful woman (Lisa Edelstein), he realizes her disappointment that she is a high -priced girl, but still cannot prevent her from discovering this on a field trip to the White House ... Before finding out that the teacher is the daughter of the White House Office Chief Leo Mac. But despite (or perhaps for) these deficiencies, Sam is something surrogate to the first season, as well as immensely charismatic leadership whose presence allows us to meet McGari, Press Secretary, SP Craig (Allison Annnani), his Chief Toby.

The first two seasons of the "Western Wing" feel something like the apotheosis of the modern network drama, covering slow -burning nail polishes that cover more than one episode, catching the country's zeigueist as it approached the new millennium and offers all -time insight into all types of. The show was also a huge hit, becoming one of the most popular television shows until its third season (which lasted from autumn 2001 to spring 2002, ensuring that its own tone would transfer post-9/11). Critics wanted that, the audience wanted it, and the show was showered with EMI (including Lowe's nomination).

So why would you leave? Although both Lowe and Sorkin left after the fourth season of the show, they did not leave for the same reason. (Sorkin, in turn, I didn't even plan to make the "western wing" and did it basically by accident.) For Lowe, however, it was a simple case of being "underestimated", as described in an interview with Podcast "stranded" In 2023 (through Fun weekly). Although he noted that he shared some stories of his experience in his then-recent memoir, many of them remained known only to him and those around him, with Lowe noticing that his stories apparently put other examples of a hard job for shame.

Just as Lowe's presence on the Western wing felt something from discovering after his performances in nonsense comedies like the films "Austin Force" and "Tommy Boy" (a movie whose stars has ever entered a huge fight over Lowe, strange enough)He also felt like a dangerous choice for him to leave the same show. This was especially the case, because, at the time of his departure, rumors were abundant that the actor had withdrawn from the pay dispute.

But retrospective is everything, and it is difficult to look at Lowe's life and feel too bad for him (nor does he require such a reaction). Although the first two plays will be titled after that, "Lyon's Day" and "D -R. Vegas", did not hit the audience, he will join the 2006 ABC "Brothers and Sisters" play and appear on that four seasons show. Most importantly, perhaps, shortly after he made a jump to Sunday's network comedy as a key player in Parks and Recreation, playing fit and remarkable civil servant Chris Trager. These days, Lowe can also be seen on Fox as the host of the glossy play "The Floor", which served as a special post-Super Bowl in 2025.

So, on everything, Lowe is doing well despite the fact that he left one of the biggest titles of his biography of what seemed to be his height. Well, he will return to the "Western wing" before finishing for several guest appearances, but his departure ended with dividends. (Also, it is obviously a world in which he, not Patrick Dempsey, played McDrami on the "Heating Anatomy", which would be pretty nice for him.) Although Lowe chose not to reveal all the details, it is worth remembering that even the most attractive, attractive actors can still feel a challenge. Talking about yourself may seem dangerous at the moment, but it is usually the best thing to do the same.