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Why You Rarely Hear From Emilio Estevez Anymore
By WITNEY SEIBOLD
Emilio Estevez made his big screen debut at the age of 11 in the 1973 film "Badlands," and by the 1980s, he was part of a generation of rising actors known as the Brat Pack.
He landed a role in Coppola's 1983 "The Outsiders," the inaugural film of the Brat Pack, and also featured in the iconic films "St. Elmo's Fire" and "The Breakfast Club."
In the late 1990s, though, Estevez's on-screen presence began to decline. In an interview with the L.A. Weekly in 2006, Estevez admitted that Hollywood lost interest in him.
In 1992, Estevez signed on to the kid-friendly Disney sports movie "The Mighty Ducks." "Ducks" was enjoyed by a young age group and signaled a downturn in Estevez's career.
After "Ducks," he was no longer a "wild child," but an adult actor looking for work. He tried to return to directing with 1996’s "The War at Home," but it wasn’t too successful.
After his character was
killed early on in "Mission: Impossible," Estevez was officially out of the Hollywood mainstream. Still, he sought additional directing projects.
These days, Estevez remains out of the public eye on purpose. In 2010, he told Busted Halo, he said that he's bad at self-promotion, and it seems he's happier leading a quiet life.