Is Katherine Heigl the Next George Clooney...or the Next Shelley Long?

Actors sure like to exit the shows that made 'em famous. There oughta be a word for that...

By Katherine Riley Mar 17, 2010 12:00 AMTags
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For George Clooney, it was a slam-dunk. For Shelley Long, not so much. For David Caruso, it was an eight-years-in-the-making comeback. And the jury still seems to be out on Katherine Heigl.

What are we talking about?

Why, leaving a successful TV show for the hopefully greener pastures of moviedom, of course. And there oughta be a word for that.

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But you better think strategically, because for every Farrah Fawcett, there is a Jill Hennessy. (Who? Exactly.)