80s heartthrobs who completely turned their backs on Hollywood to work normal 9-to-5 jobs

You can't spell '80s heartthrob' without 'Michael Schoeffling'. The Sixteen Candles star had teenage hearts beating faster as the object of Molly Ringwald's affections.

Instead of pursuing the star success he was on track to achieve, Michael decided to leave Hollywood behind. He's since set up a woodworking business, reportedly providing hand-crafted furniture, in Pennsylvania.

What Happened

He lives with wife Valerie and the couple share two children: Scarlett and Zane. Erik Estrada's '70s fame carried over into the '80s with a star role on CHiPs.

• Lorenzo Lamas was a regular on screen with a role on beloved '80s soap Falcon Crest, starring as Lance Cumson between 1981 and 1990.

• Six years after his wife passed in 1991, he stepped away from the spotlight to focus on his job as a father.

• He's set to return to the Spaceballs franchise for the 2027 sequel, but we suspect 'Dad' will always be his most important role.

Key Details

He starred as the crush-worthy Officer Francis 'Frank' Poncherello, better known as Ponch, who had every fan's hearts aflutter with his dark curly hair. After finding fame, Erik joined the police force as a reserve officer and worked as a Federal Investigative.

• He's also working behind the camera as a producer, writer and director on projects like The Public.

• The sustainable farm focuses on organic produce and has its own vineyard that the actor manages.

• Emilio Estevez' career has shifted focus from the days of Brat Pack stardom to TV castings, self-written roles and a hobby farm at his estate outside Los Angeles.

Why It Matters

He still takes on the occasional acting role but keeps his charity work in safe internet surfing going, inspired by his off-screen role as a father of three. Rick Rossovich's career began along with the '80s and led to castings in major.

• With star roles in Little Shop of Horrors, Spaceballs and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, he was Hollywood's resident funnyman.

• If it was a crush on the geekier side you were after, Rick Moranis was your man in the '80s.

What Reports Say

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• Continued reporting by Yahoo as more details emerge