TV Actors Who Were Replaced By Other Stars

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Lisa Robin Kelly

Lisa Robin Kelly (†2013) was a main member of the hit show That '70s Show as "Laurie Foreman", "Eric's" cruel older sister. The two had the best dynamic and incredibly hilarious repertoire. Lisa, unfortunately, struggled with newfound fame and turned to alcohol and drugs so her character was re-cast.

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Christina Moore

For one season Lisa Robin Kelly was written off the show but returned for season 5, which would be her final season as part of the cast. In season 6, Christina Moore was cast in place of Lisa, and the scenes were re-shot with Christine due to Lisa leaving for personal issues. Tragically the beautiful star passed away due to an overdose after a rollercoaster few years filled with DUIs, arrests, and addiction.

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Alicia Goranson

Alicia Goranson played "Becky Connor" for four years in the sitcom Roseanne but then decided that she wanted to follow a different path and left the cult series to go to college. Luckily for her replacement...

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Sarah Chalke

...actress Sarah Chalke! She played Roseanne Barr and John Goodman's daughter until 1997, and the role was truly a career catalyst for the blonde beauty. She later starred in Scrubs for nine years.

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Janet Hubert

The next swap is one that did not go quite as smoothly as the show's producers would have liked. Janet Hubert played Will Smith's aunt in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" for 73 episodes. In a radio interview, she explained that she had left the show because she did not like the fact that her "nephew" Will Smith called the shots on set. However, no one knows whether this is really the reason. She was replaced by...

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Daphne Maxwell Reid

.... Daphne Maxwell Reid. She played "Will's" aunt from the end of the fourth series onwards until the show ended in 1996. In contrast to her predecessor she never complained about working alongside Will Smith.

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Merrin Dungey

Not many fans ever noticed this swap. Merrin Dungey played "Naomi Bennett" in the pilot episode of Private Practice, but because the chemistry wasn't right between the various cast members she was replaced by...

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Audra McDonald

...Audra McDonald, who wowed viewers with her acting talent from 2007 to 2013. For many fans, it is completely unbelievable that "Naomi" could ever have been played by anyone else.

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Ed Skrein

Game of Thrones viewers were first introduced to hunky and heroic "Daario" in season 3. His character left quite an impression on fans and left us wanting more when season 4 came! But when his character showed up on season 4 fans were a little confused...

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Michiel Huisman

...because he looked entirely different! The role of "Daario" was taken over by just as hunky Michiel Huisman but the two could not be more different! In season 3 "Daario" was clean-shaven with very long straight dirty blonde hair and in season 4 he was bearded with short curly blonde hair! Ed Skrein will only say that the re-casting was due to behind the scene "politics."

There are always favorites when it comes to our beloved shows! Most of the time the actors eventually decide to go down a different path and abruptly leave the show.

These TV Actors Were Replaced By Other Stars

Sometimes a character can't simply be written off the show (Like Charlie Sheen was on Two and a Half Men) which leads them to being replaced by another actor. Sometimes fans noticed and other times they didn't. Some were much more obvious than others.

From Game of Thrones and Pretty Little Liars to That '70s Show and 30 Rock, all had to do a sneaky little swap during the series. Let's find out what TV-Stars went down this road...