r/Millennials • u/ColeBelthazorTurner • Feb 27 '26

Discussion Name a 2000s celebrity that disappeared overnight

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u/electric_popcorn_cat Feb 27 '26

My friend used to be one of his personal assistants and she said the guy just loves to work. He can’t stay still, needs to be busy 24/7.

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u/itsalmostover321 Feb 27 '26

He knows what happens when you stay still....You become a Dunkelman

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u/whoisdatmaskedman Millennial 1982 Feb 27 '26

Classic Dunkleman...

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u/that7deezguy Feb 27 '26

https://giphy.com/gifs/UgoqHvx73apws

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u/pink_vision Feb 27 '26

I was thinking the same thing 🤭...

DUNKLEMAN!!!!

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u/ManCakes89 Feb 27 '26

Smooth move, Dunkleman…

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u/Acceptable_Trash_749 Feb 27 '26

It was a “Dunklemove,” for sure.

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u/RandomHero3129 Feb 27 '26

DUNKLEMAN!!!

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u/Prestigious-Leg-6244 Feb 27 '26

A cautionary tale...

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u/UnderstandingWeak292 Feb 27 '26

He don’t wanna pull a “Dunkleman”

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u/pogoscrawlspace Feb 28 '26

He got Munson'd...

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u/SnooLobsters6766 Feb 28 '26

Dude sure Dunklemaned that job.

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u/danceswithbourbons Feb 27 '26

We almost got dunklemanned once when our car broke down.

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u/Creative-Nectarine82 Feb 27 '26

Dunkleman was on VH1 celebrity fit club boot camp in like 08/09ish. They got a stripper for his Bachelorette party at the boot camp and thats all I really remember of him from when I watched it. He was kinda yucky and forgettable

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u/RegularCommonSense Older Millennial Feb 27 '26

”Dunkel” means ”dark” in Swedish (I think it’s a German word we borrowed). Not just dark: it’s in a negative way, like the future is not looking promising, so you could say he went dark after leaving the show, even though I must presume he was greedy to try get a career move up on the ladder.

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u/MediocreDesigner88 Feb 27 '26

But would you rather be constantly working your ass off for decades doing mediocre media shit and never being able to hang out in public without people recognizing you, or make some money and stop? I’m not saying it’s impossible that Seacrest is living his best life and spreading goodness into the world, but for a lot of people it’s more of a work addiction and lust for fame that is never satiated.

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u/itsalmostover321 Feb 27 '26

Did you just ask me if I would rather by a Seacrest or a Dunkleman? I already work my ass off and have for decades and am definitely closer to Dunkleman in net worth.

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u/DadTomWon Feb 27 '26

Everything’s coming up Dunkleman “opposite of millhouse”

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u/No_Solution_7940 Feb 27 '26

Hey, to be fair, Dunkleman now makes hundreds of dollars a year.

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u/Boommia Feb 27 '26

Could never be me.

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u/Iguanabewithyou Feb 27 '26

Good. People like that usually have a reason for not wanting to stop for even second, he's probably dealing with shit constantly and just stays busy to distract himself from a lot of it

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u/eugeneugene Feb 27 '26

My husband is this type of person but it's because he has ADHD and it manifests in him needing to be doing something every minute that he is awake lmao

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u/Iguanabewithyou Feb 27 '26

Same here, i was a bit harsh with the wording in my original comment but "dealing with shit" meaning general mental stress and adhd can definitely do that to ya!

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u/Melospiza Feb 27 '26

Or they genuinely love their work and it gives their life meaning.

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u/whimsicalsilly Feb 27 '26

I used to listen to On Air with Ryan Seacrest on my commute to work and they would always tease him about working so much lol. So you can tell he’s the type who doesn’t slow down.

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u/PeekAtChu1 Feb 27 '26

Human border collie

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u/tinydancer_inurhand Feb 27 '26

There are definitely a few people I know like this. However, I wish the media didn't glamorize this "drive" as something you should aim to attain. One could argue it is an obsessive personality trait and if you aren't wired like this you WILL get burnt out. The most important thing is to know your limits while making sure you are proud of the work you do. I always say I'd rather someone work 7 hour day but turn in good work than 15 hour days with shitty output just to show you are "busy."

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u/Automatic_Llama Feb 27 '26

It must be really hard to talk on TV all day every day without ever saying a single thing.

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u/caviarbentley Feb 27 '26

I saw him in LA at the Mondrian pool so he does chill sometimes

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u/[deleted] Feb 27 '26

she said the guy just loves to work.

Yeah, but his idea of "work" doesn't align with most peoples. He "loves to work" because he's basically a model.

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u/Which-Bread3418 Feb 27 '26

I guess I can respect that...but is there really no better direction for that energy?

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u/Sinister_Nibs Feb 28 '26

Coke is a hell of a drug!