
The early 2010s—and to a lesser extent, the latter half of the decade—gave us celebrities who went viral in enormous ways, but never received the same level of attention for their following projects. Since we're talking about our recent past (rather than, say, the long-forgotten '90s icons of our millennial childhoods), most of these '10s icons are still going strong professionally. In fact, several have movies and songs well worth checking out in the present day, which you'll learn about below.
Below, 32 icons from the '10s you've forgotten about—but shouldn't have.