David Bowie may have done away with the makeup, spandex, and neon hair dye, but the 66-year-old rocker has proven he’s still got it with his latest single rocketing to the top of the British album charts for the first time in 20 years.
Bowie’s meteoric single success sees him welcomed into an exclusive crowd of celebrities who have made major comebacks.
Some of them have overcome rehab or jail time to reclaim career success, some have reinvented themselves or discovered new talent, and some may have even just run out of cash.
Whatever the reason, we’re glad they’re back.
David Bowie’s new album has hit number one after 20 years off the radar.
Abba’s Agnetha released her latest solo single this month.
John Travolta made his big comeback in Pulp Fiction.
‘Golden Girl’ Betty White in 1985, and her late-in-life comeback today at 91.
Ronan Keating in 90s boy band Boyzone and on X Factor today.
Robbie Williams in boy band Take That and his solo comeback.
Neil Patrick Harris was Dougie Houser MD but has gone on to more grown-up roles.
Spice Girl Victoria Beckham reinvented herself as a fashion designer in 2008.
Martha Stewart has returned to a successful TV career after her stint in prison.
Former child star Patrick Dempsey is now better known in Grey’s Anatomy.
New Kids on the Block enjoyed success in the 80s and early 90s.
Then achieved the impossible and made a comeback in 1998.
Ellen’s show was cancelled in 1998, now she’s more successful than ever.
Johnny Depp in 21 Jump St (1987), and on the a-list again after run-ins with the law.
Robert Downey Jr was arrested & jailed numerous times before his 2008 Iron Man comeback.
Robert Downey Jr was arrested & jailed numerous times before his 2008 Iron Man comeback.
The Backstreet Boys were successful from 1993 – 2000.
And made a comeback in 2005 after a five-year hiatus.
The Spice Girls were the biggest pop group from 1994 – 2000.
They are planning another comeback tour in 2014.
