Last month, Amanda Bynes — the former Nickelodeon star, Maxim cover girl and actress in movies like "She's the Man," "Sydney White" and the upcoming "Easy A" — announced that she was retiring from acting because she didn't love it anymore. But over the weekend, she pulled a complete about-face on her employment status. "I've unretired," she pithily announced via Twitter.
Bynes' exit from acting only lasted about a month, which is a pretty impressive turnaround. She joins the icons below on the list of the best unretirements of all time.
Jay-Z
Jay-Z's 2003 The Black Album was meant to be his exit from the hip-hop game (that's one of the reasons he allows himself to be executed at the end of the "99 Problems" video). But Jigga couldn't stay away for too long. He started showing up on other artists' albums not long after his retirement, and he dropped his "comeback" full-length Kingdom Come in 2006.
Terry Funk
The world of professional wrestling is known for its very loose understanding of the concept of retirement, as grapplers are constantly calling it quits only to come back soon after. Legendary wrestler Terry Funk has had so many retirement matches that it has become something of a joke (or a key part of his narrative, depending on how you look at it). Funk has considered himself "semi-retired" since a 2006 match with Jerry Lawler, but he often goes to the mat again in Japan and is scheduled to appear at the Gathering of the Juggalos next month.
Michael Jordan
After winning three straight NBA Championships, the best player in the NBA (and possibly of all-time) decided to hang it up and play baseball. Read More...
Over the weekend,