Hollywood and the celebrity life isn’t always a bed of rose. It can be ruthless especially for celebrities who fall prey to a fast-paced life and a desire of wanting more. Ultimately, the choice of poor lifestyles, overindulgence and bad luck with careers drive them down a lonely and narrow road of depression and addiction. Perhaps not all fall prey to booze and drugs but depression and lack of finance form failed careers are a harsh reality leading to poverty. Till now you have heard about celebrities who were homeless and became multi-millionaires but this is just the opposite. Here are 15 celebrities who became homeless instead.
Sly Stone was a big name in music at one point of time as the lead of the funk band Sly Stone and the Family Stone that was legend in their time. Sly owned multiple houses including a vineyard in the Napa Valley. Today Sly Stone lives on the streets of LA and out of a van instead. Stone’s poor lifestyle mixed with addiction has led him to his present state where he says he prefers not living in a stationary home. He still likes writing music though.
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John Drew Barrymore is none other than the father of Actress Drew Barry Barrymore. He is also the son of equally famous actor John Barrymore. Like his daughter, John too took to drug and alcohol addiction after he gave up acting. He would repeatedly disappear for several months at a time and was also jailed a number of times for drunkenness and drug abuse. He died of cancer in 2004.
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As one of Disney’s biggest child stars, Bobby Driscoll was always the voice of the animated classic Peter Pan and went on to win a Juvenile Academy Award in 1950. However, as a teenager, he slipped into a life of drugs as an escape route to come to terms with the fact that he wasn’t a star anymore. He was seen wandering the streets of New York. He died a pauper while staying at a deserted village in East Village apartment block at the age of 31.
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You saw her as Lois Lane in the first Superman movies opposite Christopher Reeves. But since then Margot Kidder has never had any good substantial movie roles. A car accident in 1990 left her unable to work after which she became bankrupt. She was homeless and slept in cardboard boxes in backyards till she was discovered by a Glendale resident who barely recognized her. She is now living in Montana.
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He was a basketball star in the 70’s and 80’s and was also the captain of the New York Knicks. After retirement, Williams fell on hard times and became bankrupt losing his home and his family. He worked in menial jobs like groundskeeper at a golf course and as a maintenance man in a New York apartment building. By 2010 he was out of a job and living in his car in Florida. He died of colon cancer in 2013.
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Among celebrities who became homeless, Debbie Clark aka Storm was part of the popular show “the American Gladiators” where contestants were made to compete with athletes in a variety of games. Clark performed as one of the gladiators till an injury ruined her career. She began working as a personal trainer and even performed as a country singer. Clark was also a victim of domestic violence and soon began living with her 10-year-old son Crayton on the streets of New York till she was found by Embrace CEO Sean Sheppard in 2011 who took Mother and son to live with him as roommates.
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He is the older brother of actor Dennis Quaid and has starred in several films noteworthy of which was Independence day as the maverick crop duster pilot. But over the years, he has been in a spate of trouble with the law. Both his wife and he were arrested for not paying a hotel bill amounting to $ 10,000 and it seemed that they were homeless. The couple was caught living in a guest house that belonged to property that they themselves once owned. Randy Quaid is one of the saddest and strangest stories of decline in Hollywood. He is reported to have escaped the law and is living somewhere with his wife in Canada.
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She had us in splits in American Pie as the best friend of Tara Reid’s character but went through a bad phase in the 2000’s. She was arrested for drunk driving and was also evicted from her apartment for not paying her rent and disturbing the peace. She ended up homeless as reported by the New York Post and was found under a fake name lying in a hospital bed infected with Hepatitis C. Tara has got a new lease of life as part of the Netflix show “Orange is the New Black” and was even nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Good for her.
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You may have seen this American Idol semifinalist who is now homeless and living out of a car in LA. Lambert lived in Texas but moved to New York in hopes to make it big as a singer. After the show, he became a homeless struggling musician a fact which he himself tweeted stating he would sleep behind buildings. Lambert never gave up his dream to be a musician and has had marginal success as a songwriter in the recent past.
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Iran Barkley also known as “The Blade” made a fortune from boxing to the tune of $ 5 million but ultimately fell on hard times after retirement. He was broke and without a job and evicted out of his Bronx apartment in 2010. He was assisted by Bronx NGO and the Ring 10 boxing charity to find housing and become self-supportive.
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Houston McTear was once regarded as the fastest man on earth when he equaled the world record of the 100 yards race in 9.0 seconds. McTear was still in high school which made him all the more famous. He soon tried making a career in boxing training under legendary Muhammad Ali and Harold Smith. With the American boycott of the summer Olympics of 1980, McTear fell into decline taking to a life of drugs. He became homeless and was seen sleeping on a Santa Monica beach. He was ultimately rescued by an older woman and went on to marry Swedish sprinter Linda Haglund in 1993.
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He was a child star at the age of 11 acting as Danny Partridge in the TV show “The Partridge Family”. After the show was over, Bonaduce was left without work and took to drugs during his teens. He was soon without a home but ultimately got back on track with his own radio show in 1997 in which he revealed how he lived behind the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in his car.
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Rocky Lockridge was famous for defeating Roger Mayweather who was undefeated at the time. With the win, he became the new WBA super featherweight champion. But for two decades, Lockridge fell prey to drugs. After suffering a stroke that forced him to walk with a cane, he became broke and homeless. However, he expressed a desire to get back o track and was seen defending himself outside a store where he defended himself against a bully whom he knocked out with two left jabs.
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You may have seen her in the old ABC comedy show “Grace under Fire” However even during the show; she battled drug abuse and went into rehab. After the cancellation of the show, Butler lived on a farm with 15 pets but when she went bankrupt, she sought refuge in a homeless shelter. In 2012 she attempted a comeback was given a role in the CBS soap, The young and the restless. Since then till current date, she has been acting in various TV shows including Anger Management, The Leftovers and How to Get Away with Murder.
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The British singer-songwriter had a number if hits in his time in the seventies but went on to become a scumbag pedophile. Although he was arrested in the UK in 1997 and 1999, he never let up and was even deported from Cambodia and Vietnam where he served time for obscenity with minors. He was again convicted in the UK for attempted rape and assault in 2015 and received a sentence for 16 years. No sympathy here. Although among the list of celebrities who became homeless. He still has a new home now, Jail!!
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